Colin Engelbrecht reached this incredible number during a powerlifting meet.
There are few competitors in powerlifting who were able to reach a 500kg sumo deadlift. Over the weekend, Colin Engelbrecht accomplished this incredible feat of strength during the Nikolay Kagansky Memorial Tournament in Moscow.
Engelbrecht, who entered the competition weighing 122kg, missed out on his first attempt after dropping the bar before locking out. He took on a second attempt with lifting straps and completed the lift. Engelbrecht did not wear a lifting suit for the competition but the use of straps made this lift unofficial.
Engelbrecht is now the fifth powerlifter to reach complete this lift joining Eddie Hall, Hafthor Bjornsson, Jamal Browner, and Krzysztof Wierzbicki. Hall became the first man to reach this feat back in 2016 and is still the only one to complete it under sanctioned rules.
The deadlift was the final lift of the event for Engelbrecht. He began with a 420kg squat and 260kg bench press. During the 2025 WPC Clash of Titans, Engelbrecht attempted a 500kg conventional deadlift but could not lock it out. During that competition, he totaled 1,200kg total, which made him the strongest pound-for-pound lifter in the world.
Mitchell Hooper Puts Deadlift World Record Attempt on Hold
Strongman’s Mitchell Hooper has had his eyes on reaching the all-time deadlift world record and announced his plans to attempt this during the 2025 Strongest Man on Earth competition. Last week, Hooper withdrew from the competition and put his world record attempt on hold.
“What this holds for the deadlift world record? I’m also going to have to pull out of this for this year. This is probably the hardest one for me because the record does mean a lot, but it’s going to be something that I attack next year, and I attack in a more systematic way.”
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Hafthor Bjornsson currently holds the world record deadlift using a standard bar at 501kg. He broke Eddie Hall’s record of 500kg, becoming the second man ever to reach this mark. Bjornsson has held this record for years now and it has been something that he has gone back and forth with Hall about. Hooper wanted to put all talking to an end and set his own mark but it will have to wait.
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