List of world records in Olympic weightlifting#Women

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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.

Current records

Key to tables:

{{legend2|#CEF6F5|Awaiting ratification|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}

{{legend2|pink|Not ratified or later rescinded by IWF|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}

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.

=Men=

{{cite web|url=https://www.iwf.net/results/results_newbw/world-records-newbw/|title=Senior Men's World Records|author=International Weightlifting Federation}}{{cite news|title=Robi / Sinclair (New BW)|url=https://www.iwf.net/robi-sinclair-new-bw/|work=International Weightlifting Federation|access-date=26 September 2018}}

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!width=8%|Event

!width=6%|Record

!width=16%|Athlete

!width=13%|Nation

!width=12%|Date

!width=17%|Meet

!width=18%|Place

!width=3%|Ref

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|55 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|135 kg

| colspan="6"style="text-align:center" |World Standard

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|166 kg

|rowspan=2|Om Yun-chol

|rowspan=2|{{flagu|North Korea}}

|rowspan=2|18 September 2019

|rowspan=2|World Championships

|rowspan=2|{{flagicon|THA}} Pattaya, Thailand

|rowspan=2|{{cite web|url=https://iwf.sport/results/results-by-events/?event_id=472|title=2019 IWF World Championships|publisher=IWF|access-date=29 September 2019}}

Total

|align="center"|294 kg

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|61 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|146 kg

|Li Fabin

|{{flagu|China}}

|rowspan=2|2 April 2024

|rowspan=2|World Cup

|rowspan=2|{{flagicon|THA}} Phuket, Thailand

|rowspan=2|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|176 kg

|Hampton Morris

|{{flagu|United States}}

Total

|align="center"|318 kg

|Li Fabin

|{{flagu|China}}

|19 September 2019

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|THA}} Pattaya, Thailand

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|67 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|155 kg

|Huang Minhao

|{{flagu|China}}

|6 July 2019

|Olympics Test Event

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Tokyo, Japan

|{{cite web|url=https://www.iwf.net/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2019/07/T2020-Final-Results.pdf|title=Ready Steady Tokyo (Tokyo 2020 Test Event) Results Book|publisher=International Weightlifting Federation|date=7 July 2019|access-date=7 July 2019}}

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|190 kg

|Ri Won-ju

|{{flagu|North Korea}}

|8 December 2024

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|BHR}} Manama, Bahrain

|

Total

|align="center"|339 kg

|Chen Lijun

|{{flagu|China}}

|21 April 2019

|Asian Championships

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Ningbo, China

|{{cite web|url=https://iwf.sport/results/results-by-events/?event_id=453|title=Asian Championships|publisher=IWF|access-date=18 February 2020}}

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|73 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|169 kg

|Shi Zhiyong

|{{flagu|China}}

|20 April 2021

|Asian Championships

|{{flagicon|UZB}} Tashkent, Uzbekistan

|

Clean & Jerk

|align=center|204 kg

|Rahmat Erwin Abdullah

|{{flagu|Indonesia}}

|6 February 2024

|Asian Championships

|{{flagicon|UZB}} Tashkent, Uzbekistan

|{{cite web|title=2024 Asian Senior Weightlifting Championships – Results book|url=https://iwf.sport/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2024/02/2024-Asian-Weightlifting-Championships-RESULT-BOOK-FINAL3.pdf|publisher=IWF|access-date=28 February 2024}}

Total

|align="center"|365 kg

|Rizki Juniansyah

|{{flagu|Indonesia}}

|4 April 2024

|World Cup

|{{flagicon|THA}} Phuket, Thailand

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|81 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|175 kg

|Li Dayin

|{{flagu|China}}

|21 April 2021

|Asian Championships

|{{flagicon|UZB}} Tashkent, Uzbekistan

|

Clean & Jerk

|align=center|209 kg

|Rahmat Erwin Abdullah

|{{flagu|Indonesia}}

|11 September 2023

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|KSA}} Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

|{{cite web |title=2023 IWF World Championships |url=https://iwf.sport/results/results-by-events/?event_id=577 |access-date=15 September 2023 |publisher=IWF}}

Total

|align="center"|378 kg

|Lü Xiaojun

|{{flagu|China}}

|22 September 2019

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|THA}} Pattaya, Thailand

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|89 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|183 kg

|rowspan=3|Karlos Nasar

|rowspan=3|{{flagu|Bulgaria}}

|11 December 2024

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|BHR}} Manama, Bahrain

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|224 kg

|9 August 2024

|Olympic Games

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Paris, France

|{{cite web|title=Weightlifting – Men's 89kg – Results|url=https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/WLF/OG2024_WLF_C73_WLFM89KG--------------FNL-000100--.pdf|website=olympics.com|publisher=COJOP2024|date=9 August 202|access-date=20 August 2024}}

Total

|align="center"|405 kg

|11 December 2024

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|BHR}} Manama, Bahrain

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|96 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|188kg

|Karlos Nasar

|{{flagu|Bulgaria}}

|19 April 2025

|European Championships

|{{flagicon|Moldova}} Chisinau, Moldova

|{{cite web |title=2021 IWF World Championships |url=https://iwf.sport/results/results-by-events/?event_id=522 |access-date=14 December 2021 |publisher=IWF}}

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|231 kg

|Tian Tao

|{{flagu|China}}

|7 July 2019

|Olympics Test Event

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Tokyo, Japan

|

Total

|align="center"|417 kg

|Karlos Nasar

|{{flagu|Bulgaria}}

|19 April 2025

|European Championships

|{{flagicon|Moldova}} Chisinau, Moldova

|{{cite web|date=7 November 2018|title=2018 IWF World Championships Men 96 kg Group A|url=http://ashgabat2018.com/img/protocols/M96A.pdf|access-date=7 November 2018|website=ashgabat2018.com}}

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|102 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|191 kg

| colspan="6"style="text-align:center" |World Standard

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|232 kg

|rowspan=2|Liu Huanhua

|rowspan=2|{{flagu|China}}

|rowspan=2|8 April 2024

|rowspan=2|World Cup

|rowspan=2|{{flagicon|THA}} Phuket, Thailand

|rowspan=2|

Total

|align="center"|413 kg

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|109 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|200 kg

|Yang Zhe

|{{flagu|China}}

|24 April 2021

|Asian Championships

|{{flagicon|UZB}} Tashkent, Uzbekistan

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|242 kg

|Ruslan Nurudinov

|{{flagu|Uzbekistan}}

|14 December 2024

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|BHR}} Manama, Bahrain

|

Total

|align="center"|435 kg

|Simon Martirosyan

|{{flagu|Armenia}}

|9 November 2018

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|TKM}} Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

|{{cite web|url=http://ashgabat2018.com/img/protocols/M109A.pdf|title=2018 IWF World Championships Men 109 kg Group A|website=ashgabat2018.com|date=9 November 2018|access-date=9 November 2018}}

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|+109 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|225 kg

|rowspan=3|Lasha Talakhadze

|rowspan=3|{{flagu|Georgia}}

|rowspan=3|17 December 2021

|rowspan=3|World Championships

|rowspan=3|{{flagicon|UZB}} Tashkent, Uzbekistan

|rowspan=3|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|267 kg

Total

|align="center"|492 kg

=Women=

{{cite web|url=https://www.iwf.net/new_bw/results_newbw/world-records-newbw/?ranking_curprog=current&ranking_agegroup=Senior&ranking_gender=w&x=1&y=7|title=Senior Women's World Records|author=International Weightlifting Federation}}

