Erni Gregorčič

Erni Gregorčič (born 4 June 1976) is the most decorated and successful Slovenian powerlifter and record holder. He is a professional personal trainer and specialized strength coach. He is also the coach of Mariša Golob, the most successful female in Slovenian powerlifting history.

In 1998 Erni Gregorčič started working in a local gym as a personal trainer and trained on daily basis. During his active years as a personal trainer he discovered powerlifting and was compelled to try it. He started competing in 2010 and since then won more than 30 World and European Championship titles in powerlifting, bench press, push&pull and deadlift.

Throughout his powerlifting career he competed in many different powerlifting federations (GPC, WPC, GPA, WUAP, IPO) and still holds World and European records in a few of them. He is currently actively participating and competing in WUAP and GPA and is also Slovenian president of this two federations.

Official powerlifting competition records (raw):

Official powerlifting competition records (equipped):

Official bench press competition record (raw):

Official bench press competition record (equipped):

Official push&pull competition records (raw) :

Official deadlift competition record (raw) :

Erni Gregorčič after the medal ceremony at the 2015 European Championship in Tbilisi, Georgia

Erni Gregorčič and Mariša Golob after competition at the 2013 Worlds Championship in Tampere, Finland

Erni Gregorčič at the 2010 World Championship in Prague, Czech Republic

Erni Gregorčič at the 2013 European Championship in Trnava, Slovakia

Deadlift at the 2016 World Championships in Moscow, Russia

National records

Erni is the current Slovenian powerlifting, bench press, push&pull and deadlift record holder in −75 kg weight class in both submaster and open categories.

European records

Erni holds the current GPA European submaster bench press and push&pull record in −75 kg weight class. He also holds IPO European submaster equipped bench press record in −75 kg weight class.

World records

At the moment Gregorčič holds 12 WUAP world records in raw powerlifting, raw bench press and raw deadlift in −75 kg weight class, open, submaster and master category. Erni is also GPA push&pull World record holder in −75 kg, submaster category. As of December 2016 Erni Gregorčič also holds GPA world record in deadlift (full meet) as well as all three world records in push&pull (bench press, deadlift and total), all in master 1 category.

