Scot Mendelson (born February 21, 1969) is an American powerlifter and armwrestler who specializes in the bench press.

He also held the all-time world record in the raw bench press, regardless of weight class with 715 lb (324.3 kg) for 8 years.

[1] His maternal grandfather Morris Reif, known as the "Bronxville Bomber" was Rocky Marciano's stable mate and scored 75 knockouts in 115 fights.

He then moved into equipped division in multi-ply category and benched 600 lb (272.2 kg) during the same year in APF Los Angeles Lifting Club competition.

[12] At 2005 APF Nationals, Mendelson benched 881.8 lb (400.0 kg) in multi-ply,[7] becoming only the third man in history after Tim Isaac and Gene Rychlak to achieve this feat.

[13] Eventhough the record didn't last long with the arrival of 'unlimited' equipment category with the rise of the likes of Ryan Kennelly, Will Barotti, Tiny Meeker, Bill Gillespie and Jimmy Kolb, Mendelson improved his multi-ply PR to 1,025.1 lb (465.0 kg) by 2008 WPC World Championships in West Palm Beach.

[2] Mendelson's lifetime PR came in 2009 APF Holiday Festival of Strength in Camarillo, where he benched 1,030.6 lb (467.5 kg) in multi-ply[14][15] which stood as the all-time multi-ply world record in the 275-pound weight class until Jimmy Kolb in 2020 as well as the all-time multi-ply world record in Masters (40+) category irrespective of weight class until Tiny Meeker in 2013[16] In 2004, Mendelson was involved in a devastating car accident, that sent him to intensive care for three weeks with a fractured skull, broken ribs, broken leg and a right foot held on only by the skin.