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2.5" Crusher

Every record and contest lift for the 2.5" Crusher from every body we track, side by side. Each entry carries its owner's badge and a footnote to the owner's own records.

Records from: GSI

Contests: 23; 61 counting each venue
Athletes: 687
Lifts: 1,072
First contested: Sep 19, 2015
Last contested: Apr 6, 2024

A contest held at several venues on one day counts once. A record that repeats a contest lift counts as one lift.

Top lifts

Each athlete's best lift, any class or division.

Men

1st
117.75 kg259.6 lb
Laine Snook
120k+, Masters 50-59 · England
International King Kong Grip Challenge · 2019
2nd
110.4 kg243.4 lb
Igor Kupinsky
120k+ · Ukraine
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2019
3rd
106.0 kg233.7 lb
Carl Myerscough
120k+ · USA
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 27, 2018

Women

1st
67.2 kg148.2 lb
Sarah Chappelow
84k+ · USA
International King Kong Grip Challenge · 2019
2nd
58.0 kg127.9 lb
Juliet Lancaster Avila
72k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 27, 2018
3rd
56.05 kg123.6 lb
Lorna Paton
84k+
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2019

Contest history

Every contest that featured the 2.5" Crusher, newest first, with how many athletes lifted it and who won.

ContestDateAthletesMen's winnerWomen's winner

US Grip Sport Nationals
Apr 6, 2024 · 15 athletes
15
Men 95.05 kg209.5 lb Ajuna Rwakatare
Women 55.05 kg121.4 lb Helen Nguyen
GripRock I
Feb 8, 2024 · 10 athletes
10
Men 69.38 kg153.0 lb Will Guiliani
Women 36.49 kg80.4 lb Autumn Lee
Armhighland Gripstrongwrestling Powergames 5
Sep 16, 2023 · 11 athletes
11
Men 84.01 kg185.2 lb Zach Mullins
Women —
Armhighland Gripstrongwrestling Powergames 4
Oct 1, 2022 · 12 athletes
12
Men 85.28 kg188.0 lb Tim Butler
Women —
Empower House Grip Strength Challenge
Feb 26, 2022 · 14 athletes
14
Men 79.48 kg175.2 lb Steven Samaniego
Women 35.47 kg78.2 lb Christine Tharp
Armhighland Gripstrongwrestling Powergames 2
Sep 25, 2020 · 4 athletes
4
Men 80.67 kg177.8 lb Steven Samaniego
Women —
Mettle Mash - Saskatchewan Strongest Hands
Feb 8, 2020 · 18 athletes
18
Men 85.9 kg189.4 lb Brad Provick
Women 50.9 kg112.2 lb Christina Kaluza-Hughes
International King Kong Grip Challenge
Oct 26, 2019 · 242 athletes
242
Men 117.75 kg259.6 lb Laine Snook
Women 67.2 kg148.2 lb Sarah Chappelow
Armhighland Gripstrongwrestling Powergames
Sep 21, 2019 · 7 athletes
7
Men 79.39 kg175.0 lb Steven Samaniego
Women 34.29 kg75.6 lb Katrina Courtright
Twin Cities Strongest Hands
Jun 29, 2019 · 17 athletes
17
Men 90.0 kg198.4 lb Grant Thompson
Women —
Sauerland Grip Challenge 2019
Feb 9, 2019 · 5 athletes
5
Men 77.95 kg171.9 lb Carl-August Mertz
Women —
International King Kong Grip Challenge
2 venues: 1 · 2
Oct 27, 2018 · 206 athletes
206
Men 106.0 kg233.7 lb Carl Myerscough
Women 58.0 kg127.9 lb Juliet Lancaster Avila
International King Kong Grip Challenge
18 venues: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18
Oct 28, 2017 · 167 athletes
167
Men 105.68 kg233.0 lb Alexey Tyukalov
Women 54.6 kg120.4 lb Lorna Paton
Cross-Canada Grip Sport Challenge
Sep 9, 2017 · 22 athletes
22
Men 93.15 kg205.4 lb Rick Heidebrecht
Women —
Beginners Grip Sport Contest
Jul 23, 2017 · 9 athletes
9
Men 68.0 kg149.9 lb Nikolay Zinchenko
Women 38.3 kg84.4 lb Nikita Fomin
South Jersey 4 Grip Contest
Jul 15, 2017 · 47 athletes
47
Men 96.0 kg211.6 lb Duevorn Harris
Women 35.0 kg77.2 lb Maria Bascetta
International King Kong Grip Challenge
14 venues: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14
Oct 29, 2016 · 148 athletes
148
Men 101.8 kg224.4 lb Igor Kupinsky
Women 48.9 kg107.8 lb Anu Rytkönen
National Capital Grip Championship II
Oct 17, 2016 · 19 athletes
19
Men 89.0 kg196.2 lb David Labbe
Women 34.0 kg75.0 lb Patty Maizels
Great NY State Fair Grip Challenge
Sep 4, 2016 · 2 athletes
2
Men 70.15 kg154.7 lb Peter Nickless
Women 40.22 kg88.7 lb Ana Fletcha
South Jersey 3 Grip Contest
Jun 11, 2016 · 18 athletes
18
Men 76.0 kg167.6 lb Thomas Scibelli
Women 27.0 kg59.5 lb Amber Edwards
International King Kong Grip Challenge
Oct 25, 2015 · 7 athletes
7
Men 91.32 kg201.3 lb Arto Joronen
Women —
International King Kong Grip Challenge
8 venues: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8
Oct 24, 2015 · 63 athletes
63
Men 100.5 kg221.6 lb Igor Kupinsky
Women 40.08 kg88.4 lb Rachael Mackenzie
National Capitol Grip Championship
Sep 19, 2015 · 9 athletes
9
Men 85.83 kg189.2 lb Gilbert Goodman
Women 31.33 kg69.1 lb Maria Bascetta

