The following are the records of Iran 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 the Islamic Republic of Iran Weightlifting Federation.
Current records When the previous records and weight classes were discarded, the IRIWF defined "Iran standards" as the minimum lifts needed to qualify as national records in the new weight classes. Men EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlaceRef/Note60 kgSnatch117 kgIran StandardClean & Jerk152 kgIran StandardTotal265 kgIran Standard65 kgSnatch128 kgIran StandardClean & Jerk166 kgHafez Ghashghaei9 November 2025Islamic Solidarity Games Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaTotal292 kgHafez Ghashghaei9 November 2025Islamic Solidarity Games Riyadh, Saudi Arabia70 kgSnatch143 kgIran StandardClean & Jerk175 kgIran StandardTotal312 kgIran Standard75 kgSnatch152 kgIran StandardClean & Jerk187 kgIran StandardTotal337 kgIran Standard85 kgSnatch165 kgIran StandardClean & Jerk200 kgIran StandardTotal363 kgIran Standard95 kgSnatch180 kgAli Alipour28 September 2026Asian Games Nagoya, JapanARClean & Jerk218 kgAli Alipour28 September 2026Asian Games Nagoya, JapanTotal398 kgAli Alipour28 September 2026Asian Games Nagoya, JapanWR110 kgSnatch184 kgAlireza Nassiri10 October 2025World Championships Førde, NorwayClean & Jerk231 kgAlireza Nassiri10 October 2025World Championships Førde, NorwayTotal415 kgAlireza Nassiri10 October 2025World Championships Førde, Norway+110 kgSnatch206 kgAli Davoudi29 September 2026Asian Games Nagoya, JapanClean & Jerk261 kgAlireza Yousefi17 May 2026Asian Championships Gandhinagar, IndiaWRTotal466 kgAli Davoudi29 September 2026Asian Games Nagoya, JapanAR
Women EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlaceRef/Note49 kgSnatch65 kgIran StandardClean & Jerk83 kgIran StandardTotal145 kgIran Standard53 kgSnatch70 kgIran StandardClean & Jerk90 kgIran StandardTotal158 kgIran Standard57 kgSnatch75 kgIran StandardClean & Jerk97 kgIran StandardTotal170 kgIran Standard61 kgSnatch94 kgMaryam Keshtkar10 August 2026Asian Junior Championships Tashkent, UzbekistanClean & Jerk111 kgMaryam Keshtkar10 August 2026Asian Junior Championships Tashkent, UzbekistanTotal205 kgMaryam Keshtkar10 August 2026Asian Junior Championships Tashkent, Uzbekistan69 kgSnatch95 kgReihaneh Karimi10 November 2025Islamic Solidarity Games Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaClean & Jerk126 kgReihaneh Karimi10 November 2025Islamic Solidarity Games Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaTotal221 kgReihaneh Karimi10 November 2025Islamic Solidarity Games Riyadh, Saudi Arabia77 kgSnatch107 kgReihaneh Karimi27 September 2026Asian Games Nagoya, JapanClean & Jerk136 kgReihaneh Karimi27 September 2026Asian Games Nagoya, JapanTotal243 kgReihaneh Karimi27 September 2026Asian Games Nagoya, Japan86 kgSnatch113 kgMahsa Beheshti13 August 2026Asian Junior Championships Tashkent, UzbekistanClean & Jerk148 kgMahsa Beheshti13 August 2026Asian Junior Championships Tashkent, UzbekistanTotal261 kgMahsa Beheshti13 August 2026Asian Junior Championships Tashkent, Uzbekistan+86 kgSnatch106 kgIran StandardClean & Jerk130 kgIran StandardTotal234 kgIran Standard
Historical records
Men (2025–2026) EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlaceRef/Note71 kgSnatch144 kgIran StandardClean & Jerk175 kgIran StandardTotal313 kgIran Standard79 kgSnatch156 kgAbdollah Beiranvand6 October 2025World Championships Førde, NorwayClean & Jerk189 kgIran StandardTotal341 kgIran Standard88 kgSnatch167 kgIran StandardClean & Jerk201 kgIran StandardTotal365 kgIran Standard94 kgSnatch182 kgAlireza Moeini9 October 2025World Championships Førde, NorwayWRClean & Jerk212 kgIran StandardTotal391 kgAlireza Moeini9 October 2025World Championships Førde, Norway
