World record progression men's weightlifting

Main article: List of world records in Olympic weightlifting

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.

The International Weightlifting Federation restructured its weight classes in 1993, 1998, 2018 and 2025, nullifying earlier records. ^[1]

60 kg

Snatch

Athlete	Record (kg)	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
World Standard	141	1 June 2025	—	—

Clean & Jerk

Athlete	Record (kg)	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
World Standard	172	1 June 2025	—	—

Total

Athlete	Record (kg)	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
World Standard	307	1 June 2025	—	—

65 kg

Snatch

Athlete	Record (kg)	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
World Standard	148	1 June 2025	—	—

Clean & Jerk

Athlete	Record (kg)	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
World Standard	180	1 June 2025	—	—
Hampton Morris	181	14 July 2025	Pan American Championships	Cali	[2]

Total

Athlete	Record (kg)	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
World Standard	322	1 June 2025	—	—
Muhammed Furkan Özbek	324	4 October 2025	World Championships	Førde	[3]

71 kg

Snatch

Athlete	Record (kg)	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
World Standard	156	1 June 2025	—	—
He Yueji	157	5 October 2025	World Championships	Førde	[3]
	160

Clean & Jerk

Athlete	Record (kg)	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
World Standard	190	1 June 2025	—	—
Sebastián Olivares	191	15 July 2025	Pan American Championships	Cali	[4]
Yusuf Fehmi Genç	192	5 October 2025	World Championships	Førde	[3]
Masanori Miyamoto	193
Weeraphon Wichuma	194

Total

Athlete	Record (kg)	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
World Standard	340	1 June 2025	—	—
He Yueji	341	5 October 2025	World Championships	Førde	[3]
	344
Masanori Miyamoto	345
Weeraphon Wichuma	346

79 kg

Snatch

Athlete	Record (kg)	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
World Standard	165	1 June 2025	—	—

Clean & Jerk

Athlete	Record (kg)	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
World Standard	202	1 June 2025	—	—
Rahmat Erwin Abdullah	203	6 October 2025	World Championships	Førde	[3]
Rizki Juniansyah	204

Total

Athlete	Record (kg)	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
World Standard	361	1 June 2025	—	—

88 kg

Snatch

Athlete	Record (kg)	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
World Standard	175	1 June 2025	—	—
Yeison López	176	16 July 2025	Pan American Championships	Cali	[5]
	177	7 October 2025	World Championships	Førde	[3]

Clean & Jerk

Athlete	Record (kg)	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
World Standard	214	1 June 2025	—	—
Ro Kwang-ryol	215	7 October 2025	World Championships	Førde	[3]

Total

Athlete	Record (kg)	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
World Standard	383	1 June 2025	—	—
Yeison López	387	7 October 2025	World Championships	Førde	[3]

94 kg

Snatch

Athlete	Record (kg)	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
World Standard	181	1 June 2025	—	—
Alireza Moeini	182	9 October 2025	World Championships	Førde	[3]

Clean & Jerk

Athlete	Record (kg)	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
World Standard	221	1 June 2025	—	—
Karlos Nasar	222	9 October 2025	World Championships	Førde	[3]

Total

Athlete	Record (kg)	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
World Standard	396	1 June 2025	—	—

110 kg

Snatch

Athlete	Record (kg)	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
World Standard	195	1 June 2025	—	—

Clean & Jerk

Athlete	Record (kg)	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
World Standard	237	1 June 2025	—	—

Total

Athlete	Record (kg)	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
World Standard	427	1 June 2025	—	—

+110 kg

Snatch

Athlete	Record (kg)	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
World Standard	218	1 June 2025	—	—

Clean & Jerk

Athlete	Record (kg)	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
World Standard	260	1 June 2025	—	—

Total

Athlete	Record (kg)	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
World Standard	477	1 June 2025	—	—

See also

• World record progression men's weightlifting (1998–2018)
• World record progression men's weightlifting (1993–1997)
• World record progression women's weightlifting
• World record progression women's weightlifting (1998–2018)

References

1. "Methodology for Establishing World Standards for the New Bodyweight Categories" (PDF). IWF . Retrieved 4 July 2025.
2. "Pan American Championships: World records for Olivia Reeves and medals every day for USA in Colombia". IWF . 21 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
3. "2025 IWF World Championships". IWF . Retrieved 7 October 2025.
4. "Pan American Championships: World records for Olivia Reeves and medals every day for USA in Colombia". IWF . 21 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
5. "Pan American Championships: World records for Olivia Reeves and medals every day for USA in Colombia". IWF . 21 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.

External links

• IWF official website