Dead hang world record: the category decides the time

Updated November 1, 2026. Each Guinness listing below was opened and read on 1 November 2026. Guinness says records change on a daily basis and are not immediately published online. Earlier record holders and dates are in the dead hang record timeline.

Longest dead hang: every Guinness hanging record

Guinness lists three relevant hanging titles. "Dead hang position" (male) is 80 min 41 sec. "Hanging from a bar" is 4 hr 30 min 18 sec (male) and 53 min 51 sec (female). Differently named records are not interchangeable tests.

The public record pages do not state the competition rules. Check the current Guinness guidelines for the exact title before planning an official attempt.

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The two male listings

Kenta Adachi's 2022 dead-hang-position result was achieved in Shunan, Japan. The separate bar-hanging result is dated December 2025 and was achieved in Yamaguchi, Japan. This page reports both as named by Guinness instead of declaring one an equivalent replacement for the other.

Check the official dead-hang-position listing and male bar-hanging listing.

Women's dead hang world record

Guinness lists Stefanie Millinger's 53-minute 51-second bar hang in Salzburg, Austria. The achievement date is 11 July 2026. This is a different title from the male dead hang position record, and it should be named as the female hanging-from-a-bar title when quoting the result. The Guinness dead-hang-position listing is titled "(male)". I did not find a women's dead-hang-position listing on the Guinness pages I opened on 1 November 2026.

Read the official female bar-hanging listing.

Why older articles show different times

Guinness says records change daily and are not always published online immediately. An older result can remain online after another achievement or under a different title. Compare the exact category and achievement date before making a historical timeline. A search snippet alone is not enough to establish that two performances followed identical rules.

Records do not provide a training prescription

A record listing documents an achievement. It does not establish the holder's full training routine or a suitable routine for another person. Public Guinness summaries do not describe training or attempt methods.

Compare your own sessions

Your personal log does not need to resemble a world-record attempt. Record controlled holds with consistent equipment and assistance. This page does not infer a population percentile from a record holder's time.

Use the dead hang timer and training log for your own practice.

Dead hang world record questions

Who holds the dead hang world record?

Kenta Adachi of Japan. The Guinness dead hang position (male) listing shows 80 minutes 41 seconds, achieved on 18 November 2022. Guinness listings were read on 1 November 2026.

What is the women's dead hang world record?

Guinness lists Stefanie Millinger at 53 minutes 51 seconds for hanging from a bar (female), achieved on 11 July 2026 in Salzburg, Austria. It is a different title from the male dead hang position record. No women's dead hang position listing was found on the pages checked.

Is 80 minutes 41 seconds still the longest hang?

It is still the Guinness dead hang position result. A separate male title, hanging from a bar, lists 4 hours 30 minutes 18 seconds, achieved on 26 December 2025 by Kenta Adachi. Check the category and current official page when citing either.

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