List of South African records in Olympic weightlifting

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

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
55 kg
Snatch	96 kg	Standard
Clean & Jerk	115 kg	Standard
Total	208 kg	Standard
61 kg
Snatch	102 kg	Standard
Clean & Jerk	124 kg	Standard
Total	225 kg	Standard
67 kg
Snatch	111 kg	Zach Snyman	13 July 2023
Clean & Jerk	145 kg	Jon-antohein Phillips	30 November 2019
Total	255 kg	Jon-antohein Phillips	30 November 2019
73 kg
Snatch	123 kg	Jon-antohein Phillips	22 October 2022	South African Championships	Mossel Bay, South Africa
Clean & Jerk	162 kg	Jon-antohein Phillips	31 July 2022	Commonwealth Games	Marston Green, Great Britain	[1]
Total	283 kg	Jon-antohein Phillips	22 October 2022	South African Championships	Mossel Bay, South Africa
81 kg
Snatch	130 kg	Dinesh Pandoo	16 June 2024	South African Championships	Stellenbosch, South Africa	[2]
Clean & Jerk	168 kg	Jon-antohein Phillips	9 December 2024	World Championships	Manama, Bahrain	[3]
Total	291 kg	Jon-antohein Phillips	9 December 2024	World Championships	Manama, Bahrain	[4]
89 kg
Snatch	139 kg	William Swart	11 December 2024	World Championships	Manama, Bahrain	[5]
Clean & Jerk	179 kg	William Swart	11 December 2024	World Championships	Manama, Bahrain	[6]
Total	318 kg	William Swart	11 December 2024	World Championships	Manama, Bahrain	[7]
96 kg
Snatch	141 kg	Ruben Burger	27 February 2022
Clean & Jerk	173 kg	Ruben Burger	30 October 2021
Total	313 kg	Ruben Burger	30 October 2021
102 kg
Snatch	144 kg	Ruben Burger	23 October 2022	South African Championships	Mossel Bay, South Africa
Clean & Jerk	175 kg	Ruben Burger	13 September 2023	World Championships	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	[8]
Total	317 kg	Ruben Burger	23 October 2022	South African Championships	Mossel Bay, South Africa
109 kg
Snatch	139 kg	Standard
Clean & Jerk	171 kg	Ruben Burger	29 October 2023	South African Championships	Randburg, South Africa	[9]
Total	309 kg	Standard
+109 kg
Snatch	176 kg	Gordan Shaw	30 November 2019
Clean & Jerk	201 kg	Gordan Shaw	30 November 2019
Total	377 kg	Gordan Shaw	30 November 2019

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
45 kg
Snatch	60 kg	Standard
Clean & Jerk	77 kg	Standard
Total	136 kg	Standard
49 kg
Snatch	65 kg	Standard
Clean & Jerk	84 kg	Standard
Total	148 kg	Standard
55 kg
Snatch	80 kg	Johanni Taljaard	5 December 2018
Clean & Jerk	97 kg	Johanni Taljaard	5 December 2018
Total	177 kg	Johanni Taljaard	5 December 2018
59 kg
Snatch	87 kg	Johanni Taljaard	27 August 2019	African Games	Rabat, Morocco	[10]
Clean & Jerk	106 kg	Anneke Spies	7 September 2023
Total	190 kg	Anneke Spies	31 July 2022	Commonwealth Games	Marston Green, United Kingdom	[11]
64 kg
Snatch	87 kg	Johanni Taljaard	12 October 2019
Clean & Jerk	107 kg	Mona Pretorius	21 September 2019	World Championships	Pattaya, Thailand
Total	192 kg	Mona Pretorius	27 August 2019	African Games	Rabat, Morocco	[10]
71 kg
Snatch	88 kg	Laryne Jefferies	29 October 2023	South African Championships	Randburg, South Africa	[9]
Clean & Jerk	112 kg	Laryne Jefferies	29 October 2023	South African Championships	Randburg, South Africa	[9]
Total	200 kg	Laryne Jefferies	29 October 2023	South African Championships	Randburg, South Africa	[9]
76 kg
Snatch	91 kg	Laryne Jefferies	17 June 2024	South African Championships	Stellenbosch, South Africa	[2]
Clean & Jerk	109 kg	Laryne Jefferies	17 June 2024	South African Championships	Stellenbosch, South Africa	[2]
Total	200 kg	Laryne Jefferies	17 June 2024	South African Championships	Stellenbosch, South Africa	[2]
81 kg
Snatch	89 kg	Standard
Clean & Jerk	111 kg	Standard
Total	223 kg	Standard
87 kg
Snatch	92 kg	Standard
Clean & Jerk	115 kg	Standard
Total	233 kg	Standard
+87 kg
Snatch	102 kg	Standard
Clean & Jerk	120 kg	Standard
Total	235 kg	Standard

References

General

• South African records 17 December 2024 updated

Specific

1. "Men's 73 kg Results" (PDF). Microplus Informatica. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
2. "SA Championships 2024 Combined Competition Results" (PDF). saweightlifting.co.za. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
3. "2024 IWF World Championships". IWF . Retrieved 16 January 2025.
4. "2024 IWF World Championships". IWF . Retrieved 16 January 2025.
5. "2024 IWF World Championships". IWF . Retrieved 16 January 2025.
6. "2024 IWF World Championships". IWF . Retrieved 16 January 2025.
7. "2024 IWF World Championships". IWF . Retrieved 16 January 2025.
8. "2023 IWF World Championships". IWF . Retrieved 13 September 2023.
9. "SA Senior Championships 2023 Results". saweightlifting.co.za. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
10. "12th All African Games". IWF . Retrieved 23 March 2023.
11. "Women's 59kg Results" (PDF). Microplus Informatica. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.