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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 · women's GSI

SourceAll sources GSI Unofficial

TypeAll Records Top lifts

GenderAll Men Women

ClassAll 47k 52k 57k 63k 72k 84k 84k+100k+

DivisionOpen + all Masters 70-79 Youth 14-15

ShowBest per athlete Every lift

Units

ResultAthleteClassContestOwner

Rank 1
65.1 kg143.5 lb
Patricia LuxnerAustria
Women · 84k+
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 2
62.75 kg138.3 lb
Sarah ChappelowUSA
Women · 84k+
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 3
60.35 kg133.0 lb
Carola Panenka
Women · 84k+
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 4
60.05 kg132.4 lb
Marja LaariFinland
Women · 84k+
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 5
58.15 kg128.2 lb
Ivchenko Anastasia
Women · 72k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 6
58.1 kg128.1 lb
Tammy McClureUSA
Women · 72k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 7
55.8 kg123.0 lb
Henna Karhu
Women · 84k+
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 8
55.1 kg121.5 lb
Hilde HoltebuNorway
Women · 84k+
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 9
55.1 kg121.5 lb
Saija Kantola
Women · 84k+
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 10
55.05 kg121.4 lb
Anni Salmi
Women · 84k+
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 11
55.05 kg121.4 lb
Marju Ojala
Women · 84k+
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 12
54.56 kg120.3 lb
Kendra Panko
Women · 84k+
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 13
53.18 kg117.2 lb
Melissa DingeyUSA
Women · 84k+
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 14
51.25 kg113.0 lb
Jenn Tibbenham
Women · 84k+
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 15
50.75 kg111.9 lb
Katherine Bennett
Women · 84k+
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 16
50.25 kg110.8 lb
Lorna Paton
Women · 84k+
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 17
49.55 kg109.2 lb
Henna Nokkala
Women · 72k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 18
48.99 kg108.0 lb
Sara Saffell
Women · 84k
EOGC7 - Midwest Regionals · Aug 23, 2025
GSI^[1]
Rank 19
48.4 kg106.7 lb
Christina Kaluza-HughesCanada
Women · 84k+
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 20
48.4 kg106.7 lb
Tracey Halladay
Women · 84k+
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 21
48.35 kg106.6 lb
Megan GalvinAustralia
Women · 84k+
Capital Challenge of Grip Strength · Aug 23, 2025
GSI^[1]
Rank 22
48.25 kg106.4 lb
Hanna Lallo
Women · 84k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 23
47.51 kg104.7 lb
Kravchenko Natalia
Women · 52k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 24
47.5 kg104.7 lb
Rebecca Houston
Women · 84k+
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 25
46.6 kg102.7 lb
Taunia Stevens
Women · 84k+
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 26
46.17 kg101.8 lb
Ashlee Munsey
Women · 84k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 27
45.5 kg100.3 lb
Jocelyne BrissonCanada
Women · 100k+
Grasp for Gold · Jun 14, 2025
GSI^[1]
Rank 28
45.24 kg99.7 lb
Jordis Grzonka
Women · 84k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 29
45.0 kg99.2 lb
Heidi PentikÃ¤inen
Women · 84k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 30
45.0 kg99.2 lb
Veera Peteri
Women · 84k+
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 31
44.85 kg98.9 lb
Irina Toft SundtjÃ¸nn
Women · 72k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 32
44.1 kg97.2 lb
Maddi Gray
Women · 84k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 33
44.04 kg97.1 lb
Ripchanskaya Ekaterina
Women · 57k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 34
44.0 kg97.0 lb
Tiia Niskanen
Women · 72k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 35
43.65 kg96.2 lb
Kathryn Bennett
Women · 84k+
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 36
43.5 kg95.9 lb
Rachel HartviksenCanada
Women · 52k
Grasp for Gold · Jun 14, 2025
GSI^[1]
Rank 37
43.4 kg95.7 lb
Sarah Rodwell
Women · 84k
GSI Capital Grip Challenge · Aug 24, 2024
GSI^[1]
Rank 38
43.35 kg95.6 lb
Denisse Valenzuela
Women · 84k
Capital Challenge of Grip Strength · Aug 23, 2025
GSI^[1]
Rank 39
43.0 kg94.8 lb
Nicole Kabey
Women · 57k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 40
42.6 kg93.9 lb
Laura Guy
Women · 84k+
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 41
42.0 kg92.6 lb
Amy Egly
Women · 84k+
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 42
41.53 kg91.6 lb
Koroleva Irina
Women · 72k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 43
41.5 kg91.5 lb
Kornienko Svetlana
Women · 72k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 44
41.5 kg91.5 lb
Pam McQueen
Women · 84k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 45
41.5 kg91.5 lb
Rebrik Aleksandra
Women · 84k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 46
41.45 kg91.4 lb
Anita SÃ¤Ã¤skÃ¶
Women · 52k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 47
41.4 kg91.3 lb
Mokhovataya Svetlana
Women · 57k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 48
41.0 kg90.4 lb
Megan Benefield
Women · 84k+
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 49
