The Eisenhart Black Deadlift Championships
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Neukirchen beim Heiligen Blut, Bavaria, Germany |
| Month played | July |
| Established | 2011 |
| Format | Deadlift competition |
The Eisenhart Black Deadlift Championships is an annual, global strength athletics competition featuring international strongmen and powerlifters from all over the world, competing exclusively in the Deadlift.[1] The competition was established in 2011 by strength and physical culture historian and promoter Sepp Maurer and is held in every July in Bavaria, Germany.[2]
The championships allow deadlifts to be performed either in equipped or raw standards and by using either the conventional or sumo stance. They use original Buddy Capps Texas Deadlift bar alongwith Eleiko calibrated plates.[1]
Heaviest lifts in championship history
Conventional deadlift
| Weight | Athlete | Year | Category | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 483 kg (1,065 lb) | Ivan Makarov | 2022 | Strongman Equipped (with a deadlift suit and straps) | [3] |
| 465 kg (1,025 lb) | Ivan Makarov | 2023 | Strongman Equipped (with a deadlift suit and straps) | [4] |
| 442.5 kg (976 lb) | Vladislav Alhazov | 2017 | Strongman Raw (without a deadlift suit, with straps) | [5] |
| 440 kg (970 lb) | Graham Hicks | 2023 | Strongman Equipped (with a deadlift suit and straps) | [4] |
| 430 kg (948 lb) | Mikhail Shivlyakov | 2018 | Strongman Raw (without a deadlift suit, with straps) | [6] |
| 425 kg (937 lb) | Vladislav Alhazov | 2018 | Strongman Raw (without a deadlift suit, with straps) | [7] |
| Ivan Makarov | 2023 | Strongman Equipped (with a deadlift suit and straps) | [4] | |
| 422.5 kg (931 lb) | Vladislav Alhazov | 2017 | Strongman Raw (without a deadlift suit, with straps) | [8] |
| 420 kg (926 lb) | Eddie Hall | 2015 | Strongman Raw (without a deadlift suit, with straps) | [9] |
| Mikhail Shivlyakov | 2023 | Strongman Raw (without a deadlift suit, with straps) | [4] | |
| Honza Jiruše | 2023 | Strongman Raw (without a deadlift suit, with straps) | [4] | |
| 407.5 kg (898 lb) | Mikhail Shivlyakov | 2023 | Strongman Raw (without a deadlift suit, with straps) | [4] |
| 405 kg (893 lb) | Fernando Arias | 2023 | Strongman Raw (without a deadlift suit, with straps) | [4] |
| 400 kg (882 lb) | Martin Wildauer | 2014 | Powerlifting Raw (without a deadlift suit or straps) | [10] |
| Steve Johnson | 2017 | Powerlifting Raw (without a deadlift suit or straps) | [11] | |
| Čestmír Šimár | 2018 | Strongman Raw (without a deadlift suit, with straps) | [12] |
Sumo deadlift
| Weight | Athlete | Year | Category | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 485 kg (1,069 lb) | Ventsislav Dimitrov | 2023 | Hybrid Raw (without a deadlift suit, with straps) | [4] |
| 452.5 kg (998 lb) | Rauno Heinla | 2022 | Hybrid Raw (without a deadlift suit, with straps) | [13] |
| 430 kg (948 lb) | Ventsislav Dimitrov | 2022 | Hybrid Raw (without a deadlift suit, with straps) | [13] |
| Ventsislav Dimitrov | 2023 | Hybrid Raw (without a deadlift suit, with straps) | [4] | |
| 422.5 kg (931 lb) | Rauno Heinla | 2022 | Hybrid Raw (without a deadlift suit, with straps) | [13] |
| 400 kg (882 lb) | Derek Thistlethwaite | 2023 | Hybrid Raw (without a deadlift suit, with straps) | [4] |
| Shane Hunt | 2023 | Hybrid Raw (without a deadlift suit, with straps) | [4] |
Hybrid raw lifts done using a sumo stance and with straps are unique to the Eisenhart Black Deadlift Championships. They are not officially recognized under the rules of strongman or powerlifting (because sumo stance is prohibited in strongman, and straps are prohibited in powerlifting).
See also
References
- ^ a b "The Eisenhart Black Invitational Tournament". Sepp Maurer, www.black-competition.de. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ Neukirchen beim Heiligen Blut, Germany (March 22, 2023). "Eisenhart Black Competition, 2025". Kinema Deutschland. Retrieved June 6, 2025.
- ^ "Eisenhart Black Competition 2022 - Ivan Makarov's Deadlift". Conny Ekholm for Strength Results. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Sepp Maurers Eisenhart 2023 - mit Graham Hicks / John Haack / Ivan Makarov / Shane Hunt..." Sportschule KINEMA. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ "442.5 on the Dead Lift! FIRST PLACE !". Passes.com. 22 October 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Eisenhart V - Black Competition: Mikhail Shivlyakov 430 Kg Deadlift". Sportschule KINEMA. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ "Eisenhart V - Black Competition: Vlad Alhazov 425 Kg Deadlift". Sportschulekinema. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ "Vlad Alhazov - 422,5 Kg im ersten Antritt". Kinema. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ "Eisenhart Challenge 2015 Big EDDIE 420kg". TOBIAS ZINSERLING. 10 May 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ Markus Büttner (July 25, 2014). "Eisenhart Challenge 2014". www.hardcore-spezies.de. Retrieved June 6, 2025.
- ^ "Steve Johnson(@forsakenwarrior) - Speed-Deadlift 400 kg". Sportschulekinema. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ Anna Schmidt (October 23, 2018). "Eisenhart Challenge 2018". www.hardcore-spezies.de. Retrieved June 6, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Eisenhart Season VI: Black Competition Bench press and Deadlift". Rauno Heinla, timestamp 2:18. Retrieved 5 December 2022.