<P> Bench press world records are the international records in bench press across the years, regardless of weight class or governing organization, for bench pressing on the back without using a bridge technique . The advent of bench press shirts, which support the lifter's shoulders and provide upward force, have increased records significantly since 1985 (for example, when the shirted record was 438.64 kg (965 lb), the unshirted record was 323.41 kg (713 lb)). As of 2018, the world record bench press without a bench shirt is 335 kg kg (738.5 lb lb), set by Silvester Simple (English) in January 2018 . The recent junior bench press world record was broken by Remi Johnson from England, who lifted 140 kg . The women bench press record (single lift) belongs to Sandra Lönn from Sweden, who lifted 235.0 kg (517 lb) and the women bench press record belongs to Hugdal Hildeborg from Norway, who lifted 227.0 kg (499.4 lb) (IPF standards). </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Weight </Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Record </Th> <Th> Gear </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 164 kg (362 lb) </Td> <Td> 1898 </Td> <Td> Georg Hackenschmidt presses 164 kg (361 lb). </Td> <Td> raw </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 165 kg (364 lb) </Td> <Td> 1916 </Td> <Td> Joe Nordquest presses 165 kg (363 lb). </Td> <Td> raw </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 227.27 kg (501.0 lb) </Td> <Td> early 1950s </Td> <Td> Doug Hepburn becomes the first man to bench press 400, 450, and 500 lb . In November 1950 he pressed 400 lb (181.82 kg). He pressed 450 lb (204.55 kg) in 1951, and 500 lb (227.27 kg) in December 1953 . </Td> <Td> raw </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 256.82 kg (566.2 lb) </Td> <Td> 1959 </Td> <Td> Bruno Sammartino presses 256.82 kg (565 lb). </Td> <Td> raw </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 279.2 kg (616 lb) </Td> <Td> 1967 </Td> <Td> Pat Casey presses 615.5 lb (279.2 kg) on March 25, 1967 and becomes the first man to bench press over 600 lb . </Td> <Td> raw </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 288.64 kg (636.3 lb) </Td> <Td> 1971 </Td> <Td> Jim Williams presses 635 lb (288.64 kg) at the Eastern USA Open . Then in November, he presses 661 lb (300.45 kg). </Td> <Td> raw </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 306.2 kg (675 lb) </Td> <Td> 1972 </Td> <Td> Jim Williams presses 675 lb (306.2 kg) with only ace bandages on his elbows, wearing a T - shirt on November 9, at the 1972 AAU World Powerlifting Championships . </Td> <Td> raw </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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