This is a list of world records in Olympic weightlifting . These records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts.
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) restructured its weight classes in 1993, 1998 and 2018, nullifying earlier records.
Key to tables: Awaiting ratification Not ratified or later rescinded by IWF
When the previous records and weight classes were discarded, the IWF defined "world standards" as the minimum lifts needed to qualify as world records in the new weight classes. Wherever World Standard appears in the list below, no qualified weightlifter has yet lifted these weights in a sanctioned competition.
Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
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55 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 135 kg | World Standard | |||||
Clean & Jerk | 166 kg | Om Yun-chol | North Korea | 18 September 2019 | World Championships | Pattaya, Thailand | [3] |
Total | 294 kg | ||||||
61 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 146 kg | Li Fabin | China | 2 April 2024 | World Cup | Phuket, Thailand | [4] |
Clean & Jerk | 176 kg | Hampton Morris | United States | 2 April 2024 | World Cup | Phuket, Thailand | [4] |
Total | 318 kg | Li Fabin | China | 19 September 2019 | World Championships | Pattaya, Thailand | [3] |
67 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 155 kg | Huang Minhao | China | 6 July 2019 | Olympics Test Event | Tokyo, Japan | [5] |
Clean & Jerk | 189 kg | Ri Won-ju | North Korea | 4 April 2024 | World Cup | Phuket, Thailand | [4] |
Total | 339 kg | Chen Lijun | China | 21 April 2019 | Asian Championships | Ningbo, China | [6] |
73 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 169 kg | Shi Zhiyong | China | 20 April 2021 | Asian Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | |
Clean & Jerk | 204 kg | Rahmat Erwin Abdullah | Indonesia | 6 February 2024 | Asian Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | [7] |
Total | 365 kg | Rizki Juniansyah | Indonesia | 4 April 2024 | World Cup | Phuket, Thailand | [4] |
81 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 175 kg | Li Dayin | China | 21 April 2021 | Asian Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | |
Clean & Jerk | 209 kg | Rahmat Erwin Abdullah | Indonesia | 11 September 2023 | World Championships | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | [8] |
Total | 378 kg | Lü Xiaojun | China | 22 September 2019 | World Championships | Pattaya, Thailand | [3] |
89 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 182 kg | Yeison López | Colombia | 6 April 2024 | World Cup | Phuket, Thailand | [4] |
Clean & Jerk | 223 kg | Karlos Nasar | Bulgaria | 10 December 2023 | IWF Grand Prix | Doha, Qatar | [9] |
Total | 396 kg | Li Dayin | China | 10 May 2023 | Asian Championships | Jinju, South Korea | [10] |
96 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 187 kg | Lesman Paredes | Colombia | 14 December 2021 | World Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | [11] |
Clean & Jerk | 231 kg | Tian Tao | China | 7 July 2019 | Olympics Test Event | Tokyo, Japan | [5] |
Total | 416 kg | Sohrab Moradi | Iran | 7 November 2018 | World Championships | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | [12] |
102 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 191 kg | World Standard | |||||
Clean & Jerk | 232 kg | Liu Huanhua | China | 8 April 2024 | World Cup | Phuket, Thailand | [4] |
Total | 413 kg | ||||||
109 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 200 kg | Yang Zhe | China | 24 April 2021 | Asian Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | |
Clean & Jerk | 241 kg | Ruslan Nurudinov | Uzbekistan | ||||
Total | 435 kg | Simon Martirosyan | Armenia | 9 November 2018 | World Championships | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | [13] |
+109 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 225 kg | Lasha Talakhadze | Georgia | 17 December 2021 | World Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | [11] |
Clean & Jerk | 267 kg | ||||||
Total | 492 kg |
Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
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45 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 87 kg | Won Hyon-sim | North Korea | 31 March 2024 | World Cup | Phuket, Thailand | [4] |
Clean & Jerk | 109 kg | Won Hyon-sim | North Korea | 31 March 2024 | World Cup | Phuket, Thailand | [4] |
Total | 196 kg | Won Hyon-sim | North Korea | 31 March 2024 | World Cup | Phuket, Thailand | [4] |
49 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 97 kg | Hou Zhihui | China | 1 April 2024 | World Cup | Phuket, Thailand | [4] |
Clean & Jerk | 125 kg | Ri Song-gum | North Korea | 4 February 2024 | Asian Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | [7] |
Total | 221 kg | Ri Song-gum | North Korea | 1 April 2024 | World Cup | Phuket, Thailand | [4] |
55 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 104 kg | Kang Hyon-gyong | North Korea | 4 February 2024 | Asian Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | [7] |
Clean & Jerk | 131 kg | Kang Hyon-gyong | North Korea | 2 April 2024 | World Cup | Phuket, Thailand | [4] |
Total | 234 kg | Kang Hyon-gyong | North Korea | 2 April 2024 | World Cup | Phuket, Thailand | [4] |
59 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 111 kg | Kim Il-gyong | North Korea | 2 October 2023 | Asian Games | Hangzhou, China | [15] |
Clean & Jerk | 140 kg | Kuo Hsing-chun | Chinese Taipei | 21 September 2019 | World Championships | Pattaya, Thailand | [3] |
Total | 248 kg | Luo Shifang | China | 3 April 2024 | World Cup | Phuket, Thailand | [4] |
64 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 117 kg | Deng Wei | China | 11 December 2019 | World Cup | Tianjin, China | [16] |
Clean & Jerk | 146 kg | Ri Suk | North Korea | 9 December 2023 | IWF Grand Prix | Doha, Qatar | [9] |
Total | 261 kg | Deng Wei | China | 22 September 2019 | World Championships | Pattaya, Thailand | [3] |
71 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 121 kg | Angie Palacios | Ecuador | 14 June 2023 | IWF Grand Prix | Havana, Cuba | [17] |
Clean & Jerk | 154 kg | Song Kuk-hyang | North Korea | 7 February 2024 | Asian Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | [18] |
Total | 273 kg | Liao Guifang | China | 13 September 2023 | World Championships | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | [8] |
76 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 124 kg | Rim Jong-sim | North Korea | 24 September 2019 | World Championships | Pattaya, Thailand | [3] |
Clean & Jerk | 156 kg | Zhang Wangli | China | 26 February 2019 | World Cup | Fuzhou, China | [19] |
Total | 278 kg | Rim Jong-sim | North Korea | 26 April 2019 | Asian Championships | Ningbo, China | [6] |
81 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 127 kg | World Standard | |||||
Clean & Jerk | 161 kg | Liang Xiaomei | China | 12 December 2023 | IWF Grand Prix | Doha, Qatar | [9] |
Total | 284 kg | ||||||
87 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 132 kg | World Standard | |||||
Clean & Jerk | 164 kg | ||||||
Total | 294 kg | ||||||
+87 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 148 kg | Li Wenwen | China | 25 April 2021 | Asian Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | |
Clean & Jerk | 187 kg | ||||||
Total | 335 kg |
^1 On the website of the International Weightlifting Federation, there is still the record of Nurcan Taylan (Turkey) of 121 kg who was disqualified for doping for this result. [48] Here was the previous mark.
^2 On the website of the International Weightlifting Federation there is still the record of Hripsime Khurshudyan (Armenia) of 283 kg in total (160 in the clean & jerk), who was disqualified for doping for these results, [49] but the International Federation did not change the record table.
This is the list of world records progression in men's weightlifting. Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts.
This is the list of world records progression in women's weightlifting. Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts.
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