Bench press world records are the international records in bench press

Bench press

The bench press is an exercise of the upper body. For bodybuilding purposes, it is used to stimulate the pectorals, deltoids, and triceps. While on his or her back, the person performing the bench press lowers a weight to the level of the chest, then pushes it back up until the arm is straight...

 across the years, regardless of weight class or governing organization, for bench pressing on the back without using a bridge technique. The advent of bench press shirts

Bench shirt

A bench shirt is a stiff supportive shirt, used to improve performance in the bench press, most often in powerlifting competitions. Bench shirts are usually made of polyester, denim, or canvas and come in single- or multi-ply thicknesses....

, which support the lifter's shoulders and provide upward force, have increased records significantly (for example, when the shirted record was 965 lbs (438.64 kg), the unshirted record was just 713 lbs (323.41 kg)).

Year	Record
1898	Georg Hackenschmidt Georg Hackenschmidt Georg Karl Julius Hackenschmidt was an early 20th-century Estonian strongman and professional wrestler, and the first free-style heavyweight champion of the world. He launched his professional career in Russia and lived most of his life in London, England, where he gained the nickname of 'The...  presses 361 lbs (164.09 kg).
1916	Joe Nordquest presses 363 lbs (165 kg).
1950s	Doug Hepburn Doug Hepburn Doug Ivan Hepburn was a Canadian world-champion weightlifter.Born in Vancouver with a club foot and cross-eyed, Hepburn overcame these handicaps, setting a Canadian record for weightlifting in 1950 and winning gold medals at the 1953 world championships in Stockholm and the 1954 British Empire and...  becomes the first man to bench 400, 450, and 500 pounds. In November 1950 he pressed 400 lbs (181.82 kg). He pressed 450 lbs (204.55 kg) in 1951, and 500 lbs (227.27 kg). in December 1953.
1967	Pat Casey presses 615 lbs (279.55 kg). and becomes the first man to bench press over 600 lbs.
1971	Jim Williams presses 635 lbs (288.64 kg) at the Eastern USA Open. Then in November, he presses 661 lbs (300.45 kg).
1972	Jim Williams presses 675 lbs (306.82 kg) at the 1972 AAU Amateur Athletic Union The Amateur Athletic Union is one of the largest non-profit volunteer sports organizations in the United States. A multi-sport organization, the AAU is dedicated exclusively to the promotion and development of amateur sports and physical fitness programs.-History:The AAU was founded in 1888 to...  World Powerlifting Championships.
1985	Ted Arcidi Ted Arcidi Theodore "Ted" Arcidi is an American former professional wrestler, actor and powerlifter.-Early life:The son of a nurse and doctor and one of seven children, Ted was born in Buffalo, New York, and took a different route from the family's academia tradition...  is the first man to bench press over 700 lbs with a lift of 705 lbs (320.45 kg).
1993	Anthony Clark Anthony Clark (powerlifter) Anthony Wayne Clark was an American powerlifter, holder of the world record for the bench press and member of the York Barbell Hall of Fame....  presses 725 lbs (329.55 kg). in May and then in September breaks his own record with a 735 lbs (334.09 kg). lift.
1995	Jamie Harris presses 740 lbs (336.36 kg).
1999	Tim Isaac is the first man to bench press over 800 lbs with a lift of 802 lbs (364.55 kg).
2003	Gene Rychlak Gene Rychlak -Career:Rychlak was the first person to perform a bench press of over both and . His bodyweight is in excess of 345 lb . Rychlak previously held the record for the world's heaviest assisted bench press of 1010 lb December 16, 2006 in Lake George, NY...  is the first man to bench press 900 lbs (409.09 kg).
2004	Gene Rychlak is the first man to bench press over 1000 lbs. with a lift of 1004 lbs (456.36 kg) in November
2006	Scot Mendelson Scot Mendelson Scot Mendelson is an American powerlifter.Mendelson is Jewish, and grew up in Brooklyn, New York.He is the current world record holder in the raw bench press with a press at the New England Bench Press Classic on May 22, 2005. He also held the world record in equipped bench press...  presses 1008 lbs (458.18 kg) in February.
2006	Gene Rychlak presses 1010 lbs (459.09 kg) (December 16).
2007	Ryan Kennelly Ryan Kennelly Ryan Kennelly is an American powerlifter who specializes in the bench press. As of November 8, 2008, Kennelly holds the World Powerlifting Organization world record in the assisted bench press with a lift of 1075 lbs during the Pride Strength Wars held in Kennewick, Washington... presses 1036 lbs (470.91 kg). (September 22–23).
2007	Ryan Kennelly presses 1050 lbs (477.27 kg). (December 1).
2008	Ryan Kennelly presses 1070 lbs (486.36 kg). (April 12).
2008	Ryan Kennelly presses 1074 lbs (488.18 kg). (July 12).
2008	Ryan Kennelly presses 1075 lbs (488.64 kg). (November 8).