The following are the national records in Olympic weightlifting in Chile. Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts by the Federacion Chilena Levantamiento de Pesas (FECHIPE).
Current records
Men EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlaceRef60 kgSnatch117 kgStandardClean & Jerk146 kgStandardTotal262 kgStandard65 kgSnatch125 kgStandardClean & Jerk149 kgStandardTotal272 kgStandard71 kgSnatch136 kgStandardClean & Jerk167 kgStandardTotal302 kgStandard79 kgSnatch160 kgStandardClean & Jerk186 kgStandardTotal345 kgStandard88 kgSnatch172 kgArley Méndez7 October 2025World ChampionshipsFørde, NorwayClean & Jerk206 kgStandardTotal376 kgStandard94 kgSnatch173 kgStandardClean & Jerk208 kgStandardTotal378 kgStandard110 kgSnatch158 kgStandardClean & Jerk191 kgStandardTotal340 kgStandard+110 kgSnatch169 kgStandardClean & Jerk210 kgAlonso Bizama30 April 2026Pan American ChampionshipsPanama City, PanamaTotal376 kgAlonso Bizama30 April 2026Pan American ChampionshipsPanama City, Panama
Women EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlaceRef48 kgSnatch74 kgStandardClean & Jerk95 kgLi Joo13 July 2025Pan American ChampionshipsCali, ColombiaTotal166 kgStandard53 kgSnatch80 kgStandardClean & Jerk100 kgStandardTotal178 kgStandard58 kgSnatch84 kgStandardClean & Jerk106 kgStandardTotal187 kgStandard63 kgSnatch90 kgStandardClean & Jerk111 kgStandardTotal197 kgStandard69 kgSnatch95 kgStandardClean & Jerk119 kgStandardTotal210 kgStandard77 kgSnatch99 kgStandardClean & Jerk123 kgStandardTotal219 kgStandard86 kgSnatch113 kgStandardClean & Jerk148 kgStandardTotal260 kgStandard+86 kgSnatch115 kgStandardClean & Jerk143 kgStandardTotal257 kgStandard
Historical records Men (2018–2025) EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlaceRef55 kgSnatch108 kgStandardClean & Jerk129 kgStandardTotal234 kgStandard61 kgSnatch116 kgAldair Castro31 August 2023La Serena, ChileClean & Jerk145 kgAldair Castro31 August 2023La Serena, ChileTotal261 kgAldair Castro31 August 2023La Serena, Chile67 kgSnatch124 kgSergio Cares29 April 2022Santiago, ChileClean & Jerk148 kgAldair Castro18 December 2022Temuco, ChileTotal271 kgSergio Cares29 April 2022Santiago, Chile73 kgSnatch135 kgSergio Cares8 September 2023World ChampionshipsRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaClean & Jerk166 kgSergio Cares8 September 2023World ChampionshipsRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaTotal301 kgSergio Cares8 September 2023World ChampionshipsRiyadh, Saudi Arabia81 kgSnatch159 kgArley Méndez8 November 2019Lima, Peru160 kgArley Méndez31 July 2021Olympic GamesTokyo, JapanClean & Jerk185 kgArley Méndez8 November 2019Lima, PeruTotal344 kgArley Méndez8 November 2019Lima, Peru89 kgSnatch170 kgArley Méndez25 April 2019Pan American ChampionshipsGuatemala City, GuatemalaClean & Jerk205 kgArley Méndez25 April 2019Pan American ChampionshipsGuatemala City, GuatemalaTotal375 kgArley Méndez25 April 2019Pan American ChampionshipsGuatemala City, Guatemala96 kgSnatch172 kgArley Méndez23 February 2019Chilean ChampionshipsSantiago, ChileClean & Jerk207 kgArley Méndez9 March 2019Las Vegas International OpenLas Vegas, United StatesTotal377 kgArley Méndez23 February 2019Chilean ChampionshipsSantiago, Chile102 kgSnatch156 kgNicolás Cuevas7 June 2024Santiago, ChileClean & Jerk189 kgNicolás Cuevas7 June 2024Santiago, ChileTotal342 kgNicolás Cuevas7 June 2024Santiago, Chile109 kgSnatch157 kgStandardClean & Jerk190 kgStandardTotal339 kgStandard+109 kgSnatch168 kgStandardClean & Jerk203 kgAlonso Bizama29 November 2024 Bolivarian GamesAyacucho, PeruTotal363 kgAlonso Bizama29 November 2024 Bolivarian GamesAyacucho, Peru