40.78 kg89.9 lb
Manuela Falke
Women · 72k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 50
40.71 kg89.8 lb
Joliane Vinette
Women · 84k+
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 51
40.5 kg89.3 lb
Zdorenko Anna
Women · 57k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 52
40.0 kg88.2 lb
Olga Soshina
Women · 63k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 53
39.6 kg87.3 lb
Valentina BravoChile
Women · 57k
Ranking Chile Grip II · Jul 4, 2026
GSI^[1]
Rank 54
39.5 kg87.1 lb
Emina Alic
Women · 52k
Grasp for Gold · Jun 14, 2025
GSI^[1]
Rank 55
39.19 kg86.4 lb
Kristen Sanders
Women · 84k+
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 56
39.1 kg86.2 lb
Desiree Deis
Women · 84k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 57
39.1 kg86.2 lb
Janne Grandalen
Women · 72k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 58
39.1 kg86.2 lb
Sally Moss
Women · 72k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 59
38.15 kg84.1 lb
Zhirkova Elena
Women · 57k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 60
37.96 kg83.7 lb
Brittany Walling
Women · 84k+
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 61
37.85 kg83.4 lb
Parhomenko Alla
Women · 57k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 62
37.85 kg83.4 lb
Silje KamsvÃ¥g
Women · 72k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 63
37.63 kg83.0 lb
Kobzar Oksana
Women · 72k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 64
37.51 kg82.7 lb
Chrish Newell
Women · 63k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 65
37.5 kg82.7 lb
Isabell Warner
Women · 84k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 66
37.5 kg82.7 lb
Kirsty Kussatz
Women · 72k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 67
37.4 kg82.5 lb
Brittany Brecht
Women · 84k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 68
37.35 kg82.3 lb
Iselin Liadal
Women · 72k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 69
37.21 kg82.0 lb
Kathy Facey
Women · 84k+
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 70
37.2 kg82.0 lb
Koshchienko Anna
Women · 72k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 71
37.1 kg81.8 lb
Kindra Hanley
Women · 84k+
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 72
37.1 kg81.8 lb
May Britt Tynes
Women · 84k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 73
36.8 kg81.1 lb
Mel Brown
Women · 84k+
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 74
36.3 kg80.0 lb
Hayley la cioppa
Women · 84k+
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 75
36.1 kg79.6 lb
Sunniva Nordskog
Women · 72k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 76
36.04 kg79.5 lb
Katharina Maier
Women · 84k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 77
35.45 kg78.2 lb
Aino Askala
Women · 63k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 78
35.1 kg77.4 lb
Agne Zubaviciute
Women · 63k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 79
35.1 kg77.4 lb
Ellie Parish
Women · 84k+
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 80
35.03 kg77.2 lb
Steph Gooch
Women · 84k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 81
34.1 kg75.2 lb
Ellie Crane
Women · 63k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 82
33.8 kg74.5 lb
Franziska von Canning
Women · 84k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 83
33.75 kg74.4 lb
Megan Hagedorn
Women · 72k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 84
33.72 kg74.3 lb
Kate Davies
Women · 57k
GripRock IV · Jul 25, 2024
GSI^[1]
Rank 85
33.72 kg74.3 lb
Neve Berry
Women · 63k
GripRock IV · Jul 25, 2024
GSI^[1]
Rank 86
33.5 kg73.9 lb
Katharina Lechleitner
Women · 84k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 87
33.45 kg73.7 lb
Christiane Forner
Women · 72k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 88
33.4 kg73.6 lb
Victoria Bogotopova
Women · 63k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 89
33.35 kg73.5 lb
Danielle Beaudreau
Women · 84k+
Capital Challenge of Grip Strength · Aug 23, 2025
GSI^[1]
Rank 90
33.35 kg73.5 lb
Naomi Denmeade
Women · 72k
Capital Challenge of Grip Strength · Aug 23, 2025
GSI^[1]
Rank 91
33.35 kg73.5 lb
Sherrie Williams
Women · 72k
Capital Challenge of Grip Strength · Aug 23, 2025
GSI^[1]
Rank 92
32.75 kg72.2 lb
Dzyuba Inna
Women · 47k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 93
32.7 kg72.1 lb
Laura Taipale
Women · 63k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 94
32.3 kg71.2 lb
Sarah Rhodes
Women · 84k+
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 95
32.3 kg71.2 lb
Tatyana Davydova
Women · 84k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 96
31.74 kg70.0 lb
Pirozhenko Miroslava
Women · 47k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 97
30.85 kg68.0 lb
Iiris Meskus
Women · 72k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 98
30.7 kg67.7 lb
Minna Taipale
Women · 47k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 99
30.39 kg67.0 lb
Emily Feaster
Women · 72k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 100
30.2 kg66.6 lb
Sobol Anastasia
Women · 52k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
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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