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, 2018, 2025Update on IWF Bodyweight Categories and 2026IWF establishes World Standards for the new bodyweight categories nullifying earlier records.
Current records Key to tables:
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 EventRecordAthleteNationDateMeetPlaceRef60 kgSnatch141 kgWorld StandardClean & Jerk174 kgPang Un-chol11 May 2026Asian ChampionshipsGandhinagar, IndiaTotal307 kgWorld Standard65 kgSnatch152 kgHe Yueji24 September 2026Asian GamesNagoya, JapanClean & Jerk183 kg13 May 2026Asian ChampionshipsGandhinagar, IndiaTotal329 kg70 kgSnatch154 kgMasanori Miyamoto26 September 2026Asian GamesNagoya, JapanClean & Jerk198 kgRi Won-juTotal349 kg75 kgSnatch162 kgRi Chong-song26 September 2026Asian GamesNagoya, JapanClean & Jerk206 kgRahmat Erwin AbdullahTotal366 kg85 kgSnatch173 kgAlexey Churkin28 September 2026Asian GamesNagoya, JapanClean & Jerk214 kgRo Kwang-ryolTotal379 kg95 kgSnatch181 kgWorld StandardClean & Jerk220 kgWorld StandardTotal398 kgAli Alipour28 September 2026Asian GamesNagoya, Japan110 kgSnatch197 kgAkbar Djuraev29 September 2026Asian GamesNagoya, JapanClean & Jerk237 kgWorld StandardTotal428 kgAkbar Djuraev10 October 2025World ChampionshipsFørde, Norway+110 kgSnatch219 kgAli Ammar29 September 2026Asian GamesNagoya, JapanClean & Jerk261 kgAlireza Yousefi17 May 2026Asian ChampionshipsGandhinagar, IndiaTotal477 kgWorld Standard
Women EventRecordAthleteNationDateMeetPlaceRef49 kgSnatch94 kgRi Song-gum23 September 2026Asian GamesNagoya, JapanClean & Jerk121 kgTotal215 kg53 kgSnatch99 kgWorld StandardClean & Jerk126 kgWorld StandardTotal223 kgWorld Standard57 kgSnatch104 kgOh Kwang-ok25 September 2026Asian GamesNagoya, JapanClean & Jerk134 kgTotal238 kg61 kgSnatch112 kgYang Liuyue25 September 2026Asian GamesNagoya, JapanClean & Jerk139 kgPak Jin-haeTotal251 kgYang Liuyue69 kgSnatch121 kgSong Kuk-hyang27 September 2026Asian GamesNagoya, JapanClean & Jerk152 kgTotal273 kg77 kgSnatch123 kgOlivia Reeves8 October 2025World ChampionshipsFørde, NorwayClean & Jerk155 kgTotal278 kg86 kgSnatch129 kgWorld StandardClean & Jerk162 kgWorld StandardTotal289 kgWorld Standard+86 kgSnatch145 kgLi Yan17 May 2026Asian ChampionshipsGandhinagar, IndiaClean & Jerk181 kgWorld StandardTotal325 kgWorld Standard
Historical records Men (2025–2026) EventRecordAthleteNationDateMeetPlaceRef71 kgSnatch160 kgHe Yueji5 October 2025World ChampionshipsFørde, NorwayClean & Jerk197 kgRi Won-ju14 May 2026Asian ChampionshipsGandhinagar, IndiaTotal351 kg79 kgSnatch166 kgAbdelrahman Younes10 November 2025Islamic Solidarity GamesRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaClean & Jerk206 kgRi Ryong-hyon14 May 2026Asian ChampionshipsGandhinagar, IndiaTotal365 kgRizki Juniansyah15 December 2025SEA GamesChonburi, Thailand88 kgSnatch182 kgAbdelrahman Younes15 May 2026African ChampionshipsIsmailia, EgyptClean & Jerk220 kgRo Kwang-ryol15 May 2026Asian ChampionshipsGandhinagar, IndiaTotal397 kgYeison López29 April 2026Pan American ChampionshipsPanama City, Panama94 kgSnatch182 kgAlireza Moeini9 October 2025World ChampionshipsFørde, NorwayClean & Jerk222 kgKarlos NasarTotal396 kgWorld Standard
Men (2018–2025)
EventRecordAthleteNationDateMeetPlaceRef55 kgSnatch135 kgWorld StandardClean & Jerk166 kgOm Yun-chol18 September 2019World Championships Pattaya, ThailandTotal294 kg61 kgSnatch146 kgLi Fabin2 April 2024World Cup Phuket, ThailandClean & Jerk176 kgHampton MorrisTotal318 kgLi Fabin19 September 2019World Championships Pattaya, Thailand67 kgSnatch155 kgHuang Minhao6 July 2019Olympics Test Event Tokyo, JapanClean & Jerk190 kgRi Won-ju8 December 2024World Championships Manama, BahrainTotal339 kgChen Lijun21 April 2019Asian Championships Ningbo, China73 kgSnatch169 kgShi Zhiyong20 April 2021Asian Championships Tashkent, UzbekistanClean & Jerk205 kgRahmat Erwin Abdullah11 