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Grab Ball

Every record and contest lift for the Grab Ball 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: GSIUnofficial

Contests: 16; 57 counting each venue
Athletes: 828
Lifts: 1,156
First contested: Oct 24, 2020
Last contested: Oct 24, 2026

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, across every source.

Men

1stUnofficial
108.7 kg239.6 lb
Joseph Hodgson
105k · Australia
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2026 · Unofficial · Sydney venue · 41st of 275 men overall
2ndGSI
107.4 kg236.8 lb
Arto Joronen
120k+, Masters 50-59 · Finland
International King Kong Grip Challenge · 2021
3rdUnofficial
100.36 kg221.3 lb
Tanner Merkle
93k · USA
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2026 · Unofficial · Justin venue · 8th of 275 men overall

Women

1stGSI
65.1 kg143.5 lb
Patricia Luxner
84k+ · Austria
International King Kong Grip Challenge · 2021
2ndGSI
62.75 kg138.3 lb
Sarah Chappelow
84k+ · USA
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
3rdGSI
60.35 kg133.0 lb
Carola Panenka
84k+
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021

Contest history

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

ContestDateAthletesMen's winnerWomen's winner

International King Kong Grip ChallengeUnofficial
42 venues
Ottawa, Wyalusing, Burscough, Coram, Hyvinkää, Justin, Luumaki, New Castle, Sydney, Arendal, Woodbury, Fredrikstad, Spokane, Black River Falls, Fredericton, Munich, Hamburg, Sumy, Troy, Bethesda, Greenville, Pilot Butte, Pocatello, Redmond, Kent, Iisalmi, Albuquerque, Thousand Oaks, Manassas, Fresno, Barre, Järvenpää, Lecompton, Boulder, Canberra, Calgary, Santiago, Kingwood, Darwin, Vancouver, Boise, Örebro
Oct 24, 2026 · 359 athletes
359
Men 108.7 kg239.6 lb Joseph Hodgson
Women 59.52 kg131.2 lb Tammy McClure
Ranking Chile Grip IIGSI
Jul 4, 2026 · 11 athletes
11
Men 65.2 kg143.7 lb Sergio Aguayo
Women 39.6 kg87.3 lb Valentina Bravo
Sydney Record BreakersGSI
Jan 17, 2026 · 1 athlete
1
Men 103.4 kg228.0 lb Joseph Hodgson
Women —
Capital Challenge of Grip StrengthGSI
Aug 23, 2025 · 21 athletes
21
Men 98.35 kg216.8 lb Joseph Hodgson
Women 48.35 kg106.6 lb Megan Galvin
EOGC7 - Midwest RegionalsGSI
Aug 23, 2025 · 9 athletes
9
Men 97.75 kg215.5 lb Jason Dingey
Women 48.99 kg108.0 lb Melissa Dingey
Grasp for GoldGSI
Jun 14, 2025 · 11 athletes
11
Men 80.5 kg177.5 lb Eric Roussin
Women 45.5 kg100.3 lb Jocelyne Brisson
GSI Capital Grip ChallengeGSI
Aug 24, 2024 · 14 athletes
14
Men 88.4 kg194.9 lb Joseph Hodgson
Women 43.4 kg95.7 lb Sarah Rodwell
GripRock IVGSI
Jul 25, 2024 · 9 athletes
9
Men 72.27 kg159.3 lb Jake Kim
Women 33.72 kg74.3 lb Kate Davies
Peake Street Grip CompGSI
Nov 18, 2023 · 4 athletes
4
Men 91.26 kg201.2 lb Ben Helms
Women —
Yeti GripGSI
Dec 17, 2022 · 18 athletes
18
Men 54.43 kg120.0 lb Dillon Furbee
Women 27.22 kg60.0 lb Angel Curry
International King Kong Grip ChallengeGSI
Oct 29, 2022 · 214 athletes
214
Men 104.85 kg231.2 lb Arto Joronen
Women 62.75 kg138.3 lb Sarah Chappelow
Skillet Hands Grip ChallengeGSI
Sep 24, 2022 · 22 athletes
22
Men 83.96 kg185.1 lb Zach Mullins
Women 45.5 kg100.3 lb Ashlee Munsey
International King Kong Grip ChallengeGSI
Oct 30, 2021 · 222 athletes
222
Men 107.4 kg236.8 lb Arto Joronen
Women 65.1 kg143.5 lb Patricia Luxner
Gripmas in JulyGSI
Jul 31, 2021 · 12 athletes
12
Men 72.8 kg160.5 lb Michael Wilfong
Women 37.8 kg83.3 lb Brittany Walling
Alex Grip CupGSI
Jan 23, 2021 · 4 athletes
4
Men 70.0 kg154.3 lb Albert Kravchenko
Women 24.8 kg54.7 lb Tatyana Davydova
International King Kong Grip ChallengeGSI
Oct 24, 2020 · 225 athletes
225
Men 99.8 kg220.0 lb Tanner Merkle
Women 61.65 kg135.9 lb Patricia Luxner

