Erni Gregorčič

Erni Gregorčič (born 4 June 1976) is the most decorated and successful Slovenian powerlifter and record holder. He is a professional personal trainer and specialized strength coach.[1] He is also the coach of Mariša Golob, the most successful female in Slovenian powerlifting history.

Erni Gregorčič
Erni Gregorčič at Worlds 2015 in Athens, Georgia, USA
Personal information
Full nameErni Gregorčič
Born4 June 1976
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Occupationpersonal trainer, strength coach, powerlifter
Years active2010–present
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Websitehttp://osebnitrener.webs.com/
Sport
CountrySlovenia
SportPowerlifting
Weight class−75 kg, −82.5 kg
Event(s)Powerlifting, bench press, push & pull, deadlift
Medal record
Men's Powerliftting
Representing Slovenia
International powerlifting competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 30 1 1
European Championships 22 2 1
Total 52 3 2
Updated on 19 November 2019.
Medal record
Men's Powerlifting – raw
Representing  Slovenia
World Championship
Gold medal – first place2010 GPC PraguePowerlifting
Gold medal – first place2013 GPA TamperePowerlifting
Gold medal – first place2014 WUAP TelfsPowerlifting
Gold medal – first place2014 GPA SydneyPowerlifting
Gold medal – first place2015 GPA AthensPowerlifting
Gold medal – first place2016 WUAP HerzbergPowerlifting
Gold medal – first place2016 GPA MoscowPowerlifting
Gold medal – first place2017 WUAP PraguePowerlifting
Gold medal – first place2018 WPA LutskPowerlifting
Gold medal – first place2018 WUAP TrnavaPowerlifting
Gold medal – first place2018 IPL Saint PetersburgPowerlifting
Gold medal – first place2019 IPL LeipzigPowerlifting
European Championship
Silver medal – second place2011 GPC EgerPowerlifting
Gold medal – first place2014 GPA KyivPowerlifting
Gold medal – first place2014 GPA TbilisiPowerlifting
Gold medal – first place2015 WUAP PraguePowerlifting
Gold medal – first place2016 GPA ZadarPowerlifting
Gold medal – first place2016 WUAP GyulaPowerlifting
Gold medal – first place2017 WUAP TelfsPowerlifting
Gold medal – first place2018 WPC Le Pont-de-ClaixPowerlifting
Gold medal – first place2019 WUAP FrauenauPowerlifting
Medal record
Men's Benchpress – raw
Representing  Slovenia
World Championship
Silver medal – second place2010 GPC PragueBench press
Gold medal – first place2013 GPA TampereBench press
Gold medal – first place2014 WUAP TelfsBench press
Gold medal – first place2014 GPA SydneyBench press
Gold medal – first place2015 GPA AthensBench press
Gold medal – first place2017 WUAP PragueBench press
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place2011 GPC EgerBench press
Silver medal – second place2011 WPC PragueBench press
Gold medal – first place2012 GPC BledBench press
Gold medal – first place2014 GPA KyivBench press
Gold medal – first place2015 GPA TbilisiBench press
Medal record
Men's Powerlifting – equipped
Representing  Slovenia
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place2012 GPC BardejovPowerlifting
Gold medal – first place2013 WUAP EilenburgPowerlifting
European Championship
Gold medal – first place2012 GPC BledPowerlifting
Gold medal – first place2013 WUAP TrnavaPowerlifting
Gold medal – first place2014 WUAP PrešovPowerlifting
Medal record
Men's Benchpress – equipped
Representing  Slovenia
World Championship
Gold medal – first place2013 WUAP EilenburgBench press
European Championship
Gold medal – first place2012 GPC BledBench press
Gold medal – first place2013 WUAP TrnavaBench press
Gold medal – first place2014 IPO KyivBench press
Gold medal – first place2014 WUAP PrešovBench press
Gold medal – first place2015 WUAP PragueBench press
Gold medal – first place2016 IPO ZadarBench press
Medal record
Men's Push&Pull
Representing  Slovenia
World Championship
Gold medal – first place2014 GPA SydneyPush&Pull
Gold medal – first place2015 GPA AthensPush&Pull
Gold medal – first place2016 GPA MoscowPush&Pull
Gold medal – first place2018 IPL Saint PetersburgPush&Pull
European Championship
Gold medal – first place2015 GPA TbilisiPush&Pull
Medal record
Men's Deadlift
Representing  Slovenia
World Championship
Gold medal – first place2014 GPA SydneyDeadlift
Gold medal – first place2015 GPA AthensDeadlift
Gold medal – first place2018 WPA LutskDeadlift
Gold medal – first place2018 WUAP TrnavaDeadlift
Gold medal – first place2018 IPL Saint PetersburgDeadlift
Gold medal – first place2019 IPL LeipzigDeadlift
European Championship
Gold medal – first place2015 GPA TbilisiDeadlift
Medal record
Men's Squat
Representing  Slovenia
World Championship
Gold medal – first place2016 GPA MoscowSquat

