# Erni Gregorčič

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, bench press, push&pull and deadlift.
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):
| 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 |

## National, European and World records
### National records

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

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

### World records

| 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

| 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