List of United States records in Olympic weightlifting

The following are the records of the United States 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 USA Weightlifting.

Current records

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
60 kg
Snatch	125 kg	Standard
Clean & Jerk	174 kg	Standard
Total	301 kg	Standard
65 kg
Snatch	137 kg	Hampton Morris	14 July 2025	Pan American Championships	Cali, Colombia	[1]
Clean & Jerk	181 kg	Hampton Morris	14 July 2025	Pan American Championships	Cali, Colombia	[1]
Total	318 kg	Hampton Morris	14 July 2025	Pan American Championships	Cali, Colombia	[1]
71 kg
Snatch	152 kg	Standard
Clean & Jerk	190 kg	Standard
Total	344 kg	Standard
79 kg
Snatch	154 kg	Caden Cahoy	15 July 2025	Pan American Championships	Cali, Colombia	[1]
Clean & Jerk	198 kg	Caden Cahoy	15 July 2025	Pan American Championships	Cali, Colombia	[1]
Total	358 kg	Standard
88 kg
Snatch	161 kg	Standard
Clean & Jerk	198 kg	Standard
Total	368 kg	Standard
94 kg
Snatch	162 kg	Daniel Wiitanen	28 June 2025	USA Championships	Colorado Springs, United States
Clean & Jerk	200 kg	Standard
Total	367 kg	Standard
110 kg
Snatch	177 kg	Standard
Clean & Jerk	223 kg	Standard
Total	389 kg	Standard
+110 kg
Snatch	187 kg	Aaron Williams	18 July 2025	Pan American Championships	Cali, Colombia	[1]
Clean & Jerk	224 kg	Standard
Total	411 kg	Aaron Williams	18 July 2025	Pan American Championships	Cali, Colombia	[1]

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
48 kg
Snatch	87 kg	Standard
Clean & Jerk	110 kg	Standard
Total	198 kg	Standard
53 kg
Snatch	88 kg	Standard
Clean & Jerk	113 kg	Standard
Total	204 kg	Standard
58 kg
Snatch	98 kg	Standard
Clean & Jerk	122 kg	Standard
Total	219 kg	Standard
63 kg
Snatch	100 kg	Sophia Shaft	24 June 2025	USA Championships	Colorado Springs, United States
Clean & Jerk	131 kg	Katharine Estep	15 July 2025	Pan American Championships	Cali, Colombia	[1]
Total	233 kg	Sophia Shaft	24 June 2025	USA Championships	Colorado Springs, United States
69 kg
Snatch	119 kg	Olivia Reeves	16 July 2025	Pan American Championships	Cali, Colombia	[1]
Clean & Jerk	149 kg	Olivia Reeves	16 July 2025	Pan American Championships	Cali, Colombia	[1]
Total	268 kg	Standard
77 kg
Snatch	114 kg	Ella Nicholson	22 August 2025	Junior Pan American Games	Luque, Paraguay	[2]
Clean & Jerk	141 kg	Standard
Total	252 kg	Standard
86 kg
Snatch	108 kg	Jenny Arthur	25 June 2025	USA Championships	Colorado Springs, United States
Clean & Jerk	135 kg	Jenny Arthur	25 June 2025	USA Championships	Colorado Springs, United States
Total	243 kg	Jenny Arthur	25 June 2025	USA Championships	Colorado Springs, United States
+86 kg
Snatch	117 kg	Mary Theisen-Lappen	18 July 2025	Pan American Championships	Cali, Colombia	[1]
Clean & Jerk	161 kg	Mary Theisen-Lappen	18 July 2025	Pan American Championships	Cali, Colombia	[1]
Total	278 kg	Mary Theisen-Lappen	18 July 2025	Pan American Championships	Cali, Colombia	[1]

Historical records

Men (2018–2025)

