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Progression of the bench press world record
Weight Year Record Gear 263 kg ( 580 lb ) 1973 Don Reinhoudt presses 580.04 lb ( 263 kg ) Raw at the inaugural IPF World Powerlifting Championships in Harrisburg , Pennsylvania on November 10 , 1973 . raw 267.6 kg ( 590 lb ) Don Reinhoudt presses 590 lb ( 267.6 kg ) raw at the AAU Senior National Championships in Fort Worth , Texas on September 1 , 1974 . raw 275.5 kg ( 607 lb ) Don Reinhoudt presses 607.37 lb ( 275.5 kg ) Raw on May 3 , 1975 in Chattanooga . raw 276.69 kg ( 610.0 lb ) 1977 Wayne Bouvier presses 610 lb ( 276.69 kg ) in August , 1977 . raw 277.5 kg ( 612 lb ) 1978 Doug Young presses 611.8 lb ( 277.5 kg ) on April 3 , 1978 in El Dorado , Arkansas . raw 278 kg ( 613 lb ) 1979 Lars Hedlund presses 612.9 lb ( 278 kg ) on June 21 , 1979 in Stockholm . raw 282.5 kg ( 623 lb ) 1979 Bill Kazmaier presses 617.3 lb ( 280.0 kg ) on July 8 at the USPF Nationals in Bay St. Louis , Mississippi and then breaks his own record with 622.8 lb ( 282.5 kg ) on November 4 , 1979 in Dayton , Ohio at the IPF Men 's World Powerlifting Championships . raw 285 kg ( 628 lb ) 1980 Lars Hedlund presses 628.3 lb ( 285.0 kg ) on March 4 , 1980 Copenhagen . raw 287.5 kg ( 634 lb ) 1980 Bill Kazmaier presses 633.83 lb ( 287.5 kg ) despite quadriceps injury at the 1980 World Series of Powerlifting in May 1980 in Auburn , Alabama . raw 300 kg ( 660 lb ) 1981 Bill Kazmaier first presses 639.3 lb ( 290.0 kg ) and then 661.4 lb ( 300.0 kg ) at the USPF West Georgia Open Powerlifting Championships , held in Columbus , Georgia on January 31 , 1981 to become the first human to officially bench press 300 kg ( 661.4 lb ) ( raw ) in an IPF - sanctioned meet ( and without elbow wraps ) . raw 302.5 kg ( 667 lb ) 1984 Ted Arcidi presses 666.9 lb ( 302.50 kg ) without wrist wraps on April 1 , 1984 in Honolulu , Hawaii at the Hawaiian Internationals at only 286 lb bodyweight . raw
Weight Year Record Gear 263 kg ( 580 lb ) 1973 Don Reinhoudt presses 580.04 lb ( 263 kg ) Raw at the inaugural IPF World Powerlifting Championships in Harrisburg , Pennsylvania on November 10 , 1973 . raw 267.6 kg ( 590 lb ) Don Reinhoudt presses 590 lb ( 267.6 kg ) raw at the AAU Senior National Championships in Fort Worth , Texas on September 1 , 1974 . raw 275.5 kg ( 607 lb ) Don Reinhoudt presses 607.37 lb ( 275.5 kg ) Raw on May 3 , 1975 in Chattanooga . raw 276.69 kg ( 610.0 lb ) 1977 Wayne Bouvier presses 610 lb ( 276.69 kg ) in August , 1977 . raw 277.5 kg ( 612 lb ) 1978 Doug Young presses 611.8 lb ( 277.5 kg ) on April 3 , 1978 in El Dorado , Arkansas . raw 278 kg ( 613 lb ) 1979 Lars Hedlund presses 612.9 lb ( 278 kg ) on June 21 , 1979 in Stockholm . raw 282.5 kg ( 623 lb ) 1979 Bill Kazmaier presses 617.3 lb ( 280.0 kg ) on July 8 at the USPF Nationals in Bay St. Louis , Mississippi and then breaks his own record with 622.8 lb ( 282.5 kg ) on November 4 , 1979 in Dayton , Ohio at the IPF Men 's World Powerlifting Championships . raw 285 kg ( 628 lb ) 1980 Lars Hedlund presses 628.3 lb ( 285.0 kg ) on March 4 , 1980 Copenhagen . raw 287.5 kg ( 634 lb ) 1980 Bill Kazmaier presses 633.83 lb ( 287.5 kg ) despite quadriceps injury at the 1980 World Series of Powerlifting in May 1980 in Auburn , Alabama . raw 300 kg ( 660 lb ) 1981 Bill Kazmaier first presses 639.3 lb ( 290.0 kg ) and then 661.4 lb ( 300.0 kg ) at the USPF West Georgia Open Powerlifting Championships , held in Columbus , Georgia on January 31 , 1981 to become the first human to officially bench press 300 kg ( 661.4 lb ) ( raw ) in an IPF - sanctioned meet ( and without elbow wraps ) . raw 302.5 kg ( 667 lb ) 1984 Ted Arcidi presses 666.9 lb ( 302.50 kg ) without wrist wraps on April 1 , 1984 in Honolulu , Hawaii at the Hawaiian Internationals at only 286 lb bodyweight . raw