May 2025Asian Championships Jiangshan, ChinaTotal365 kgRizki Juniansyah4 April 2024World Cup Phuket, Thailand81 kgSnatch175 kgLi Dayin21 April 2021Asian Championships Tashkent, UzbekistanClean & Jerk209 kgRahmat Erwin Abdullah11 September 2023World Championships Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaTotal378 kgLü Xiaojun22 September 2019World Championships Pattaya, Thailand89 kgSnatch183 kgKarlos Nasar11 December 2024World Championships Manama, BahrainClean & Jerk224 kg9 August 2024Olympic Games Paris, FranceTotal405 kg11 December 2024World Championships Manama, Bahrain96 kgSnatch188 kgKarlos Nasar19 April 2025European Championships Chișinău, MoldovaClean & Jerk231 kgTian Tao7 July 2019Olympics Test Event Tokyo, JapanTotal417 kgKarlos Nasar19 April 2025European Championships Chișinău, Moldova102 kgSnatch191 kgWorld StandardClean & Jerk232 kgLiu Huanhua8 April 2024World Cup Phuket, ThailandTotal413 kg109 kgSnatch200 kgYang Zhe24 April 2021Asian Championships Tashkent, UzbekistanClean & Jerk242 kgRuslan Nurudinov14 December 2024World Championships Manama, BahrainTotal435 kgSimon Martirosyan9 November 2018World Championships Ashgabat, Turkmenistan+109 kgSnatch225 kgLasha Talakhadze17 December 2021World Championships Tashkent, UzbekistanClean & Jerk267 kgTotal492 kg
Men (1998–2018)
EventRecordAthleteNationDateMeetPlaceRef56 kgSnatch139 kgWu Jingbiao21 November 2015World Championships Houston, United StatesClean & Jerk171 kgOm Yun-chol21 November 2015World Championships Houston, United StatesTotal307 kgLong Qingquan7 August 2016Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil62 kgSnatch154 kgKim Un-guk21 September 2014Asian Games Incheon, South KoreaClean & Jerk183 kgChen Lijun22 November 2015World Championships Houston, United StatesTotal333 kg69 kgSnatch166 kgLiao Hui10 November 2014World Championships Almaty, KazakhstanClean & Jerk198 kg23 October 2013World Championships Wrocław, PolandTotal359 kg10 November 2014World Championships Almaty, Kazakhstan77 kgSnatch177 kgLü Xiaojun10 August 2016Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, BrazilClean & Jerk210 kgOleg Perepetchenov27 April 2001European Championships Trenčín, SlovakiaTotal380 kgLü Xiaojun24 October 2013World Championships Wrocław, Poland85 kgSnatch187 kgAndrei Rybakou22 September 2007World Championships Chiang Mai, ThailandClean & Jerk220 kgKianoush Rostami31 May 2016Fajr Cup Tehran, IranTotal396 kg12 August 2016Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil94 kgSnatch189 kgSohrab Moradi25 August 2018Asian Games Jakarta, IndonesiaClean & Jerk233 kg3 December 2017World Championships Anaheim, United StatesTotal417 kg105 kgSnatch200 kgAndrei Aramnau18 August 2008Olympic Games Beijing, ChinaClean & Jerk246 kgIlya Ilyin12 December 2015President's Cup Grozny, RussiaTotal437 kg+105 kgSnatch220 kgLasha Talakhadze5 December 2017World Championships Anaheim, United StatesClean & Jerk263 kgHossein Rezazadeh25 August 2004Olympic Games Piraeus, GreeceTotal477 kgLasha Talakhadze5 December 2017World Championships Anaheim, United States
Men (1993–1997)
EventRecordAthleteNationDateMeetPlaceRef54 kgSnatch132.5 kgHalil Mutlu20 July 1996Olympic Games Atlanta, United StatesClean & Jerk160.5 kgLan Shizhang6 December 1997World Championships Chiang Mai, ThailandTotal290.0 kgHalil Mutlu18 November 1994World Championships Istanbul, Turkey59 kgSnatch140.0 kgHafız Süleymanoğlu3 May 1995European Championships Warsaw, PolandClean & Jerk170.0 kgNikolay Peshalov3 May 1995European Championships Warsaw, PolandTotal307.5 kgTang Lingsheng21 July 1996Olympic Games Atlanta, United States64 kgSnatch150.0 kgWang Guohua12 May 1997East Asian Games Busan, South KoreaClean & Jerk187.5 kgValerios Leonidis22 July 1996Olympic Games Atlanta, United StatesTotal335.0 kgNaim Süleymanoğlu22 July 1996Olympic Games Atlanta, United States70 kgSnatch163.0 kgWan