Men (2018–2025) EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlaceRef/Note55 kgSnatch111 kgHafez Ghashghaei18 September 2019World Championships Pattaya, ThailandClean & Jerk149 kgHafez Ghashghaei18 September 2019World Championships Pattaya, ThailandTotal260 kgHafez Ghashghaei18 September 2019World Championships Pattaya, Thailand61 kgSnatch120 kgHafez Ghashghaei2 February 2020Fajr Cup Rasht, IranClean & Jerk160 kgHafez Ghashghaei2 February 2020Fajr Cup Rasht, IranTotal280 kgHafez Ghashghaei2 February 2020Fajr Cup Rasht, Iran67 kgSnatch135 kgHossein Pakar16 February 2020Asian Junior Championships Tashkent, UzbekistanClean & Jerk172 kgHafez Ghashghaei12 August 2022Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, TurkeyTotal299 kgHafez Ghashghaei12 August 2022Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey73 kgSnatch151 kgMirmostafa Javadi20 April 2021Asian Championships Tashkent, UzbekistanClean & Jerk183 kgMirmostafa Javadi20 April 2021Asian Championships Tashkent, UzbekistanTotal334 kgMirmostafa Javadi20 April 2021Asian Championships Tashkent, Uzbekistan81 kgSnatch163 kgMirmostafa Javadi12 December 2021World Championships Tashkent, UzbekistanClean & Jerk204 kgMirmostafa Javadi12 December 2021World Championships Tashkent, UzbekistanTotal367 kgMirmostafa Javadi12 December 2021World Championships Tashkent, Uzbekistan89 kgSnatch174 kgKianoush Rostami11 December 2022World Championships Bogotá, ColombiaClean & Jerk215 kgMirmostafa Javadi11 September 2023World Championships Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaTotal384 kgMirmostafa Javadi11 September 2023World Championships Riyadh, Saudi Arabia96 kgSnatch186 kgSohrab Moradi7 November 2018World Championships Ashgabat, TurkmenistanClean & Jerk230 kgSohrab Moradi7 November 2018World Championships Ashgabat, TurkmenistanTotal416 kgSohrab Moradi7 November 2018World Championships Ashgabat, Turkmenistan102 kgSnatch179 kgAli Hashemi8 November 2018World Championships Ashgabat, TurkmenistanClean & Jerk227 kgRasoul Motamedi24 April 2021Asian Championships Tashkent, UzbekistanTotal400 kgRasoul Motamedi24 April 2021Asian Championships Tashkent, Uzbekistan109 kgSnatch184 kgAli Hashemi3 August 2021Olympic Games Tokyo, JapanClean & Jerk231 kgKia Ghadami4 March 2019Fajr Cup Tehran, IranTotal405 kgAli Hashemi27 April 2019Asian Championships Ningbo, China+109 kgSnatch206 kgAli Davoudi15 December 2024World Championships Manama, BahrainClean & Jerk262 kgAlireza Yousefi15 December 2024World Championships Manama, BahrainTotal459 kgAli Davoudi15 December 2024World Championships Manama, Bahrain
Men (1998–2018) EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlaceRef/Note56 kgSnatch124 kgMajid Askari20 September 2014Asian Games Incheon, South KoreaClean & Jerk150 kgMajid Askari30 June 2011World Junior Championships Penang, MalaysiaTotal273 kgMajid Askari30 June 2011World Junior Championships Penang, Malaysia62 kgSnatch140 kgMehdi Panzvan17 September 2000Olympic Games Sydney, AustraliaClean & Jerk166 kgMajid Askari7 September 2015Asian Championships Phuket, ThailandTotal302 kgMehdi Panzvan17 September 2000Olympic Games Sydney, Australia69 kgSnatch150 kgMehdi Panzvan3 October 2002Asian Games Busan, South KoreaClean & Jerk183 kgJaber Behrouzi23 October 2013World Championships Wrocław, PolandTotal330 kgJaber Behrouzi23 October 2013World Championships Wrocław, Poland77 kgSnatch165 kgMohammad Hossein Barkhah22 November 2002World Championships Warsaw, PolandClean & Jerk208 kgMohammad Ali Falahatinejad12 September 2003Asian Championships Qinhuangdao, ChinaTotal366 kgRasoul Taghian22 June 2013Asian Championships Astana, Kazakhstan85 kgSnatch179 kgKianoush Rostami12 August 