List of German records in Olympic weightlifting

Last updated April 16, 2024

The following are the national records in Olympic weightlifting in Germany. Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts by the Bundesverband Deutscher Gewichtheber (BVDG).

Current records

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
55 kg
Snatch	105 kg	Leon Schedler	26 September 2021	European U23 Championships	Rovaniemi, Finland
Clean & Jerk	132 kg	Leon Schedler	20 October 2019	European U23 Championships	Bucharest, Romania	^[1]
Total	235 kg	Leon Schedler	26 September 2021	European U23 Championships	Rovaniemi, Finland
61 kg
Snatch	134 kg	Simon Brandhuber	29 May 2022	European Championships	Tirana, Albania
Clean & Jerk	162 kg	Jon Mau	4 April 2021	European Championships	Moscow, Russia	^[2]
Total	287 kg	Simon Brandhuber	6 September 2023	World Championships	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	^[3]
67 kg
Snatch	146 kg	Simon Brandhuber	3 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Clean & Jerk	165 kg	Simon Brandhuber	8 April 2019	European Championships	Batumi, Georgia	^[4]
Total	311 kg	Simon Brandhuber	8 April 2019	European Championships	Batumi, Georgia	^[4]
73 kg
Snatch	151 kg	Roberto Gutu	9 September 2023	World Championships	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	^[3]
Snatch	153 kg	Roberto Gutu	4 April 2024	World Cup	Phuket, Thailand	^[5]
Clean & Jerk	185 kg	Max Lang	6 April 2021	European Championships	Moscow, Russia	^[6]
Total	330 kg	Max Lang	21 December 2019	Qatar Cup	Doha, Qatar
81 kg
Snatch	160 kg	Nico Müller	22 December 2019	Qatar Cup	Doha, Qatar
Clean & Jerk	198 kg	Nico Müller	3 March 2019	Fajr Cup	Tehran, Iran
Total	355 kg	Nico Müller	3 March 2019	Fajr Cup	Tehran, Iran
89 kg
Snatch	165 kg	Raphael Friedrich	20 April 2023	European Championships	Yerevan, Armenia	^[7]
Clean & Jerk	201 kg	Nico Müller	11 September 2023	World Championships	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	^[3]
Total	363 kg	Nico Müller	29 October 2022	German Championships	Böbingen, Germany
96 kg
Snatch	166 kg	Matthäus Hofmann	4 September 2021		Berlin, Germany
Clean & Jerk	200 kg	Jürgen Spieß	24 September 2019	World Championships	Pattaya, Thailand	^[8]
Total	360 kg	Jürgen Spieß	24 September 2019	World Championships	Pattaya, Thailand	^[8]
102 kg
Snatch	172 kg	Matthäus Hofmann	22 April 2023	European Championships	Yerevan, Armenia	^[7]
Clean & Jerk	201 kg	Matthäus Hofmann	22 April 2023	European Championships	Yerevan, Armenia	^[7]
Total	373 kg	Matthäus Hofmann	22 April 2023	European Championships	Yerevan, Armenia	^[7]
109 kg
Snatch	168 kg	Matthäus Hofmann	4 March 2019	Fajr Cup	Tehran, Iran
Clean & Jerk	207 kg	Standard
Total	375 kg	Standard
+109 kg
Snatch	188 kg	Standard
Clean & Jerk	232 kg	Standard
Total	420 kg	Standard

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
45 kg
Snatch	66 kg	Standard
Clean and Jerk	84 kg	Standard
Total	150 kg	Standard
49 kg
Snatch	70 kg	Standard
Clean and Jerk	90 kg	Standard
Total	160 kg	Standard
55 kg
Snatch	84 kg	Annika Pilz	17 October 2022	European Junior Championships	Durrës, Albania
Clean and Jerk	103 kg	Annika Pilz	16 April 2023	European Championships	Yerevan, Armenia	^[7]
Total	186 kg	Annika Pilz	16 April 2023	European Championships	Yerevan, Armenia	^[7]
59 kg
Snatch	94 kg	Sabine Kusterer	8 April 2019	European Championships	Batumi, Georgia	^[4]
Clean & Jerk	113 kg	Sabine Kusterer	12 May 2021		Cali, Colombia	^[9]
Total	207 kg	Sabine Kusterer	12 May 2021		Cali, Colombia	^[9]
64 kg
Snatch	100 kg	Lisa Schweizer	6 April 2021	European Championships	Moscow, Russia	^[10]
Clean and Jerk	120 kg	Lisa Schweizer	13 May 2021		Cali, Colombia	^[9]
Total	220 kg	Lisa Schweizer	13 May 2021		Cali, Colombia	^[9]
71 kg
Snatch	103 kg	Lisa Schweizer	19 June 2021		Speyer, Germany
Clean and Jerk	122 kg	Lisa Schweizer	19 April 2023	European Championships	Yerevan, Armenia	^[7]
Total	225 kg	Lisa Schweizer	19 April 2023	European Championships	Yerevan, Armenia	^[7]
76 kg
Snatch	99 kg	Patricia Rieger	13 May 2021		Cali, Colombia	^[9]
Clean and Jerk	120 kg	Patricia Rieger	8 April 2021	European Championships	Moscow, Russia	^[11]
Total	217 kg	Patricia Rieger	13 May 2021		Cali, Colombia	^[9]
81 kg
Snatch	103 kg	Nina Schroth	14 December 2022	World Championships	Bogotá, Colombia	^[12]
Clean and Jerk	121 kg	Standard
Total	222 kg	Nina Schroth	12 April 2019	European Championships	Batumi, Georgia	^[4]
87 kg
Snatch	103 kg	Nina Schroth	27 April 2019	1. Bundesliga Final	Obrigheim, Germany
Clean and Jerk	123 kg	Nina Schroth	30 October 2022	German Championships	Böbingen, Germany
Total	225 kg	Nina Schroth	27 April 2019	1. Bundesliga Final	Obrigheim, Germany
+87 kg
Snatch	100 kg	Standard
Clean & Jerk	125 kg	Standard
Total	225 kg	Standard