Jianhui9 July 1997Asian Championships Yangzhou, ChinaClean & Jerk195.5 kgZhan Xugang9 December 1997World Championships Chiang Mai, ThailandTotal357.5 kg23 July 1996Olympic Games Atlanta, United States76 kgSnatch170.0 kgRuslan Savchenko16 November 1993World Championships Melbourne, AustraliaClean & Jerk208.0 kgPablo Lara20 April 1996Szekszárd Cup Szekszárd, HungaryTotal372.5 kg83 kgSnatch180.0 kgPyrros Dimas26 July 1996Olympic Games Atlanta, United StatesClean & Jerk214.0 kgZhang Yong12 July 1997Asian Championships Yangzhou, ChinaTotal392.5 kgPyrros Dimas26 July 1996Olympic Games Atlanta, United States91 kgSnatch187.5 kgAleksey Petrov26 July 1996Olympic Games Atlanta, United StatesClean & Jerk228.5 kgAkakios Kakiasvilis6 May 1995European Championships Warsaw, PolandTotal412.5 kgAleksey Petrov7 May 1994European Championships Sokolov, Czech Republic99 kgSnatch192.5 kgSergey Syrtsov25 November 1994World Championships Istanbul, TurkeyClean & Jerk235.0 kgAkakios Kakiasvilis28 July 1996Olympic Games Atlanta, United StatesTotal420.0 kg108 kgSnatch200.0 kgTimur Taymazov26 November 1994World Championships Istanbul, TurkeyClean & Jerk236.0 kg29 July 1996Olympic Games Atlanta, United StatesTotal435.0 kg26 November 1994World Championships Istanbul, Turkey+108 kgSnatch205.0 kgAleksandr Kurlovich27 November 1994World Championships Istanbul, TurkeyClean & Jerk262.5 kgAndrey Chemerkin14 December 1997World Championships Chiang Mai, ThailandTotal462.5 kg
Men (1973–1992) EventRecordAthleteNationDateMeetPlaceRef52 kgSnatch121.0 kgHe Zhuoqiang29 May 1992Silver Dragon Tournament Cardiff, United KingdomClean & Jerk155.5 kgIvan Ivanov27 September 1991World Championships Donaueschingen, GermanyTotal272.5 kg16 September 1989World Championships Piraeus, Greece56 kgSnatch135.0 kgLiu Shoubin28 September 1991World Championships Donaueschingen, GermanyClean & Jerk171.0 kgNeno Terziyski6 September 1987World Championships Ostrava, CzechoslovakiaWorld Records to 29.05.1992 on the website of Tom GoegebuerTotal300.0 kgNaim Suleymanov11 May 1984 Varna, Bulgaria60 kgSnatch152.5 kgNaim Süleymanoğlu20 September 1988Olympic Games Seoul, South KoreaClean & Jerk190.0 kgTotal342.5 kg67.5 kgSnatch160.0 kgIsrael Militosyan16 September 1989World Championships Piraeus, GreeceClean & Jerk200.5 kgMikhail Petrov8 September 1987World Championships Ostrava, CzechoslovakiaTotal355.0 kg5 May 1987World Cup Seoul, South Korea75 kgSnatch170.0 kgAngel Genchev12 November 1987European Cup Gala Miskolc, HungaryClean & Jerk215.5 kgAleksandar Varbanov12 May 1987World Cup Seoul, South KoreaTotal382.5 kg20 February 1988World Cup Plovdiv, Bulgaria82.5 kgSnatch183.0 kgAsen Zlatev7 December 1986World Cup Melbourne, AustraliaClean & Jerk225.0 kg12 November 1986World Championships Sofia, BulgariaTotal405.0 kgYurik Vardanyan14 September 1984Friendship Games Varna, Bulgaria90 kgSnatch195.5 kgBlagoy Blagoev1 May 1983World Cup Varna, BulgariaClean & Jerk235.0 kgAnatoly Khrapaty29 April 1988European Championships Cardiff, United KingdomTotal422.5 kgViktor Solodov15 September 1984Friendship Games Varna, Bulgaria100 kgSnatch200.5 kgNicu Vlad14 November 1986World Championships Sofia, BulgariaClean & Jerk242.5 kgAleksandr Popov5 March 1988Friendship Cup Tallinn, Soviet UnionInterview with Popov's coach Vladimir Shukalov (2016) Total440.0 kgYury Zakharevich4 March 1983Friendship Cup Odessa, Soviet UnionYury Zakharevich biography (1990) 110 kgSnatch210.0 kgYury Zakharevich27 September 1988Olympic Games Seoul, South KoreaClean & Jerk250.5 kg30 April 1988European Championships Cardiff, United KingdomTotal455.0 kg27 September 1988Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea+110 kgSnatch216.0 kgAntonio Krastev13 September 1987World Championships Ostrava, CzechoslovakiaClean & Jerk266.0 kgLeonid Taranenko26 November 1988Samboy Chips Cup Canberra, AustraliaTotal476.0 kg
Men (1920–1972)