2016Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, BrazilClean & Jerk220 kgKianoush Rostami31 May 2016Fajr Cup Tehran, IranWRTotal396 kgKianoush Rostami12 August 2016Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, BrazilWR94 kgSnatch189 kgSohrab Moradi25 August 2018Asian Games Jakarta, IndonesiaWRClean & Jerk233 kgSohrab Moradi3 December 2017World Championships Anaheim, United StatesWRTotal417 kgSohrab Moradi3 December 2017World Championships Anaheim, United StatesWR105 kgSnatch190 kgHossein Tavakkoli25 September 2000Olympic Games Sydney, AustraliaClean & Jerk235 kgHossein Tavakkoli25 September 2000Olympic Games Sydney, AustraliaTotal425 kgHossein Tavakkoli25 September 2000Olympic Games Sydney, Australia+105 kgSnatch216 kgBehdad Salimi16 August 2016Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, BrazilORClean & Jerk263 kgHossein Rezazadeh25 August 2004Olympic Games Athens, GreeceWRTotal472 kgHossein Rezazadeh26 September 2000Olympic Games Sydney, Australia
Women (2025–2026) EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlaceRef/Note48 kgSnatch64 kgIran StandardClean & Jerk82 kgIran StandardTotal145 kgZahra Pouramin27 October 2025 Asian Youth Games Sakhir, Bahrain58 kgSnatch76 kgIran StandardClean & Jerk98 kgIran StandardTotal171 kgIran Standard63 kgSnatch82 kgIran StandardClean & Jerk105 kgIran StandardTotal185 kgIran Standard
Women (2018–2025) EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlaceRef/Note45 kgSnatch62 kgIran StandardClean & Jerk78 kgIran StandardTotal138 kgIran Standard49 kgSnatch68 kgIran StandardClean & Jerk83 kgAnita Feizi30 July 2023Asian Youth Championships Greater Noida, IndiaTotal148 kgIran Standard55 kgSnatch72 kgPoupak Basami19 September 2019World Championships Pattaya, ThailandClean & Jerk94 kgPoupak Basami12 August 2022Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, TurkeyTotal165 kgPoupak Basami12 August 2022Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey59 kgSnatch81 kgReihaneh Karimi1 August 2023Asian Junior Championships Greater Noida, IndiaClean & Jerk107 kgReihaneh Karimi1 August 2023Asian Junior Championships Greater Noida, IndiaTotal188 kgReihaneh Karimi1 August 2023Asian Junior Championships Greater Noida, India64 kgSnatch91 kgGhazaleh Hosseini19 December 2024Asian Junior Championships Doha, QatarClean & Jerk112 kgReihaneh Karimi10 September 2023World Championships Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaTotal201 kgReihaneh Karimi10 September 2023World Championships Riyadh, Saudi Arabia71 kgSnatch95 kgReihaneh Karimi3 May 2025World Junior Championships Lima, PeruClean & Jerk123 kgReihaneh Karimi7 February 2024Asian Championships Tashkent, UzbekistanTotal217 kgReihaneh Karimi3 May 2025World Junior Championships Lima, Peru76 kgSnatch98 kgGhazaleh Hosseini3 May 2025World Junior Championships Lima, PeruClean & Jerk125 kgElaheh Razzaghi12 December 2024World Championships Manama, BahrainTotal220 kgElaheh Razzaghi8 February 2024Asian Championships Tashkent, Uzbekistan81 kgSnatch106 kgElham Hosseini10 May 2023Asian Championships Jinju, South KoreaClean & Jerk131 kgElham Hosseini10 May 2023Asian Championships Jinju, South KoreaTotal237 kgElham Hosseini10 May 2023Asian Championships Jinju, South Korea87 kgSnatch100 kgYekta Jamali16 December 2021World Championships Tashkent, UzbekistanClean & Jerk123 kgZeinab Sheikh-Arbab11 May 2023Asian Championships Jinju, South KoreaTotal222 kgYekta Jamali16 December 2021World Championships Tashkent, Uzbekistan+87 kgSnatch103 kgIran StandardClean & Jerk131 kgFatemeh Yousefi16 October 2022Asian Championships Manama, BahrainTotal226 kgIran Standard
References General I.R. Iran Weightlifting Federation Senior Records
Specific
External links I.R. Iran Weightlifting Federation