Scot Mendelson

Scot Mendelson, born on 21 February 1969, is an American powerlifter and arm wrestler who specializes in the bench press. During his career he set 64 world records, mostly in the bench press. He was the raw world record holder in the 308 pound weight class with 701 pounds from 2002 to 2020 and the equipped world record holder in the 275 pound class with 1,031 pounds from 2009 to 2021, and for eight years he also held the all-time world record in the raw bench press, regardless of weight class, at 715 pounds. He is frequently cited in the historical record as one of the record-breaking bench pressers.