Historical records

Men (1998–2018)

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place
-56 kg
Snatch	105 kg	Volker Gdanietz	16 October 1993		Berlin, Germany
Clean and jerk	138 kg	Volker Gdanietz	9 March 1996		Berlin, Germany
Total	240 kg	Volker Gdanietz	9 March 1996		Berlin, Germany
-62 kg
Snatch	123 kg	Marco Spanehl	1 October 1993		Stralsund, Germany
Clean & Jerk	157.5 kg	Marco Spanehl	13 October 1995	National Championships	Hassloch, Germany
Total	280 kg	Marco Spanehl	13 October 1995	National Championships	Hassloch, Germany
-69 kg
Snatch	145 kg	Andreas Behm	29 July 1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain
Clean & Jerk	185 kg	Andreas Behm	30 September 1991	World Championships	Donaueschingen, Germany
Total	327.5 kg	Andreas Behm	30 September 1991	World Championships	Donaueschingen, Germany
-77 kg
Snatch	165 kg	Ingo Steinhöfel	22 November 1994	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey
Clean and jerk	197.5 kg	Ingo Steinhöfel	22 November 1994	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey
Total	362.5 kg	Ingo Steinhöfel	22 November 1994	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey
-85 kg
Snatch	177.5 kg	Marc Huster	26 November 1999	World Championships	Athens, Greece
Clean and jerk	215 kg	Marc Huster	17 April 1999	European Championships	A Coruña, Spain
Total	390 kg	Marc Huster	23 September 2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia
-94 kg
Snatch	182.5 kg	Oliver Caruso	2 May 1998	European Championships	Riesa, Germany
Clean and jerk	215 kg	Marc Huster	14 October 1995	National Championships	Hassloch, Germany
Total	395 kg	Oliver Caruso	2 May 1998	European Championships	Riesa, Germany
-105 kg
Snatch	185 kg	Andre Rohde	25 November 2002	World Championships	Warsaw, Poland
Clean and jerk	225 kg	Andre Rohde	25 April 2004	European Championships	Kyiv, Ukraine
Total	407.5 kg	Andre Rohde	25 November 2002	World Championships	Warsaw, Poland
+105 kg
Snatch	210 kg	Ronny Weller	26 September 2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia
Clean and jerk	260 kg	Ronny Weller	3 May 1998	European Championships	Riesa, Germany
Total	467.5 kg	Ronny Weller	26 September 2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia

Women (1998–2018)

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
48 kg
Snatch	75 kg	Julia Schwarzbach	21 November 2015	World Championships	Houston, United States
Clean and jerk	95 kg	Julia Schwarzbach	21 November 2015	World Championships	Houston, United States
Total	170 kg	Julia Schwarzbach	21 November 2015	World Championships	Houston, United States
53 kg
Snatch	87 kg	Julia Rohde	10 April 2012	European Championships	Antalya, Turkey	^[13]
Clean and jerk	108 kg	Julia Rohde	29 July 2012	Olympic Games	London, Great Britain	^[14]
Total	193 kg	Julia Rohde	29 July 2012	Olympic Games	London, Great Britain	^[15]
58 kg
Snatch	93 kg	Christin Ulrich	30 July 2012	Olympic Games	London, Great Britain	^[16]
Clean and jerk	114 kg	Christin Ulrich	30 July 2012	Olympic Games	London, Great Britain	^[17]
Total	207 kg	Christin Ulrich	30 July 2012	Olympic Games	London, Great Britain	^[18]
63 kg
Snatch	93 kg	Sabine Kusterer	10 April 2014	European Championships	Tel Aviv, Israel	^[19]
Clean and jerk	117.5 kg	Anja Reinfrank	21 April 2004	European Championships	Kyiv, Ukraine
Total	205 kg	Sabine Kusterer	10 April 2014	European Championships	Tel Aviv, Israel	^[20]
69 kg
Snatch	99 kg	Mandy Treutlein	10 June 2017		Nagold, Germany
Clean and jerk	120 kg	Stephanie Mantek	12 August 2000		Essen, Germany
Total	213 kg	Mandy Treutlein	5 December 2015		Leimen, Germany
75 kg
Snatch	101 kg	Yvonne Kranz	19 April 2007	European Championships	Strasbourg, France
Clean and jerk	131 kg	Yvonne Kranz	19 April 2007	European Championships	Strasbourg, France
Total	232 kg	Yvonne Kranz	19 April 2007	European Championships	Strasbourg, France
90 kg
Snatch	98 kg	Nina Schroth	7 April 2017	European Championships	Split, Croatia	^[21]
Clean and jerk	119 kg	Nina Schroth	7 April 2017	European Championships	Split, Croatia	^[22]
Total	217 kg	Nina Schroth	7 April 2017	European Championships	Split, Croatia	^[23]
+90 kg
Snatch	112.5 kg	Monique Riesterer	22 September 2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia
Clean and jerk	139 kg	Kathleen Schöppe	21 April 2013		Chemnitz, Germany
Total	247.5 kg	Monique Riesterer	9 September 2000		Lörrach, Germany

