The following are the national records in Olympic weightlifting in India. Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts by the Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF).
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Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
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55 kg | ||||||
Snatch | 114 kg | Mukund Aher | 28 December 2022 | Nagercoil, India | ||
Clean & Jerk | 143 kg | Sanket Mahadev Sargar | 25 February 2022 | Singapore Weightlifting International | Singapore | [1] |
Total | 256 kg | Sanket Mahadev Sargar | 25 February 2022 | Singapore Weightlifting International | Singapore | [2] |
61 kg | ||||||
Snatch | 120 kg | Raja Muthupandi | 10 July 2019 | Commonwealth Championships | Apia, Samoa | [3] |
Clean & Jerk | 157 kg | Shubham Kolekar | 3 February 2020 | Indian Championships | Kolkata, India | [4] |
Total | 272 kg | Shubham Kolekar | 3 February 2020 | Indian Championships | Kolkata, India | [4] |
67 kg | ||||||
Snatch | 141 kg | Jeremy Lalrinnunga | 10 December 2021 | World Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | [5] |
Clean & Jerk | 167 kg | Jeremy Lalrinnunga | 3 February 2020 | Indian Championships | Kolkata, India | [4] |
Total | 306 kg | Jeremy Lalrinnunga | 20 December 2019 | Qatar Cup | Doha, Qatar | [6] |
73 kg | ||||||
Snatch | 145 kg | Deepak Lather | 11 August 2021 | Indian Championships | Patiala, India | [7] |
Clean & Jerk | 173 kg | Achinta Sheuli | 10 December 2021 | World Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | [5] |
174 kg | N. Ajith | 1 October 2022 | National Games | Gandhinagar, India | [8] | |
Total | 316 kg | Achinta Sheuli | 10 December 2021 | World Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | [5] |
81 kg | ||||||
Snatch | 149 kg | Ajay Singh | 31 December 2022 | Nagercoil, India | ||
Clean & Jerk | 190 kg | Ajay Singh | 12 July 2019 | Commonwealth Championships | Apia, Samoa | [3] |
Total | 338 kg | Ajay Singh | 12 July 2019 | Commonwealth Championships | Apia, Samoa | [3] |
89 kg | ||||||
Snatch | 150 kg | Harshad Wadekar | 26 February 2019 | Indian Championships | Visakhapatnam, India | [9] |
Clean & Jerk | 188 kg | Sambo Lapung | 6 February 2020 | Indian Championships | Kolkata, India | [4] |
Total | 337 kg | Harshad Wadekar | 26 February 2019 | Indian Championships | Visakhapatnam, India | [9] |
96 kg | ||||||
Snatch | 157 kg | Vikas Thakur | 9 February 2019 | EGAT’s Cup | Chiang Mai, Thailand | |
Clean & Jerk | 197 kg | Vikas Thakur | 25 April 2019 | Asian Championships | Ningbo, China | |
198 kg | Sambo Lapung | 3 October 2022 | National Games | Gandhinagar, India | [10] | |
Total | 353 kg | Vikas Thakur | 9 February 2019 | EGAT’s Cup | Chiang Mai, Thailand | |
102 kg | ||||||
Snatch | 153 kg | Kojum Taba | 28 March 2022 | Indian Championships | Bhubaneswar, India | |
Clean & Jerk | 202 kg | Pardeep Singh | 13 July 2019 | Commonwealth Championships | Apia, Samoa | [3] |
Total | 351 kg | Pardeep Singh | 26 April 2019 | Asian Championships | Ningbo, China | |
109 kg | ||||||
Snatch | 163 kg | Lovepreet Singh | 3 August 2022 | Commonwealth Games | Marston Green, United Kingdom | [11] |
Clean & Jerk | 192 kg | Lovepreet Singh | 3 August 2022 | Commonwealth Games | Marston Green, United Kingdom | [11] |
Total | 355 kg | Lovepreet Singh | 3 August 2022 | Commonwealth Games | Marston Green, United Kingdom | [11] |
+109 kg | ||||||
Snatch | 172 kg | Gurdeep Singh | 17 December 2021 | World Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | [5] |
Clean & Jerk | 223 kg | Gurdeep Singh | 3 August 2022 | Commonwealth Games | Marston Green, United Kingdom | [12] |
Total | 391 kg | Gurdeep Singh | 30 March 2022 | Indian Championships | Bhubaneswar, India |
Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
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45 kg | ||||||
Snatch | 74 kg | Komal Kohar | 28 December 2022 | Nagercoil, India | ||
Clean and Jerk | 94 kg | Jhilli Dalabehera | 9 July 2019 | Commonwealth Championships | Apia, Samoa | [3] |
