British powerlifter Sanchez Dillon has only been competing for a few years but has made huge progress together with his deadlift. He lifts within the 105KG class in British Powerlifting, the UK affiliate of the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF), and is already one in all its top deadlifters.
Dillon competed on the Arnold Sports Festival UK in Birmingham, England, on March 15, 2024. Expectations were high for his performance and he didn’t disappoint, setting a brand new IPF world record raw deadlift with a colossal 391-kilogram pull. Check out the lift below, courtesy of the IPF Instagram account:
Dillon setup in a conventional stance and stretched tall, raising his arms to the heavens before taking the barbell in a mixed grip. The bar moved steadily to lockout with no sign of a sticking point. He doesn’t appear to have reached his limit yet.
Dillon’s lift broke the IPF deadlift world record set by Poland’s Krzysztof Wierzbicki on the Reykjavik International Games in 2019 and is barely 4.5 kilograms shy of the raw world record in the category above.
Dillon broke the record on his second deadlift. For his final pull, he attempted an incredible 411 kilograms, greater than anyone within the IPF has achieved in recent history. He moved the bar from the ground well but didn’t lock out the load. It was close, though, so it won’t be long before he extends the record again.
2024 IPF Arnold Sports Festival Results — Sanchez Dillon (GBR), 105KG
- Squat
- 270 kilograms
- 285 kilograms
- 295 kilograms
- Bench Press
- 170 kilograms
- 180 kilograms
- 187.5 kilograms
- Deadlift
- 355 kilograms
- 391 kilograms — IPF Open World Record
411 kilograms
- Total — 873.5 kilograms
It’s not clear where or when Dillon will next compete, but he’s improving fast and appears set to placed on a show wherever he next takes to the platform.