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
55 kg
Snatch	110 kg	Brey Kobashigawa	9 December 2018		Milwaukee, United States
Clean & Jerk	134 kg	Gabe Chhum	28 June 2022	USA Championships	Las Vegas, United States
Total	242 kg	Standard
61 kg
Snatch	127 kg	Hampton Morris	2 April 2024	World Cup	Phuket, Thailand	[3]
Clean & Jerk	176 kg	Hampton Morris	2 April 2024	World Cup	Phuket, Thailand	[3]
Total	303 kg	Hampton Morris	2 April 2024	World Cup	Phuket, Thailand	[3]
67 kg
Snatch	139 kg	Standard
Clean & Jerk	179 kg	Hampton Morris	28 February 2025		Columbus, United States
Total	313 kg	Hampton Morris	28 February 2025		Columbus, United States
73 kg
Snatch	155 kg	CJ Cummings	21 April 2021	Pan American Championships	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	[4]
Clean & Jerk	193 kg	CJ Cummings	27 June 2019	Pan American Junior Championships	Havana, Cuba	[5]
Total	347 kg	CJ Cummings	27 June 2019	Pan American Junior Championships	Havana, Cuba	[5]
81 kg
Snatch	163 kg	Standard
Clean & Jerk	200 kg	Harrison Maurus	5 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	[6]
Total	361 kg	Harrison Maurus	31 July 2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	[7]
89 kg
Snatch	170 kg	Standard
Clean & Jerk	207 kg	Standard
Total	370 kg	Nathan Damron	11 December 2022	World Championships	Bogotá, Colombia	[8]
96 kg
Snatch	174 kg	Standard
Clean & Jerk	213 kg	Standard
Total	380 kg	Standard
102 kg
Snatch	177 kg	Wesley Kitts	16 June 2023	IWF Grand Prix	Havana, Cuba	[9]
Clean & Jerk	218 kg	Standard
Total	388 kg	Wesley Kitts	16 June 2023	IWF Grand Prix	Havana, Cuba	[9]
109 kg
Snatch	177 kg	Wesley Kitts	3 August 2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	[10]
Clean & Jerk	223 kg	Wesley Kitts	26 April 2019	Pan American Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala
Total	399 kg	Wesley Kitts	26 April 2019	Pan American Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala
+109 kg
Snatch	197.5 kg	Shane Hamman	26 November 2002	World Championships	Warsaw, Poland
Clean & Jerk	237.5 kg	Shane Hamman	25 August 2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece
Total	430 kg	Shane Hamman	25 August 2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece

Men (1998–2018)

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
56 kg
Snatch	112 kg	Darren Barnes	12 December 2014	American Open	Washington, United States	[11]
Clean & Jerk	136 kg	Darren Barnes	21 September 2015	IWF Grand Prix	Fuzhou, China	[12]
Total	245 kg	Darren Barnes	2 April 2014		Reno, United States
62 kg
Snatch	125 kg	Derrick Johnson	8 December 2017	American Open	Anaheim, United States
Clean & Jerk	153 kg	Clarence Cummings	19 July 2014	National Championships	Salt Lake City, United States	[13]
Total	273 kg	Derrick Johnson	8 December 2017	American Open	Anaheim, United States
69 kg
Snatch	144 kg	Clarence Cummings	15 May 2018	Pan American Championships	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Clean & Jerk	185 kg	Clarence Cummings	7 April 2017	Youth World Championships	Bangkok, Thailand	[14]
Total	324 kg	Clarence Cummings	15 May 2018	Pan American Championships	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
77 kg
Snatch	157.5 kg	Oscar Chaplin III	21 July 1999		New Orleans, United States
Clean & Jerk	193 kg	Harrison Maurus	2 December 2017	World Championships	Anaheim, United States	[15]
Total	348 kg	Harrison Maurus	2 December 2017	World Championships	Anaheim, United States	[16]
85 kg
Snatch	166 kg	Oscar Chaplin III	7 December 2002	American Open	Savannah, United States	[17]
Clean & Jerk	203 kg	Kendrick Farris	23 May 2010	Pan American Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala
Total	362 kg	Kendrick Farris	15 August 2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	[18]
94 kg
Snatch	173 kg	Colin Burns	11 December 2016	American Open Championships	Orlando, United States
Clean & Jerk	211 kg	Kendrick Farris	12 July 2013	Summer Universiade	Kazan, Russia	[19]
Total	377 kg	Kendrick Farris	7 May 2016	National Championships	Salt Lake City, United States	[20]
105 kg
Snatch	176 kg	Wes Kitts	4 December 2017	World Championships	Anaheim, United States	[21]
Clean & Jerk	220 kg	Wes Barnett	28 November 1999	World Championships	Athens, Greece	[22]
Total	390 kg	Wes Barnett	28 November 1999	World Championships	Athens, Greece	[23]
+105 kg
Snatch	197.5 kg	Shane Hamman	26 November 2002	World Championships	Warsaw, Poland
Clean & Jerk	237.5 kg	Shane Hamman	25 August 2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece
Total	430 kg	Shane Hamman	25 August 2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece

Women (2018–2025)

