Heaviest deadlift (male)

Heaviest deadlift (male)
Who
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson
What
510 kilogram(s)
Where
United Kingdom (Birmingham)
When
06 September 2025

The heaviest deadlift is 510 kg (1,124.36 lb), achieved by Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (Iceland) at the World Deadlift Championships 2025 in Birmingham, West Midlands, UK, on 6 September 2025.

Björnsson surpassed his previous mark of 505 kg (1,113.33 lb), which he set at the Eisenhart Black Deadlift Championships in Bavaria, Germany, on 26 July 2025.

The Icelandic strongman is known for playing "The Mountain" in Game of Thrones (HBO, USA/UK).