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!width=13%|Nation

!width=12%|Date

!width=17%|Meet

!width=18%|Place

!width=3%|Ref

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|45 kg

Snatch

|align=center|87 kg

|Won Hyon-sim

|{{flagu|North Korea}}

|31 March 2024

|World Cup

|{{flagicon|THA}} Phuket, Thailand

|{{Cite web|title=IWF World Cup – Paris 2024. Qual. Event|url=https://iwf.sport/results/results-by-events/?event_id=599|work=IWF|access-date=1 April 2024}}

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|113 kg

|rowspan=2|Zhao Jinhong

|rowspan=2|{{flagu|China}}

|rowspan=2|6 December 2024

|rowspan=2|World Championships

|rowspan=2|{{flagicon|BHR}} Manama, Bahrain

|rowspan=2|{{Cite web|title=2024 IWF World Championships|url=https://iwf.sport/results/results-by-events/?event_id=616|publisher=IWF|access-date=15 December 2024}}

Total

|align=center|200 kg

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|49 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|97 kg

|Hou Zhihui

|{{flagu|China}}

|1 April 2024

|World Cup

|{{flagicon|THA}} Phuket, Thailand

|

Clean & Jerk

|align=center|125 kg

|rowspan=2|Ri Song-gum

|rowspan=2|{{flagu|North Korea}}

|4 February 2024

|Asian Championships

|{{flagicon|UZB}} Tashkent, Uzbekistan

|

Total

|align=center|221 kg

|1 April 2024

|World Cup

|{{flagicon|THA}} Phuket, Thailand

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|55 kg

Snatch

|align=center|104 kg

|rowspan=3|Kang Hyon-gyong

|rowspan=3|{{flagu|North Korea}}

|4 February 2024

|Asian Championships

|{{flagicon|UZB}} Tashkent, Uzbekistan

|

Clean & Jerk

|align=center|131 kg

|rowspan=2|2 April 2024

|rowspan=2|World Cup

|rowspan=2|{{flagicon|THA}} Phuket, Thailand

|rowspan=2|

Total

|align=center|234 kg

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|59 kg

Snatch

|align=center|111 kg

|rowspan=3|Kim Il-gyong

|rowspan=3|{{flagu|North Korea}}

|2 October 2023

|Asian Games

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Hangzhou, China

|{{cite web|url=https://info.hangzhou2022.cn/resAG2022-/pdf/AG2022-/WLF/AG2022-_WLF_C73_WLFW59KG--------------------------.pdf|title=Weightlifting – Women's 59 kg – Results|publisher=2022 Asian Games Organizing Committee|date=2 October 2023|access-date=2 October 2023}}

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|141 kg

|rowspan=2|9 December 2024

|rowspan=2|World Championships

|rowspan=2|{{flagicon|BHR}} Manama, Bahrain

|rowspan=2|

Total

|align="center"|249 kg

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|64 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|117 kg

|Deng Wei

|{{flagu|China}}

|11 December 2019

|World Cup

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Tianjin, China

|{{cite web|url=https://iwf.sport/results/results-by-events/?event_id=491|title=IWF World Cup|publisher=IWF|access-date=21 December 2019}}

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|149 kg

|rowspan=2|Ri Suk

|rowspan=2|{{flagu|North Korea}}

|rowspan=2|10 December 2024

|rowspan=2|World Championships

|rowspan=2|{{flagicon|BHR}} Manama, Bahrain

|rowspan=2|

Total

|align="center"|264 kg

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|71 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|121 kg

|Angie Palacios

|{{flagu|Ecuador}}

|14 June 2023

|IWF Grand Prix

|{{flagicon|CUB}} Havana, Cuba

|{{cite web|url=https://iwf.sport/results/results-by-events/?event_id=574|title=IWF Grand Prix I|publisher=IWF|access-date=15 June 2023}}

Clean & Jerk

|align=center|154 kg

|Song Kuk-hyang

|{{flagu|North Korea}}

|7 February 2024

|Asian Championships

|{{flagicon|UZB}} Tashkent, Uzbekistan

|{{cite web|title=Asian Championship. Among women, the winners in the -71 kg weight category were announced|url=https://uzwf.uz/en/2024/02/07/asian-championship-among-women-the-winners-in-the-71-kg-weight-category-were-announced/|publisher=UZWF|access-date=7 February 2024}}

Total

|align=center|273 kg

|Liao Guifang

|{{flagu|China}}

|13 September 2023

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|KSA}} Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|76 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|124 kg

|Rim Jong-sim

|{{flagu|North Korea}}

|24 September 2019

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|THA}} Pattaya, Thailand

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|156 kg

|Zhang Wangli

|{{flagu|China}}

|26 February 2019

|World Cup

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Fuzhou, China

|{{cite web|url=https://www.iwf.net/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2019/02/2019-Fuzhou-World-Cup_Results-Book.pdf|title=2019 IWF World Cup & Qualification Event For 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games – Results|publisher=IWF|access-date=26 April 2019}}

Total

|align="center"|278 kg

|Rim Jong-sim

|{{flagu|North Korea}}

|26 April 2019

|Asian Championships

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Ningbo, China

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|81 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|127 kg

| colspan="6"style="text-align:center" |World Standard

Clean & Jerk

|align=center|161 kg

|rowspan=2|Liang Xiaomei

|rowspan=2|{{flagu|China}}

|rowspan=2|12 December 2023

|rowspan=2|IWF Grand Prix

|rowspan=2|{{flagicon|QAT}} Doha, Qatar

|rowspan=2|{{cite web |title=2023 IWF Grand Prix II Results |url=https://iwf.sport/results/results-by-events/?event_id=587 |access-date=12 December 2023 |publisher=IWF}}

Total

|align="center"|284 kg

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|87 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|132 kg

| colspan="6" rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|World Standard

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|164 kg

Total

|align="center"|294 kg

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|+87 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|149 kg

|Li Yan

|rowspan=3|{{flagu|China}}

|15 December 2024

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|BHR}} Manama, Bahrain

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|187 kg

|rowspan=2|Li Wenwen

|rowspan=2|25 April 2021

|rowspan=2|Asian Championships

|rowspan=2|{{flagicon|UZB}} Tashkent, Uzbekistan

|rowspan=2|

Total

|align="center"|335 kg

Historical records

=Men (1998–2018)=

{{cite web|url=https://iwf.sport/results/world-records/world-records-old-bw/?ranking_curprog=current&ranking_agegroup=Senior&ranking_gender=m|title=World Records Old Bw – Senior Men's World Records|publisher=IWF|access-date=24 March 2022}}

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!width=8%|Event

!width=6%|Record

!width=16%|Athlete

!width=13%|Nation

!width=12%|Date

!width=17%|Meet

!width=18%|Place

!width=3%|Ref

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|56 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|139 kg

|Wu Jingbiao

|{{CHN}}

|21 November 2015

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|USA}} Houston, United States

|{{cite news|title=2015 World Weightlifting Championships Results|url=http://www.iwf.net/results/results-by-events/?event=341|work=International Weightlifting Federation|access-date=22 November 2015}}

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|171 kg

|Om Yun-chol

|{{PRK}}

|21 November 2015

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|USA}} Houston, United States

|

Total

|align="center"|307 kg

|Long Qingquan

|{{CHN}}

|7 August 2016

|Olympic Games

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

|{{cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/weightlifting-mens-56kg-group-a |title=Men's 56kg Group A |work=Rio 2016 official website |date=7 August 2016 |access-date=7 August 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808071349/https://www.rio2016.com/en/weightlifting-mens-56kg-group-a |archive-date=8 August 2016 }}

