Erni Gregorčič

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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.[1] He is also the coach of Mariša Golob, the most successful female in Slovenian powerlifting history.

Erni Gregorčič
Erni Gregorčič at Worlds 2015 in Athens, Georgia, USA
Personal information
Full nameErni Gregorčič
Born4 June 1976
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Occupation(s)personal trainer, strength coach, powerlifter
Years active2010–present
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Websitehttp://osebnitrener.webs.com/
Sport
CountrySlovenia
SportPowerlifting
Weight class−75 kg, −82.5 kg
Event(s)Powerlifting, bench press, push & pull, deadlift
Medal record
Men's Powerliftting
Representing Slovenia
International powerlifting competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 30 1 1
European Championships 22 2 1
Total 52 3 2
Updated on 19 November 2019.
Medal record
Men's Powerlifting – raw
Representing  Slovenia
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2010 GPC Prague Powerlifting
Gold medal – first place 2013 GPA Tampere Powerlifting
Gold medal – first place 2014 WUAP Telfs Powerlifting
Gold medal – first place 2014 GPA Sydney Powerlifting
Gold medal – first place 2015 GPA Athens Powerlifting
Gold medal – first place 2016 WUAP Herzberg Powerlifting
Gold medal – first place 2016 GPA Moscow Powerlifting
Gold medal – first place 2017 WUAP Prague Powerlifting
Gold medal – first place 2018 WPA Lutsk Powerlifting
Gold medal – first place 2018 WUAP Trnava Powerlifting
Gold medal – first place 2018 IPL Saint Petersburg Powerlifting
Gold medal – first place 2019 IPL Leipzig Powerlifting
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2011 GPC Eger Powerlifting
Gold medal – first place 2014 GPA Kyiv Powerlifting
Gold medal – first place 2014 GPA Tbilisi Powerlifting
Gold medal – first place 2015 WUAP Prague Powerlifting
Gold medal – first place 2016 GPA Zadar Powerlifting
Gold medal – first place 2016 WUAP Gyula Powerlifting
Gold medal – first place 2017 WUAP Telfs Powerlifting
Gold medal – first place 2018 WPC Le Pont-de-Claix Powerlifting
Gold medal – first place 2019 WUAP Frauenau Powerlifting
Medal record
Men's Benchpress – raw
Representing  Slovenia
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2010 GPC Prague Bench press
Gold medal – first place 2013 GPA Tampere Bench press
Gold medal – first place 2014 WUAP Telfs Bench press
Gold medal – first place 2014 GPA Sydney Bench press
Gold medal – first place 2015 GPA Athens Bench press
Gold medal – first place 2017 WUAP Prague Bench press
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2011 GPC Eger Bench press
Silver medal – second place 2011 WPC Prague Bench press
Gold medal – first place 2012 GPC Bled Bench press
Gold medal – first place 2014 GPA Kyiv Bench press
Gold medal – first place 2015 GPA Tbilisi Bench press
Medal record
Men's Powerlifting – equipped
Representing  Slovenia
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2012 GPC Bardejov Powerlifting
Gold medal – first place 2013 WUAP Eilenburg Powerlifting
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2012 GPC Bled Powerlifting
Gold medal – first place 2013 WUAP Trnava Powerlifting
Gold medal – first place 2014 WUAP Prešov Powerlifting
Medal record
Men's Benchpress – equipped
Representing  Slovenia
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2013 WUAP Eilenburg Bench press
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2012 GPC Bled Bench press
Gold medal – first place 2013 WUAP Trnava Bench press
Gold medal – first place 2014 IPO Kyiv Bench press
Gold medal – first place 2014 WUAP Prešov Bench press
Gold medal – first place 2015 WUAP Prague Bench press
Gold medal – first place 2016 IPO Zadar Bench press
Medal record
Men's Push&Pull
Representing  Slovenia
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2014 GPA Sydney Push&Pull
Gold medal – first place 2015 GPA Athens Push&Pull
Gold medal – first place 2016 GPA Moscow Push&Pull
Gold medal – first place 2018 IPL Saint Petersburg Push&Pull
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2015 GPA Tbilisi Push&Pull
Medal record
Men's Deadlift
Representing  Slovenia
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2014 GPA Sydney Deadlift
Gold medal – first place 2015 GPA Athens Deadlift
Gold medal – first place 2018 WPA Lutsk Deadlift
Gold medal – first place 2018 WUAP Trnava Deadlift
Gold medal – first place 2018 IPL Saint Petersburg Deadlift
Gold medal – first place 2019 IPL Leipzig Deadlift
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2015 GPA Tbilisi Deadlift
Medal record
Men's Squat
Representing  Slovenia
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2016 GPA Moscow Squat