Career

In 1998 Erni Gregorčič started working in a local gym as a personal trainer and trained on daily basis. During his active years as a personal trainer he discovered powerlifting and was compelled to try it. He started competing in 2010 and since then won more than 30 World and European Championship titles in powerlifting, bench press, push&pull and deadlift.[2]

Throughout his powerlifting career he competed in many different powerlifting federations (GPC, WPC, GPA, WUAP, IPO, WPA) and still holds World and European records in a few of them. He is currently actively participating and competing in WUAP and GPA and is also Slovenian president of this two federations.

Personal records

Official powerlifting competition records (raw - sleeves):

Squat210 kg
Bench press151 kg
Deadlift260 kg
Total620 kg

Official powerlifting competition records (raw - wraps):

Squat220 kg
Bench press151 kg
Deadlift256 kg
Total623 kg

Official powerlifting competition records (equipped):

Squat230 kg
Bench press170 kg
Deadlift225 kg
Total625 kg

Official bench press competition record (raw):

Bench press151 kg

Official bench press competition record (equipped):

Bench press182,5 kg

Official push&pull competition records (raw) :

Bench press150 kg
Deadlift251 kg
Total396 kg

Official deadlift competition record (raw) :

Deadlift260 kg
Erni Gregorčič after the award ceremony at 2018 WPA World Championship in Lutsk, Ukraine.
Erni Gregorčič and Mariša Golob after competition at the 2013 Worlds Championship in Tampere, Finland
Erni Gregorčič at the 2010 World Championship in Prague, Czech Republic
Erni Gregorčič at the 2013 European Championship in Trnava, Slovakia
Deadlift at the 2016 World Championships in Moscow, Russia

National, European and World records

National records

Erni is the current Slovenian powerlifting, bench press, push&pull and deadlift record holder in −75 kg weight class in open, submaster and master category.

European records

Erni holds the current GPA European submaster bench press and push&pull record in −75 kg weight class.[3][4] He also holds IPO European submaster equipped bench press record in −75 kg weight class.[5]

World records

FederationEventTypeWeight classCategory
WUAPPowerlifting (squat)raw−75 kgsubmaster
WUAPPowerlifting (bench press)raw−75 kgsubmaster
WUAPPowerlifting (total)raw−75 kgsubmaster
WUAPPowerlifting (squat)raw−75 kgmaster 40-44
WUAPPowerlifting (bench press)raw−75 kgmaster 40-44
WUAPPowerlifting (deadlift)raw−75 kgmaster 40-44
WUAPPowerlifting (total)raw−75 kgmaster 40-44
WUAPBench pressraw−75 kgsubmaster
WUAPDeadliftraw−75 kgmaster 40-44
WUAPDeadliftraw−82,5 kgmaster 40-44
WPAPowerlifting (squat)raw−75 kgmaster 40-44
WPAPowerlifting (deadlift)raw−75 kgmaster 40-44
WPAPowerlifting (total)raw−75 kgmaster 40-44
WPADeadliftraw−75 kgmaster 40-44
WPCPowerlifting (squat)raw−75 kgmaster 40-44
WPCPowerlifting (deadlift)raw−75 kgmaster 40-44
WPCPowerlifting (total)raw−75 kgmaster 40-44
GPAPowerlifting (deadlift)raw−75 kgmaster 40-49
GPAPush&Pull (bench press)raw−75 kgmaster 40-49
GPAPush&Pull (deadlift)raw−75 kgmaster 40-49
GPAPush&Pull (total)raw−75 kgmaster 40-49
IPLPowerlifting (deadlift)raw (sleeves)−75 kgmaster 40-44
IPLDeadliftraw−75 kgmaster 40-44

