List of Iranian records in Olympic weightlifting

The following are the records of Iran in Olympic weightlifting. Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts by the Islamic Republic of Iran Weightlifting Federation.

Current records

When the previous records and weight classes were discarded, the IRIWF defined "Iran standards" as the minimum lifts needed to qualify as national records in the new weight classes. ^{[1] [2]}

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref/Note
60 kg
Snatch	117 kg	Iran Standard
Clean & Jerk	152 kg	Iran Standard
Total	265 kg	Iran Standard
65 kg
Snatch	128 kg	Iran Standard
Clean & Jerk	163 kg	Iran Standard
Total	288 kg	Iran Standard
71 kg
Snatch	144 kg	Iran Standard
Clean & Jerk	175 kg	Iran Standard
Total	313 kg	Iran Standard
79 kg
Snatch	156 kg	Abdollah Beiranvand	6 October 2025	World Championships	Førde, Norway	[3]
Clean & Jerk	189 kg	Iran Standard
Total	341 kg	Iran Standard
88 kg
Snatch	167 kg	Iran Standard
Clean & Jerk	201 kg	Iran Standard
Total	365 kg	Iran Standard
94 kg
Snatch	182 kg	Alireza Moeini	9 October 2025	World Championships	Førde, Norway	WR [3]
Clean & Jerk	212 kg	Iran Standard
Total	391 kg	Alireza Moeini	9 October 2025	World Championships	Førde, Norway	[3]
110 kg
Snatch	184 kg	Alireza Nassiri	10 October 2025	World Championships	Førde, Norway	[3]
Clean & Jerk	231 kg	Alireza Nassiri	10 October 2025	World Championships	Førde, Norway	[3]
Total	415 kg	Alireza Nassiri	10 October 2025	World Championships	Førde, Norway	[3]
+110 kg
Snatch	202 kg	Iran Standard
Clean & Jerk	250 kg	Iran Standard
Total	450 kg	Iran Standard

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref/Note
48 kg
Snatch	64 kg	Iran Standard
Clean & Jerk	82 kg	Iran Standard
Total	143 kg	Iran Standard
53 kg
Snatch	70 kg	Iran Standard
Clean & Jerk	90 kg	Iran Standard
Total	158 kg	Iran Standard
58 kg
Snatch	76 kg	Iran Standard
Clean & Jerk	98 kg	Iran Standard
Total	171 kg	Iran Standard
63 kg
Snatch	82 kg	Iran Standard
Clean & Jerk	105 kg	Iran Standard
Total	185 kg	Iran Standard
69 kg
Snatch	89 kg	Iran Standard
Clean & Jerk	112 kg	Iran Standard
Total	200 kg	Iran Standard
77 kg
Snatch	95 kg	Iran Standard
Clean & Jerk	120 kg	Iran Standard
Total	213 kg	Iran Standard
86 kg
Snatch	100 kg	Iran Standard
Clean & Jerk	125 kg	Iran Standard
Total	223 kg	Iran Standard
+86 kg
Snatch	106 kg	Iran Standard
Clean & Jerk	130 kg	Iran Standard
Total	234 kg	Iran Standard

Historical records

Men (2018–2025)

