On November 8, 2008, Ukrainian-American power lifter Ryan Kennelly set the world record bench press. Kennelly performed the record bench press of 1,075 pounds (489 kilograms) at the Pride Performance Strength Wars in Kennewick Washington. It was his third successful attempt of the day, with each attempt greater than 1,000 pounds. This lift bested his former bench press world record of 1,074 pounds (488 kilograms) at the United Powerlifting Association Bench Bash For Cash in Dubuque, Iowa (July 12, 2008). It was the fifth time in a row that Kennelly had bested the bench press record.
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The world record for the most lifted in the bench press (raw, without any equipment assisting the lifter), is 722 pounds (327.5 kg) by Eric Spoto, while the world record for an equipped press is 1,102 pounds by Tiny Meeker.
Ryan Kennelly, around 1075, he may have benched more since the last time I looked, but he benches the most, that's a geared lift too.
The record bench press with a bench shirt is 1,102 pounds. This took place in May of 2013. Without a shirt, the record is 666.9 pounds. This occurred in 2013.