John Haack

About

John Haack is an American powerlifter. Haack is often considered one of the greatest pound-for-pound powerlifters of all time as well as one of the greatest powerlifters of the modern age.
Being a world record-holder in multiple weight classes, he is the current world record holder in raw powerlifting in the 90 and 100 kilogram weight classes.

Haack broke the IPF junior and open squat world record with 298 kilograms and a total world record with 813 kilograms in 2016, at age 23. He would secure first place at the competition, defeating Brett Gibbs in the 83 kilogram weight class. This IPF world record has since been surpassed by Brett Gibbs at the 2018 IPF world classic championships with a total of 830.5 kg.
In 2019, Haack set the previous 82.5 kg world record of 907.5 kg at the Tribute powerlifting meet in San Antonio, Texas. For this total, he squatted 312.5 kg, bench pressed 232.5 kg, and deadlifted 362.5 kg. This total beat his own previous record of 890 kg.
Haack is also the world record holder in the raw (without knee wraps) 90 kilogram weight class. In 2020, he broke the previous record for his first time, with a total of 932.5 kg (327.5 kg squat…