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|62 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|154 kg

|Kim Un-guk

|{{PRK}}

|21 September 2014

|Asian Games

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Incheon, South Korea

|{{cite web|url=https://www.incheon2014ag.org/Sports/WL/Result?RSC=WLM062A01&lang=en |title=Men's 62kg Group A |work=Incheon 2014 official website |access-date=21 September 2014 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140923052738/http://www.incheon2014ag.org/Sports/WL/Result?RSC=WLM062A01&lang=en |archive-date=23 September 2014 }}

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|183 kg

|Chen Lijun

|{{CHN}}

|22 November 2015

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|USA}} Houston, United States

|

Total

|align="center"|333 kg

|Chen Lijun

|{{CHN}}

|22 November 2015

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|USA}} Houston, United States

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|69 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|166 kg

|Liao Hui

|{{CHN}}

|10 November 2014

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|KAZ}} Almaty, Kazakhstan

|{{cite news|title=2014 World Weightlifting Championships Results|url=http://www.iwf.net/results/results-by-events/?event=298|work=International Weightlifting Federation|date=8 November 2014|access-date=9 November 2014}}

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|198 kg

|Liao Hui

|{{CHN}}

|23 October 2013

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|POL}} Wrocław, Poland

|{{cite web|url=http://www.iwf.net/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2013/10/ResultsBook.pdf |title=2013 IWF World Championships Results Book |publisher=International Weightlifting Federation |pages=59–60 |access-date=27 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029193719/http://www.iwf.net/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2013/10/ResultsBook.pdf |archive-date=29 October 2013 }}

Total

|align="center"|359 kg

|Liao Hui

|{{CHN}}

|10 November 2014

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|KAZ}} Almaty, Kazakhstan

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|77 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|177 kg

|Lü Xiaojun

|{{CHN}}

|10 August 2016

|Olympic Games

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

|{{cite web|title=XXXI Olympic Games Weightlifting Results|url=http://www.iwf.net/results/results-by-events/?event=362|work=IWF|date=10 August 2016|access-date=11 August 2016}}

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|210 kg

|Oleg Perepetchenov{{ref|1|1}}

|{{RUS}}

|27 April 2001

|European Championships

|{{flagicon|SVK}} Trenčín, Slovakia

|{{cite web |title=Kazakhstan's Nijat Rahimov stripped of Rio 2016 Olympic gold medal and banned |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/weightlifting/60832032}}{{cite web |title=Senior men's world records |url=http://www.iwf.net/results/world-records |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802172804/http://www.iwf.net/results/world-records |archive-date=2 August 2016 |url-status=dead}}

Total

|align="center"|380 kg

|Lü Xiaojun

|{{CHN}}

|24 October 2013

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|POL}} Wrocław, Poland

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|85 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|187 kg

|Andrei Rybakou

|{{flagcountry|BLR|1995}}

|22 September 2007

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|THA}} Chiang Mai, Thailand

|{{cite web|url=http://www.ironmind.com/news/Andrei-Rybakou-World-Record-Snatch/|title=Andrei Rybakou: World Record Snatch|date=22 September 2007|publisher=IronMind|access-date=14 August 2015}}

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|220 kg

|Kianoush Rostami

|{{IRI}}

|31 May 2016

|Fajr Cup

|{{flagicon|IRI}} Tehran, Iran

|{{cite web|title=1st International Fajr Cup Results|url=http://www.iwf.net/results/results-by-events/?event=359|work=IWF|date=31 May 2016|access-date=31 May 2016}}

Total

|align="center"|396 kg

|Kianoush Rostami

|{{IRI}}

|12 August 2016

|Olympic Games

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

|{{cite web|title=Men's 85kg Results |url=https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_odf-documents/W/L/WLM085000_Results_2016_08_12_556d03ad_4754_40a0_b518_3e79f57c02d1.pdf |work=Rio 2016 official website |date=12 August 2016 |access-date=13 August 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920103312/https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_odf-documents/W/L/WLM085000_Results_2016_08_12_556d03ad_4754_40a0_b518_3e79f57c02d1.pdf |archive-date=20 September 2016 }}

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|94 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|189 kg

|Sohrab Moradi

|{{IRI}}

|25 August 2018

|Asian Games

|{{flagicon|INA}} Jakarta, Indonesia

|{{cite web |title=Men's 85kg Results |url=https://en.asiangames2018.id/sport/weightlifting/event/weightlifting-men-94kg/phase/wlm094100/ |work=Jakarta 2018 official website |date=25 August 2018 |access-date=25 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826004959/https://en.asiangames2018.id/sport/weightlifting/event/weightlifting-men-94kg/phase/wlm094100/ |archive-date=26 August 2018 |url-status=dead }}

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|233 kg

|Sohrab Moradi

|{{IRI}}

|3 December 2017

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|USA}} Anaheim, United States

|{{cite web|date=3 December 2017|title=2017 IWF World Championships Results|url=https://iwf.sport/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2017/12/ResultsBook_Anaheim.pdf|access-date=3 December 2017|work=IWF}}

Total

|align="center"|417 kg

|Sohrab Moradi

|{{IRI}}

|3 December 2017

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|USA}} Anaheim, United States

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|105 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|200 kg

|Andrei Aramnau

|{{flagcountry|BLR|1995}}

|18 August 2008

|Olympic Games

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Beijing, China

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|246 kg

|Ilya Ilyin

|{{KAZ}}

|12 December 2015

|President's Cup

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Grozny, Russia

|{{cite news|title=IWF Grand Prix 5th Russian Federation President's Cup Results|url=http://www.iwf.net/results/results-by-events/?event=342|work=International Weightlifting Federation|access-date=12 December 2015 }}

Total

|align="center"|437 kg

|Ilya Ilyin

|{{KAZ}}

|12 December 2015

|President's Cup

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Grozny, Russia

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|+105 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|220 kg

|Lasha Talakhadze

|{{GEO}}

|5 December 2017

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|USA}} Anaheim, United States

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|263 kg

|Hossein Rezazadeh

|{{IRI}}

|25 August 2004

|Olympic Games

|{{flagicon|GRE}} Piraeus, Greece

|

Total

|align="center"|477 kg

|Lasha Talakhadze

|{{GEO}}

|5 December 2017

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|USA}} Anaheim, United States

|

{{note|1|1}} {{small|The IWF website still lists Nijat Rahimov (Kazakhstan) record of 214 kg in the clean and jerk, which was later disqualified for doping.}}

=Men (1993–1997)=

{{cite web|url=http://www.iwf.net/wrec/former.html |title=World records in old categories until 31 December 1997 |access-date=4 May 2011 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030813084033/http://www.iwf.net/wrec/former.html |archive-date=13 August 2003 }}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 98%;"

