Let’s Go Over What Typical Weight Classes And Top Athletes Look Like In These Categories
If you were a full-grown adult armwrestling a toddler, would that be fair? Armwrestling requires weight classes because at the professional level, being massive can seriously increase your chances of winning against a much lighter opponent. For instance, you can apply more back pressure if you are significantly heavier than your opponent. Weight classes are also a safety concern for both athletes.
Please note that each weight division in armwrestling is, by default, left and right-handed.
This means there can be two separate champions for each weight class if one hand is stronger on an athlete—check out the rankings in armwrestling and see for yourself!
Lightweight Armwrestling Weight Class
Weight for Competing: 75kg (165lbs)
These will be your lightest competitors.
Welterweight Armwrestling Weight Class
Weight for Competing: 85kg (187lbs)
It’s not small enough to be lightweight, but it’s approaching heavier mass.
Middleweight Armwrestling Weight Class
Weight for Competing: 95kg (209lbs)
Now, we are starting to push the boundaries as we approach larger athletes who can pull arms like true Vikings.
Light Heavyweight Armwrestling Weight Class
Weight for Competing: 105kg (231lbs)
Here is where the fun begins! Big athletes with a ton of technique, armwrestling power, and astounding physiques. Oleg Petrenko is one of the newest Light Heavyweight Champions of armwrestling. He accomplished this feat with his right-hand!
Heavyweight Armwrestling Weight Class
Weight for Competing: 115kg (253lbs)
Here, we begin to approach ludicrous sizes for athletes. We are looking at full-grown Grip Gladiator Gorillas fighting at a table. At this weight, most of them look like super soldiers.
Super Heavyweight Armwrestling Weight Class
Weight For Competing: 115kg+ (Greater than 253lbs)
The kings of armwrestling sit on their thrones, waiting for an opponent to save them from their existential crisis and beat them so they have something to train for in life. Levan Saginashvili is currently the #1 Super Heavyweight Right-Handed armwrestler at 392lbs. It is much akin to armwrestling an actual bear.