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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.

Top lifts · 120k GSI

SourceAll sources GSI Unofficial

TypeAll Records Top lifts

GenderAll Men Women

ClassAll 47k 52k 57k 59k 63k 66k 72k 74k 83k 84k 84k+93k 100k+105k 120k 120k+

DivisionOpen + all Masters 50-59 Masters 60-69 Masters 70-79 Youth 14-15

ShowBest per athlete Every lift

Units

ResultAthleteClassContestOwner

Rank 1
98.3 kg216.7 lb
Brad ProvickCanada
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 2
93.0 kg205.0 lb
Harri TolonenFinland
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 3
91.26 kg201.2 lb
Ben HelmsUSA
Men · 120k
Peake Street Grip Comp · Nov 18, 2023
GSI^[1]
Rank 4
90.78 kg200.1 lb
Jedd JohnsonUSA
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 5
89.81 kg198.0 lb
Zach MullinsUSA
Men · 120k
EOGC7 - Midwest Regionals · Aug 23, 2025
GSI^[1]
Rank 6
85.05 kg187.5 lb
Sirko PetermannGermany
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 7
82.55 kg182.0 lb
Alexander StÃ¼tzAustria
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 8
82.5 kg181.9 lb
Jesse ThomasfolkFinland
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 9
82.3 kg181.4 lb
Stefan FalkeGermany
Men · 120k, Masters 50-59
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 10
81.6 kg179.9 lb
Simon StewartDenmark
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 11
81.1 kg178.8 lb
Thomas LarsenNorway
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 12
80.5 kg177.5 lb
Jaakko NikkilaFinland
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 13
78.5 kg173.1 lb
Juha-Matti RautiainenFinland
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 14
78.45 kg173.0 lb
Glen KrutliAustralia
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 15
76.6 kg168.9 lb
Tyler OlsenCanada
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 16
76.5 kg168.7 lb
Cory BalaberdaCanada
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 17
75.75 kg167.0 lb
Mike SaffellUSA
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 18
75.5 kg166.4 lb
Marko HonkasaloFinland
Men · 120k, Masters 50-59
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 19
75.0 kg165.3 lb
Grant ThompsonUSA
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 20
74.9 kg165.1 lb
James McGregorCanada
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 21
74.7 kg164.7 lb
Dave ThorntonUSA
Men · 120k, Masters 50-59
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 22
73.94 kg163.0 lb
Cliff KienerUSA
Men · 120k
EOGC7 - Midwest Regionals · Aug 23, 2025
GSI^[1]
Rank 23
73.86 kg162.8 lb
Evan NortonUSA
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 24
73.8 kg162.7 lb
David TrouttUSA
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 25
73.8 kg162.7 lb
Tommy JenningsUSA
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 26
72.8 kg160.5 lb
Chaz StrangeUSA
Men · 120k
Skillet Hands Grip Challenge · Sep 24, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 27
71.5 kg157.6 lb
Tremayne DesmarteauxCanada
Men · 120k
Grasp for Gold · Jun 14, 2025
GSI^[1]
Rank 28
70.75 kg156.0 lb
Chad GustinUSA
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 29
70.45 kg155.3 lb
Manuel SingerGermany
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 30
70.0 kg154.3 lb
John OConnor
Men · 120k, Masters 50-59
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 31
69.8 kg153.9 lb
Roy Golden
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 32
68.21 kg150.4 lb
Zach EbelCanada
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 33
67.95 kg149.8 lb
Glenn HunterAustralia
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 34
67.93 kg149.8 lb
Guliaev MichailUkraine
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 35
67.5 kg148.8 lb
Dmitry Lappalainen
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 36
67.1 kg147.9 lb
Jacob TolentinoUSA
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 37
65.65 kg144.7 lb
Leonard Panenka
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 38
65.16 kg143.7 lb
Postol Konstantin
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 39
65.05 kg143.4 lb
Istvan Nemez
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 40
64.48 kg142.2 lb
Derek Gilson
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 41
64.02 kg141.1 lb
Daniel Moss
Men · 120k
Skillet Hands Grip Challenge · Sep 24, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 42
63.5 kg140.0 lb
Mike CorlettUSA
Men · 120k, Masters 60-69
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 43
63.09 kg139.1 lb
Jarrod ErvinUSA
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 44
62.9 kg138.7 lb
Ben EdwardsUSA
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 45
60.8 kg134.0 lb
Thomas Twomey
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 46
60.1 kg132.5 lb
Yngve WehusNorway
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 47
60.05 kg132.4 lb
Guido Biastoch
Men · 120k, Masters 50-59
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 48
59.54 kg131.3 lb
Byron Romanyak
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 49
59.5 kg131.2 lb
Jeff WallingUSA
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 50
59.47 kg131.1 lb
Andrew PantkeUSA
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 51
57.55 kg126.9 lb
Jukka PÃ¤tsi
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 52
57.5 kg126.8 lb
Jon MayUSA
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 53
57.38 kg126.5 lb
Ben Ford
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 54
57.26 kg126.2 lb
Ilia Iloinen
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 55
57.05 kg125.8 lb
Pakhomov Denis
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 56
56.8 kg125.2 lb
Kyle Mertz
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 57
56.6 kg124.8 lb
Michael Bierman
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 58
55.35 kg122.0 lb
Ekrem Tara
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 59
55.0 kg121.3 lb
Nick Tadlock
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 60
54.75 kg120.7 lb
Manuel RebolledoChile
Men · 120k
Ranking Chile Grip II · Jul 4, 2026
GSI^[1]
Rank 61
54.4 kg119.9 lb
Chizh Alexey
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 62
54.34 kg119.8 lb
Rich Curtis
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 63
53.71 kg118.4 lb
Stephane OuelletteCanada
Men · 120k, Masters 50-59
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 64
53.7 kg118.4 lb
Sam Goff
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 65
53.4 kg117.7 lb
Dean RedzicAustralia
Men · 120k
GSI Capital Grip Challenge · Aug 24, 2024
GSI^[1]
Rank 66
53.35 kg117.6 lb
Sean MagnussonAustralia
Men · 120k
Capital Challenge of Grip Strength · Aug 23, 2025
GSI^[1]
Rank 67
52.91 kg116.6 lb
Mashkovets Vyacheslav
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 68
52.8 kg116.4 lb
Austin Thomas
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 69
52.8 kg116.4 lb
Keygun PerezUSA
Men · 120k
Gripmas in July · Jul 31, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 70
52.28 kg115.3 lb
Tim SowardsUSA
Men · 120k, Masters 50-59
Yeti Grip · Dec 17, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 71
52.1 kg114.9 lb
Preben Solheim
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 72
48.4 kg106.7 lb
Joseph AmeerAustralia
Men · 120k
GSI Capital Grip Challenge · Aug 24, 2024
GSI^[1]
Rank 73
48.3 kg106.5 lb
Dion Kerrivan
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 74
45.9 kg101.2 lb
Thomas ClaxtonAustralia
Men · 120k
GSI Capital Grip Challenge · Aug 24, 2024
GSI^[1]
Rank 75
45.3 kg99.9 lb
Lukas Steinert
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 76
40.0 kg88.2 lb
Jeremy OConnor
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 77
36.29 kg80.0 lb
Ryan WardUSA
Men · 120k
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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