Records

Grip Sport International

GSI2 recordsGSI event page →

Men · All-time · 120k+, Masters 50-59
117.75 kg259.6 lb
Laine Snook · England
International King Kong Grip Challenge · 2019GSI^[1]
Women · All-time · 84k+
67.2 kg148.2 lb
Sarah Chappelow · USA
International King Kong Grip Challenge · 2019GSI^[1]

Best by weight class

The heaviest open-division lift in each class across every source. Pick a class to see its full ranking.

Top lifts · men's 83k

TypeAll Records Top lifts

GenderAll Men Women

ClassAll 59k 63k 66k 74k 83k 93k 105k 120k 120k+

DivisionOpen + all Masters 50-59 Masters 60-69 Masters 70-79

ShowBest per athlete Every lift

Units

ResultAthleteClassContestOwner

Rank 1
104.55 kg230.5 lb
Tanner MerkleUSA
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 27, 2018
GSI^[1]
Rank 2
86.85 kg191.5 lb
Timo LauttamusFinland
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2019
GSI^[1]
Rank 3
82.73 kg182.4 lb
Kody BurnsUSA
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 27, 2018
GSI^[1]
Rank 4
82.55 kg182.0 lb
Indi LadharUSA
Men · 83k
US Grip Sport Nationals · Apr 6, 2024
GSI^[1]
Rank 5
80.2 kg176.8 lb
Merkulov MichailUkraine
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 28, 2017
GSI^[1]
Rank 6
80.0 kg176.4 lb
Aldo AlbericoItaly
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 27, 2018
GSI^[1]
Rank 7
78.27 kg172.6 lb
Bob SundinUSA
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2015
GSI^[1]
Rank 8
78.08 kg172.1 lb
Adam BushawayEngland
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2016
GSI^[1]
Rank 9
77.55 kg171.0 lb
Niko JunnilainenFinland
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2019
GSI^[1]
Rank 10
77.55 kg171.0 lb
William ReedUSA
Men · 83k
US Grip Sport Nationals · Apr 6, 2024
GSI^[1]
Rank 11
76.08 kg167.7 lb
Rob BlairEngland
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2016
GSI^[1]
Rank 12
75.05 kg165.5 lb
Dave ChristopherUSA
Men · 83k
US Grip Sport Nationals · Apr 6, 2024
GSI^[1]
Rank 13
75.0 kg165.3 lb
Dan FlemingCanada
Men · 83k
South Jersey 4 Grip Contest · Jul 15, 2017
GSI^[1]
Rank 14
74.61 kg164.5 lb
Casey Elliott
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 28, 2017
GSI^[1]
Rank 15
72.5 kg159.8 lb
Michael RogowskiUSA
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 27, 2018
GSI^[1]
Rank 16
72.45 kg159.7 lb
Petri RantalainenFinland
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 27, 2018
GSI^[1]
Rank 17
72.3 kg159.4 lb
Miika LappalainenFinland
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 28, 2017
GSI^[1]
Rank 18
72.0 kg158.7 lb
Petri PartanenFinland
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2019
GSI^[1]
Rank 19
71.6 kg157.9 lb
Mikhail RybkinRussia
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2019
GSI^[1]
Rank 20
71.55 kg157.7 lb
Dmitriy OsipovRussia
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2019
GSI^[1]
Rank 21
71.34 kg157.3 lb
Vladimir AbrikosovRussia
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2015
GSI^[1]
Rank 22
70.41 kg155.2 lb
Vinnie RivelleseUSA
Men · 83k, Masters 50-59
Armhighland Gripstrongwrestling Powergames 5 · Sep 16, 2023
GSI^[1]
Rank 23
70.15 kg154.7 lb
Pekka LähderinneFinland
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 28, 2017
GSI^[1]
Rank 24
70.08 kg154.5 lb
Dalen Faulkner
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 28, 2017
GSI^[1]
Rank 25
68.9 kg151.9 lb
Fenne MuhonenFinland
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2016
GSI^[1]
Rank 26
67.25 kg148.3 lb
Ian Wheat
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2019
GSI^[1]
Rank 27
66.0 kg145.5 lb
Andrew Tracy
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2019
GSI^[1]
Rank 28
65.7 kg144.8 lb
Goncharenko Daniil
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 27, 2018
GSI^[1]
Rank 29
65.54 kg144.5 lb
Jonathan Pedregon
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 28, 2017