!width=8%|Event

!width=6%|Record

!width=16%|Athlete

!width=13%|Nation

!width=12%|Date

!width=17%|Meet

!width=18%|Place

!width=3%|Ref

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|54 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|132.5 kg

|Halil Mutlu

|{{TUR}}

|20 July 1996

|Olympic Games

|{{flagicon|USA}} Atlanta, United States

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|160.5 kg

|Lan Shizhang

|{{CHN}}

|6 December 1997

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|THA}} Chiang Mai, Thailand

|

Total

|align="center"|290.0 kg

|Halil Mutlu

|{{TUR}}

|18 November 1994

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|TUR}} Istanbul, Turkey

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|59 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|140.0 kg

|Hafız Süleymanoğlu

|{{TUR}}

|3 May 1995

|European Championships

|{{flagicon|POL}} Warsaw, Poland

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|170.0 kg

|Nikolay Peshalov

|{{BUL}}

|3 May 1995

|European Championships

|{{flagicon|POL}} Warsaw, Poland

|

Total

|align="center"|307.5 kg

|Tang Lingsheng

|{{CHN}}

|21 July 1996

|Olympic Games

|{{flagicon|USA}} Atlanta, United States

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|64 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|150.0 kg

|Wang Guohua

|{{CHN}}

|12 May 1997

|East Asian Games

|{{flagicon|KOR|1984}} Busan, South Korea

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|187.5 kg

|Valerios Leonidis

|{{GRE}}

|22 July 1996

|Olympic Games

|{{flagicon|USA}} Atlanta, United States

|

Total

|align="center"|335.0 kg

|Naim Süleymanoğlu

|{{TUR}}

|22 July 1996

|Olympic Games

|{{flagicon|USA}} Atlanta, United States

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|70 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|163.0 kg

|Wan Jianhui

|{{CHN}}

|9 July 1997

|Asian Championships

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Yangzhou, China

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|195.5 kg

|Zhan Xugang

|{{CHN}}

|9 December 1997

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|THA}} Chiang Mai, Thailand

|

Total

|align="center"|357.5 kg

|Zhan Xugang

|{{CHN}}

|23 July 1996

|Olympic Games

|{{flagicon|USA}} Atlanta, United States

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|76 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|170.0 kg

|Ruslan Savchenko

|{{UKR}}

|16 November 1993

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Melbourne, Australia

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|208.0 kg

|Pablo Lara

|{{CUB}}

|20 April 1996

|Szekszárd Cup

|{{flagicon|HUN}} Szekszárd, Hungary

|

Total

|align="center"|372.5 kg

|Pablo Lara

|{{CUB}}

|20 April 1996

|Szekszárd Cup

|{{flagicon|HUN}} Szekszárd, Hungary

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|83 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|180.0 kg

|Pyrros Dimas

|{{GRE}}

|26 July 1996

|Olympic Games

|{{flagicon|USA}} Atlanta, United States

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|214.0 kg

|Zhang Yong

|{{CHN}}

|12 July 1997

|Asian Championships

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Yangzhou, China

|

Total

|align="center"|392.5 kg

|Pyrros Dimas

|{{GRE}}

|26 July 1996

|Olympic Games

|{{flagicon|USA}} Atlanta, United States

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|91 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|187.5 kg

|Aleksey Petrov

|{{RUS}}

|26 July 1996

|Olympic Games

|{{flagicon|USA}} Atlanta, United States

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|228.5 kg

|Akakios Kakiasvilis

|{{GRE}}

|6 May 1995

|European Championships

|{{flagicon|POL}} Warsaw, Poland

|

Total

|align="center"|412.5 kg

|Aleksey Petrov

|{{RUS}}

|7 May 1994

|European Championships

|{{flagicon|CZE}} Sokolov, Czech Republic

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|99 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|192.5 kg

|Sergey Syrtsov

|{{RUS}}

|25 November 1994

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|TUR}} Istanbul, Turkey

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|235.0 kg

|Akakios Kakiasvilis

|{{GRE}}

|28 July 1996

|Olympic Games

|{{flagicon|USA}} Atlanta, United States

|

Total

|align="center"|420.0 kg

|Akakios Kakiasvilis

|{{GRE}}

|28 July 1996

|Olympic Games

|{{flagicon|USA}} Atlanta, United States

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|108 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|200.0 kg

|Timur Taymazov

|{{UKR}}

|26 November 1994

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|TUR}} Istanbul, Turkey

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|236.0 kg

|Timur Taymazov

|{{UKR}}

|29 July 1996

|Olympic Games

|{{flagicon|USA}} Atlanta, United States

|

Total

|align="center"|435.0 kg

|Timur Taymazov

|{{UKR}}

|26 November 1994

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|TUR}} Istanbul, Turkey

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|+108 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|205.0 kg

|Aleksandr Kurlovich

|{{flagcountry|BLR|1991}}

|27 November 1994

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|TUR}} Istanbul, Turkey

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|262.5 kg

|Andrey Chemerkin

|{{RUS}}

|14 December 1997

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|THA}} Chiang Mai, Thailand

|

Total

|align="center"|462.5 kg

|Andrey Chemerkin

|{{RUS}}

|14 December 1997

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|THA}} Chiang Mai, Thailand

|

=Men (1973–1992)=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 98%;"

!width=8%|Event

!width=6%|Record

!width=16%|Athlete

!width=13%|Nation

!width=12%|Date

!width=17%|Meet

!width=18%|Place

!width=3%|Ref

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|52 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|121.0 kg

|He Zhuoqiang

|{{CHN}}

|29 May 1992

|Silver Dragon Tournament

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Cardiff, United Kingdom

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|155.5 kg

|Ivan Ivanov

|{{BUL}}

|27 September 1991

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|GER}} Donaueschingen, Germany

|

Total

|align="center"|272.5 kg

|Ivan Ivanov

|{{flagcountry|BUL|1971}}

|16 September 1989

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|GRE}} Piraeus, Greece

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|56 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|135.0 kg

|Liu Shoubin

|{{CHN}}

|28 September 1991

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|GER}} Donaueschingen, Germany

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|171.0 kg

|Neno Terziyski

|{{flagcountry|BUL|1971}}

|6 September 1987

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|CSK}} Ostrava, Czechoslovakia

|[http://users.telenet.be/tom.goegebuer/WR92_M.htm World Records to 29.05.1992] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110804235234/http://users.telenet.be/tom.goegebuer/WR92_M.htm |date=4 August 2011 }} on the website of Tom Goegebuer

Total

|align="center"|300.0 kg

|Naim Suleymanov

|{{flagcountry|BUL|1971}}

|11 May 1984

|

|{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Varna, Bulgaria

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|60 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|152.5 kg

|Naim Süleymanoğlu

|{{TUR}}

|20 September 1988

|Olympic Games

|{{flagicon|KOR|1984}} Seoul, South Korea

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|190.0 kg

|Naim Süleymanoğlu

|{{TUR}}

|20 September 1988

|Olympic Games

|{{flagicon|KOR|1984}} Seoul, South Korea

|

Total

|align="center"|342.5 kg

|Naim Süleymanoğlu

|{{TUR}}

|20 September 1988

|Olympic Games

|{{flagicon|KOR|1984}} Seoul, South Korea

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|67.5 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|160.0 kg

|Angel Genchev

|{{flagcountry|BUL|1971}}

|20 September 1988

|Olympic Games

|{{flagicon|KOR|1984}} Seoul, South Korea

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|202.5 kg

|Angel Genchev

|{{flagcountry|BUL|1971}}

|20 September 1988

|Olympic Games

|{{flagicon|KOR|1984}} Seoul, South Korea

|

Total

|align="center"|362.5 kg

|Angel Genchev

|{{flagcountry|BUL|1971}}

|20 September 1988

|Olympic Games

|{{flagicon|KOR|1984}} Seoul, South Korea

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|75 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|170.0 kg

