Kirill Sarychev

Kirill Igorevich Sarychev (Russian: Кирилл Игоревич Сарычев; born 1 January 1989) is a Russian powerlifter. He previously held the world record in the raw bench press with a lift of . In 2016, he set a world record raw three-lift powerlifting total in the Superheavyweight class.

Personal life Sarychev was born on 1 January 1989 in the town of Pugachyov, Saratov Oblast. His father was also large, standing at and weighing . which made him the fourth heaviest raw benchpresser at the time behind Scot Mendelson ( in 2005), James Henderson ( in 1997).

At the 2013 Battle of Champions, Sarychev became the third man in history to bench press raw, after, Henderson, Mendelson and Eric Spoto, reaching the milestone at the age of 24 at a bodyweight of . The record remained unbeaten until 2019, when Julius Maddox benched .

Creation of World Raw Powerlifting Federation In 2014, Sarychev founded a new powerlifting federation, the World Raw Powerlifting Federation (WRPF), and became its president. He has stated he hopes to see powerlifting become an Olympic sport.

In 2016, Sarychev set a world record with raw three-lift powerlifting total in SHW class at . He also did a successful fourth attempt squat, but it was not included in the official total. Had it been included, it would have been the all-time raw powerlifting total world record irrespective weight classes.

Grip strength In 2016, Sarychev got certified on the Captains of Crush – No.3 gripper which requires / RGC 149 of pressure to close. It is widely known as the gold standard of world class crush grip strength.

In 2025, Sarychev broke the double overhand Apollon's axle deadlift world record with a lift of . It is another highly regarded feat of grip strength in the sport of armlifting.