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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 · 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 401
44.1 kg97.2 lb
Ed Carlson
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 402
44.1 kg97.2 lb
Maddi Gray
Women · 84k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 403
44.05 kg97.1 lb
Aaro Poussu
Men · 66k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 404
44.04 kg97.1 lb
Ripchanskaya Ekaterina
Women · 57k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 405
44.0 kg97.0 lb
Tiia Niskanen
Women · 72k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 406
43.99 kg97.0 lb
Zackary Kirk
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 407
43.65 kg96.2 lb
Kathryn Bennett
Women · 84k+
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 408
43.5 kg95.9 lb
Rachel HartviksenCanada
Women · 52k
Grasp for Gold · Jun 14, 2025
GSI^[1]
Rank 409
43.4 kg95.7 lb
Sarah Rodwell
Women · 84k
GSI Capital Grip Challenge · Aug 24, 2024
GSI^[1]
Rank 410
43.35 kg95.6 lb
Burkard Seufert
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 411
43.35 kg95.6 lb
Denisse Valenzuela
Women · 84k
Capital Challenge of Grip Strength · Aug 23, 2025
GSI^[1]
Rank 412
43.35 kg95.6 lb
James BurnsAustralia
Men · 93k
Capital Challenge of Grip Strength · Aug 23, 2025
GSI^[1]
Rank 413
43.24 kg95.3 lb
Skyler Manahan
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 414
43.09 kg95.0 lb
Nick BeenerUSA
Men · 120k+
Yeti Grip · Dec 17, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 415
43.0 kg94.8 lb
Matthew Cowell
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 416
43.0 kg94.8 lb
Nicole Kabey
Women · 57k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 417
42.82 kg94.4 lb
Podolko Bogdan
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 418
42.73 kg94.2 lb
Moses KaulaityCanada
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 419
42.6 kg93.9 lb
Igor Gamboa
Men · 93k
Ranking Chile Grip II · Jul 4, 2026
GSI^[1]
Rank 420
42.6 kg93.9 lb
Laura Guy
Women · 84k+
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 421
42.48 kg93.7 lb
Greg Dorvil
Men · 105k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 422
42.2 kg93.0 lb
Valentin Krieg
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 423
42.15 kg92.9 lb
Andy Oberlechner
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 424
42.1 kg92.8 lb
Matthias Lechleitner
Men · 120k+
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 425
42.05 kg92.7 lb
Diego Rojas
Men · 74k
Ranking Chile Grip II · Jul 4, 2026
GSI^[1]
Rank 426
42.0 kg92.6 lb
Amy Egly
Women · 84k+
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 427
42.0 kg92.6 lb
Jesus Moreno
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 428
41.7 kg91.9 lb
Robert Nejedly
Men · 59k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 429
41.53 kg91.6 lb
Basarab Maksim
Men · 66k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 430
41.53 kg91.6 lb
Koroleva Irina
Women · 72k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 431
41.5 kg91.5 lb
Kornienko Svetlana
Women · 72k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 432
41.5 kg91.5 lb
Pam McQueen
Women · 84k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 433
41.5 kg91.5 lb
Rebrik Aleksandra
Women · 84k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 434
41.45 kg91.4 lb
Anita SÃ¤Ã¤skÃ¶
Women · 52k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 435
41.4 kg91.3 lb
Mokhovataya Svetlana
Women · 57k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 436
41.25 kg90.9 lb
Oleg Bludilov
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 437
41.0 kg90.4 lb
Megan Benefield
Women · 84k+
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 438
40.92 kg90.2 lb
Aaron CarrUSA
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 439
40.78 kg89.9 lb
Manuela Falke
Women · 72k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 440
40.71 kg89.8 lb
Joliane Vinette
Women · 84k+
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 441
40.5 kg89.3 lb
Zdorenko Anna
Women · 57k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 442
40.2 kg88.6 lb
Ruban Daniil
Men · 59k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 443
40.2 kg88.6 lb
Verstiuk Ilia
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 444
40.1 kg88.4 lb
Danny Villafana
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 445
40.1 kg88.4 lb
Kevin Boylan
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 446
40.04 kg88.3 lb
Gritsenko Artem
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 447
40.0 kg88.2 lb
Jeremy OConnor
Men · 120k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 448
40.0 kg88.2 lb
Olga Soshina
Women · 63k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 449
39.97 kg88.1 lb
Shkolarenko Evgeniy
Men · 59k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 450
39.6 kg87.3 lb
Valentina BravoChile
Women · 57k
Ranking Chile Grip II · Jul 4, 2026
GSI^[1]
Rank 451
39.5 kg87.1 lb