|Angel Genchev

|{{flagcountry|BUL|1971}}

|12 November 1987

|European Cup Gala

|{{flagicon|HUN}} Miskolc, Hungary

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|215.5 kg

|Aleksandar Varbanov

|{{flagcountry|BUL|1971}}

|12 May 1987

|World Cup

|{{flagicon|KOR|1984}} Seoul, South Korea

|

Total

|align="center"|382.5 kg

|Aleksandar Varbanov

|{{flagcountry|BUL|1971}}

|20 February 1988

|World Cup

|{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Plovdiv, Bulgaria

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|82.5 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|183.0 kg

|Asen Zlatev

|{{flagcountry|BUL|1971}}

|7 December 1986

|World Cup

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Melbourne, Australia

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|225.0 kg

|Asen Zlatev

|{{flagcountry|BUL|1971}}

|12 November 1986

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Sofia, Bulgaria

|

Total

|align="center"|405.0 kg

|Yurik Vardanyan

|{{URS}}

|14 September 1984

|Friendship Games

|{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Varna, Bulgaria

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|90 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|195.5 kg

|Blagoy Blagoev

|{{flagcountry|BUL|1971}}

|1 May 1983

|World Cup

|{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Varna, Bulgaria

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|235.0 kg

|Anatoly Khrapaty

|{{URS}}

|29 April 1988

|European Championships

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Cardiff, United Kingdom

|

Total

|align="center"|422.5 kg

|Viktor Solodov

|{{URS}}

|15 September 1984

|Friendship Games

|{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Varna, Bulgaria

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|100 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|200.5 kg

|Nicu Vlad

|{{flagcountry|ROU|1965}}

|14 November 1986

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Sofia, Bulgaria

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|242.5 kg

|Aleksandr Popov

|{{URS}}

|5 March 1988

|Friendship Cup

|{{flagicon|URS}} Tallinn, Soviet Union

|[http://gornovosti.ru/tema/stadion/polveka-v-zheleznoy-igre88422.htm Interview with Popov's coach Vladimir Shukalov (2016)] {{in lang|ru}}

Total

|align="center"|440.0 kg

|Yury Zakharevich

|{{URS}}

|4 March 1983

|Friendship Cup

|{{flagicon|URS}} Odessa, Soviet Union

|[http://www.olympic-weightlifting.ru/zaharevich.htm Yury Zakharevich biography (1990)] {{in lang|ru}}

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|110 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|210.0 kg

|Yury Zakharevich

|{{URS}}

|27 September 1988

|Olympic Games

|{{flagicon|KOR|1984}} Seoul, South Korea

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|250.5 kg

|Yury Zakharevich

|{{URS}}

|30 April 1988

|European Championships

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Cardiff, United Kingdom

|

Total

|align="center"|455.0 kg

|Yury Zakharevich

|{{URS}}

|27 September 1988

|Olympic Games

|{{flagicon|KOR|1984}} Seoul, South Korea

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|+110 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|216.0 kg

|Antonio Krastev

|{{flagcountry|BUL|1971}}

|13 September 1987

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|TCH}} Ostrava, Czechoslovakia

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|266.0 kg

|Leonid Taranenko

|{{URS}}

|26 November 1988

|Samboy Chips Cup

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Canberra, Australia

|

Total

|align="center"|475.0 kg

|Leonid Taranenko

|{{URS}}

|26 November 1988

|Samboy Chips Cup

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Canberra, Australia

|

=Men (1920–1972)=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 98%;"

!width=8%|Event

!width=6%|Record

!width=16%|Athlete

!width=13%|Nation

!width=12%|Date

!width=17%|Meet

!width=18%|Place

!width=3%|Ref

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|52 kg

Press

|align="center"|120.5 kg

|Adam Gnatov

|{{flagcountry|URS|1955}}

|11 July 1972

|Baltic Cup

|{{flagicon|URS|1955}} Riga, Soviet Union

|

Snatch

|align="center"|105.0 kg

|Aung Gyi

|{{flagcountry|Burma|1948}}

|27 August 1972

|Olympic Games

|{{flagicon|FRG}} Munich, West Germany

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|132.5 kg

|Charlie Depthios

|{{INA}}

|27 August 1972

|Olympic Games

|{{flagicon|FRG}} Munich, West Germany

|

Total

|align="center"|342.5 kg

|Sándor Holczreiter

|{{HUN}}

|12 September 1970

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|USA}} Columbus, United States