World and European Championships

PlaceChampionshipsDateLocationEventTypeWeight classCategory
1GPC World Championships6–11 Sep 2010Czech Republic Prague, Czech RepublicPowerliftingraw−75 kgopen
2GPC World Championships6–11 Sep 2010Czech Republic Prague, Czech RepublicBench pressraw−75 kgopen
2GPC European Championships12–19 Jun 2011Hungary Eger, HungaryPowerliftingraw−75 kgopen
3GPC European Championships12–19 Jun 2011Hungary Eger, HungaryBench pressraw−75 kgopen
2WPC European Championships27 Jun – 2 July 2011Czech Republic Prague, Czech RepublicBench pressraw−75 kgopen
1GPC European Championships14–19 May 2012Slovenia Bled, SloveniaPowerliftingequipped−75 kgopen
1GPC European Championships14–19 May 2012Slovenia Bled, SloveniaBench pressequipped−75 kgopen
1GPC European Championships14–19 May 2012Slovenia Bled, SloveniaBench pressraw−75 kgopen
3GPC World Championships17–22 Sep 2012Slovakia Bardejov, SlovakiaPowerliftingequipped−75 kgopen
4GPC World Championships17–22 Sep 2012Slovakia Bardejov, SlovakiaBench pressequipped−75 kgopen
4GPC World Championships17–22 Sep 2012Slovakia Bardejov, SlovakiaBench pressraw−75 kgopen
1WUAP European Championships12–15 Jun 2013Slovakia Trnava, SlovakiaPowerliftingequipped−75 kgsubmaster
1WUAP European Championships12–15 Jun 2013Slovakia Trnava, SlovakiaBench pressequipped−75 kgsubmaster
1WUAP World Championships25–28 Sep 2013Germany Eilenburg, GermanyPowerliftingequipped−82,5 kgsubmaster
1WUAP World Championships25–28 Sep 2013Germany Eilenburg, GermanyBench pressequipped−82,5 kgsubmaster
1GPA World Championships5–8 Dec 2013Finland Tampere, FinlandPowerliftingraw−75 kgsubmaster
1GPA World Championships5–8 Dec 2013Finland Tampere, FinlandBench pressraw−75 kgsubmaster
1GPA European Championships4–5 May 2014Ukraine Kyiv, UkrainePowerliftingraw−75 kgsubmaster
1GPA European Championships4–5 May 2014Ukraine Kyiv, UkraineBench pressraw−75 kgsubmaster
1IPO European Championships4–5 May 2014Ukraine Kyiv, UkraineBench pressequipped−75 kgsubmaster
1WUAP European Championships13–14 Jun 2014Slovakia Prešov, SlovakiaPowerliftingequipped−75 kgsubmaster
1WUAP European Championships13–14 Jun 2014Slovakia Prešov, SlovakiaBench pressequipped−75 kgsubmaster
1WUAP World Championships7–11 Oct 2014Austria Telfs, AustriaPowerliftingraw−75 kgsubmaster
1WUAP World Championships7–11 Oct 2014Austria Telfs, AustriaBench pressraw−75 kgsubmaster
1GPA World Championships21–24 Nov 2014Australia Sydney, AustraliaPowerliftingraw−75 kgsubmaster
1GPA World Championships21–24 Nov 2014Australia Sydney, AustraliaBench pressraw−75 kgsubmaster
1GPA World Championships21–24 Nov 2014Australia Sydney, AustraliaDeadliftraw−75 kgsubmaster
1GPA World Championships21–24 Nov 2014Australia Sydney, AustraliaPush&Pullraw−75 kgsubmaster
1GPA European Championships24–26 Apr 2015Georgia (country) Tbilisi, GeorgiaPowerliftingraw−75 kgsubmaster
1GPA European Championships24–26 Apr 2015Georgia (country) Tbilisi, GeorgiaBench pressraw−75 kgsubmaster
1GPA European Championships24–26 Apr 2015Georgia (country) Tbilisi, GeorgiaDeadliftraw−75 kgsubmaster
1GPA European Championships24–26 Apr 2015Georgia (country) Tbilisi, GeorgiaPush&Pullraw−75 kgsubmaster
1WUAP European Championships16–20 Jun 2015Czech Republic Prague, Czech RepublicPowerliftingraw−75 kgsubmaster
1WUAP European Championships16–20 Jun 2015Czech Republic Prague, Czech RepublicBench pressequipped−75 kgsubmaster
