The 62-year-old power lifter from Duckenfield already had Australian, Oceania and Commonwealth records in his grasp but recently added an international mark to his impressive mantle.

“I have been chasing this record for a few years now,” Parker said.

“It has been a lot of hard work, five days a week in the gym but, whatever happens, I can always say I held a world record.”

Parker produced the world record effort at the 2014 Oceania and Asian Raw Powerlifting Championships held in Melbourne on the weekend.

Parker bench pressed 150 ­kilograms in the 60-to-69 years 105kg division to reach the No.1 position.

This improved the previous mark of 145kg and in the process set new Australian, Oceania and Commonwealth records, which were previously held by Parker from last year’s championships in Auckland. 

These numbers are a far cry from the ones that existed when Parker first entered into the division three years ago.

“The Australian record was 117.5, the Oceania record was 135 and the Commonwealth record was 137.5,” he said.

“I have improved it each year and now they are all at 150-plus.”

Parker, a skin specialist by day, reckons he can lift the bar even ­higher in the future.

“I have a little bit more in me yet,” he said.

“I always aim to improve my personal best and I have done 155 in the gym, so hopefully I can be a bit better again in competition next year.”

The calendar for 2015 is yet to be set but Parker will be eyeing off more success in the coming 12 months.

He said his biggest competition would come in the shape of a Japanese athlete, who will move into the same division next year.

“He will be my biggest threat,” Parker said. 

“He lifts about the same as me and he will make me push myself for sure.”

Parker said the Japanese team was one of the strongest at the weekend’s Oceania and Asian Raw Powerlifting Championships.

Competitors from Pakistan, Kazakhstan and Mongolia also attended the competition in Melbourne.