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|56 kg

Press

|align="center"|128.5 kg

|Mohammad Nassiri

|{{flagcountry|IRI|1964}}

|10 July 1972

|

|{{flagicon|IRI|1964}} Tehran, Iran

|

Snatch

|align="center"|115.0 kg

|Koji Miki

|{{flagcountry|JPN|1947}}

|23 October 1972

|

|{{flagicon|JPN|1947}} Kagoshima, Japan

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|150.0 kg

|Mohammad Nassiri

|{{flagcountry|IRI|1964}}

|13 October 1968

|Olympic Games

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Mexico City, Mexico

|

Total

|align="center"|377.5 kg

|Imre Földi

|{{HUN}}

|28 August 1972

|Olympic Games

|{{flagicon|FRG}} Munich, West Germany

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|60 kg

Press

|align="center"|137.5 kg

|Imre Földi

|{{HUN}}

|4 March 1972

|Pre-Olympic Meet

|{{flagicon|FRG}} Ulm, West Germany

|

Snatch

|align="center"|125.5 kg

|Yoshinobu Miyake

|{{flagcountry|JPN|1947}}

|28 October 1969

|

|{{flagicon|JPN|1947}} Matsuura, Japan

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|157.5 kg

|Norair Nurikyan

|{{flagcountry|BUL|1971}}

|29 August 1972

|Olympic Games

|{{flagicon|FRG}} Munich, West Germany

|

Total

|align="center"|402.5 kg

|Dito Shanidze

|{{flagcountry|URS|1955}}

|12 April 1972

|National Championships

|{{flagicon|URS|1955}} Tallinn, Soviet Union

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|67.5 kg

Press

|align="center"|157.5 kg

|Mladen Kuchev

|{{flagcountry|BUL|1971}}

|30 August 1972

|Olympic Games

|{{flagicon|FRG}} Munich, West Germany

|

Snatch

|align="center"|137.5 kg

|Waldemar Baszanowski

|{{POL}}

|23 April 1971

|National Championships

|{{flagicon|POL}} Lublin, Poland

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|177.5 kg

|Mukharby Kirzhinov

|{{flagcountry|URS|1955}}

|30 August 1972

|Olympic Games

|{{flagicon|FRG}} Munich, West Germany

|

Total

|align="center"|460.0 kg

|Mukharby Kirzhinov

|{{flagcountry|URS|1955}}

|30 August 1972

|Olympic Games

|{{flagicon|FRG}} Munich, West Germany

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|75 kg

Press

|align="center"|166.5 kg

|Aleksandr Kolodkov

|{{flagcountry|URS|1955}}

|19 March 1972

|

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Bollnäs, Sweden

|

Snatch

|align="center"|147.5 kg

|Mohamed Tarabulsi

|{{LIB}}

|11 November 1972

|

|{{flagicon|LIB}} Beirut, Lebanon

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|187.5 kg

|Viktor Kurentsov

|{{flagcountry|URS|1955}}

|16 October 1968

|Olympic Games

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Mexico City, Mexico

|

Total

|align="center"|485.0 kg

|Yordan Bikov

|{{flagcountry|BUL|1971}}

|31 August 1972

|Olympic Games

|{{flagicon|FRG}} Munich, West Germany

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|82.5 kg

Press

|align="center"|178.5 kg

|Gennady Ivanchenko

|{{flagcountry|URS|1955}}

|18 May 1972

|

|{{flagicon|URS|1955}} Riga, Soviet Union

|

Snatch

|align="center"|160.0 kg

|David Rigert

|{{flagcountry|URS|1955}}

|24 December 1972

|USSR Cup

|{{flagicon|URS|1955}} Sochi, Soviet Union

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|201.0 kg

|David Rigert

|{{flagcountry|URS|1955}}

|24 December 1972

|USSR Cup

|{{flagicon|URS|1955}} Sochi, Soviet Union

|

Total

|align="center"|527.5 kg

|Valery Shary

|{{flagcountry|URS|1955}}

|14 May 1972

|

|{{flagicon|URS|1955}} Moscow, Soviet Union

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|90 kg

Press

|align="center"|198.0 kg

|David Rigert

|{{flagcountry|URS|1955}}

|13 July 1972

|Baltic Cup

|{{flagicon|URS|1955}} Riga, Soviet Union

|

Snatch

|align="center"|167.5 kg

|David Rigert

|{{flagcountry|URS|1955}}

|13 July 1972

|Baltic Cup

|{{flagicon|URS|1955}} Riga, Soviet Union

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|210.5 kg

|Vasily Kolotov

|{{flagcountry|URS|1955}}

|13 July 1972

|Baltic Cup

|{{flagicon|URS|1955}} Riga, Soviet Union

|

Total

|align="center"|562.5 kg

|David Rigert

|{{flagcountry|URS|1955}}

|13 July 1972

|Baltic Cup

|{{flagicon|URS|1955}} Riga, Soviet Union

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|110 kg

Press

|align="center"|213.5 kg

|Yury Kozin

|{{flagcountry|URS|1955}}

|14 July 1972

|Baltic Cup

|{{flagicon|URS|1955}} Riga, Soviet Union

|

Snatch

|align="center"|175.5 kg

|Pavel Pervushin

|{{flagcountry|URS|1955}}

|25 December 1972

|USSR Cup

|{{flagicon|URS|1955}} Sochi, Soviet Union

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|222.5 kg

|Jaan Talts

|{{flagcountry|URS|1955}}

|20 May 1972

|European Championships

|{{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Constanța, Romania

|

Total

|align="center"|590.0 kg

|Valery Yakubovsky

|{{flagcountry|URS|1955}}

|14 May 1972

|

|{{flagicon|URS|1955}} Moscow, Soviet Union

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|+110 kg

Press

|align="center"|236.5 kg

|Vasily Alekseyev

|{{flagcountry|URS|1955}}

|15 April 1972

|National Championships

|{{flagicon|URS|1955}} Tallinn, Soviet Union

|

Snatch

|align="center"|180.0 kg

|Vasily Alekseyev

|{{flagcountry|URS|1955}}

|24 July 1971

|

|{{flagicon|URS|1955}} Moscow, Soviet Union

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|237.5 kg

|Vasily Alekseyev

|{{flagcountry|URS|1955}}

|15 April 1972

|National Championships

|{{flagicon|URS|1955}} Tallinn, Soviet Union

|

Total

|align="center"|645.0 kg

|Vasily Alekseyev

|{{flagcountry|URS|1955}}

|15 April 1972

|National Championships

|{{flagicon|URS|1955}} Tallinn, Soviet Union

|

=Women (1998–2018)=

{{cite web|url=https://iwf.sport/results/world-records/world-records-old-bw/?ranking_curprog=current&ranking_agegroup=Senior&ranking_gender=w|title=World Records Old Bw – Senior Women's World Records|publisher=IWF|access-date=24 March 2022}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 98%;"

!width=8%|Event

!width=6%|Record

!width=16%|Athlete

!width=13%|Nation

!width=12%|Date

!width=17%|Meet

!width=18%|Place

!width=3%|Ref

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|48 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|98 kg

|Yang Lian

|{{CHN}}

|1 October 2006

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|DOM}} Santo Domingo, Dominican

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|120 kg

|Chen Xiexia{{ref|2|2}}

|{{CHN}}

|21 April 2007

|Asian Championships

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Tai'an, China

|{{cite web |title=Taylan Nurcan |url=https://iwf.sport/weightlifting_/athletes-bios/?athlete=taylan-nurcan-1983-10-29&id=91 |website=iwf.sport |access-date=24 April 2022 |archive-date=26 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826113111/https://iwf.sport/weightlifting_/athletes-bios/?athlete=taylan-nurcan-1983-10-29&id=91 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=World records: current |url=http://www.iwf.net/results/record_cur.php#w |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100509203746/http://www.iwf.net/results/record_cur.php#w |archive-date=9 May 2010 |url-status=dead}}

Total

|align="center"|217 kg

|Yang Lian

|{{CHN}}

|1 October 2006

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|DOM}} Santo Domingo, Dominican

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|53 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|103 kg

|Li Ping

|{{CHN}}

|14 November 2010

|Asian Games

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Guangzhou, China

|{{cite news|title=China's lifter Li Ping defends the title with two world records at Guangzhou Asiad|url=http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/98670/101080/101092/7198998.html|publisher=www.english.peopledaily.com.cn|date=15 November 2010|access-date=20 December 2011}}

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|134 kg

|Zulfiya Chinshanlo

|{{KAZ}}

|10 November 2014

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|KAZ}} Almaty, Kazakhstan

|

Total

|align="center"|233 kg

|Hsu Shu-ching

|{{TPE}}

|21 September 2014

|Asian Games

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Incheon, South Korea

|{{cite web|url=https://www.incheon2014ag.org/Sports/WL/ResultGroup?RSC=WLW053A01&lang=en |title=Women's 53kg Group A |work=Incheon 2014 official website |access-date=21 September 2014 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007075033/https://www.incheon2014ag.org/Sports/WL/ResultGroup?RSC=WLW053A01&lang=en |archive-date= 7 October 2014 }}

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|58 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|112 kg

|Boyanka Kostova

|{{AZE}}

|23 November 2015

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|USA}} Houston, United States

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|142 kg

|Kuo Hsing-chun

|{{TPE}}

|21 August 2017

|Universiade

|{{flagicon|ROC}} Taipei, Taiwan

|{{cite web |title=Women's 58kg Results |url=https://data.2017.gov.taipei/atos/prod/resTP2017/pdf/TP2017/WL/TP2017_WL_C73_WLW058000.pdf |work=Taipei 2017 official website |date=21 August 2017 |access-date=21 August 2017 |archive-date=12 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190912132548/https://data.2017.gov.taipei/atos/prod/resTP2017/pdf/TP2017/WL/TP2017_WL_C73_WLW058000.pdf |url-status=dead }}

Total

|align="center"|252 kg

|Boyanka Kostova

|{{AZE}}

|23 November 2015

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|USA}} Houston, United States

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|63 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|117 kg

|Svetlana Tsarukaeva

|{{RUS}}

|8 November 2011

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Paris, France

|{{cite news|title=Russia grabs gold at Paris weightlifting champs|url=http://english.ruvr.ru/2011/11/09/60080764.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707202624/http://english.ruvr.ru/2011/11/09/60080764.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 July 2012|publisher=www.english.ruvr.ru|date=9 November 2011|access-date=20 December 2011}}