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
45 kg
Snatch	82 kg	Standard
Clean & Jerk	96 kg	Cicely Kyle	19 April 2021	Pan American Championships	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	[4]
Total	181 kg	Standard
49 kg
Snatch	89 kg	Jourdan Delacruz	20 April 2021	Pan American Championships	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	[4]
Clean & Jerk	112 kg	Jourdan Delacruz	27 March 2023	Pan American Championships	Bariloche, Argentina	[24]
Total	200 kg	Jourdan Delacruz	20 April 2021	Pan American Championships	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	[4]
55 kg
Snatch	91 kg	Jourdan Delacruz	15 February 2019	Pan American Championships Trials	Lombard, United States	[25]
Clean & Jerk	116 kg	Jourdan Delacruz	24 April 2019	Pan American Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala
Total	207 kg	Jourdan Delacruz	24 April 2019	Pan American Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala
59 kg
Snatch	100 kg	Danielle Gunnin	28 March 2023	Pan American Championships	Bariloche, Argentina	[26]
Clean & Jerk	124 kg	Taylor Wilkins	12 June 2023	IWF Grand Prix	Havana, Cuba	[9]
Total	221 kg	Taylor Wilkins	12 June 2023	IWF Grand Prix	Havana, Cuba	[9]
64 kg
Snatch	102 kg	Mattie Sasser	29 July 2019	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	[27]
Clean & Jerk	130 kg	Mattie Sasser	29 July 2019	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	[27]
Total	232 kg	Mattie Sasser	29 July 2019	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	[27]
71 kg
Snatch	120 kg	Olivia Reeves	22 June 2024	USA Championships	Pittsburgh, United States
Clean & Jerk	151 kg	Olivia Reeves	22 June 2024	USA Championships	Pittsburgh, United States
Total	271 kg	Olivia Reeves	22 June 2024	USA Championships	Pittsburgh, United States
76 kg
Snatch	113 kg	Ella Nicholson	24 September 2024	World Junior Championships	León, Spain	[28]
Clean & Jerk	141 kg	Mattie Rogers	28 July 2022	Pan American Championships	Bogotá, Colombia	[29]
Total	252 kg	Mattie Rogers	2 July 2022	USA Championships	Las Vegas, United States	[30]
81 kg
Snatch	114 kg	Olivia Reeves	23 October 2023	Pan American Games	Santiago, Chile	[31]
Clean & Jerk	145 kg	Katherine Vibert	9 April 2024	World Cup	Phuket, Thailand	[3]
Total	258 kg	Olivia Reeves	23 October 2023	Pan American Games	Santiago, Chile	[31]
87 kg
Snatch	110 kg	Standard
Clean & Jerk	142 kg	Standard
Total	250 kg	Standard
+87 kg
Snatch	128 kg	Cheryl Haworth	18 May 2003	National Championships	Chattanooga, United States	[32]
Clean & Jerk	164 kg	Mary Theisen-Lappen	28 February 2025		Columbus, United States
Total	290 kg	Sarah Robles	10 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Women (1998–2018)

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
48 kg
Snatch	83 kg	Morghan King	6 August 2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	[33]
Clean & Jerk	102.5 kg	Tara Nott	21 July 2000	USA Olympic Tryouts	New Orleans, United States	[34]
Total	185 kg	Tara Nott	21 July 2000	USA Olympic Tryouts	New Orleans, United States	[35]
53 kg
Snatch	87 kg	Cortney Batchelor	17 March 2017	American Open Series I	Reno, United States	[36]
Clean & Jerk	113 kg	Melanie Kosoff	24 April 1998	National Championships	Flagstaff, United States	[37]
Total	194 kg	Caitlin Hogan	30 November 2017	World Championships	Anaheim, United States	[38]
58 kg
Snatch	93 kg	Jessica Lucero	7 May 2016	National Championships	Salt Lake City, United States	[39]
Clean & Jerk	116 kg	Jessica Lucero	12 May 2017	National Championships	Chicago, United States
Total	208 kg	Jessica Lucero	7 May 2016	National Championships	Salt Lake City, United States	[40]
63 kg
Snatch	100 kg	Natalie Woolfolk	25 June 2005	Pan American Championships	Shreveport, United States
Clean & Jerk	125 kg	Geralee Vega	28 October 2013	World Championships	Wrocław, Poland	[41]
Total	225 kg	Geralee Vega	28 October 2013	World Championships	Wrocław, Poland	[42]
69 kg
Snatch	106 kg	Mattie Rogers	7 May 2016	National Championships	Salt Lake City, United States	[43]
Clean & Jerk	134 kg	Mattie Rogers	13 May 2017	National Championships	Chicago, United States	[44]
Total	239 kg	Mattie Rogers	8 June 2016	Pan American Championships	Cartagena, Colombia	[45]
75 kg
Snatch	108 kg	Quiana Welch	10 December 2017	American Open	Anaheim, United States
Clean & Jerk	138 kg	Jenny Arthur	27 November 2015	World Championships	Houston, United States	[46]
Total	244 kg	Jenny Arthur	27 November 2015	World Championships	Houston, United States	[47]
90 kg
Snatch	110 kg	Record standard	1 January 2017			[48]
Clean & Jerk	142 kg	Record standard	1 January 2017			[49]
Total	251 kg	Record standard	1 January 2017			[50]
+90 kg
Snatch	128 kg	Cheryl Haworth	18 May 2003	National Championships	Chattanooga, United States	[51]
Clean & Jerk	161 kg	Cheryl Haworth	27 June 2005	Pan American Championships	Shreveport, United States
Total	287 kg	Cheryl Haworth	27 June 2005	Pan American Championships	Shreveport, United States

See also

• List of Olympic weightlifters of the United States

References

General

• United States records 25 August 2025 updated

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External links

• USA Weightlifting web site
• USA Weightlifting records subpage
• Historical records (2018–2025)
• Historical records (1998–2018)