Career[edit]

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, bench press, push&pull and deadlift.[2]

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[edit]

Official powerlifting competition records (raw - sleeves):

Squat 210 kg
Bench press 151 kg
Deadlift 260 kg
Total 620 kg

Official powerlifting competition records (raw - wraps):

Squat 220 kg
Bench press 151 kg
Deadlift 256 kg
Total 623 kg

Official powerlifting competition records (equipped):

Squat 230 kg
Bench press 170 kg
Deadlift 225 kg
Total 625 kg

Official bench press competition record (raw):

Bench press 151 kg

Official bench press competition record (equipped):

Bench press 182,5 kg

Official push&pull competition records (raw) :

Bench press 150 kg
Deadlift 251 kg
Total 396 kg

Official deadlift competition record (raw) :

Deadlift 260 kg
Erni Gregorčič after the award ceremony at 2018 WPA World Championship in Lutsk, Ukraine.
Erni Gregorčič and Mariša Golob after competition at the 2013 Worlds Championship in Tampere, Finland
Erni Gregorčič at the 2010 World Championship in Prague, Czech Republic
Erni Gregorčič at the 2013 European Championship in Trnava, Slovakia
Deadlift at the 2016 World Championships in Moscow, Russia

National, European and World records[edit]

National records[edit]

Erni is the current Slovenian powerlifting, bench press, push&pull and deadlift record holder in −75 kg weight class in open, submaster and master category.

European records[edit]

Erni holds the current GPA European submaster bench press and push&pull record in −75 kg weight class.[3][4] He also holds IPO European submaster equipped bench press record in −75 kg weight class.[5]

World records[edit]

Federation Event Type Weight class Category
WUAP Powerlifting (squat) raw −75 kg submaster
WUAP Powerlifting (bench press) raw −75 kg submaster
WUAP Powerlifting (total) raw −75 kg submaster
WUAP Powerlifting (squat) raw −75 kg master 40-44
WUAP Powerlifting (bench press) raw −75 kg master 40-44
WUAP Powerlifting (deadlift) raw −75 kg master 40-44
WUAP Powerlifting (total) raw −75 kg master 40-44
WUAP Bench press raw −75 kg submaster
WUAP Deadlift raw −75 kg master 40-44
WUAP Deadlift raw −82,5 kg master 40-44
WPA Powerlifting (squat) raw −75 kg master 40-44
WPA Powerlifting (deadlift) raw −75 kg master 40-44
WPA Powerlifting (total) raw −75 kg master 40-44
WPA Deadlift raw −75 kg master 40-44
WPC Powerlifting (squat) raw −75 kg master 40-44
WPC Powerlifting (deadlift) raw −75 kg master 40-44
WPC Powerlifting (total) raw −75 kg master 40-44
GPA Powerlifting (deadlift) raw −75 kg master 40-49
GPA Push&Pull (bench press) raw −75 kg master 40-49
GPA Push&Pull (deadlift) raw −75 kg master 40-49
GPA Push&Pull (total) raw −75 kg master 40-49
IPL Powerlifting (deadlift) raw (sleeves) −75 kg master 40-44
IPL Deadlift raw −75 kg master 40-44

World and European Championships[edit]