1GPA World Championships8–11 Oct 2015United States Athens, Georgia, United StatesPowerliftingraw−75 kgsubmaster
1GPA World Championships8–11 Oct 2015United States Athens, Georgia, United StatesBench pressraw−75 kgsubmaster
1GPA World Championships8–11 Oct 2015United States Athens, Georgia, United StatesDeadliftraw−75 kgsubmaster
1GPA World Championships8–11 Oct 2015United States Athens, Georgia, United StatesPush&Pullraw−75 kgsubmaster
1GPA European Championships27–29 May 2016Croatia Zadar, CroatiaPowerliftingraw−75 kgsubmaster
1IPO European Championships27–29 May 2016Croatia Zadar, CroatiaBench pressequipped−82,5 kgsubmaster
1WUAP European Championships15–18 June 2016Hungary Gyula, HungaryPowerliftingraw−75 kgmaster
1WUAP World Championships4–11 Oct 2016Germany Herzberg, GermanyPowerliftingraw−75 kgmaster
1GPA World Championships8–11 Dec 2016Russia Moscow, RussiaPowerliftingraw−75 kgmaster
1GPA World Championships8–11 Dec 2016Russia Moscow, RussiaSquatraw−75 kgmaster
1GPA World Championships8–11 Dec 2016Russia Moscow, RussiaPush&Pullraw−75 kgmaster
1GPA World Championships8–11 Dec 2016Russia Moscow, RussiaPush&Pullraw−75 kgopen
1WUAP European Championships12–17 June 2017Austria Telfs, AustriaPowerliftingraw−75 kgmaster
1WUAP World Championships17–22 October 2017Czech Republic Prague, Czech RepublicBench pressraw−75 kgmaster
1WUAP World Championships17–22 October 2017Czech Republic Prague, Czech RepublicPowerliftingraw−75 kgmaster
1WPA World Championships15–20 May 2018Ukraine Lutsk, UkrainePowerliftingraw−75 kgmaster
1WPA World Championships15–20 May 2018Ukraine Lutsk, UkraineDeadliftraw−75 kgmaster
1WPC European Championships23–29 June 2018France Le Pont-de-Claix, FrancePowerliftingraw−75 kgmaster
1WUAP World Championships15–21 October 2018Slovakia Trnava, SlovakiaPowerliftingraw−75 kgmaster
1WUAP World Championships15–21 October 2018Slovakia Trnava, SlovakiaDeadliftraw−82,5 kgmaster
1IPL World Championships7–9 December 2018Russia Saint Petersburg, RussiaPowerliftingraw (sleeves)−75 kgmaster
1IPL World Championships7–9 December 2018Russia Saint Petersburg, RussiaPush&Pullraw−75 kgmaster
1IPL World Championships7–9 December 2018Russia Saint Petersburg, RussiaPush&Pullraw−75 kgopen
1IPL World Championships7–9 December 2018Russia Saint Petersburg, RussiaDeadliftraw−75 kgmaster
1WUAP European Championships17–22 June 2019GermanyFrauenau, GermanyPowerliftingraw−75 kgmaster
1IPL World Championships18–20 October 2019Germany Leipzig, GermanyPowerliftingraw−75 kgmaster
1IPL World Championships18–20 October 2019Germany Leipzig, GermanyDeadliftraw−75 kgmaster
Erni Gregorčič at the 2014 World Championship in Sydney, Australia

References

  1. "Domov". EG OSEBNI TRENER. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  2. "Gregorčič Erni – powerlifting and bench press performances, records, bio, photo, video". en.allpowerlifting.com. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  3. "European Bench Press Records". globalpowerliftingalliance.com. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  4. "GPA European Push Pull Records". globalpowerliftingalliance.com. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  5. "IPO Equipped Bench Press Records". globalpowerliftingalliance.com. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
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