Slovenian powerlifter
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
Full name Erni Gregorčič Born 4 June 1976Ljubljana , Slovenia Occupation(s) personal trainer, strength coach, powerlifter Years active 2010–present Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Weight 75 kg (165 lb) Website http://osebnitrener.webs.com/ Country Slovenia Sport Powerlifting Weight class −75 kg, −82.5 kg Event(s) Powerlifting , bench press , push & pull, deadlift Updated on 19 November 2019
Medal record
Men's Push&Pull
Representing Slovenia
World Championship
2014 GPA Sydney
Push&Pull
2015 GPA Athens
Push&Pull
2016 GPA Moscow
Push&Pull
2018 IPL Saint Petersburg
Push&Pull
European Championship
2015 GPA Tbilisi
Push&Pull
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.
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) :
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 ]
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.
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]
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
Prague , Czech Republic
Powerlifting
raw
−75 kg
open
2
GPC World Championships
6–11 Sep 2010
Prague , Czech Republic
Bench press
raw
−75 kg
open
2
GPC European Championships
12–19 Jun 2011
Eger , Hungary
Powerlifting
raw
−75 kg
open
3
GPC European Championships
12–19 Jun 2011
Eger , Hungary
Bench press
raw
−75 kg
open
2
WPC European Championships
27 Jun – 2 July 2011
Prague , Czech Republic
Bench press
raw
−75 kg
open
1
GPC European Championships
14–19 May 2012
Bled , Slovenia
Powerlifting
equipped
−75 kg
open
1
GPC European Championships
14–19 May 2012
Bled , Slovenia
Bench press
equipped
−75 kg
open
1
GPC European Championships
14–19 May 2012
Bled , Slovenia
Bench press
raw
−75 kg
open
3
GPC World Championships
17–22 Sep 2012
Bardejov , Slovakia
Powerlifting
equipped
−75 kg
open
4
GPC World Championships
17–22 Sep 2012
Bardejov , Slovakia
Bench press
equipped
−75 kg
open
4
GPC World Championships
17–22 Sep 2012
Bardejov , Slovakia
Bench press
raw
−75 kg
open
1
WUAP European Championships
12–15 Jun 2013
Trnava , Slovakia
Powerlifting
equipped
−75 kg
submaster
1
WUAP European Championships
12–15 Jun 2013
Trnava , Slovakia
Bench press
equipped
−75 kg
submaster
1
WUAP World Championships
25–28 Sep 2013
Eilenburg , Germany
Powerlifting
equipped
−82,5 kg
submaster
1
WUAP World Championships
25–28 Sep 2013
Eilenburg , Germany
Bench press
equipped
−82,5 kg
submaster
1
GPA World Championships
5–8 Dec 2013
Tampere , Finland
Powerlifting
raw
−75 kg
submaster
1
GPA World Championships
5–8 Dec 2013
Tampere , Finland
Bench press
raw
−75 kg
submaster
1
GPA European Championships
4–5 May 2014
Kyiv , Ukraine
Powerlifting
raw
−75 kg
submaster
1
GPA European Championships
4–5 May 2014
Kyiv , Ukraine
Bench press
raw
−75 kg
submaster
1
IPO European Championships
4–5 May 2014
Kyiv , Ukraine
Bench press
equipped
−75 kg
submaster
1
WUAP European Championships
13–14 Jun 2014
Prešov , Slovakia
Powerlifting
equipped
−75 kg
submaster
1
WUAP European Championships
13–14 Jun 2014
Prešov , Slovakia
Bench press
equipped
−75 kg
submaster
1
WUAP World Championships
7–11 Oct 2014
Telfs , Austria
Powerlifting
raw
−75 kg
submaster
1
WUAP World Championships
7–11 Oct 2014
Telfs , Austria
Bench press
raw
−75 kg
submaster
1
GPA World Championships
21–24 Nov 2014
Sydney , Australia
Powerlifting
raw
−75 kg
submaster
1
GPA World Championships
21–24 Nov 2014
Sydney , Australia
Bench press
raw
−75 kg
submaster
1
GPA World Championships
21–24 Nov 2014
Sydney , Australia
Deadlift
raw
−75 kg
submaster
1
GPA World Championships
21–24 Nov 2014
Sydney , Australia
Push&Pull
raw
−75 kg
submaster
1