Place Championships Date Location Event Type Weight class Category
1 GPC World Championships 6–11 Sep 2010 Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic Powerlifting raw −75 kg open
2 GPC World Championships 6–11 Sep 2010 Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic Bench press raw −75 kg open
2 GPC European Championships 12–19 Jun 2011 Hungary Eger, Hungary Powerlifting raw −75 kg open
3 GPC European Championships 12–19 Jun 2011 Hungary Eger, Hungary Bench press raw −75 kg open
2 WPC European Championships 27 Jun – 2 July 2011 Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic Bench press raw −75 kg open
1 GPC European Championships 14–19 May 2012 Slovenia Bled, Slovenia Powerlifting equipped −75 kg open
1 GPC European Championships 14–19 May 2012 Slovenia Bled, Slovenia Bench press equipped −75 kg open
1 GPC European Championships 14–19 May 2012 Slovenia Bled, Slovenia Bench press raw −75 kg open
3 GPC World Championships 17–22 Sep 2012 Slovakia Bardejov, Slovakia Powerlifting equipped −75 kg open
4 GPC World Championships 17–22 Sep 2012 Slovakia Bardejov, Slovakia Bench press equipped −75 kg open
4 GPC World Championships 17–22 Sep 2012 Slovakia Bardejov, Slovakia Bench press raw −75 kg open
1 WUAP European Championships 12–15 Jun 2013 Slovakia Trnava, Slovakia Powerlifting equipped −75 kg submaster
1 WUAP European Championships 12–15 Jun 2013 Slovakia Trnava, Slovakia Bench press equipped −75 kg submaster
1 WUAP World Championships 25–28 Sep 2013 Germany Eilenburg, Germany Powerlifting equipped −82,5 kg submaster
1 WUAP World Championships 25–28 Sep 2013 Germany Eilenburg, Germany Bench press equipped −82,5 kg submaster
1 GPA World Championships 5–8 Dec 2013 Finland Tampere, Finland Powerlifting raw −75 kg submaster
1 GPA World Championships 5–8 Dec 2013 Finland Tampere, Finland Bench press raw −75 kg submaster
1 GPA European Championships 4–5 May 2014 Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine Powerlifting raw −75 kg submaster
1 GPA European Championships 4–5 May 2014 Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine Bench press raw −75 kg submaster
1 IPO European Championships 4–5 May 2014 Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine Bench press equipped −75 kg submaster
1 WUAP European Championships 13–14 Jun 2014 Slovakia Prešov, Slovakia Powerlifting equipped −75 kg submaster
1 WUAP European Championships 13–14 Jun 2014 Slovakia Prešov, Slovakia Bench press equipped −75 kg submaster
1 WUAP World Championships 7–11 Oct 2014 Austria Telfs, Austria Powerlifting raw −75 kg submaster
1 WUAP World Championships 7–11 Oct 2014 Austria Telfs, Austria Bench press raw −75 kg submaster
1 GPA World Championships 21–24 Nov 2014 Australia Sydney, Australia Powerlifting raw −75 kg submaster
1 GPA World Championships 21–24 Nov 2014 Australia Sydney, Australia Bench press raw −75 kg submaster
1 GPA World Championships 21–24 Nov 2014 Australia Sydney, Australia Deadlift raw −75 kg submaster
1 GPA World Championships 21–24 Nov 2014 Australia Sydney, Australia Push&Pull raw −75 kg submaster
1 GPA European Championships 24–26 Apr 2015 Georgia (country) Tbilisi, Georgia Powerlifting raw −75 kg submaster
1 GPA European Championships 24–26 Apr 2015 Georgia (country) Tbilisi, Georgia Bench press raw −75 kg submaster
1 GPA European Championships 24–26 Apr 2015 Georgia (country) Tbilisi, Georgia Deadlift raw −75 kg submaster
1 GPA European Championships 24–26 Apr 2015 Georgia (country) Tbilisi, Georgia Push&Pull raw −75 kg submaster
1 WUAP European Championships 16–20 Jun 2015 Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic Powerlifting raw −75 kg submaster
1 WUAP European Championships 16–20 Jun 2015 Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic Bench press equipped −75 kg submaster
1 GPA World Championships 8–11 Oct 2015 United States Athens, Georgia, United States Powerlifting raw −75 kg submaster
1 GPA World Championships 8–11 Oct 2015 United States Athens, Georgia, United States Bench press raw −75 kg submaster
1 GPA World Championships 8–11 Oct 2015 United States Athens, Georgia, United States Deadlift raw −75 kg submaster
1 GPA World Championships 8–11 Oct 2015 United States Athens, Georgia, United States Push&Pull raw −75 kg submaster
1 GPA European Championships 27–29 May 2016 Croatia Zadar, Croatia Powerlifting raw −75 kg submaster
