List of Nigerian records in Olympic weightlifting

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

Current records

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
55 kg
Snatch	95 kg	King Kalu	25 August 2019	African Games	Rabat, Morocco	[1]
Clean & Jerk	123 kg	King Kalu	25 August 2019	African Games	Rabat, Morocco	[2]
Total	218 kg	King Kalu	25 August 2019	African Games	Rabat, Morocco	[3]
61 kg
Snatch	120 kg	Emmanuel Appah	26 August 2019	African Games	Rabat, Morocco	[4]
Clean & Jerk	151 kg	Emmanuel Appah	26 August 2019	African Games	Rabat, Morocco	[5]
Total	271 kg	Emmanuel Appah	26 August 2019	African Games	Rabat, Morocco	[6]
67 kg
Snatch	135 kg	Edidiong Umoafia	10 December 2021	World Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	[7]
Clean & Jerk	165 kg	Edidiong Umoafia	11 March 2024	African Games	Accra, Ghana	[8]
Total	300 kg	Edidiong Umoafia	11 March 2024	African Games	Accra, Ghana	[9]
73 kg
Snatch	147 kg	Edidiong Umoafia	4 April 2024	World Cup	Phuket, Thailand	[10]
Clean & Jerk	172 kg	Edidiong Umoafia	4 April 2024	World Cup	Phuket, Thailand	[11]
Total	319 kg	Edidiong Umoafia	4 April 2024	World Cup	Phuket, Thailand	[12]
81 kg
Snatch	146 kg	Mamdum Seldum	27 August 2019	African Games	Rabat, Morocco	[13]
Clean & Jerk	178 kg	Mamdum Seldum	27 August 2019	African Games	Rabat, Morocco	[14]
Total	324 kg	Mamdum Seldum	27 August 2019	African Games	Rabat, Morocco	[15]
89 kg
Snatch	149 kg	Desmond Akano	28 August 2019	African Games	Rabat, Morocco	[16]
Clean & Jerk	193 kg	Desmond Akano	10 September 2023	World Championships	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	[17]
Total	338 kg	Desmond Akano	10 September 2023	World Championships	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	[18]
96 kg
Snatch	145 kg	Desmond Akano	13 March 2024	African Games	Accra, Ghana	[19]
Clean & Jerk	191 kg	Desmond Akano	13 March 2024	African Games	Accra, Ghana	[20]
Total	336 kg	Desmond Akano	13 March 2024	African Games	Accra, Ghana	[21]
102 kg
Snatch	158 kg	Patrick Olawale Barde	29 August 2019	African Games	Rabat, Morocco	[22]
Clean & Jerk	190 kg	Abayomi Adeyemi	13 March 2024	African Games	Accra, Ghana	[23]
Total	343 kg	Patrick Olawale Barde	29 August 2019	African Games	Rabat, Morocco	[24]
109 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
+109 kg
Snatch	152 kg	Lucky Joseph	14 March 2024	African Games	Accra, Ghana	[25]
Clean & Jerk	190 kg	Lucky Joseph	14 March 2024	African Games	Accra, Ghana	[26]
Total	342 kg	Lucky Joseph	14 March 2024	African Games	Accra, Ghana	[27]