Men (1998–2018) EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlaceRef-56 kgSnatch111 kgJaime Iturra14 July 2007Pan American GamesRio de Janeiro, BrazilClean & Jerk138 kgFrancisco Barrera24 June 2013Cienfuegos, CubaTotal246 kgJaime Iturra14 July 2007Pan American GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil-62 kgSnatch121 kgJaime Iturra22 August 2008La Serena, ChileClean & Jerk150 kgJaime Iturra22 August 2008La Serena, ChileTotal271 kgJaime Iturra22 August 2008La Serena, Chile-69 kgSnatch125 kgEduardo Soto8 April 2016Rio de Janeiro, BrazilClean & Jerk153 kgYethzari Bustamante27 March 2010Medellín, ColombiaTotal273 kgAlejandro Guanteo24 July 2017Pan American ChampionshipsMiami, United States-77 kgSnatch144 kgBastián López16 May 2018Pan American ChampionshipsSanto Domingo, Dominican RepublicClean & Jerk178 kgBastián López6 March 2016Santiago, ChileTotal319 kgBastián López8 April 2016Rio de Janeiro, Brazil-85 kgSnatch175 kgArley Méndez3 December 2017World ChampionshipsAnaheim, United StatesClean & Jerk212 kgArley Méndez30 May 2018South American GamesCochabamba, BoliviaTotal382 kgArley Méndez20 November 2017South American ChampionshipsSanta Marta, Colombia-94 kgSnatch165 kgArley Méndez12 August 2017Punta Arenas, ChileClean & Jerk190 kgArley Méndez12 August 2017Punta Arenas, ChileTotal355 kgArley Méndez12 August 2017Punta Arenas, Chile-105 kgSnatch160 kgCristián Escalante19 December 1998Concepción, ChileClean & Jerk200 kgCristián Escalante24 July 1999Concepción, ChileTotal357.5 kgCristián Escalante24 July 1999Concepción, Chile+105 kgSnatch180 kgCristián Escalante18 July 2007Pan American GamesRio de Janeiro, BrazilClean & Jerk221 kgCristián Escalante18 July 2007Pan American GamesRio de Janeiro, BrazilTotal401 kgCristián Escalante18 July 2007Pan American GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Women (2018–2025) EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlaceRef45 kgSnatch68 kgStandardClean & Jerk86 kgStandardTotal153 kgStandard49 kgSnatch73 kgMacarena García15 October 2024Valparaiso, ChileClean & Jerk93 kgKatherine Landeros5 July 2023Guayaquil, EcuadorTotal165 kgLi Joo Hu14 November 2024Chilean ChampionshipsMachalí, Chile55 kgSnatch79 kgStandardClean & Jerk99 kgStandardTotal177 kgStandard59 kgSnatch83 kgStandardClean & Jerk105 kgStandardTotal186 kgStandard64 kgSnatch89 kgConstanza Celis7 December 2024Santiago, ChileClean & Jerk110 kgStandardTotal196 kgStandard71 kgSnatch94 kgStandardClean & Jerk118 kgStandardTotal209 kgStandard76 kgSnatch98 kgStandardClean & Jerk122 kgStandardTotal218 kgStandard81 kgSnatch102 kgStandardClean & Jerk126 kgStandardTotal226 kgStandard87 kgSnatch112 kgMaría Fernanda Valdés30 July 2019Pan American GamesLima, PeruClean & Jerk147 kgMaría Fernanda Valdés30 July 2019Pan American GamesLima, PeruTotal259 kgMaría Fernanda Valdés30 July 2019Pan American GamesLima, Peru+87 kgSnatch114 kgStandardClean & Jerk142 kgStandardTotal256 kgStandard
Women (1998–2018) EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlaceRef48 kgSnatchClean & Jerk95 kgGabriela Vera12 March 2012XXXI Manuel Suarez MemorialMatanzas, CubaTotal53 kgSnatchClean & JerkTotal58 kgSnatchClean & JerkTotal63 kgSnatchClean & JerkTotal69 kgSnatchClean & JerkTotal75 kgSnatchClean & JerkTotal90 kgSnatch111 kgMaría Valdés27 July 2017Pan American ChampionshipsMiami, United StatesClean & Jerk146 kgMaría Valdés4 December 2017World ChampionshipsAnaheim, United StatesTotal255 kgMaría Valdés4 December 2017World ChampionshipsAnaheim, United States+90 kgSnatchClean & JerkTotal
Notes
References General Chilean records May 2026 updated Specific
External links FECHIPE web site FECHIPE records subpage Chilean historical records (1998–2018)