1 IPO European Championships 27–29 May 2016 Croatia Zadar, Croatia Bench press equipped −82,5 kg submaster
1 WUAP European Championships 15–18 June 2016 Hungary Gyula, Hungary Powerlifting raw −75 kg master
1 WUAP World Championships 4–11 Oct 2016 Germany Herzberg, Germany Powerlifting raw −75 kg master
1 GPA World Championships 8–11 Dec 2016 Russia Moscow, Russia Powerlifting raw −75 kg master
1 GPA World Championships 8–11 Dec 2016 Russia Moscow, Russia Squat raw −75 kg master
1 GPA World Championships 8–11 Dec 2016 Russia Moscow, Russia Push&Pull raw −75 kg master
1 GPA World Championships 8–11 Dec 2016 Russia Moscow, Russia Push&Pull raw −75 kg open
1 WUAP European Championships 12–17 June 2017 Austria Telfs, Austria Powerlifting raw −75 kg master
1 WUAP World Championships 17–22 October 2017 Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic Bench press raw −75 kg master
1 WUAP World Championships 17–22 October 2017 Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic Powerlifting raw −75 kg master
1 WPA World Championships 15–20 May 2018 Ukraine Lutsk, Ukraine Powerlifting raw −75 kg master
1 WPA World Championships 15–20 May 2018 Ukraine Lutsk, Ukraine Deadlift raw −75 kg master
1 WPC European Championships 23–29 June 2018 France Le Pont-de-Claix, France Powerlifting raw −75 kg master
1 WUAP World Championships 15–21 October 2018 Slovakia Trnava, Slovakia Powerlifting raw −75 kg master
1 WUAP World Championships 15–21 October 2018 Slovakia Trnava, Slovakia Deadlift raw −82,5 kg master
1 IPL World Championships 7–9 December 2018 Russia Saint Petersburg, Russia Powerlifting raw (sleeves) −75 kg master
1 IPL World Championships 7–9 December 2018 Russia Saint Petersburg, Russia Push&Pull raw −75 kg master
1 IPL World Championships 7–9 December 2018 Russia Saint Petersburg, Russia Push&Pull raw −75 kg open
1 IPL World Championships 7–9 December 2018 Russia Saint Petersburg, Russia Deadlift raw −75 kg master
1 WUAP European Championships 17–22 June 2019 GermanyFrauenau, Germany Powerlifting raw −75 kg master
1 IPL World Championships 18–20 October 2019 Germany Leipzig, Germany Powerlifting raw −75 kg master
1 IPL World Championships 18–20 October 2019 Germany Leipzig, Germany Deadlift raw −75 kg master
  • Erni Gregorčič at the 2014 European Championship in Prešov, Slovakia
    Erni Gregorčič at the 2014 European Championship in Prešov, Slovakia
  • Erni Gregorčič after the medal ceremony at the 2014 European Championship in Prešov, Slovakia
    Erni Gregorčič after the medal ceremony at the 2014 European Championship in Prešov, Slovakia
  • Deadlift at the 2013 World Championship in Tampere, Finland
    Deadlift at the 2013 World Championship in Tampere, Finland
  • Erni Gregorčič at the 2013 European Championship medal ceremony in Trnava, Slovakia
    Erni Gregorčič at the 2013 European Championship medal ceremony in Trnava, Slovakia
  • Erni Gregorčič at the 2014 World Championship award ceremony in Sydney, Australia
    Erni Gregorčič at the 2014 World Championship award ceremony in Sydney, Australia
  • Bench press at the 2014 European Championship in Kyiv, Ukraine
    Bench press at the 2014 European Championship in Kyiv, Ukraine
  • Erni Gregorčič at the 2013 World Championship medal ceremony in Eilenburg, Germany
    Erni Gregorčič at the 2013 World Championship medal ceremony in Eilenburg, Germany
  • Bench press at the 2012 European Championship in Bled, Slovenia
    Bench press at the 2012 European Championship in Bled, Slovenia
Erni Gregorčič at the 2014 World Championship in Sydney, Australia

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Domov". EG OSEBNI TRENER. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Gregorčič Erni – powerlifting and bench press performances, records, bio, photo, video". en.allpowerlifting.com. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  3. ^ "European Bench Press Records". globalpowerliftingalliance.com. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  4. ^ "GPA European Push Pull Records". globalpowerliftingalliance.com. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  5. ^ "IPO Equipped Bench Press Records". globalpowerliftingalliance.com. Retrieved 18 November 2015.

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