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
45 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
49 kg
Snatch	75 kg	Stella Kingsley	30 July 2022	Commonwealth Games	Marston Green, United Kingdom	[28]
Clean & Jerk	96 kg	Stella Kingsley	8 December 2021	World Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	[29]
Total	170 kg	Stella Kingsley	30 July 2022	Commonwealth Games	Marston Green, United Kingdom	[30]
55 kg
Snatch	92 kg	Adijat Olarinoye,	30 July 2022	Commonwealth Games	Marston Green, United Kingdom	[31]
Clean & Jerk	116 kg	Adijat Olarinoye	26 August 2019	African Games	Rabat, Morocco	[32]
Total	203 kg	Adijat Olarinoye	9 December 2021	World Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	[33]
59 kg
Snatch	101 kg	Rafiatu Lawal	3 April 2024	World Cup	Phuket, Thailand	[34]
Clean & Jerk	126 kg	Rafiatu Lawal	3 April 2024	World Cup	Phuket, Thailand	[35]
Total	227 kg	Rafiatu Lawal	3 April 2024	World Cup	Phuket, Thailand	[36]
64 kg
Snatch	100 kg	Ruth Ayodele	10 September 2023	World Championships	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	[37]
Clean and Jerk	122 kg	Ruth Ayodele	10 September 2023	World Championships	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	[38]
Total	222 kg	Ruth Ayodele	10 September 2023	World Championships	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	[39]
71 kg
Snatch	102 kg	Joy Ogbonne Eze	16 May 2023	African Championships	Tunis, Tunisia	[40]
Clean and Jerk	130 kg	Joy Ogbonne Eze	13 December 2021	World Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	[41]
Total	230 kg	Joy Ogbonne Eze	13 December 2021	World Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	[42]
76 kg
Snatch	96 kg	Liadi Taiwo	2 August 2022	Commonwealth Games	Marston Green, United Kingdom	[43]
Clean and Jerk	120 kg	Liadi Taiwo	2 August 2022	Commonwealth Games	Marston Green, United Kingdom	[44]
Total	216 kg	Liadi Taiwo	2 August 2022	Commonwealth Games	Marston Green, United Kingdom	[45]
81 kg
Snatch	93 kg	Bilikis Abiocun	April 2019	African Championships	Cairo, Egypt	[46]
Clean & Jerk	125 kg	Bilikis Abiocun	April 2019	African Championships	Cairo, Egypt	[47]
Total	218 kg	Bilikis Abiocun	April 2019	African Championships	Cairo, Egypt	[48]
87 kg
Snatch	103 kg	Mary Osijo	14 March 2024	African Games	Accra, Ghana	[49]
Clean & Jerk	128 kg	Mary Osijo	14 March 2024	African Games	Accra, Ghana	[50]
Total	231 kg	Mary Osijo	14 March 2024	African Games	Accra, Ghana	[51]
+87 kg
Snatch
Clean and Jerk
Total

Historical records

Men (1998–2018)

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
-56 kg
Snatch
Clean and jerk
Total
-62 kg
Snatch	112 kg	Favour Agboro	5 April 2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	[52]
Clean & Jerk	156 kg	Favour Agboro	5 April 2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	[53]
Total	267 kg	Favour Agboro	5 April 2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	[54]
-69 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
-77 kg
Snatch
Clean and jerk	185 kg	Dare Alabi	October 2003	All-Africa Games	Abuja, Nigeria
Total
-85 kg
Snatch
Clean and jerk
Total
-94 kg
Snatch
Clean and jerk
Total
-105 kg
Snatch
Clean and jerk
Total
+105 kg
Snatch
Clean and jerk
Total

Women (1998–2018)

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
-48 kg
Snatch	75 kg	Blessed Udoh	14 August 2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece
Clean and jerk	105 kg	Blessed Udoh	14 August 2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece
Total	180 kg	Blessed Udoh	14 August 2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece
-53 kg
Snatch	80 kg	Chinenye Fidelis	6 November 2011	World Championships	Paris, France
Clean and jerk	115 kg	Chinenye Fidelis	6 November 2011	World Championships	Paris, France
Total	202 kg	Chineye Fidelis	31 March 2012	African Championships	Nairobi, Kenia	[55]
-58 kg
Snatch	95 kg	Franca Gbodo	16 August 2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece
Clean and jerk	122 kg	Chinenye Fidelis	10 May 2016	African Championships	Yaoundé, Cameroon	[56]
Total	212 kg	Franca Gbodo	16 August 2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece
-63 kg
Snatch	96 kg	Caro Okouokha	30 November 2012	XVIII National Sports Festival	Lagos, Nigeria	[57]
Clean and jerk
Total	214 kg	Caro Okouokha	30 November 2012	XVIII National Sports Festival	Lagos, Nigeria	[58]
-69 kg
Snatch
Clean and jerk
Total
-75 kg
Snatch	110 kg	Hadiza Zakari	9 October 2010	Commonwealth Games	Delhi, India
Clean and jerk	140 kg	Ruth Ogbeifo	20 September 2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia
Total
90 kg
Snatch	112 kg	Bilkisu Musa	27 November 1999	World Championships	Piraeus, Greece	[59]
Clean & Jerk
Total
+90 kg
Snatch	129 kg	Mariam Usman	5 August 2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom
Clean and jerk	156 kg	Mariam Usman	13 November 2011	World Championships	Paris, France
Total	281 kg	Mariam Usman	29 March 2012	African Championships	Nairobi, Kenia

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