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Blockbuster

Every record and contest lift for the Blockbuster 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: 6
Athletes: 473
Lifts: 582
First contested: Oct 28, 2023
Last contested: Sep 5, 2026

A record that repeats a contest lift counts as one lift.

Top lifts

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

Men

1st
57.95 kg127.8 lb
Jaland Worley
120k · USA
International King Kong Grip Challenge · 2024
2nd
57.05 kg125.8 lb
Harri Tolonen
120k · Finland
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2024
3rd
53.0 kg116.8 lb
Juha-Matti Rautiainen
120k · Finland
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2024

Women

1st
37.25 kg82.1 lb
Sarah Chappelow
84k+ · USA
International King Kong Grip Challenge · 2023
2nd
30.57 kg67.4 lb
Tammy McClure
72k · USA
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 28, 2023
3rd
27.5 kg60.6 lb
Saija Kantola
84k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2024

Contest history

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

ContestDateAthletesMen's winnerWomen's winner

Ranking Chile Grip III
Sep 5, 2026 · 10 athletes
10
Men 26.05 kg57.4 lb Cristobal Garrido
Women 15.05 kg33.2 lb Valentina Bravo
Hands of Hercules - Australia
Nov 2, 2025 · 4 athletes
4
Men 37.75 kg83.2 lb Declan Wright
Women 18.1 kg39.9 lb Isabelle Rositano
Port City Grip Wars
Mar 15, 2025 · 19 athletes
19
Men 33.02 kg72.8 lb Emitt Samon
Women 18.23 kg40.2 lb Amelia Bernard
International King Kong Grip Challenge
Oct 26, 2024 · 320 athletes
320
Men 57.95 kg127.8 lb Jaland Worley
Women 35.35 kg77.9 lb Sarah Chappelow
Genesis Grip Contest
Apr 7, 2024 · 7 athletes
7
Men 31.89 kg70.3 lb Pancho Urtubia
Women 15.64 kg34.5 lb Leticia Oviedo
International King Kong Grip Challenge
Oct 28, 2023 · 222 athletes
222
Men 54.9 kg121.0 lb Jaland Worley
Women 37.25 kg82.1 lb Sarah Chappelow

Records

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Men · All-time · 120k
57.95 kg127.8 lb
Jaland Worley · USA
International King Kong Grip Challenge · 2024GSI^[1]
Women · All-time · 84k+
37.25 kg82.1 lb
Sarah Chappelow · USA
International King Kong Grip Challenge · 2023GSI^[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 · 74k

TypeAll Records Top lifts

GenderAll Men Women

ClassAll 47k 52k 57k 59k 63k 66k 72k 74k 83k 84k 84k+93k 105k 120k 120k+

DivisionOpen + all Masters 50-59 Masters 60-69 Masters 70-79 Masters 80+Youth 10 and Under Youth 11-13 Youth 14-15 Youth 16-17

ShowBest per athlete Every lift

Units

ResultAthleteClassContestOwner

Rank 1
41.23 kg90.9 lb
William ReedUSA
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2024
GSI^[1]
Rank 2
40.04 kg88.3 lb
Balanel DaniilUkraine
Men · 74k, Youth 16-17
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2024
GSI^[1]
Rank 3
37.73 kg83.2 lb
Zac StamperUSA
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2024
GSI^[1]
Rank 4
37.36 kg82.4 lb
Melnik RomanUkraine
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2024
GSI^[1]
Rank 5
36.4 kg80.2 lb
Tom DenmeadeAustralia
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 28, 2023
GSI^[1]
Rank 6
35.15 kg77.5 lb
Sebastian Pacey-SmithCanada
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2024
GSI^[1]
Rank 7
34.82 kg76.8 lb
Makarenko Artur
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2024
GSI^[1]
Rank 8
34.36 kg75.8 lb
Vereshchagin Valeriy
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 28, 2023
GSI^[1]
Rank 9
34.25 kg75.5 lb
Bryan Murphy
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2024
GSI^[1]
Rank 10
33.9 kg74.7 lb
Ben GalperUSA
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 28, 2023
GSI^[1]
Rank 11
31.9 kg70.3 lb
Justin DuDaskoUSA
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2024
GSI^[1]
Rank 12
31.8 kg70.1 lb
Joseph SterlingEngland
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2024
GSI^[1]
Rank 13
31.6 kg69.7 lb
Gabriel Bastien-BeaudetCanada
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2024
GSI^[1]
Rank 14
31.6 kg69.7 lb
Jari TaipaleFinland
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2024
GSI^[1]
Rank 15
31.4 kg69.2 lb
Mike GonzalesUSA
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 28, 2023
GSI^[1]
Rank 16
30.6 kg67.5 lb
Patrick LandriaultCanada
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2024
GSI^[1]
Rank 17
30.23 kg66.6 lb
Steve GasparUSA
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2024
GSI^[1]
Rank 18
29.81 kg65.7 lb
Adam Hoke
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2024
GSI^[1]
Rank 19
28.97 kg63.9 lb
Mike McMillanUSA
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 28, 2023
GSI^[1]
Rank 20
27.22 kg60.0 lb
Matt CannonUSA
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 28, 2023
GSI^[1]
Rank 21
26.19 kg57.7 lb
Maxim GervaisCanada
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 28, 2023
GSI^[1]
Rank 22
26.1 kg57.5 lb
Ripchanskiy Maksim
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 28, 2023
GSI^[1]
Rank 23
26.05 kg57.4 lb
Cristobal GarridoChile
Men · 74k
Ranking Chile Grip III · Sep 5, 2026
GSI^[1]
Rank 24
25.73 kg56.7 lb
Sebastian AbediUSA
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2024
GSI^[1]
Rank 25
25.65 kg56.5 lb
WÃ¤inÃ¶ VÃ¤liaho
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 28, 2023
GSI^[1]
Rank 26
24.95 kg55.0 lb
Vincent FerraiuoloUSA
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 28, 2023
GSI^[1]
Rank 27
24.0 kg52.9 lb
Chad McFarland
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2024
GSI^[1]
Rank 28
23.05 kg50.8 lb
Nicolas Parra
Men · 74k
Ranking Chile Grip III · Sep 5, 2026
GSI^[1]
Rank 29
22.65 kg49.9 lb
John Wong
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 28, 2023
GSI^[1]
Rank 30
22.62 kg49.9 lb
CristÃ³bal Astoreca
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2024
GSI^[1]
Rank 31
22.62 kg49.9 lb
Rafael ZÃºÃ±iga
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2024
GSI^[1]
Rank 32
20.19 kg44.5 lb
Gord MacDonaldCanada
Men · 74k, Masters 60-69
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 28, 2023
GSI^[1]
Rank 33
18.75 kg41.3 lb
Jesus Rivera
Men · 74k, Youth 16-17
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2024
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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