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SAMWeightlifting · Paris 18e

Société Athlétique Montmartroise

Signature trait: Lifting in the 18e since 1898

1.23×
▲ +23% vs par Tier S · Iron Temple Rank #4 of 87
SAM 1.23×
FDCBAS
Log scale. Each tick is a listing; Société Athlétique Montmartroise sits between VGA Saint-Maur Haltérophilie and Bethnal Green Weightlifting Club.

Analyst note

Founded in 1898 with physical-culture pioneer Edmond Desbonnet, the SAM still coaches weightlifting and powerlifting out of a municipal sports centre in the 18e. It has outlived the Belle Époque, two world wars and every fitness fad since.

An iron temple. The bar respects you and so do we.

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Rating: Iron TempleA PR here is worth more than the plates on the bar.

The facts

Address
Centre Sportif Bertrand Dauvin, 12 rue René Binet, 75018 Paris
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Type
Weightlifting
Founded
1898
Website
paris-sam.fr
Chalk
Not published
Open 24/7
No
Federation / meets
Affiliated with FFForce, FFHM and OMS18 (local sports body); has trained numerous weightlifting champions over its history
Notable
One of Paris's oldest strength clubs, founded in 1898 by Eugène Robert in collaboration with physical-culture pioneer Edmond Desbonnet; still training young athletes from the 18th arrondissement.
Specialties
  • haltérophilie (Olympic weightlifting)
  • force athlétique (powerlifting)
  • competitive kettlebell
  • adaptive weightlifting for disabled athletes

How the 1.23× is built

Five pillars from the facts above, weighted and combined by the published rubric. Pillars marked est. aren't published by the gym and use the default for its type.

Iron quality est.7/10

Competition-grade kit in the sourced equipment list: calibrated plates, platforms, specialty bars, strongman implements, premium machine lines.

Chalk policy est.8/10

From the gym's published rules: allowed 10, liquid only 5, banned 0.

Strength focus10/10

What the gym is built for: strength clubs 10, bodybuilding 8, hybrid 7 … HIIT studios 1.

Pedigree9/10

Federation affiliation, notable athletes and history, and how long it has been going.

Comfort0/10

Saunas, spas, pools, lounges, cafés. Counts against the multiplier.

What your lifts are worth here

Gym multiplier × lift honesty. Standard claims on the left, the truth on the right.

Common lifts converted at Société Athlétique Montmartroise
LiftClaimedReal
Bench Press (free bar)ego factor 1.00×100 kg123 kg
Back Squat (full depth)ego factor 1.00×140 kg172.2 kg
Deadliftego factor 1.00×180 kg221.4 kg
Overhead Pressego factor 1.05×60 kg77.5 kg
Hip Thrustego factor 0.70×160 kg137.8 kg
Leg Pressego factor 0.25×300 kg92.3 kg

Try your own

Real, Société Athlétique Montmartroise-adjusted
123 kg
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Exchange rates

What a 100 kg bench at Société Athlétique Montmartroise is worth elsewhere: the claim you'd need at each gym to match it. To match a 100 kg Société Athlétique Montmartroise bench at Basic-Fit, you'd need to claim 683.3 kg.

Physical Culture86.6 kgPHYS · 1.42× · LondonVGA Saint-Maur Haltérophilie100 kgVGA · 1.23× · ParisBrussels Barbell106 kgBXBB · 1.16× · BrusselsAC Heros Berlin104.2 kgHERO · 1.18× · BerlinCEM Bac de Roda Power Hub106 kgBDRH · 1.16× · BarcelonaOutcast Strength System95.3 kgOUTC · 1.29× · ZurichPureGym410 kgPURE · 0.3× · chainMcFit534.8 kgMCFT · 0.23× · chain

Around Paris

Where Société Athlétique Montmartroise sits among Paris's gems. See the whole city →

Listings ranked near Société Athlétique Montmartroise
#GymTierMultiplierSignature trait
1 Société Athlétique MontmartroiseSAM
Paris 18e
 S 1.23× Lifting in the 18e since 1898
2 VGA Saint-Maur HaltérophilieVGA
Saint-Maur-des-Fossés · Paris
 S 1.23× Reigning French club champions
3 One Rep1REP
Clichy · Paris
 S 1.16× Chalk welcome, plates calibrated
4 Cachan Haltérophilie-MusculationCHM
Cachan · Paris
 S 1.02× FFHM club, southern suburbs
5 Gigagym Paris 13GIGA
Paris 13e
 A 0.71× 1,400 m² of machines
6 CrossFit LouvreXLVR
Paris 1er
 A 0.7× Platforms by the Opéra
7 Ultimate Power GymUPG
Boulogne-Billancourt · Paris
 B 0.65× Powerbuilding, around the clock

Sources

Where every fact on this page comes from. Last checked 25 September 2026.

  1. paris-sam.frcurrent disciplines offered, federation affiliations, address
  2. 18dumois.infohistory, founding year, location history

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