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|147 kg

|Deng Wei

|{{CHN}}

|9 August 2016

|Olympic Games

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

|{{cite web|title=Women's 63kg Results |url=https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_odf-documents/W/L/WLW063000_Results_2016_08_09_029b4596_d07b_4755_bf28_25417153ce85.pdf |work=Rio 2016 official website |date=9 August 2016 |access-date=9 August 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920015722/https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_odf-documents/W/L/WLW063000_Results_2016_08_09_029b4596_d07b_4755_bf28_25417153ce85.pdf |archive-date=20 September 2016 }}

Total

|align="center"|262 kg

|Deng Wei

|{{CHN}}

|9 August 2016

|Olympic Games

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

|{{cite web|title=Women's 63kg Results |url=https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_odf-documents/W/L/WLW063000_Results_2016_08_09_029b4596_d07b_4755_bf28_25417153ce85.pdf |work=Rio 2016 official website |date=9 August 2016 |access-date=9 August 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920015722/https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_odf-documents/W/L/WLW063000_Results_2016_08_09_029b4596_d07b_4755_bf28_25417153ce85.pdf |archive-date=20 September 2016 }}

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|69 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|123 kg

|Oxana Slivenko

|{{RUS}}

|4 October 2006

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|DOM}} Santo Domingo, Dominican

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|157 kg

|Zarema Kasaeva

|{{RUS}}

|13 November 2005

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|QAT}} Doha, Qatar

|

Total

|align="center"|276 kg

|Oxana Slivenko

|{{RUS}}

|24 September 2007

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|THA}} Chiang Mai, Thailand

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|75 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|135 kg

|Natalya Zabolotnaya

|{{RUS}}

|17 December 2011

|President's Cup

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Belgorod, Russia

|{{cite news|title=Two Russian records in weightlifting|url=http://english.ruvr.ru/2011/12/17/62414441.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709180651/http://english.ruvr.ru/2011/12/17/62414441.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 July 2012|publisher=www.english.ruvr.ru|date=17 December 2011|access-date=17 December 2011}}

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|164 kg

|Kim Un-ju

|{{PRK}}

|25 September 2014

|Asian Games

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Incheon, South Korea

|{{cite web|url=http://incheon2014ag.org/Sports/WL/Result?RSC=WLW075A01&lang=en |title=Official Results Page |date=25 September 2014 |publisher=Asian Games |access-date=25 September 2014 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020184950/http://incheon2014ag.org/Sports/WL/Result?RSC=WLW075A01&lang=en |archive-date=20 October 2014 }}

Total

|align="center"|296 kg

|Natalya Zabolotnaya

|{{RUS}}

|17 December 2011

|President's Cup

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Belgorod, Russia

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|90 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|130 kg

|Viktoriya Shaimardanova

|{{UKR}}

|21 August 2004

|Olympic Games

|{{flagicon|GRE}} Piraeus, Greece

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|155 kg

|Derya Açıkgöz{{ref|3|3}}

|{{TUR}}

|26 April 2002

|European Championships

|{{flagicon|TUR}} Antalya, Turkey

|{{cite web |url=https://sport-record.de/gewichtheben/weightlifting-iwf-records.html|title=Weightlifting - Progression of World records|website=sport-record.de}}{{cite web |title=Khurshudyan Hripsime |url=https://iwf.sport/weightlifting_/athletes-bios/?athlete=khurshudyan-hripsime-1987-07-27&id=818 |website=iwf.sport |access-date=24 April 2022 |archive-date=15 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815173929/https://iwf.sport/weightlifting_/athletes-bios/?athlete=khurshudyan-hripsime-1987-07-27&id=818 |url-status=dead }}

Total

|align="center"|280 kg

|Viktoriya Shaimardanova{{ref|4|4}}

|{{UKR}}

|21 August 2004

|Olympic Games

|{{flagicon|GRE}} Piraeus, Greece

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|+90 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|151 kg

|Tatiana Kashirina{{ref|5|5}}

|{{RUS}}

|5 August 2012

|Olympic Games

|{{flagicon|GBR}} London, Great Britain

|{{cite news|title=Exclusive: Weightlifter Kashirina loses world titles and world record in doping ruling|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1140636/tatiana-kashirina-loses-titles-doping|publisher=www.insidethegames.biz|date=9 September 2023|access-date=26 December 2023}}

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|192 kg

|Zhou Lulu{{ref|5|5}}

|{{CHN}}

|26 September 2014

Asian Games

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Incheon, South Korea

|{{cite web |title=Weightlifting: Women's +75kg Group A |url=https://www.incheon2014ag.org/Sports/WL/Result?RSC=WLW026A01&lang=en |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140926183537/https://www.incheon2014ag.org/Sports/WL/Result?RSC=WLW026A01&lang=en |archive-date=26 September 2014}}

Total

|align="center"|334 kg{{ref|6|6}}

|Zhou Lulu{{ref|5|5}}

|{{CHN}}

|26 September 2014

Asian Games

|{{flagicon|KAZ}} Almaty, Kazakhstan

|

{{note|2|2}} {{small|The IWF website still lists Nurcan Taylan's (Türkiye) record of 121 kg in the clean and jerk, which was later disqualified for doping.}}

{{note|3|3}} {{small|The IWF website stil lists Hripsime Khurshudyan's (Armenia) record of 160 kg in the clean and jerk, which was later disqualified for doping.}}

{{note|4|4}} {{small|The IWF website still lists Hripsime Khurshudyan's record of 283 kg in total, which was later disqualified for doping.}}

{{note|5|5}} {{small|The IWF website still lists Tatiana Kachirina's records of 155 kg in the snatch, 193 kg in the clean and jerk and 348 kg in total, who was later disqualified for doping.}}

{{note|6|6}} {{small|It was not an official world record, but the best result, equal to the world record until then, and the Asian record in that period.}}

=Women (1993–1997)=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 98%;"

!width=8%|Event

!width=6%|Record

!width=16%|Athlete

!width=13%|Nation

!width=12%|Date

!width=17%|Meet

!width=18%|Place

!width=3%|Ref

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|46 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|81.5 kg

|Jiang Yinsu

|{{CHN}}

|11 May 1997

|East Asian Games

|{{flagicon|KOR|1984}} Busan, South Korea

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|105.5 kg

|Xing Fen

|{{CHN}}

|8 July 1997

|Asian Championships

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Yangzhou, China

|

Total

|align="center"|185.0 kg

|Guan Hong

|{{CHN}}

|4 April 1996

|Asian Championships

|{{flagicon|JPN|1947}} Yachiyo, Japan

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|50 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|88.0 kg

|Jiang Baoyu

|{{CHN}}

|3 July 1995

|Asian Championships

|{{flagicon|KOR|1984}} Busan, South Korea

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|110.5 kg

|Liu Xiuhua

|{{CHN}}

|3 October 1994

|Asian Games

|{{flagicon|JPN|1947}} Hiroshima, Japan

|

Total

|align="center"|197.5 kg

|Liu Xiuhua

|{{CHN}}

|3 October 1994

|Asian Games

|{{flagicon|JPN|1947}} Hiroshima, Japan

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|54 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|93.5 kg

|Yang Xia

|{{CHN}}

|9 July 1997

|Asian Championships

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Yangzhou, China

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|117.5 kg

|Meng Xianjuan

|{{CHN}}

|8 December 1997

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|THA}} Chiang Mai, Thailand

|

Total

|align="center"|207.5 kg

|Yang Xia

|{{CHN}}

|9 July 1997

|Asian Championships

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Yangzhou, China

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|59 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|100.0 kg