Total | 164 kg | Jhilli Dalabehera | 9 July 2019 | Commonwealth Championships | Apia, Samoa | [3] |
49 kg | ||||||
Snatch | 88 kg | Saikhom Mirabai Chanu | 4 February 2020 | Indian Championships | Kolkata, India | [4] |
Clean and Jerk | 119 kg | Saikhom Mirabai Chanu | 17 April 2021 | Asian Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | [5] |
Total | 205 kg | Saikhom Mirabai Chanu | 17 April 2021 | Asian Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | [5] |
55 kg | ||||||
Snatch | 86 kg | Saikhom Mirabai Chanu | 25 February 2022 | Singapore Weightlifting International | Singapore | |
Clean and Jerk | 116 kg | Bindyarani Devi Sorokhaibam | 30 July 2022 | Commonwealth Games | Marston Green, United Kingdom | [13] |
Total | 202 kg | Bindyarani Devi Sorokhaibam | 30 July 2022 | Commonwealth Games | Marston Green, United Kingdom | [14] |
59 kg | ||||||
Snatch | 94 kg | Popy Hazarika | 4 February 2020 | Indian Championships | Kolkata, India | [4] |
Clean & Jerk | 115 kg | Erra Deexitha | 23 February 2019 | Indian Championships | Visakhapatnam, India | [9] |
Total | 203 kg | Erra Deexitha | 4 February 2020 | Indian Championships | Kolkata, India | [4] |
64 kg | ||||||
Snatch | 95 kg | Rakhi Halder | 22 December 2019 | Qatar Cup | Doha, Qatar | [6] |
Clean and Jerk | 124 kg | Rakhi Halder | 22 September 2019 | World Championships | Pattaya, Thailand | |
Total | 218 kg | Rakhi Halder | 22 December 2019 | Qatar Cup | Doha, Qatar | [6] |
71 kg | ||||||
Snatch | 95 kg | Lalchhanhimi | 5 February 2020 | Indian Championships | Kolkata, India | [4] |
Clean and Jerk | 123 kg | Harjinder Kaur | 3 January 2023 | Nagercoil, India | ||
Total | 217 kg | Lalchhanhimi | 5 February 2020 | Indian Championships | Kolkata, India | [4] |
76 kg | ||||||
Snatch | 99 kg | Punam Yadav | 27 March 2022 | Indian Championships | Bhubaneswar, India | |
Clean and Jerk | 124 kg | Lalchhanhimi | 27 March 2023 | Bangalore, India | ||
Total | 220 kg | Punam Yadav | 14 December 2021 | World Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | [5] |
81 kg | ||||||
Snatch | 100 kg | Punam Yadav | 6 January 2023 | Nagercoil, India | ||
Clean and Jerk | 123 kg | Vanshita Verma | 6 January 2023 | Nagercoil, India | ||
Total | 222 kg | Punam Yadav | 6 January 2023 | Nagercoil, India | ||
87 kg | ||||||
Snatch | 102 kg | Srishti Singh | 26 February 2019 | Indian Championships | Visakhapatnam, India | [9] |
Clean and Jerk | 126 kg | Pavunraj Anuradha | 26 February 2019 | Indian Championships | Visakhapatnam, India | [9] |
Total | 228 kg | Pavunraj Anuradha | 26 February 2019 | Indian Championships | Visakhapatnam, India | [9] |
+87 kg | ||||||
Snatch | 104 kg | Purnima Pandey | 31 March 2022 | Indian Championships | Bhubaneswar, India | |
Clean and Jerk | 128 kg | Manpreet Kaur | 31 March 2022 | Indian Championships | Bhubaneswar, India | |
Total | 231 kg | Ann Mariya MT | 31 March 2022 | Indian Championships | Bhubaneswar, India |
Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
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-56 kg | ||||||
Snatch | 119 kg | Vicky Batta | 5 August 2005 | Bangalore, India | ||
Clean and jerk | 147 kg | A.K. Pandian | 17 January 2001 | Visakhapatnam, India | ||
Total | 262 kg | A.K. Pandian | 17 January 2001 | Visakhapatnam, India | ||
-62 kg | ||||||
Snatch | 126 kg | Deepak Lather | 25 December 2015 | Indian Championships | Patiala, India | [15] |
Clean and jerk | 153 kg | Rustam Sarang | 27 December 2016 | Indian Championships | Nagercoil, India | [16] |
Total | 275 kg | Indian Standard | ||||
-69 kg | ||||||
Snatch | 146 kg | Katulu Ravi Kumar | 6 October 2010 | Commonwealth Games | New Delhi, India | |
Clean and jerk | 175 kg | Katulu Ravi Kumar | 6 October 2010 | Commonwealth Games | New Delhi, India | |
Total | 321 kg | Katulu Ravi Kumar | 6 October 2010 | Commonwealth Games | New Delhi, India | |
-77 kg | ||||||
Snatch | 152 kg | Sathish Sivalingam | 14 August 2015 | Patiala, India | ||
