A deadlift record needs a defined category and an authoritative result. A headline or workout estimate is not enough.
Identify the record category
Check the governing body, event, date and record category in the official result. Do not combine unrelated categories into a single leaderboard.
Use an official record source
The International Powerlifting Federation publishes its own record tables. Those tables describe IPF records; they do not establish every record claimed by other organizations or events.
Keep personal logs separate
A recorded gym lift or calculated one-rep maximum is not an officially ratified competition result. This page does not claim a current world-record holder or load.
Write the category before the number
To verify a deadlift claim, record the athlete, load, date, event, federation, bodyweight class and competition category. Also distinguish equipment rules and whether the claim concerns a full powerlifting meet or a deadlift-only event. Two published numbers may both be accurate in different categories. Without those details, a headline about “the record” is incomplete even if the lift itself happened.
Check the result document and its date
Find the relevant governing body’s result or record listing, then compare its category labels with the claim. Save the source URL and access date in your own notes. A video can illustrate a lift but may not prove ratification under a particular federation’s rules. This page intentionally does not announce one universal current record. The linked official record source is the place to verify the category you actually mean.