Records

Grip Sport International

GSI2 recordsGSI event page →

Men · All-time · 120k+, Masters 50-59
107.4 kg236.8 lb
Arto Joronen · Finland
International King Kong Grip Challenge · 2021GSI^[1]
Women · All-time · 84k+
65.1 kg143.5 lb
Patricia Luxner · Austria
International King Kong Grip Challenge · 2021GSI^[1]

Best by weight class

The heaviest open-division lift in each class across every source. Each body uses its own class limits, so classes are shown as that body writes them. Pick a class to see its full ranking.

All lifts · men's 105k GSI

SourceAll sources GSI Unofficial

TypeAll Records Top lifts

GenderAll Men Women

ClassAll 59k 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
103.4 kg228.0 lb
Joseph HodgsonAustralia
Men · 105k
Sydney Record Breakers · Jan 17, 2026
GSI^[1]
Rank 2
99.8 kg220.0 lb
Tanner MerkleUSA
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 3
97.5 kg215.0 lb
Joni KoponenFinland
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 4
94.36 kg208.0 lb
Jedd JohnsonUSA
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 5
91.25 kg201.2 lb
Steve MillardUSA
Men · 105k, Masters 50-59
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 6
90.11 kg198.7 lb
Ivan PupchenkoUkraine
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 7
81.73 kg180.2 lb
Adam GlassUSA
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 8
81.6 kg179.9 lb
Ryan GrabarczykCanada
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 9
80.97 kg178.5 lb
Michael ThomasUSA
Men · 105k, Masters 50-59
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 10
80.5 kg177.5 lb
Eric RoussinCanada
Men · 105k
Grasp for Gold · Jun 14, 2025
GSI^[1]
Rank 11
80.2 kg176.8 lb
Ben HelmsUSA
Men · 105k
Skillet Hands Grip Challenge · Sep 24, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 12
79.56 kg175.4 lb
Andy MunseyUSA
Men · 105k
Skillet Hands Grip Challenge · Sep 24, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 13
78.5 kg173.1 lb
Jarno HyväriFinland
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 14
75.99 kg167.5 lb
Mark LacinaCanada
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 15
75.45 kg166.3 lb
Michael KirwinAustralia
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 16
75.2 kg165.8 lb
Dustin McFarlandUSA
Men · 105k
Skillet Hands Grip Challenge · Sep 24, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 17
75.0 kg165.3 lb
Adam CohenUSA
Men · 105k, Masters 50-59
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 18
74.0 kg163.1 lb
Isaac LitzenbergerCanada
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 19
73.6 kg162.3 lb
Leiv B SødalNorway
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 20
73.48 kg162.0 lb
Tony KingUSA
Men · 105k, Masters 50-59
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 21
72.85 kg160.6 lb
Chris KozeliskyUSA
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 22
72.57 kg160.0 lb
Misel JeddoreCanada
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 23
72.4 kg159.6 lb
Veikko MikkonenFinland
Men · 105k, Masters 60-69
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 24
71.0 kg156.5 lb
Ilia MakarovRussia
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 25
70.35 kg155.1 lb
Tor-Egil Davidsen
Men · 105k, Masters 50-59
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 26
70.1 kg154.5 lb
Pat MielcarzAustralia
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 27
70.1 kg154.5 lb
Tony CowardEngland
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 28
70.0 kg154.3 lb
Albert KravchenkoRussia
Men · 105k, Masters 50-59
Alex Grip Cup · Jan 23, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 29
68.8 kg151.7 lb
Noah Palmer
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 30
68.46 kg150.9 lb
Panchenko MichailUkraine
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 31
67.48 kg148.8 lb
Tyler Yeager
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 32
67.05 kg147.8 lb
Florian Faistnauer
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 33
66.75 kg147.2 lb
Landon EckhartUSA
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 34
66.16 kg145.9 lb
Shiraliev AnarUkraine
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 35
66.0 kg145.5 lb
Issac Newton
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 36
65.8 kg145.1 lb
Pancho Urtubia
Men · 105k
Skillet Hands Grip Challenge · Sep 24, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 37
65.0 kg143.3 lb
Allen HeineckUSA
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 38
64.89 kg143.1 lb
Guliaev MichailUkraine
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 39
64.8 kg142.9 lb
Alex Guiha
Men · 105k
Skillet Hands Grip Challenge · Sep 24, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 40
64.54 kg142.3 lb
Sam MilhoanUSA