References

General

German records 10 February 2024 updated

Specific

↑ "European U23 Championships". IWF . Retrieved 9 February 2020.
↑ "Men's 61 kg Group A Results". easywl.com. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
1 2 3 "2023 IWF World Championships Results". IWF . Retrieved 9 September 2023.
1 2 3 4 "European Championships". IWF. Archived from the original on 12 September 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
↑ "2024 IWF World Cup Results". IWF . Retrieved 15 April 2024.
↑ "Men's 73 kg Group A Results". easywl.com. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "2023 European Championships". IWF . Retrieved 27 April 2023.
1 2 "2019 IWF World Championships". IWF . Retrieved 29 September 2019.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "2021 Open Championship". IWF . Retrieved 22 December 2022.
↑ "Women's 64kg Group A Results". easywl.com. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
↑ "Women's 76kg Group A Results". easywl.com. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
↑ "2022 IWF World Championships". IWF . Retrieved 22 December 2022.
↑ "EM-Auftakt durch Julia Rohde mit Bestätigung der Olympianorm" (in German). BVDG. 10 April 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
↑ "Women's 53kg Results". www.london2012.com. 29 July 2012. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
↑ "Women's 53kg Results". www.london2012.com. 29 July 2012. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
↑ "Women's 58kg Results". www.london2012.com. 30 July 2012. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
↑ "Women's 58kg Results". www.london2012.com. 30 July 2012. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
↑ "Women's 58kg Results". www.london2012.com. 30 July 2012. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
↑ "Kusterer mit deutschen Rekorden" (in German). www.sport1.de. 8 April 2014. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
↑ "Kusterer mit deutschen Rekorden" (in German). www.sport1.de. 8 April 2014. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
↑ "Women's 90kg Results" (PDF). EWF . 7 April 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
↑ "Women's 90kg Results" (PDF). EWF . 7 April 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
↑ "Women's 90kg Results" (PDF). EWF . 7 April 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.

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[EU23_2019-1] "European U23 Championships". IWF . Retrieved 9 February 2020.

[2] "Men's 61 kg Group A Results". easywl.com. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.

[2023IWF-3] 1 2 3 "2023 IWF World Championships Results". IWF . Retrieved 9 September 2023.

[EC_2019-4] 1 2 3 4 "European Championships". IWF. Archived from the original on 12 September 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2019.

[5] "2024 IWF World Cup Results". IWF . Retrieved 15 April 2024.

[6] "Men's 73 kg Group A Results". easywl.com. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.

[EC_2023-7] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "2023 European Championships". IWF . Retrieved 27 April 2023.

[WC_2019-8] 1 2 "2019 IWF World Championships". IWF . Retrieved 29 September 2019.

[OC_2021-9] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "2021 Open Championship". IWF . Retrieved 22 December 2022.

[10] "Women's 64kg Group A Results". easywl.com. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.

[11] "Women's 76kg Group A Results". easywl.com. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.

[WC_2022-12] "2022 IWF World Championships". IWF . Retrieved 22 December 2022.

[13] "EM-Auftakt durch Julia Rohde mit Bestätigung der Olympianorm" (in German). BVDG. 10 April 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2012.

[14] "Women's 53kg Results". www.london2012.com. 29 July 2012. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.

[15] "Women's 53kg Results". www.london2012.com. 29 July 2012. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.

[16] "Women's 58kg Results". www.london2012.com. 30 July 2012. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.

[17] "Women's 58kg Results". www.london2012.com. 30 July 2012. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.

[18] "Women's 58kg Results". www.london2012.com. 30 July 2012. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.

[19] "Kusterer mit deutschen Rekorden" (in German). www.sport1.de. 8 April 2014. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.

[20] "Kusterer mit deutschen Rekorden" (in German). www.sport1.de. 8 April 2014. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.

[21] "Women's 90kg Results" (PDF). EWF . 7 April 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.

[22] "Women's 90kg Results" (PDF). EWF . 7 April 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.

[23] "Women's 90kg Results" (PDF). EWF . 7 April 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.

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