John Haack

John Haack is an American powerlifter and chemist. He is the current world record holder in the raw (without knee wraps) 90 and 100 kilogram weight class. He set the previous 82.5 kg world record of 907.5 kg on August 3, 2019, at the age of 26 at the Tribute powerlifting meet in San Antonio, Texas.[1][2] For this total, he squatted 312.5 kg, bench pressed 232.5 kg, and deadlifted 362.5 kg. This total beat his own previous records of 890 kg (set April 20, 2019) and 875 kg (set December 15, 2018). The previous record holder in this weight class was Maliek Derstine, with a total of 862.5 kg on January 23, 2016.[3]

Haack is also the world record holder in the raw (without knee wraps) 90 kilogram weight class. He broke the previous record for his first time on January 19, 2020, with a total of 932.5 kg (327.5 kg squat, 237.5 kg bench press, 367.5 kg deadlift), beating the previous record of 922.5 kg set by Jesse Norris on November 7, 2015.[4] John's most recent record in the 90 kilogram weight class was set on September 25, 2021. John managed a raw, sleeved total of 1005.5kg (340 kg squat, 263 kg bench press, 402.5 kg deadlift). This record also managed to beat the raw, sleeved records of the 100 kilograms (972.5kg) by Yury Belkin and 110 kilograms (1,000 kg) by Jamal Browner. [5]

Before switching to the USPA (United States powerlifting association), he was the 2016 International Powerlifting Federation (the major drug-tested powerlifting organization worldwide) world champion in the classic (raw without wraps) 83 kg weight class, beating multiple IPF world champion Brett Gibbs with an IPF world record total of 813 kg (298 kg squat, 200 kg bench, 315 kg deadlift).[6] This IPF world record has since been beaten by Brett Gibbs in the 2018 IPF world championships with a total of 830.5 kg[7] and by Russel Orhii with a total of 833 kg in the 2019 IPF world championships.[8]

In 2022, at the WRPF American Pro, Haack set a new record at the 89 kilogram weight class (raw). He totaled 1022 kilograms (2254.2 pounds). For this total, he squatted 345 kg (760.6 lb), benched 267.5 kg (589.7 lb), and deadlifted 410 kg (903.9 lb). [9]

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References
  1. "John Haack (181 lb) Totals 2,000 Pounds for a New All-Time World Record". BarBend. 2019-08-07. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  2. Radcliffe, J. R. "Seven Wisconsin sports stories you may have missed in 2019 (and the 10 you definitely didn't)". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  3. "Maliek Derstine". www.openpowerlifting.org. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  4. "Powerlifter John Haack Crushes 90kg All-Time World Record Total". BarBend. 2020-01-21. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  5. "Powerlifter John Haack Totals 1005.5KG at 90KG for Raw All-Time World Record". 26 September 2021.
  6. John Miller, John Haack - 813kg 1st Place 83kg - IPF World Classic Powerlifting Championships 2016, retrieved 2018-12-23
  7. "Results - International Powerlifting Federation IPF". www.powerlifting.sport. Retrieved 2018-12-23.
  8. "World Classic Powerlifting Championships 2019 - International Powerlifting Federation IPF". www.powerlifting.sport. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  9. "John Haack". www.openpowerlifting.org. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
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