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref/Note
55 kg
Snatch	111 kg	Hafez Ghashghaei	18 September 2019	World Championships	Pattaya, Thailand
Clean & Jerk	149 kg	Hafez Ghashghaei	18 September 2019	World Championships	Pattaya, Thailand
Total	260 kg	Hafez Ghashghaei	18 September 2019	World Championships	Pattaya, Thailand
61 kg
Snatch	120 kg	Hafez Ghashghaei	2 February 2020	Fajr Cup	Rasht, Iran
Clean & Jerk	160 kg	Hafez Ghashghaei	2 February 2020	Fajr Cup	Rasht, Iran
Total	280 kg	Hafez Ghashghaei	2 February 2020	Fajr Cup	Rasht, Iran
67 kg
Snatch	135 kg	Hossein Pakar	16 February 2020	Asian Junior Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Clean & Jerk	172 kg	Hafez Ghashghaei	12 August 2022	Islamic Solidarity Games	Konya, Turkey	[4]
Total	299 kg	Hafez Ghashghaei	12 August 2022	Islamic Solidarity Games	Konya, Turkey	[4]
73 kg
Snatch	151 kg	Mirmostafa Javadi	20 April 2021	Asian Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	[5]
Clean & Jerk	183 kg	Mirmostafa Javadi	20 April 2021	Asian Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	[5]
Total	334 kg	Mirmostafa Javadi	20 April 2021	Asian Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	[5]
81 kg
Snatch	163 kg	Mirmostafa Javadi	12 December 2021	World Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	[6]
Clean & Jerk	204 kg	Mirmostafa Javadi	12 December 2021	World Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	[6]
Total	367 kg	Mirmostafa Javadi	12 December 2021	World Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	[6]
89 kg
Snatch	174 kg	Kianoush Rostami	11 December 2022	World Championships	Bogotá, Colombia	[7]
Clean & Jerk	215 kg	Mirmostafa Javadi	11 September 2023	World Championships	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	[8]
Total	384 kg	Mirmostafa Javadi	11 September 2023	World Championships	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	[8]
96 kg
Snatch	186 kg	Sohrab Moradi	7 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	AR
Clean & Jerk	230 kg	Sohrab Moradi	7 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Total	416 kg	Sohrab Moradi	7 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	AR
102 kg
Snatch	179 kg	Ali Hashemi	8 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Clean & Jerk	227 kg	Rasoul Motamedi	24 April 2021	Asian Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	[5]
Total	400 kg	Rasoul Motamedi	24 April 2021	Asian Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	[5]
109 kg
Snatch	184 kg	Ali Hashemi	3 August 2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	[9]
Clean & Jerk	231 kg	Kia Ghadami	4 March 2019	Fajr Cup	Tehran, Iran
Total	405 kg	Ali Hashemi	27 April 2019	Asian Championships	Ningbo, China
+109 kg
Snatch	206 kg	Ali Davoudi	15 December 2024	World Championships	Manama, Bahrain	[10]
Clean & Jerk	262 kg	Alireza Yousefi	15 December 2024	World Championships	Manama, Bahrain	AR [10]
Total	459 kg	Ali Davoudi	15 December 2024	World Championships	Manama, Bahrain	[10]

Men (1998–2018)

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref/Note
56 kg
Snatch	124 kg	Majid Askari	20 September 2014	Asian Games	Incheon, South Korea	[11]
Clean & Jerk	150 kg	Majid Askari	30 June 2011	World Junior Championships	Penang, Malaysia
Total	273 kg	Majid Askari	30 June 2011	World Junior Championships	Penang, Malaysia
62 kg
Snatch	140 kg	Mehdi Panzvan	17 September 2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia
Clean & Jerk	166 kg	Majid Askari	7 September 2015	Asian Championships	Phuket, Thailand	[12]
Total	302 kg	Mehdi Panzvan	17 September 2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia
69 kg
Snatch	150 kg	Mehdi Panzvan	3 October 2002	Asian Games	Busan, South Korea
Clean & Jerk	183 kg	Jaber Behrouzi	23 October 2013	World Championships	Wrocław, Poland
Total	330 kg	Jaber Behrouzi	23 October 2013	World Championships	Wrocław, Poland
77 kg
Snatch	165 kg	Mohammad Hossein Barkhah	22 November 2002	World Championships	Warsaw, Poland
Clean & Jerk	208 kg	Mohammad Ali Falahatinejad	12 September 2003	Asian Championships	Qinhuangdao, China
Total	366 kg	Rasoul Taghian	22 June 2013	Asian Championships	Astana, Kazakhstan
85 kg
Snatch	179 kg	Kianoush Rostami	12 August 2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	[13]
Clean & Jerk	220 kg	Kianoush Rostami	31 May 2016	Fajr Cup	Tehran, Iran	WR [14]
Total	396 kg	Kianoush Rostami	12 August 2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	WR [13]
94 kg
Snatch	189 kg	Sohrab Moradi	25 August 2018	Asian Games	Jakarta, Indonesia	WR [15]
Clean & Jerk	233 kg	Sohrab Moradi	3 December 2017	World Championships	Anaheim, United States	WR [16]
Total	417 kg	Sohrab Moradi	3 December 2017	World Championships	Anaheim, United States	WR [16]
105 kg
Snatch	190 kg	Hossein Tavakkoli	25 September 2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia
Clean & Jerk	235 kg	Hossein Tavakkoli	25 September 2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia
Total	425 kg	Hossein Tavakkoli	25 September 2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia
+105 kg
Snatch	216 kg	Behdad Salimi	16 August 2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	OR [17]
Clean & Jerk	263 kg	Hossein Rezazadeh	25 August 2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	WR
Total	472 kg	Hossein Rezazadeh	26 September 2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia

Women (2018–2025)

