On May 7, 2022, the 2022 World Deadlifting Council (WDC) Silver Dollar Deadlift World Championships took place at The Foundry gym in Paisley, Scotland. It was there Ben Thompson shattered the all-time silver-dollar deadlift world record by locking out 577.2 kilograms (1,272.5 pounds) to earn the overall contest victory and a place in the history books. A silver dollar deadlift is a partial deadlift with the barbell‘s starting position atop 18-inch blocks.
Thompson’s lift was so heavy that the barbell was not large enough to hold the requisite weight plates. Additional kettlebells were slung from the barbell on the knurling near Thompson’s hands. Check out Thompson’s world record lift in the video below, courtesy of his Instagram page, followed by the full contest’s results, which were made official on May 8, 2022. Thompson wore a lifting belt and lifting straps during his deadlift and used an overhand grip:
Note: in the caption of Thompson’s Instagram post, he lists the weight as 1,270 pounds. However, WDC listed his world record lift at 577.2 kilograms (1,272.5 pounds).
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Thompson’s new silver dollar deadlift world record eclipsed the previous one, set by Sean Hayes on April 2, 2022, at the 2022 Strongman Corporation Canada King & Queen Of The Throne contest, by 17.2 kilograms (37.9 pounds). Hayes was also competing in Scotland against Thompson and exceeded the previous world record by a tenth of a kilogram. It was good enough for second place.
2022 WDC Silver Dollar Deadlift World Championships Results
Below are the top 10 from the Men’s Open, all of whom successfully partial deadlifted over 400 kilograms:
- Ben Thompson — 577.2 kilograms
- Sean Hayes — 560.1 kilograms
- Jason P. Kohler — 558.37 kilograms
- Adan Colorado — 556 kilograms
- Darryl Burns — 461.3 kilograms
- Tyson R. Delay — 457.22 kilograms
- Kirk Ondracek — 426.76 kilograms
- Blair Clow — 424.11 kilograms
- Ulice Payne — 408.69 kilograms
- Shawn Pope — 405.97 kilograms
Women’s Open
- Gemma Black — 320 kilograms
- Ann Struthers — 260 kilograms
- Angela Abrue — 211.37 kilograms
- Kirsty Kussatz — 211.37 kilograms
- Viki Davis — 210 kilograms
- Lisa Fahy — 181.89 kilograms
- Lauren McDonaugh — 180 kilograms
- Zoe Kate McCarney — 180 kilograms
- Amy McLellan — 170 kilograms
- Courtney Okerstrom — 125.19 kilograms
Division Champions
- Zoe Kate McCarney — Female Novice Champion
- Hayden Snowling — Male Junior A Class Champion
- Courtney Okerstrom — Female 65KG Champion
- Lauren McDonaugh — Female Para Strength Champion
- Zane Le Blanc — Male 70KG Champion
- Mitch Eldridge — Male 75KG Champion
- Kirsty Kussatz — Female 75KG Champion
- David Peters — Male Masters 1 Champion | 75KG
- Lisa Fahy — Female Masters 4 Champion | 75KG
- Gemma Black — Female Sub-Masters Champion | 80KG
- Ryan McGowan — Male Junior A Class Champion | 80KG
- Viki Davis — Female Masters 1 Champion | 85KG
- Stephen Snowling — Male Masters 1 Champion | 85KG
- Neil McGowan — Male Masters 3 Champion | 90KG
- Tyson R. Delay — Male 90KG Champion
- Angela Abrue — Female Masters 2 Champion | 90KG
- Harjit Virdee — Male Masters 2 Champion | 95KG
- Shawn Pope — Male Junior 3 Champion | 95KG
- Ian Sache — Male Junior 2 Champion | 95KG
- Ann Struthers — Female 95KG Champion
- Blair Chow — Male Masters 1 Champion | 100KG
- Scott Stengel — Male 100KG Champion
- Javier Cordon — Male Sub-Masters Champion | 100KG
- Adam Colorado — Male 105KG Champion
- Darryl Burns — Male Masters 1 Champion | 105KG
- Frank Sinclair — Male Masters 5 Champion | 105KG
- Jason Kohler — Male Masters 2 Champions | 110KG
- Lee Diack — Male 110KG Champion
- Giles Sharpe — Male Masters 2 Champion | 115KG
- Samuel Watson — Male Junior 3 Champion | 115KG
- Ben Thompson — Male 115KG Champion
- Tom Fahy — Male Masters 4 Champion | 115KG
- Flavio Abrue — Male Masters 3 Champion | 120KG
- Brian May — Male Masters 2 Champion | 135KG
- Kirk Ondracek — Male Masters 1 Champion | Open
- Amy McLellan — Female Junior 3 Champion | Open
- Aidan Robb — Male Junior 3 Champion | Open
Featured image: @tbaydeadliftking on Instagram
