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.
Career
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
Powerlifting is a strength sport that consists of three attempts at maximal weight on three lifts: squat, bench press, and deadlift. As in the sport of Olympic weightlifting, it involves the athlete attempting a maximal weight single-lift effor ...
,
bench press
The bench press, or chest press, is a weight training exercise in which the trainee presses a weight upwards while lying on a weight training bench. Although the bench press is a full-body exercise, the muscles primarily used are the pectorali ...
, push&pull and
deadlift
The deadlift is a weight training exercise in which a loaded barbell or bar is lifted off the ground to the level of the hips, torso perpendicular to the floor, before being placed back on the ground. It is one of the three powerlifting exercises, ...
.
Throughout his powerlifting career he competed in many different powerlifting federations (GPC, WPC, GPA, WUAP, IPO, WPA) 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.
Personal records
Official powerlifting competition records (raw - sleeves):
Official powerlifting competition records (raw - wraps):
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) :
National, European and World records
National records
Erni is the current Slovenian
powerlifting
Powerlifting is a strength sport that consists of three attempts at maximal weight on three lifts: squat, bench press, and deadlift. As in the sport of Olympic weightlifting, it involves the athlete attempting a maximal weight single-lift effor ...
,
bench press
The bench press, or chest press, is a weight training exercise in which the trainee presses a weight upwards while lying on a weight training bench. Although the bench press is a full-body exercise, the muscles primarily used are the pectorali ...
, push&pull and
deadlift
The deadlift is a weight training exercise in which a loaded barbell or bar is lifted off the ground to the level of the hips, torso perpendicular to the floor, before being placed back on the ground. It is one of the three powerlifting exercises, ...
record holder in −75 kg weight class in open, submaster and master category.
European records
Erni holds the current GPA European submaster
bench press
The bench press, or chest press, is a weight training exercise in which the trainee presses a weight upwards while lying on a weight training bench. Although the bench press is a full-body exercise, the muscles primarily used are the pectorali ...
and push&pull record in −75 kg weight class. He also holds IPO European submaster equipped
bench press
The bench press, or chest press, is a weight training exercise in which the trainee presses a weight upwards while lying on a weight training bench. Although the bench press is a full-body exercise, the muscles primarily used are the pectorali ...
record in −75 kg weight class.
World records
World and European Championships
Erni Gregorcic 4.jpg, Erni Gregorčič at the 2014 European Championship in Prešov, Slovakia
Erni Gregorcic 8.jpg, Erni Gregorčič after the medal ceremony at the 2014 European Championship in Prešov, Slovakia
Erni Gregorcic 10.jpg, Deadlift at the 2013 World Championship in Tampere, Finland
Erni Gregorcic 11.JPG, Erni Gregorčič at the 2013 European Championship medal ceremony in Trnava, Slovakia
Erni Gregorcic 12.JPG, Erni Gregorčič at the 2014 World Championship award ceremony in Sydney, Australia
Erni Gregorcic 13.JPG, Bench press at the 2014 European Championship in Kyiv, Ukraine
Erni Gregorcic 14.JPG, Erni Gregorčič at the 2013 World Championship medal ceremony in Eilenburg, Germany
Erni Gregorcic 16.JPG, Bench press at the 2012 European Championship in Bled, Slovenia
References
External links
Erni Gregorčič official websiteErni Gregorčič youtube channel– videos
Erni Gregorčič Allpowerlifting– competition results
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Living people
1976 births
Sportspeople from Ljubljana
Slovenian powerlifters
Slovenian sportsmen
Male powerlifters