|Zou Feie

|{{CHN}}

|13 May 1997

|East Asian Games

|{{flagicon|KOR|1984}} Busan, South Korea

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|125.0 kg

|Khassaraporn Suta

|{{THA}}

|13 October 1997

|Southeast Asian Games

|{{flagicon|INA}} Jakarta, Indonesia

|

Total

|align="center"|220.0 kg

|Chen Xiaomin

|{{CHN}}

|4 October 1994

|Asian Games

|{{flagicon|JPN|1947}} Hiroshima, Japan

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|64 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|107.5 kg

|Chen Xiaomin

|{{CHN}}

|10 July 1997

|Asian Championships

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Yangzhou, China

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|131.0 kg

|Chen Yanqing

|{{CHN}}

|10 December 1997

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|THA}} Chiang Mai, Thailand

|

Total

|align="center"|235.0 kg

|Li Hongyun

|{{CHN}}

|22 November 1994

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|TUR}} Istanbul, Turkey

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|70 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|105.5 kg

|Xiang Fenglan

|{{CHN}}

|11 December 1997

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|THA}} Chiang Mai, Thailand

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|130.5 kg

|Xiang Fenglan

|{{CHN}}

|11 December 1997

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|THA}} Chiang Mai, Thailand

|

Total

|align="center"|235.0 kg

|Xiang Fenglan

|{{CHN}}

|11 December 1997

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|THA}} Chiang Mai, Thailand

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|76 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|107.5 kg

|Hua Ju

|{{CHN}}

|12 December 1997

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|THA}} Chiang Mai, Thailand

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|140.5 kg

|Hua Ju

|{{CHN}}

|12 December 1997

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|THA}} Chiang Mai, Thailand

|

Total

|align="center"|247.5 kg

|Hua Ju

|{{CHN}}

|12 December 1997

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|THA}} Chiang Mai, Thailand

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|83 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|117.5 kg

|Tang Weifang

|{{CHN}}

|13 December 1997

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|THA}} Chiang Mai, Thailand

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|143.0 kg

|Tang Weifang

|{{CHN}}

|13 December 1997

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|THA}} Chiang Mai, Thailand

|

Total

|align="center"|260.0 kg

|Tang Weifang

|{{CHN}}

|13 December 1997

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|THA}} Chiang Mai, Thailand

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|+83 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|112.5 kg

|Wang Yanmei

|{{CHN}}

|14 July 1997

|Asian Championships

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Yangzhou, China

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|155.0 kg

|Li Yajuan

|{{CHN}}

|20 November 1993

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Melbourne, Australia

|

Total

|align="center"|260.0 kg

|Li Yajuan

|{{CHN}}

|20 November 1993

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Melbourne, Australia

|

=Women (1988–1992)=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 98%;"

!width=8%|Event

!width=6%|Record

!width=16%|Athlete

!width=13%|Nation

!width=12%|Date

!width=17%|Meet

!width=18%|Place

!width=3%|Ref

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|44 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|77.5 kg

|Xing Fen

|{{CHN}}

|21 December 1992

|Asian Championships

|{{flagicon|THA}} Chiang Mai, Thailand

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|102.5 kg

|Xing Fen

|{{CHN}}

|21 December 1992

|Asian Championships

|{{flagicon|THA}} Chiang Mai, Thailand

|

Total

|align="center"|180.0 kg

|Xing Fen

|{{CHN}}

|21 December 1992

|Asian Championships

|{{flagicon|THA}} Chiang Mai, Thailand

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|48 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|83.0 kg

|Liao Shuping

|{{CHN}}

|21 December 1992

|Asian Championships

|{{flagicon|THA}} Chiang Mai, Thailand

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|105.5 kg

|Liao Shuping

|{{CHN}}

|21 December 1992

|Asian Championships

|{{flagicon|THA}} Chiang Mai, Thailand

|

Total

|align="center"|187.5 kg

|Liu Xiuhua

|{{CHN}}

|17 May 1992

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|BUL}} Varna, Bulgaria

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|52 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|87.5 kg

|Peng Liping

|{{CHN}}

|18 May 1992

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|BUL}} Varna, Bulgaria

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|115.0 kg

|Peng Liping

|{{CHN}}

|18 May 1992

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|BUL}} Varna, Bulgaria

|

Total

|align="center"|202.5 kg

|Peng Liping

|{{CHN}}

|18 May 1992

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|BUL}} Varna, Bulgaria

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|56 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|95.0 kg

|Zhang Juhua

|{{CHN}}

|22 December 1992

|Asian Championships

|{{flagicon|THA}} Chiang Mai, Thailand

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|120.0 kg

|Zhang Juhua

|{{CHN}}

|22 December 1992

|Asian Championships

|{{flagicon|THA}} Chiang Mai, Thailand

|

Total

|align="center"|215.0 kg

|Zhang Juhua

|{{CHN}}

|22 December 1992

|Asian Championships

|{{flagicon|THA}} Chiang Mai, Thailand

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|60 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|100.0 kg

|Su Yuanghong

|{{CHN}}

|22 December 1992

|Asian Championships

|{{flagicon|THA}} Chiang Mai, Thailand

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|125.0 kg

|Li Hongyun

|{{CHN}}

|20 May 1992

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|BUL}} Varna, Bulgaria

|

Total

|align="center"|222.5 kg

|Li Hongyun

|{{CHN}}

|20 May 1992

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|BUL}} Varna, Bulgaria

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|67.5 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|105.0 kg

|Lei Li

|{{CHN}}

|22 December 1992

|Asian Championships

|{{flagicon|THA}} Chiang Mai, Thailand

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|132.5 kg

|Lei Li

|{{CHN}}

|22 December 1992

|Asian Championships

|{{flagicon|THA}} Chiang Mai, Thailand

|

Total

|align="center"|237.5 kg

|Lei Li

|{{CHN}}

|22 December 1992

|Asian Championships

|{{flagicon|THA}} Chiang Mai, Thailand

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|75 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|107.5 kg

|Hua Ju

|{{CHN}}

|22 May 1992

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|BUL}} Varna, Bulgaria

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|140.0 kg

|Xing Shuwen

|{{CHN}}

|23 December 1992

|Asian Championships

|{{flagicon|THA}} Chiang Mai, Thailand

|

Total

|align="center"|242.5 kg

|Zhang Xiaoli

|{{CHN}}

|3 October 1991

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|GER}} Donaueschingen, Germany

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|82.5 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|110.5 kg

|Zang Lina

|{{CHN}}

|23 December 1992

|Asian Championships

|{{flagicon|THA}} Chiang Mai, Thailand

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|145.0 kg

|Zang Lina

|{{CHN}}

|23 December 1992

|Asian Championships

|{{flagicon|THA}} Chiang Mai, Thailand

|

Total

|align="center"|255.0 kg

|Zang Lina

|{{CHN}}

|23 December 1992

|Asian Championships

|{{flagicon|THA}} Chiang Mai, Thailand

|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

! colspan="8"|+82.5 kg

Snatch

|align="center"|115.0 kg

|Li Yajuan

|{{CHN}}

|24 May 1992

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|BUL}} Varna, Bulgaria

|

Clean & Jerk

|align="center"|150.0 kg

|Li Yajuan

|{{CHN}}

|24 May 1992

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|BUL}} Varna, Bulgaria

|

Total

|align="center"|265.0 kg

|Li Yajuan

|{{CHN}}

|24 May 1992

|World Championships

|{{flagicon|BUL}} Varna, Bulgaria

|

See also

References

;General

  • [https://iwf.sport/results/world-records/ IWF World Records] 14 December 2024 updated

;Specific

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