Scot Mendelson
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Scot Mendelson |
| Nickname | "Mendy" |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | February 21, 1969 |
| Occupation(s) | Powerlifting, Personal trainer |
| Employer | Self-employed |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 270 - 360 lb (122 - 163kg) active |
| Competition record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Powerlifting - Bench Press | ||
| Representing United States | ||
| WPC World Bench Press Championships | ||
| 1st | 2000 | 140kg |
| 1st | 2001 | 140kg |
| 1st | 2008 | +140kg |
| WPO World Record Bench Bash | ||
| 1st | 2002 | +140kg |
| WPO Bench Bash For Cash | ||
| 1st | 2002 | +140kg |
| World Power Stars International Meet | ||
| 2nd | 2007 | UNL |
| World Power Stars | ||
| 2nd | 2007 | +140kg |
Scot Mendelson (born February 21, 1969) is an American powerlifter and armwrestler who specializes in the bench press.
During his career he set 64 world records predominantly in bench pressing and was the raw (unassisted) world record holder in the 308-pound weight class with 701 lb (318.0 kg) from 2002 to 2020 and the equipped world record holder in the 275-pound class with 1,031 lb (467.7 kg) from 2009 to 2021. He also held the all-time world record in the raw bench press, regardless of weight class with 715 lb (324.3 kg) for 8 years.
He's the only man in the world to hold both raw and equipped (multi-ply) world records, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest bench pressers of all-time.