Emina Alic
Women · 52k
Grasp for Gold · Jun 14, 2025
GSI^[1]
Rank 452
39.2 kg86.4 lb
Diego Fouillioux
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 453
39.2 kg86.4 lb
Sebastian Dominguez
Men · 120k+
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 454
39.19 kg86.4 lb
Kristen Sanders
Women · 84k+
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 455
39.1 kg86.2 lb
Desiree Deis
Women · 84k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 456
39.1 kg86.2 lb
Hasan Al-Hakim
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 457
39.1 kg86.2 lb
Janne Grandalen
Women · 72k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 458
39.1 kg86.2 lb
Sally Moss
Women · 72k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 459
38.56 kg85.0 lb
Joshua WolfeUSA
Men · 93k
Yeti Grip · Dec 17, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 460
38.15 kg84.1 lb
Zhirkova Elena
Women · 57k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 461
38.08 kg84.0 lb
Mohamed Khan
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 462
37.96 kg83.7 lb
Brittany Walling
Women · 84k+
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 463
37.85 kg83.4 lb
Parhomenko Alla
Women · 57k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 464
37.85 kg83.4 lb
Silje KamsvÃ¥g
Women · 72k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 465
37.8 kg83.3 lb
Brian LaaksoUSA
Men · 74k, Masters 50-59
Gripmas in July · Jul 31, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 466
37.63 kg83.0 lb
Kobzar Oksana
Women · 72k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 467
37.51 kg82.7 lb
Chrish Newell
Women · 63k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 468
37.5 kg82.7 lb
Isabell Warner
Women · 84k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 469
37.5 kg82.7 lb
Kirsty Kussatz
Women · 72k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 470
37.4 kg82.5 lb
Brittany Brecht
Women · 84k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 471
37.35 kg82.3 lb
Iselin Liadal
Women · 72k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 472
37.21 kg82.0 lb
Kathy Facey
Women · 84k+
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 473
37.2 kg82.0 lb
Koshchienko Anna
Women · 72k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 474
37.1 kg81.8 lb
Kindra Hanley
Women · 84k+
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 475
37.1 kg81.8 lb
May Britt Tynes
Women · 84k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 476
36.8 kg81.1 lb
Mel Brown
Women · 84k+
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 477
36.55 kg80.6 lb
Garkaviy Sergey
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 478
36.3 kg80.0 lb
Hayley la cioppa
Women · 84k+
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 479
36.29 kg80.0 lb
Ryan WardUSA
Men · 120k
Yeti Grip · Dec 17, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 480
36.1 kg79.6 lb
Mitchell Eldridge
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 481
36.1 kg79.6 lb
Sunniva Nordskog
Women · 72k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 482
36.04 kg79.5 lb
Katharina Maier
Women · 84k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 483
35.98 kg79.3 lb
Colin Inatsugu
Men · 74k
GripRock IV · Jul 25, 2024
GSI^[1]
Rank 484
35.45 kg78.2 lb
Aino Askala
Women · 63k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 485
35.16 kg77.5 lb
Kunitsa Artem
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 486
35.16 kg77.5 lb
Skripun Vladislav
Men · 83k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 487
35.1 kg77.4 lb
Agne Zubaviciute
Women · 63k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 488
35.1 kg77.4 lb
Ellie Parish
Women · 84k+
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 489
35.05 kg77.3 lb
Girish Vladislav
Men · 66k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 490
35.05 kg77.3 lb
Korchaka Sergey
Men · 59k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 491
35.03 kg77.2 lb
Steph Gooch
Women · 84k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 492
35.0 kg77.2 lb
Jaymin Long
Men · 66k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 493
34.1 kg75.2 lb
Ellie Crane
Women · 63k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 494
33.8 kg74.5 lb
Franziska von Canning
Women · 84k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 495
33.75 kg74.4 lb
Megan Hagedorn
Women · 72k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
GSI^[1]
Rank 496
33.72 kg74.3 lb
Kate Davies
Women · 57k
GripRock IV · Jul 25, 2024
GSI^[1]
Rank 497
33.72 kg74.3 lb
Neve Berry
Women · 63k
GripRock IV · Jul 25, 2024
GSI^[1]
Rank 498
33.5 kg73.9 lb
Katharina Lechleitner
Women · 84k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 499
33.45 kg73.7 lb
Christiane Forner
Women · 72k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
GSI^[1]
Rank 500
33.4 kg73.6 lb
Victoria Bogotopova
Women · 63k
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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