GSI^[1]
Rank 30
65.4 kg144.2 lb
Duan BeckettAustralia
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2019
GSI^[1]
Rank 31
65.0 kg143.3 lb
Danny Faulkner
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2019
GSI^[1]
Rank 32
64.8 kg142.9 lb
James Bathurst
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2016
GSI^[1]
Rank 33
64.0 kg141.1 lb
Dom Crane
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 27, 2018
GSI^[1]
Rank 34
64.0 kg141.1 lb
Frank Haak
Men · 83k
South Jersey 3 Grip Contest · Jun 11, 2016
GSI^[1]
Rank 35
63.0 kg138.9 lb
Andrea Bertozzi
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2015
GSI^[1]
Rank 36
63.0 kg138.9 lb
Andrea Gramentieri
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 27, 2018
GSI^[1]
Rank 37
61.57 kg135.7 lb
Allen HeineckUSA
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 28, 2017
GSI^[1]
Rank 38
61.05 kg134.6 lb
Alexander AndreevRussia
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2019
GSI^[1]
Rank 39
61.05 kg134.6 lb
Brian Mooney
Men · 83k, Masters 50-59
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 28, 2017
GSI^[1]
Rank 40
61.0 kg134.5 lb
Jose CabreraUSA
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 27, 2018
GSI^[1]
Rank 41
60.5 kg133.4 lb
Christian Eady
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 27, 2018
GSI^[1]
Rank 42
60.0 kg132.3 lb
Herbert ThomasUSA
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2019
GSI^[1]
Rank 43
59.3 kg130.7 lb
Adam Chappell
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2019
GSI^[1]
Rank 44
58.5 kg129.0 lb
Alessandro Cavallaro
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 28, 2017
GSI^[1]
Rank 45
58.5 kg129.0 lb
Andrey Grib
Men · 83k
Beginners Grip Sport Contest · Jul 23, 2017
GSI^[1]
Rank 46
58.5 kg129.0 lb
Brendon Tracy
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2019
GSI^[1]
Rank 47
58.46 kg128.9 lb
Philippe TremblayCanada
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 27, 2018
GSI^[1]
Rank 48
57.75 kg127.3 lb
Rory Magnabosco
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 27, 2018
GSI^[1]
Rank 49
57.0 kg125.7 lb
Alan HeineckUSA
Men · 83k
South Jersey 4 Grip Contest · Jul 15, 2017
GSI^[1]
Rank 50
57.0 kg125.7 lb
William GibsonUSA
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2019
GSI^[1]
Rank 51
56.8 kg125.2 lb
Matthew Levin
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2016
GSI^[1]
Rank 52
56.65 kg124.9 lb
Daniel Holman
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 28, 2017
GSI^[1]
Rank 53
56.6 kg124.8 lb
Jake Corley
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 27, 2018
GSI^[1]
Rank 54
56.6 kg124.8 lb
James Mountford
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2019
GSI^[1]
Rank 55
56.5 kg124.6 lb
Chris AndradeUSA
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 27, 2018
GSI^[1]
Rank 56
56.41 kg124.4 lb
Darrin ShallmanUSA
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 28, 2017
GSI^[1]
Rank 57
56.0 kg123.5 lb
John MannaUSA
Men · 83k
South Jersey 3 Grip Contest · Jun 11, 2016
GSI^[1]
Rank 58
55.35 kg122.0 lb
Aleks Markovik
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 27, 2018
GSI^[1]
Rank 59
54.79 kg120.8 lb
Mathieu Charbonneau
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2015
GSI^[1]
Rank 60
54.64 kg120.5 lb
Jon Grishpul
Men · 83k
GripRock I · Feb 8, 2024
GSI^[1]
Rank 61
54.25 kg119.6 lb
Enrico Polgrossi
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2015
GSI^[1]
Rank 62
54.2 kg119.5 lb
Matthew DarlingCanada
Men · 83k
Cross-Canada Grip Sport Challenge · Sep 9, 2017
GSI^[1]
Rank 63
54.1 kg119.3 lb
Sidorenko Valeriy
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2016
GSI^[1]
Rank 64
54.0 kg119.0 lb
Tomas ValverdeFinland
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2019
GSI^[1]
Rank 65
53.58 kg118.1 lb
Jeff MartinUSA
