| Powerlifting World Ranking | 2004 | Men | 52.0 kg | |||||||
| PL | Name | BY | NAT | BW | Best SQ | Best BP | Best DL | Total | Place | Date |
| 1 | Sergey Fedosienko | 82 | RUS | 51,56 | 260,0 | 165,0 | 240,0 | 665,0 | Cape Town | 10-11-2004 |
| 2 | A. Romanov | 81 | RUS | 51,90 | 230,0 | 145,0 | 195,0 | 570,0 | Sofia | 18-6-2004 |
| 3 | Dariusz Wszola | 78 | POL | 51,60 | 210,0 | 142,5 | 195,0 | 545,0 | Nymburk | 13-5-2004 |
| Patrick Constantine | 69 | GBR | 51,76 | 205,0 | 110,0 | 230,0 | 545,0 | Cape Town | 10-11-2004 | |
| 5 | Alexey Romanov | Jr | RUS | 51,90 | 210,0 | 122,5 | 190,0 | 522,5 | Pretoria | 8-9-2004 |
| 6 | Alexander Kolbin | S-J | RUS | 51,90 | 200,0 | 107,5 | 200,0 | 507,5 | Pretoria | 8-9-2004 |
| 7 | I. Buriev | 82 | UZB | 51,80 | 180,0 | 115,0 | 187,5 | 482,5 | Zarafshan | 29-4-2004 |
| 8 | Yuan-Chi Yu | 73 | TPE | 51,70 | 190,0 | 102,5 | 185,0 | 477,5 | Cape Town | 10-11-2004 |
| 9 | Z. Hodiev | 79 | UZB | 51,80 | 160,0 | 100,0 | 200,0 | 460,0 | Zarafshan | 29-4-2004 |
| 10 | Nikola Aksenov | 57 | RUS | 51,90 | 165,0 | 77,5 | 185,0 | 427,5 | Havirov | 9-7-2004 |
| 11 | Tomasz Zebrzyczki | 85 | POL | 51,90 | 160,0 | 87,5 | 175,0 | 422,5 | Sofia | 18-6-2004 |
| 12 | R. Mokshin | 85 | KAZ | 50,75 | 140,0 | 100,0 | 165,0 | 405,0 | Zarafshan | 29-4-2004 |
| Masaru Kawaga | 53 | JPN | 51,30 | 145,0 | 105,0 | 155,0 | 405,0 | Udaipur | 7-10-2004 | |
| 14 | Nelappan K. | 64 | IND | 51,55 | 140,0 | 80,0 | 180,0 | 400,0 | Udaipur | 7-10-2004 |
| 15 | Hisayuki Takase | Jr | JPN | 51,90 | 142,5 | 100,0 | 140,0 | 382,5 | Pretoria | 8-9-2004 |
| 16 | Chatterjee Pijush | 53 | IND | 49,45 | 145,0 | 70,0 | 165,0 | 380,0 | Udaipur | 7-10-2004 |
| 17 | Jeremiach Welch | Jr | USA | 45,00 | 140,0 | 77,5 | 160,0 | 377,5 | Pretoria | 8-9-2004 |
| 18 | Matthew Knight | S-J | USA | 51,20 | 142,5 | 82,5 | 147,5 | 372,5 | Pretoria | 8-9-2004 |
| 19 | Serge Minquoy | 43 | FRA | 51,20 | 135,0 | 90,0 | 145,0 | 370,0 | Havirov | 7-7-2004 |
| 20 | D. Kozba | 86 | KAZ | 50,50 | 140,0 | 80,0 | 140,0 | 360,0 | Zarafshan | 29-4-2004 |
| Shinji Sakiyama | S-J | JPN | 49,20 | 130,0 | 90,0 | 140,0 | 360,0 | Pretoria | 8-9-2004 | |
| 22 | Krasimir Kondov | 84 | BUL | 52,00 | 90,0 | 105,0 | 160,0 | 355,0 | Sofia | 18-6-2004 |
| 23 | A. Karabekan | 69 | UZB | 50,65 | 125,0 | 77,5 | 150,0 | 352,5 | Zarafshan | 29-4-2004 |
| B. Sultanov | 87 | UZB | 51,85 | 140,0 | 60,0 | 162,5 | 352,5 | Zarafshan | 29-4-2004 | |
| 25 | Kotaro Uji | Jr | JPN | 51,90 | 140,0 | 70,0 | 135,0 | 345,0 | Pretoria | 8-9-2004 |
| 26 | Kim-Won Pok | M III | HKG | 50,80 | 105,0 | 60,0 | 130,0 | 295,0 | Zarafshan | 29-4-2004 |
| Kunal Kishore | Jr | FIJ | 50,20 | 105,0 | 62,5 | 130,0 | 295,0 | Suva | 10-12-2004 | |
| 28 | Josef Fenzel | 60 | AUT | 51,80 | 100,0 | 65,0 | 127,5 | 292,5 | Havirov | 9-7-2004 |
| 29 | Krasimir Yordanov | 88 | BUL | 51,70 | 90,0 | 82,5 | 110,0 | 282,5 | Sofia | 18-6-2004 |
| 30 | Thomas L.P.M. | 37 | IND | 49,25 | 100,0 | 50,0 | 125,0 | 275,0 | Udaipur | 7-10-2004 |
| 31 | A. Yldashev | 89 | UZB | 50,50 | 90,0 | 55,0 | 115,0 | 260,0 | Zarafshan | 29-4-2004 |
| 32 | Dutta Kalika Prasad | 44 | IND | 50,95 | 85,0 | 57,5 | 95,0 | 237,5 | Udaipur | 7-10-2004 |