GPA European Championships
24–26 Apr 2015
Tbilisi , Georgia
Powerlifting
raw
−75 kg
submaster
1
GPA European Championships
24–26 Apr 2015
Tbilisi , Georgia
Bench press
raw
−75 kg
submaster
1
GPA European Championships
24–26 Apr 2015
Tbilisi , Georgia
Deadlift
raw
−75 kg
submaster
1
GPA European Championships
24–26 Apr 2015
Tbilisi , Georgia
Push&Pull
raw
−75 kg
submaster
1
WUAP European Championships
16–20 Jun 2015
Prague , Czech Republic
Powerlifting
raw
−75 kg
submaster
1
WUAP European Championships
16–20 Jun 2015
Prague , Czech Republic
Bench press
equipped
−75 kg
submaster
1
GPA World Championships
8–11 Oct 2015
Athens, Georgia , United States
Powerlifting
raw
−75 kg
submaster
1
GPA World Championships
8–11 Oct 2015
Athens, Georgia , United States
Bench press
raw
−75 kg
submaster
1
GPA World Championships
8–11 Oct 2015
Athens, Georgia , United States
Deadlift
raw
−75 kg
submaster
1
GPA World Championships
8–11 Oct 2015
Athens, Georgia , United States
Push&Pull
raw
−75 kg
submaster
1
GPA European Championships
27–29 May 2016
Zadar , Croatia
Powerlifting
raw
−75 kg
submaster
1
IPO European Championships
27–29 May 2016
Zadar , Croatia
Bench press
equipped
−82,5 kg
submaster
1
WUAP European Championships
15–18 June 2016
Gyula, Hungary
Powerlifting
raw
−75 kg
master
1
WUAP World Championships
4–11 Oct 2016
Herzberg , Germany
Powerlifting
raw
−75 kg
master
1
GPA World Championships
8–11 Dec 2016
Moscow , Russia
Powerlifting
raw
−75 kg
master
1
GPA World Championships
8–11 Dec 2016
Moscow , Russia
Squat
raw
−75 kg
master
1
GPA World Championships
8–11 Dec 2016
Moscow , Russia
Push&Pull
raw
−75 kg
master
1
GPA World Championships
8–11 Dec 2016
Moscow , Russia
Push&Pull
raw
−75 kg
open
1
WUAP European Championships
12–17 June 2017
Telfs, Austria
Powerlifting
raw
−75 kg
master
1
WUAP World Championships
17–22 October 2017
Prague, Czech Republic
Bench press
raw
−75 kg
master
1
WUAP World Championships
17–22 October 2017
Prague, Czech Republic
Powerlifting
raw
−75 kg
master
1
WPA World Championships
15–20 May 2018
Lutsk, Ukraine
Powerlifting
raw
−75 kg
master
1
WPA World Championships
15–20 May 2018
Lutsk, Ukraine
Deadlift
raw
−75 kg
master
1
WPC European Championships
23–29 June 2018
Le Pont-de-Claix, France
Powerlifting
raw
−75 kg
master
1
WUAP World Championships
15–21 October 2018
Trnava , Slovakia
Powerlifting
raw
−75 kg
master
1
WUAP World Championships
15–21 October 2018
Trnava , Slovakia
Deadlift
raw
−82,5 kg
master
1
IPL World Championships
7–9 December 2018
Saint Petersburg , Russia
Powerlifting
raw (sleeves)
−75 kg
master
1
IPL World Championships
7–9 December 2018
Saint Petersburg , Russia
Push&Pull
raw
−75 kg
master
1
IPL World Championships
7–9 December 2018
Saint Petersburg , Russia
Push&Pull
raw
−75 kg
open
1
IPL World Championships
7–9 December 2018
Saint Petersburg , Russia
Deadlift
raw
−75 kg
master
1
WUAP European Championships
17–22 June 2019
Frauenau , Germany
Powerlifting
raw
−75 kg
master
1
IPL World Championships
18–20 October 2019
Leipzig , Germany
Powerlifting
raw
−75 kg
master
1
IPL World Championships
18–20 October 2019
Leipzig , Germany
Deadlift
raw
−75 kg
master
Erni Gregorčič 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
Erni Gregorčič at the 2013 European Championship medal ceremony in Trnava, Slovakia
Erni Gregorčič at the 2014 World Championship award ceremony in Sydney, Australia
Bench press at the 2014 European Championship in Kyiv, Ukraine
Erni Gregorčič at the 2013 World Championship medal ceremony in Eilenburg, Germany
Bench press at the 2012 European Championship in Bled, Slovenia
Erni Gregorčič at the 2014 World Championship in Sydney, Australia