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 41
64.22 kg141.6 lb
Addam ChaudoinUSA
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 42
64.1 kg141.3 lb
Blair Cossette
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 43
63.6 kg140.2 lb
Kjetil Finnes
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 44
63.5 kg140.0 lb
Daniel Brossard FendleCanada
Men · 105k
Grasp for Gold · Jun 14, 2025
GSI^[1]
Rank 45
61.85 kg136.4 lb
Kornienko Nikolay
Men · 105k, Masters 50-59
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 46
61.8 kg136.2 lb
Josh CulpepperUSA
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 47
61.76 kg136.2 lb
Jimmy Harris
Men · 105k
Skillet Hands Grip Challenge · Sep 24, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 48
61.71 kg136.0 lb
Rick BlanchardCanada
Men · 105k, Masters 60-69
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 49
61.55 kg135.7 lb
Tomas ValverdeFinland
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 50
61.08 kg134.7 lb
Reuben HughesWales
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 51
60.75 kg133.9 lb
Riccardo MagniUSA
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 52
60.1 kg132.5 lb
Ben ClaridadUSA
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 53
60.1 kg132.5 lb
Jorge Flores
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 54
60.06 kg132.4 lb
Vladimir Eichhorn
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 55
59.71 kg131.6 lb
Luigi CostanzoCanada
Men · 105k, Masters 50-59
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 56
59.51 kg131.2 lb
Delan HalmatUSA
Men · 105k
Peake Street Grip Comp · Nov 18, 2023
GSI^[1]
Rank 57
57.61 kg127.0 lb
Beloshapka DmitriyUkraine
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 58
56.7 kg125.0 lb
Oscar Celis
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 59
56.28 kg124.1 lb
Frank ChaudoinUSA
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 60
56.1 kg123.7 lb
Chris Redd
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 61
55.5 kg122.4 lb
Teddy BrescacinCanada
Men · 105k
Grasp for Gold · Jun 14, 2025
GSI^[1]
Rank 62
55.3 kg121.9 lb
Jeff WallingUSA
Men · 105k
Gripmas in July · Jul 31, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 63
55.3 kg121.9 lb
Lauro Biastoch
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 64
55.1 kg121.5 lb
Bjorn Cofield
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 65
55.0 kg121.3 lb
Adam LautenschlagerUSA
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 66
55.0 kg121.3 lb
Alexey Chirkov
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 67
52.6 kg116.0 lb
Jonathan Spindola
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 68
52.16 kg115.0 lb
Travis WilliamsUSA
Men · 105k
Yeti Grip · Dec 17, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 69
51.71 kg114.0 lb
Warren John
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 70
51.7 kg114.0 lb
Ruben Samuelson
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 71
51.51 kg113.6 lb
Mike Nelson
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 72
50.53 kg111.4 lb
Gustav BushCanada
Men · 105k, Masters 70-79
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 73
50.4 kg111.1 lb
Jamie Hollis
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 74
50.1 kg110.5 lb
Bill Weiss
Men · 105k, Masters 50-59
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 75
50.1 kg110.5 lb
James Deirmendjian
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 76
50.0 kg110.2 lb
Ian SachseUSA
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 77
47.85 kg105.5 lb
Walt EdelenUSA
Men · 105k, Masters 50-59
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 78
47.8 kg105.4 lb
Regis RogersUSA
Men · 105k
Gripmas in July · Jul 31, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 79
47.7 kg105.2 lb
Armin Sadikovic
Men · 105k
Skillet Hands Grip Challenge · Sep 24, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 80
46.68 kg102.9 lb
Dan Mullaney
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 81
45.0 kg99.2 lb
Alex Nykanen
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 82
42.48 kg93.7 lb
Greg Dorvil
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 83
31.75 kg70.0 lb
Robb StrohmeyerUSA
Men · 105k, Masters 50-59
Yeti Grip · Dec 17, 2022
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]^[2]

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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.
[2]Source: results posted by the contest organiser on the GripBoard; unofficial until GSI publishes them (Posted contest results (unofficial)), synced October 25, 2026. Records and rankings belong to the contest organiser until GSI publishes them; corrections belong with them.

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