Heaviest equipped bench press
The current heaviest equipped bench press record is 1,453 lb, held by Jimmy Kolb (USA), set on June 7, 2025. Last checked October 10, 2026.
1,453
lb
Jimmy Kolb (USA)
- Holder
- Jimmy Kolb (USA)
- Record
- 1,453 lb
- Metric
- 659 kg
- Exact figure
- 659 kg (1,453 lb), equipped
- Location
- Elizabethton, Tennessee, USA
- Date set
- June 7, 2025
- Recognized by
- IPA
- Last checked
- October 10, 2026
Sources
- barbend.com Jimmy kolb sets new all time equipped bench press world record kilograms
- powerliftingrecords.com Read the source
- liftvault.com Read the source
- Wikipedia Progression of the bench press world record
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