Place	Championships	Date	Location	Event	Type	Weight class	Category
1	GPC World Championships	6–11 Sep 2010	Prague, Czech Republic	Powerlifting	raw	−75 kg	open
2	GPC World Championships	6–11 Sep 2010	Prague, Czech Republic	Bench press	raw	−75 kg	open
2	GPC European Championships	12–19 Jun 2011	Eger, Hungary	Powerlifting	raw	−75 kg	open
3	GPC European Championships	12–19 Jun 2011	Eger, Hungary	Bench press	raw	−75 kg	open
2	WPC European Championships	27 Jun – 2 July 2011	Prague, Czech Republic	Bench press	raw	−75 kg	open
1	GPC European Championships	14–19 May 2012	Bled, Slovenia	Powerlifting	equipped	−75 kg	open
1	GPC European Championships	14–19 May 2012	Bled, Slovenia	Bench press	equipped	−75 kg	open
1	GPC European Championships	14–19 May 2012	Bled, Slovenia	Bench press	raw	−75 kg	open
3	GPC World Championships	17–22 Sep 2012	Bardejov, Slovakia	Powerlifting	equipped	−75 kg	open
4	GPC World Championships	17–22 Sep 2012	Bardejov, Slovakia	Bench press	equipped	−75 kg	open
4	GPC World Championships	17–22 Sep 2012	Bardejov, Slovakia	Bench press	raw	−75 kg	open
1	WUAP European Championships	12–15 Jun 2013	Trnava, Slovakia	Powerlifting	equipped	−75 kg	submaster
1	WUAP European Championships	12–15 Jun 2013	Trnava, Slovakia	Bench press	equipped	−75 kg	submaster
1	WUAP World Championships	25–28 Sep 2013	Eilenburg, Germany	Powerlifting	equipped	−82,5 kg	submaster
1	WUAP World Championships	25–28 Sep 2013	Eilenburg, Germany	Bench press	equipped	−82,5 kg	submaster
1	GPA World Championships	5–8 Dec 2013	Tampere, Finland	Powerlifting	raw	−75 kg	submaster
1	GPA World Championships	5–8 Dec 2013	Tampere, Finland	Bench press	raw	−75 kg	submaster
1	GPA European Championships	4–5 May 2014	Kiev, Ukraine	Powerlifting	raw	−75 kg	submaster
1	GPA European Championships	4–5 May 2014	Kiev, Ukraine	Bench press	raw	−75 kg	submaster
1	IPO European Championships	4–5 May 2014	Kiev, Ukraine	Bench press	equipped	−75 kg	submaster
1	WUAP European Championships	13–14 Jun 2014	Prešov, Slovakia	Powerlifting	equipped	−75 kg	submaster
1	WUAP European Championships	13–14 Jun 2014	Prešov, Slovakia	Bench press	equipped	−75 kg	submaster
1	WUAP World Championships	7–11 Oct 2014	Telfs, Austria	Powerlifting	raw	−75 kg	submaster
1	WUAP World Championships	7–11 Oct 2014	Telfs, Austria	Bench press	raw	−75 kg	submaster
1	GPA World Championships	21–24 Nov 2014	Sydney, Australia	Powerlifting	raw	−75 kg	submaster
1	GPA World Championships	21–24 Nov 2014	Sydney, Australia	Bench press	raw	−75 kg	submaster
1	GPA World Championships	21–24 Nov 2014	Sydney, Australia	Deadlift	raw	−75 kg	submaster
1	GPA World Championships	21–24 Nov 2014	Sydney, Australia	Push&Pull	raw	−75 kg	submaster
1	GPA European Championships	24–26 Apr 2015	Tbilisi, Georgia	Powerlifting	raw	−75 kg	submaster
1	GPA European Championships	24–26 Apr 2015	Tbilisi, Georgia	Bench press	raw	−75 kg	submaster
1	GPA European Championships	24–26 Apr 2015	Tbilisi, Georgia	Deadlift	raw	−75 kg	submaster
1	GPA European Championships	24–26 Apr 2015	Tbilisi, Georgia	Push&Pull	raw	−75 kg	submaster
1	WUAP European Championships	16–20 Jun 2015	Prague, Czech Republic	Powerlifting	raw	−75 kg	submaster
1	WUAP European Championships	16–20 Jun 2015	Prague, Czech Republic	Bench press	equipped	−75 kg	submaster
1	GPA World Championships	8–11 Oct 2015	Athens, Georgia, United States	Powerlifting	raw	−75 kg	submaster
1	GPA World Championships	8–11 Oct 2015	Athens, Georgia, United States	Bench press	raw	−75 kg	submaster
1	GPA World Championships	8–11 Oct 2015	Athens, Georgia, United States	Deadlift	raw	−75 kg	submaster
1	GPA World Championships	8–11 Oct 2015	Athens, Georgia, United States	Push&Pull	raw	−75 kg	submaster
1	GPA European Championships	27–29 May 2016	Zadar, Croatia	Powerlifting	raw	−75 kg	submaster
1	IPO European Championships	27–29 May 2016	Zadar, Croatia	Bench press	equipped	−82,5 kg	submaster
1	WUAP European Championships	15–18 June 2016	Gyula, Hungary	Powerlifting	raw	−75 kg	master
1	WUAP World Championships	4–11 Oct 2016	Herzberg, Germany	Powerlifting	raw	−75 kg	master
1	GPA World Championships	8–11 Dec 2016	Moscow, Russia	Powerlifting	raw	−75 kg	master
1	GPA World Championships	8–11 Dec 2016	Moscow, Russia	Squat	raw	−75 kg	master
1	GPA World Championships	8–11 Dec 2016	Moscow, Russia	Push&Pull	raw	−75 kg	master
1	GPA World Championships	8–11 Dec 2016	Moscow, Russia	Push&Pull	raw	−75 kg	open

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  Erni Gregorčič at the 2014 European Championship in Prešov, Slovakia

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  Erni Gregorčič after the medal ceremony at the 2014 European Championship in Prešov, Slovakia

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  Deadlift at the 2013 World Championship in Tampere, Finland

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  Erni Gregorčič at the 2013 European Championship medal ceremony in Trnava, Slovakia

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  Erni Gregorčič at the 2014 World Championship award ceremony in Sydney, Australia

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  Bench press at the 2014 European Championship in Kiev, Ukraine

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  Erni Gregorčič at the 2013 World Championship medal ceremony in Eilenburg, Germany

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  Bench press at the 2012 European Championship in Bled, Slovenia

Erni Gregorčič at the 2014 World Championship in Sydney, Australia