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 28, 2017
GSI^[1]
Rank 66
53.0 kg116.8 lb
Harry Oxley
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 27, 2018
GSI^[1]
Rank 67
52.52 kg115.8 lb
Joe HudecAustralia
Men · 83k, Masters 50-59
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 28, 2017
GSI^[1]
Rank 68
51.94 kg114.5 lb
Will Graham
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 28, 2017
GSI^[1]
Rank 69
51.9 kg114.4 lb
Syoma Vladimir
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 28, 2017
GSI^[1]
Rank 70
51.75 kg114.1 lb
Daniel Montaleone
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2015
GSI^[1]
Rank 71
51.5 kg113.5 lb
Alberto Checcoli
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2019
GSI^[1]
Rank 72
51.5 kg113.5 lb
Andrea Balocchi
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2019
GSI^[1]
Rank 73
50.8 kg112.0 lb
Jon Harris
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 27, 2018
GSI^[1]
Rank 74
50.0 kg110.2 lb
Eric Kraus
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 27, 2018
GSI^[1]
Rank 75
50.0 kg110.2 lb
Isi Uzel
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 27, 2018
GSI^[1]
Rank 76
50.0 kg110.2 lb
Philip Sturner
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2019
GSI^[1]
Rank 77
49.6 kg109.3 lb
Bayly Cogan
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 28, 2017
GSI^[1]
Rank 78
49.0 kg108.0 lb
Rich Cottrell
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 28, 2017
GSI^[1]
Rank 79
47.52 kg104.8 lb
Jay Puthusseri
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 28, 2017
GSI^[1]
Rank 80
47.5 kg104.7 lb
Brian Leyh
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2019
GSI^[1]
Rank 81
47.5 kg104.7 lb
Rob Jonas
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2019
GSI^[1]
Rank 82
47.5 kg104.7 lb
William Salle
Men · 83k, Masters 60-69
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2019
GSI^[1]
Rank 83
46.99 kg103.6 lb
John Oka
Men · 83k, Masters 60-69
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2019
GSI^[1]
Rank 84
46.5 kg102.5 lb
Fabio Battaglia
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2019
GSI^[1]
Rank 85
46.5 kg102.5 lb
Matteo Londei
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2019
GSI^[1]
Rank 86
46.38 kg102.3 lb
Kalle Ovaskainen
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 27, 2018
GSI^[1]
Rank 87
46.0 kg101.4 lb
Piancastelli Valerio
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2016
GSI^[1]
Rank 88
43.82 kg96.6 lb
Garrett WhiteUSA
Men · 83k
Armhighland Gripstrongwrestling Powergames 4 · Oct 1, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 89
43.5 kg95.9 lb
Parrucci Cristiano
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2016
GSI^[1]
Rank 90
41.25 kg90.9 lb
Cheng Huang
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 27, 2018
GSI^[1]
Rank 91
40.15 kg88.5 lb
David Brown
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 28, 2017
GSI^[1]
Rank 92
40.0 kg88.2 lb
Ian SachseUSA
Men · 83k
Twin Cities Strongest Hands · Jun 29, 2019
GSI^[1]
Rank 93
36.49 kg80.4 lb
Hank Cho
Men · 83k
GripRock I · Feb 8, 2024
GSI^[1]
Rank 94
34.4 kg75.8 lb
Conley Auvil
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 28, 2017
GSI^[1]
Rank 95
26.3 kg58.0 lb
Smolnikov Andrey
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2016
GSI^[1]

Each athlete ranked by their best lift for the filters chosen, across every source (heaviest, longest hold or most reps first). A lift a body lists as both a record and a contest result is shown once, as the record. An athlete listed by two bodies appears once per body.^[1]

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Sources

[1]Source: Grip Sport International records database (Grip Sport International), synced October 26, 2026. Records and rankings belong to GSI; corrections belong with them.

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