Clean and jerk | 187 kg | Sathish Sivalingam | 14 August 2015 | Patiala, India | ||
Total | 339 kg | Sathish Sivalingam | 14 August 2015 | Patiala, India | ||
-85 kg | ||||||
Snatch | 156 kg | Ragala Venkat Rahul | 7 September 2015 | Commonwealth Junior Championships | Gold Coast, Australia | [17] |
Clean and jerk | 195 kg | Ragala Venkat Rahul | 7 September 2015 | Commonwealth Junior Championships | Gold Coast, Australia | [17] |
Total | 351 kg | Ragala Venkat Rahul | 7 September 2015 | Commonwealth Junior Championships | Gold Coast, Australia | [17] |
-94 kg | ||||||
Snatch | 159 kg | Vikas Thakur | 8 April 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | [18] |
Clean and jerk | 196 kg | Vikas Thakur | 3 December 2017 | World Championships | Anaheim, United States | [19] |
Total | 351 kg | Vikas Thakur | 3 December 2017 | World Championships | Anaheim, United States | [19] |
-105 kg | ||||||
Snatch | 161 kg | Mohanlal Syamlal | 1 April 2014 | Indian Championships | Nagpur, India | [20] |
Clean and jerk | 200 kg | Pardeep Singh | 9 April 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | [21] |
Total | 352 kg | Pardeep Singh | 9 April 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | [21] |
+105 kg | ||||||
Snatch | 175 kg | Gurdeep Singh | 9 April 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | [22] |
Clean and jerk | 217 kg | Gurdeep Singh | 25 January 2018 | Indian Championships | Moodabidri, India | [23] |
Total | 390 kg | Gurdeep Singh | 25 January 2018 | Indian Championships | Moodabidri, India | [23] |
Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
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-48 kg | ||||||
Snatch | 86 kg | Saikhom Mirabai Chanu | 5 April 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | [24] |
Clean and jerk | 110 kg | Saikhom Mirabai Chanu | 5 April 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | [24] |
Total | 196 kg | Saikhom Mirabai Chanu | 5 April 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | [24] |
-53 kg | ||||||
Snatch | 90 kg | W. Nandini Devi | 19 July 2003 | Patiala, India | ||
Clean and jerk | 115 kg | W. Nandini Devi | 19 July 2003 | Patiala, India | ||
Total | 205 kg | W. Nandini Devi | 19 July 2003 | Patiala, India | ||
-58 kg | ||||||
Snatch | 93 kg | Renu Bala | 27 December 2005 | Yamuna Nagar, India | ||
Clean and jerk | 119 kg | Renu Bala | 20 December 2007 | Bhubaneswar, India | ||
Total | 209 kg | Renu Bala | 20 December 2007 | Bhubaneswar, India | ||
-63 kg | ||||||
Snatch | 105 kg | Karnam Malleswari | 10 December 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand | ||
Clean and jerk | 128 kg | Rakhi Halder | 23 January 2018 | Indian Championships | Moodabidri, India | [23] |
Total | 230 kg | Karnam Malleswari | 10 December 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand | ||
-69 kg | ||||||
Snatch | 110 kg | Karnam Malleswari | 19 September 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | |
Clean and jerk | 130 kg | Karnam Malleswari | 19 September 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | |
Total | 240 kg | Karnam Malleswari | 19 September 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | |
-75 kg | ||||||
Snatch | 111 kg | P. Sailaja | 1 September 2005 | Bangalore, India | ||
Clean and jerk | 138 kg | P. Sailaja | 1 September 2005 | Bangalore, India | ||
Total | 249 kg | P. Sailaja | 1 September 2005 | Bangalore, India | ||
-90 kg | ||||||
Snatch | 97 kg | Anuratha | 24 January 2018 | Indian Championships | Moodabidri, India | [23] |
Clean & Jerk | 115 kg | Anuratha | 24 January 2018 | Indian Championships | Moodabidri, India | [23] |
Total | 212 kg | Anuratha | 24 January 2018 | Indian Championships | Moodabidri, India | [23] |
+90 kg | ||||||
Snatch | 112 kg | Simple Kaur | 16 January 2004 | New Delhi, India | ||
Clean and jerk | 147 kg | Simple Kaur | 20 February 2005 | Guwahati, India | ||
Total | 255 kg | Simple Kaur | 20 February 2005 | Guwahati, India |
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