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref/Note
45 kg
Snatch	62 kg	Iran Standard				[18]
Clean & Jerk	78 kg	Iran Standard				[18]
Total	138 kg	Iran Standard				[18]
49 kg
Snatch	68 kg	Iran Standard				[18]
Clean & Jerk	83 kg	Anita Feizi	30 July 2023	Asian Youth Championships	Greater Noida, India	[19]
Total	148 kg	Iran Standard				[18]
55 kg
Snatch	72 kg	Poupak Basami	19 September 2019	World Championships	Pattaya, Thailand
Clean & Jerk	94 kg	Poupak Basami	12 August 2022	Islamic Solidarity Games	Konya, Turkey	[4]
Total	165 kg	Poupak Basami	12 August 2022	Islamic Solidarity Games	Konya, Turkey	[4]
59 kg
Snatch	81 kg	Reihaneh Karimi	1 August 2023	Asian Junior Championships	Greater Noida, India	[19]
Clean & Jerk	107 kg	Reihaneh Karimi	1 August 2023	Asian Junior Championships	Greater Noida, India	[19]
Total	188 kg	Reihaneh Karimi	1 August 2023	Asian Junior Championships	Greater Noida, India	[19]
64 kg
Snatch	91 kg	Ghazaleh Hosseini	19 December 2024	Asian Junior Championships	Doha, Qatar	[20]
Clean & Jerk	112 kg	Reihaneh Karimi	10 September 2023	World Championships	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	[8]
Total	201 kg	Reihaneh Karimi	10 September 2023	World Championships	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	[8]
71 kg
Snatch	95 kg	Reihaneh Karimi	3 May 2025	World Junior Championships	Lima, Peru	[21]
Clean & Jerk	123 kg	Reihaneh Karimi	7 February 2024	Asian Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	[22]
Total	217 kg	Reihaneh Karimi	3 May 2025	World Junior Championships	Lima, Peru	[21]
76 kg
Snatch	98 kg	Ghazaleh Hosseini	3 May 2025	World Junior Championships	Lima, Peru	[21]
Clean & Jerk	125 kg	Elaheh Razzaghi	12 December 2024	World Championships	Manama, Bahrain	[10]
Total	220 kg	Elaheh Razzaghi	8 February 2024	Asian Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	[23]
81 kg
Snatch	106 kg	Elham Hosseini	10 May 2023	Asian Championships	Jinju, South Korea	[24]
Clean & Jerk	131 kg	Elham Hosseini	10 May 2023	Asian Championships	Jinju, South Korea	[24]
Total	237 kg	Elham Hosseini	10 May 2023	Asian Championships	Jinju, South Korea	[24]
87 kg
Snatch	100 kg	Yekta Jamali	16 December 2021	World Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	[6]
Clean & Jerk	123 kg	Zeinab Sheikh-Arbab	11 May 2023	Asian Championships	Jinju, South Korea	[24]
Total	222 kg	Yekta Jamali	16 December 2021	World Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	[6]
+87 kg
Snatch	103 kg	Iran Standard				[18]
Clean & Jerk	131 kg	Fatemeh Yousefi	16 October 2022	Asian Championships	Manama, Bahrain	[25]
Total	226 kg	Iran Standard				[18]

References

General

• I.R. Iran Weightlifting Federation Senior Records

Specific

1. "رکوردهای استاندارد بزرگسالان ایران (بانوان)". Iran Weightlifting Federation. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
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3. "2025 IWF World Championships Results". IWF . Retrieved 6 October 2025.
4. "2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Weightlifting Results" (PDF). konya2021.com. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
5. "2020 Asian Championships Results". IWF. 25 April 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
6. "2021 IWF World Championships". IWF . Retrieved 12 December 2021.
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9. "Men's 109kg Results" (PDF). olympics.com. 3 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
10. "2024 IWF World Championships". IWF . Retrieved 11 December 2024.
11. "Men's 56kg Group A Results". Incheon 2014 official website. 20 September 2014. Archived from the original on 22 September 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
12. "Men's 62kg Results" (PDF). awfedration.com. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
13. "Men's 85kg Results" (PDF). Rio 2016 official website. 12 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
14. "1st International Fajr Cup Results". IWF . 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
15. "Men's 85kg Results". Jakarta 2018 official website. 25 August 2018. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
16. "2017 IWF World Championships Results". IWF . 3 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
17. "Men's +105kg Results" (PDF). Rio 2016 official website. 16 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
18. "رکوردهای بزرگسالان ایران". Iran Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
19. "2023 Asian Junior Championships Results". IWF . 5 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
20. "2024 Asian Junior Championships". IWF . Retrieved 3 July 2025.
21. "2025 IWF World Junior Championships". IWF . Retrieved 3 May 2025.
22. "Asian Championship. Among women, the winners in the -71 kg weight category were announced". UZWF. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
23. "IWF Asian Weightlifting Championships 2024 Day 6 Recap – Female 76 Kg". torokhtiy.com. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
24. "2023 Asian Championships". IWF. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
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External links

• I.R. Iran Weightlifting Federation