Erni Gregorčič
Erni Gregorčič (born June 4, 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.
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Erni Gregorčič |
| Born | June 4, 1976 Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Occupation(s) | personal trainer, strength coach |
| Years active | 2010 - present |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Slovenia |
| Sport | Powerlifting |
| Weight class | -75 kg, -82,5 kg |
| Event(s) | Powerlifting, Bench press, Push&Pull, Deadlift |
| Updated on 18 November 2015 | |
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's Powerlifting - raw | ||
Representing  Slovenia
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| World Championship | ||
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2010 GPC Prague | Powerlifting |
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2013 GPA Tampere | Powerlifting |
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2014 WUAP Telfs | Powerlifting |
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2014 GPA Sydey | Powerlifting |
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2015 GPA Athens | Powerlifting |
| European Championship | ||
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2011 GPC Eger | Powerlifting |
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2012 GPC Bled | Powerlifting |
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2014 GPA Kiev | Powerlifting |
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2014 GPA Tbilisi | Powerlifting |
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2015 WUAP Prague | Powerlifting |
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's Benchpress - raw | ||
| Representing Slovenia
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| World Championship | ||
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2010 GPC Prague | Bench press |
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2013 GPA Tampere | Bench press |
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2014 WUAP Telfs | Bench press |
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2014 GPA Sydey | Bench press |
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2015 GPA Athens | Bench press |
| European Championship | ||
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2011 GPC Eger | Bench press |
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2011 WPC Prague | Bench press |
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2012 GPC Bled | Bench press |
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2014 GPA Kiev | Bench press |
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2015 GPA Tbilisi | Bench press |
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's Powerlifting - equipped | ||
| Representing Slovenia
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| World Championship | ||
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2012 GPC Bardejov | Powerlifting |
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2013 WUAP Eilenburg | Powerlifting |
| European Championship | ||
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2013 WUAP Trnava | Powerlifting |
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2014 WUAP Prešov | Powerlifting |
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's Benchpress - equipped | ||
| Representing Slovenia
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| World Championship | ||
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2013 WUAP Eilenburg | Bench press |
| European Championship | ||
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2012 GPC Bled | Bench press |
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2013 WUAP Trnava | Bench press |
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2014 IPO Kiev | Bench press |
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2014 WUAP Prešov | Bench press |
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2015 WUAP Prague | Powerlifting |
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's Push&Pull | ||
| Representing Slovenia
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| World Championship | ||
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2014 GPA Sydey | Push&Pull |
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2015 GPA Athens | Push&Pull |
| European Championship | ||
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2015 GPA Tbilisi | Push&Pull |
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's Deadlift | ||
| Representing Slovenia
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| World Championship | ||
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2014 GPA Sydey | Deadlift |
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2015 GPA Athens | Deadlift |
| European Championship | ||
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2015 GPA Tbilisi | Deadlift |
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.[1]
Throughout his powerlifting career he competed in many different powerlifting federations (GPC, WPC, GPA, WUAP, IPO) 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 a Slovenian president of this two federations.
Personal records
Official powerlifting competition records (raw):
| Squat | 200 kg |
| Bench press | 150 kg |
| Deadlift | 240 kg |
| Total | 580 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 | 150 kg |
Official bench press competition record (equipped):
| Bench press | 175 kg |
Official push&pull competition records (raw) :
| Bench press | 150 kg |
| Deadlift | 240 kg |
| Total | 377,5 kg |
Official deadlift competition record (raw) :
| Deadlift | 240 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 both submaster and open categories.
European records
Erni holds the current GPA European submaster bench press and push&pull record in -75 kg weight class.[2][3] In WUAP federation he is also the holder of the raw bench press and powerlifting submaster European record in -75 weight class. He also holds IPO European submaster equipped bench press record in -75 kg weight class.[4]
World records
At the moment Gregorčič is a GPA World push&pull record holder in -75 kg, submaster category.
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Erni Gregorčič at Worlds 2014 in Sydney, Australia -
Erni Gregorcic at the 2013 European Championships in Trnava, Slovakia -
Bench press at the National Championship 2013 -
Erni Gregorcic at the 2014 European Championships in Prešov, Slovakia -
Erni Gregorcic at the 2013 European Championships in Trnava, Slovakia -
Erni Gregorčič and Mariša Golob after competition at the Worlds 2013 in Tampere, Finland -
Erni Gregorčič after the medal ceremony at the 2014 European Championship in Prešov, Slovakia -
Erni Gregorčič after the medal ceramony at the 2015 European Championship in Tbilisi, Georgia -
Deadlift at the 2013 Worlds in Tampere, Finland
References
- ^ "Gregorčič Erni - powerlifting and bench press performances, records, bio, photo, video". en.allpowerlifting.com. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
- ^ "European Bench Press Records". globalpowerliftingalliance.com. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
- ^ "GPA European Push Pull Records". globalpowerliftingalliance.com. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
- ^ "IPO Equipped Bench Press Records". globalpowerliftingalliance.com. Retrieved 2015-11-18.