British Powerlifting Union records BPU

Welcome to the BPU records section. As you know we are the only British licensed federation to the World Powerlifting Congress.

Here you will find links to our own British records and the WPC European and WPC World records.

All record enquiries go to : records@britishpowerliftingunion.co.uk 

CURRENT BPU BRITISH RECORDS

Full Power:

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Bench Only:

Multi-Ply-Bench-Only-Records-BPU-Updated-08.06.25

Single-Ply-Bench-Only-Records-BPU-Updated-08.06.25

Raw-Bench-Only-BPU-Updated-11.09.2025

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Deadlift Only:

Singly-Ply-DL-Only-BPU-Updated-7.12.23

Multiply-DL-Only-BPU-Updated-9.4.24

Raw-Deadlift-Only-Records-BPU-Updated-11.09.25

Bomb Squad Unlimited Category Bench only British Records: (please note, minimum standards apply)

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Record Attempts

You can attempt British records at any of our regional or national competitions and for European and World records it needs to be an internationally recognised competition like a World Championship or Europeans or a WPC sanctioned event. Always check if the competition is WPC sanctioned before going for a European or World record.

World record certificates have ALWAYS been free to claim from the WPC and you should never be asked for money for them. The WPC will send out your e-certificate PDF direct from them free of charge.

Record Errors

Records are fiddly – mistakes can happen so for anything which needs amended please email records@britishpowerliftingunion.co.uk

BRITISH RECORD CLAIMING FORM:

PLEASE READ THIS!! IT IS IMPORTANT!!

ALL inquiries regarding records MUST be emailed to records@britishpowerliftingunion.co.uk – please DO NOT contact them personally through Facebook etc. 

You will get a virtual copy in PDF of your certificate if you tick the correct box that states that you want a PDF certificate and not just your record updated. 

Please remember that RAW is without knee wraps or sleeves – and CLASSIC RAW is WITH knee wraps or sleeves. 

This is the link to claim your British record which will then be updated on the web site: 

https://form.jotform.com/221155846680358

EUROPEAN AND WORLD RECORDS – the process

As you are a member of the BRITISH federation, we DO NOT deal with the European or World records certificates. Anyone that emails our records registrar asking for certificates other than British ones will be beaten with a referee light.

So, what happens when you break a European or World record?

The results from INTERNATIONAL sanctioned events where you can ONLY break European and World Records are sent to the WPC and AWPC in the USA. If you didnt declare it on platform, then it wont be logged and you wont get it. The European records are then sent, by the USA to Russia who look after the European records. You ONLY get certificates for WORLD records. 

For World and European record claiming please complete to following form and  go to: https://form.jotform.com/213275963362056

If you have queries about your World or European record then you need to contact them and the details are on the WPC/AWPC web site http://www.worldpowerliftingcongress.com