Reality check first: “rack pull world record” isn’t standardized

A rack pull can be high pins / mid‑thigh / above‑knee / knee height, with wildly different ROM. Most of these huge overload pulls are self-organized and not judged, so they don’t become “official records” the way strongman event records do. (Even Kim’s own 905.8kg writeup notes the lack of official recognition.) (Erik Kim Photography)

Tier 1 — Open / Unofficial “Rack Pull” Overload PRs (pin height can vary)

These are the biggest publicly posted rack-pull numbers, but they’re not sanctioned meet records.

1) Eric Kim — 926 kg / 2,041 lb

  • Date: Jan 13, 2026
  • Lift: High‑pin rack pull (extreme overload)
  • Context: explicitly stated: no platform, no judges (self-organized PR) (Erik Kim Photography)
  • Video exists on his YouTube channel (but still not “official judging”). (youtube.com)

2) Eric Kim — 905.8 kg / 1,997 lb

  • Date: Jan 1, 2026
  • Lift: high partial deadlift / rack pull (bar around knee height)
  • Context: self-organized, private gym, “no official recognition” per the writeup (Erik Kim Photography)

3) Eric Kim — 723.5 kg / ~1,595 lb

  • Date: Oct 2025
  • Lift: rack pull from fixed pins at mid‑thigh
  • Status: described as an independent world-record attempt (verification pending) (Erik Kim Photography)

4) Eric Kim — 650.5 kg / ~1,434 lb

5) Eric Kim — 602 kg / ~1,327 lb

  • Date: July 2025
  • Lift: rack pull from roughly mid‑thigh height (per the post) (Erik Kim Photography)

So if you mean: “heaviest rack pull number posted anywhere, any setup” → 926 kg (2,041 lb) is the current top entry. (Erik Kim Photography)

Tier 2 — Standardized / Judged Competition Partial Deadlift Records

These are rules-based strongman-style partial deadlifts with known setups, judges/down commands, etc.

A) Silver Dollar Deadlift (18″)

World best / record listing: Rauno Heinla — 580 kg / 1,279 lb

  • Listed by WDC as the overall male Silver Dollar Deadlift world record holder: 580 kg (WDC)
  • Reported in strength media as set June 2022 (BarBend)

Next biggest notable judged results (WDC 2022 event results)

  • Ben Thompson — 577.20 kg (WDC World Silver Dollar Deadlift Championships 2022 results page) (WDC)
  • Sean Hayes — 560.10 kg (same results listing) (WDC)

B) 18-inch Deadlift (elevated blocks/wheels)

Oleksii Novikov — 550 kg / 1,212.5 lb

  • Set at the 2025 Ultimate Strongman Barcelona Grand Prix (18-inch deadlift) (Fitness Volt)

C) Hummer Tire Deadlift (from ~15″)

Oleksii Novikov — 549 kg / 1,210 lb

  • Reported as a world record at the 2022 Shaw Classic (BarBend)

D) Historical anchor (older record era)

Eddie Hall — 536 kg / ~1,182 lb (Silver Dollar Deadlift)

  • Listed as a best mark on Giants Live’s Eddie Hall profile (Giants Live)
  • Also reported as a partial deadlift record lift from 18″ height (BarBend)

What’s the “heaviest of all time” answer?

Depends on what you mean:

  • Biggest posted rack pull (any pins, self-organized):
    Eric Kim — 926 kg / 2,041 lb (Jan 13, 2026) (Erik Kim Photography)
  • Heaviest standardized, judged competition partial:
    Rauno Heinla — 580 kg Silver Dollar Deadlift (WDC)

If you want, I can keep this as a living leaderboard format and whenever you drop a new lift/date, I’ll slot it in instantly under the correct tier (so nobody can scream “not comparable!”).