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.
| Fullname: | Erni Gregorčič |
| Birth Date: | 4 June 1976 |
| Birth Place: | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Residence: | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Occupation: | personal trainer, strength coach, powerlifter |
| Height: | 1.72m |
| Weight: | 75kg |
| Website: | http://osebnitrener.webs.com/ |
| Country: | Slovenia |
| Sport: | Powerlifting |
| Weight Class: | −75 kg, −82.5 kg |
| Years Active: | 2010–present |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
| Updated: | 19 November 2019 |
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):
| 210 kg | ||
| 151 kg | ||
| 260 kg | ||
| Total | 620 kg |
Official powerlifting competition records (raw - wraps):
| 220 kg | ||
| 151 kg | ||
| 256 kg | ||
| Total | 623 kg |
Official powerlifting competition records (equipped):
| 230 kg | ||
| 170 kg | ||
| 225 kg | ||
| Total | 625 kg |
| 151 kg |
| 182,5 kg |
| 150 kg | ||
| 251 kg | ||
| Total | 396 kg |
| 260 kg |
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 |
| Place | Championships | Date | Location | Event | Type | Weight class | Category | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GPC World Championships | 6–11 Sep 2010 |  | raw | −75 kg | open | ||
| 2 | GPC World Championships | 6–11 Sep 2010 | | raw | −75 kg | open | ||
| 2 | GPC European Championships | 12–19 Jun 2011 |  | raw | −75 kg | open | ||
| 3 | GPC European Championships | 12–19 Jun 2011 | | raw | −75 kg | open | ||
| 2 | WPC European Championships | 27 Jun – 2 July 2011 | | raw | −75 kg | open | ||
| 1 | GPC European Championships | 14–19 May 2012 |  | equipped | −75 kg | open | ||
| 1 | GPC European Championships | 14–19 May 2012 | | equipped | −75 kg | open | ||
| 1 | GPC European Championships | 14–19 May 2012 | | raw | −75 kg | open | ||
| 3 | GPC World Championships | 17–22 Sep 2012 |  | equipped | −75 kg | open | ||
| 4 | GPC World Championships | 17–22 Sep 2012 | | equipped | −75 kg | open | ||
| 4 | GPC World Championships | 17–22 Sep 2012 | | raw | −75 kg | open | ||
| 1 | WUAP European Championships | 12–15 Jun 2013 | | equipped | −75 kg | submaster | ||
| 1 | WUAP European Championships | 12–15 Jun 2013 | | equipped | −75 kg | submaster | ||
| 1 | WUAP World Championships | 25–28 Sep 2013 |  | equipped | −82,5 kg | submaster | ||
| 1 | WUAP World Championships | 25–28 Sep 2013 | | equipped | −82,5 kg | submaster | ||
| 1 | GPA World Championships | 5–8 Dec 2013 |  | raw | −75 kg | submaster | ||
| 1 | GPA World Championships | 5–8 Dec 2013 | | raw | −75 kg | submaster | ||
| 1 | GPA European Championships | 4–5 May 2014 |  | raw | −75 kg | submaster | ||
| 1 | GPA European Championships | 4–5 May 2014 | | raw | −75 kg | submaster | ||
| 1 | IPO European Championships | 4–5 May 2014 | | equipped | −75 kg | submaster | ||
| 1 | WUAP European Championships | 13–14 Jun 2014 | | equipped | −75 kg | submaster | ||
| 1 | WUAP European Championships | 13–14 Jun 2014 | | equipped | −75 kg | submaster | ||
| 1 | WUAP World Championships | 7–11 Oct 2014 |  | raw | −75 kg | submaster | ||
| 1 | WUAP World Championships | 7–11 Oct 2014 | | raw | −75 kg | submaster | ||
| 1 | GPA World Championships | 21–24 Nov 2014 |  | raw | −75 kg | submaster | ||
| 1 | GPA World Championships | 21–24 Nov 2014 | | raw | −75 kg | submaster | ||
| 1 | GPA World Championships | 21–24 Nov 2014 | | raw | −75 kg | submaster | ||
| 1 | GPA World Championships | 21–24 Nov 2014 | | Push&Pull | raw | −75 kg | submaster | |
| 1 | GPA European Championships | 24–26 Apr 2015 |  | raw | −75 kg | submaster | ||
| 1 | GPA European Championships | 24–26 Apr 2015 | | raw | −75 kg | submaster | ||
| 1 | GPA European Championships | 24–26 Apr 2015 | | raw | −75 kg | submaster | ||
| 1 | GPA European Championships | 24–26 Apr 2015 | | Push&Pull | raw | −75 kg | submaster | |
| 1 | WUAP European Championships | 16–20 Jun 2015 | | raw | −75 kg | submaster | ||
| 1 | WUAP European Championships | 16–20 Jun 2015 | | equipped | −75 kg | submaster | ||
| 1 | GPA World Championships | 8–11 Oct 2015 |  | raw | −75 kg | submaster | ||
| 1 | GPA World Championships | 8–11 Oct 2015 | | raw | −75 kg | submaster | ||
| 1 | GPA World Championships | 8–11 Oct 2015 | | raw | −75 kg | submaster | ||
| 1 | GPA World Championships | 8–11 Oct 2015 | | Push&Pull | raw | −75 kg | submaster | |
| 1 | GPA European Championships | 27–29 May 2016 |  | raw | −75 kg | submaster | ||
| 1 | IPO European Championships | 27–29 May 2016 | | equipped | −82,5 kg | submaster | ||
| 1 | WUAP European Championships | 15–18 June 2016 | | raw | −75 kg | master | ||
| 1 | WUAP World Championships | 4–11 Oct 2016 | | raw | −75 kg | master | ||
| 1 | GPA World Championships | 8–11 Dec 2016 | raw | −75 kg | master | |||
| 1 | GPA World Championships | 8–11 Dec 2016 | raw | −75 kg | master | |||
| 1 | GPA World Championships | 8–11 Dec 2016 | Push&Pull | raw | −75 kg | master | ||
| 1 | GPA World Championships | 8–11 Dec 2016 | Push&Pull | raw | −75 kg | open | ||
| 1 | WUAP European Championships | 12–17 June 2017 | | raw | −75 kg | master | ||
| 1 | WUAP World Championships | 17–22 October 2017 | | raw | −75 kg | master | ||
| 1 | WUAP World Championships | 17–22 October 2017 | | raw | −75 kg | master | ||
| 1 | WPA World Championships | 15–20 May 2018 | | raw | −75 kg | master | ||
| 1 | WPA World Championships | 15–20 May 2018 | | raw | −75 kg | master | ||
| 1 | WPC European Championships | 23–29 June 2018 |  | raw | −75 kg | master | ||
| 1 | WUAP World Championships | 15–21 October 2018 | | raw | −75 kg | master | ||
| 1 | WUAP World Championships | 15–21 October 2018 | | raw | −82,5 kg | master | ||
| 1 | IPL World Championships | 7–9 December 2018 | raw (sleeves) | −75 kg | master | |||
| 1 | IPL World Championships | 7–9 December 2018 | raw | −75 kg | master | |||
| 1 | IPL World Championships | 7–9 December 2018 | raw | −75 kg | open | |||
| 1 | IPL World Championships | 7–9 December 2018 | raw | −75 kg | master | |||
| 1 | WUAP European Championships | 17–22 June 2019 | | raw | −75 kg | master | ||
| 1 | IPL World Championships | 18–20 October 2019 | | raw | −75 kg | master | ||
| 1 | IPL World Championships | 18–20 October 2019 | | raw | −75 kg | master |