David Šegrt

David Šegrt

Personal information
Full name	David Šegrt
Born	19 March 1999 (1999-03-19) (age 26) Novi Sad, Serbia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Years active	2022–present
Sport
Country	Serbia
Sport	Powerlifting
Weight class	100 kg
Event	Bench Press
Medal record Representing  Serbia Men's Bench Press World Championships Elefsina IPL 2024 100 kg Lakitelek WPA 2025 100 kg

David Šegrt (Serbian Cyrillic: Давид Шегрт; born 19 March 1999) is a Serbian powerlifter who competes in the bench press. He won the 2024 IPL World Championship and holds multiple national and Balkan titles. He is the most-decorated Serbian 100 kg weight class bench press competitor.

David Šegrt was born in Novi Sad, Serbia. In his youth he trained in Greco-Roman wrestling, competing at the national level, before transitioning to powerlifting.

Šegrt has won a total of five Serbian national titles, including the IPF Junior National Championship in 2022 ^[1] in the 93 kg class where he set the junior national bench record with 178 kg, he is also the first Serbian lifter to win three consecutive IPF open titles^[2] in that category in 2022, 2023 and 2024.^[3]

He is a three-time Balkan champion,^[4][5] and his international achievements include winning gold in the 100 kg class at the 2024 IPL World Championships ^[6][7] in Elefsina, Greece, where he also broke the Serbian national record with a 210 kg lift,^[8] followed by a silver medal in the 100 kg class at the 2025 WPA World Championships^[9] in Lakitelek, Hungary.

Šegrt stated in a television morning program that his goals include competing at elite events such as the Arnold Classic, IPL Olympia Pro and the WRPF World Championships.^[10]