The following are the records of Iraq 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 Iraq Weightlifting Federation.
Current records Men EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlaceRef60 kgSnatchClean & JerkTotal65 kgSnatchClean & JerkTotal71 kgSnatchClean & JerkTotal79 kgSnatchClean & JerkTotal88 kgSnatchClean & JerkTotal94 kgSnatch163 kgLayth Al-Chlaihawi11 November 2025Islamic Solidarity GamesRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaClean & JerkTotal110 kgSnatch173 kgSalwan Al-Aifuri12 November 2025Islamic Solidarity GamesRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaClean & Jerk215 kgSalwan Al-Aifuri12 November 2025Islamic Solidarity GamesRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaTotal388 kgSalwan Al-Aifuri12 November 2025Islamic Solidarity GamesRiyadh, Saudi Arabia+110 kgSnatch212 kgAli Rubaiawi12 November 2025Islamic Solidarity GamesRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaClean & Jerk246 kgAli Rubaiawi12 November 2025Islamic Solidarity GamesRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaTotal458 kgAli Rubaiawi12 November 2025Islamic Solidarity GamesRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
Women EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlaceRef48 kgSnatchClean & JerkTotal53 kgSnatchClean & JerkTotal58 kgSnatch83 kgNoura Essam Helmi Abdelbari Mohamed9 November 2025Islamic Solidarity GamesRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaClean & Jerk106 kgNoura Essam Helmi Abdelbari Mohamed9 November 2025Islamic Solidarity GamesRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaTotal189 kgNoura Essam Helmi Abdelbari Mohamed9 November 2025Islamic Solidarity GamesRiyadh, Saudi Arabia63 kgSnatch80 kgYasmine Mohamed Abdalla Mohamed Metawea10 November 2025Islamic Solidarity GamesRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaClean & Jerk100 kgYasmine Mohamed Abdalla Mohamed Metawea10 November 2025Islamic Solidarity GamesRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaTotal180 kgYasmine Mohamed Abdalla Mohamed Metawea10 November 2025Islamic Solidarity GamesRiyadh, Saudi Arabia69 kgSnatchClean & JerkTotal77 kgSnatchClean & JerkTotal86 kgSnatch116 kgRahma Ahmed Abdelrazek Hassan Elsayed11 November 2025Islamic Solidarity GamesRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaClean & Jerk127 kgRahma Ahmed Abdelrazek Hassan Elsayed11 November 2025Islamic Solidarity GamesRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaTotal243 kgRahma Ahmed Abdelrazek Hassan Elsayed11 November 2025Islamic Solidarity GamesRiyadh, Saudi Arabia+86 kgSnatchClean & JerkTotal
Historical records Men (2018–2025) EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlaceRef55 kgSnatch107 kgAli Ahmed Abd Ali Albacha Chee5 September 2023World ChampionshipsRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaClean & Jerk130 kgAli Ahmed Abd Ali Albacha Chee5 September 2023World ChampionshipsRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaTotal237 kgAli Ahmed Abd Ali Albacha Chee5 September 2023World ChampionshipsRiyadh, Saudi Arabia61 kgSnatch111 kgMohammed Ahmed Albachachee11 July 2023Arab GamesBordj El Kiffan, AlgeriaClean & Jerk148 kgMohammed Ahmed Albachachee11 July 2023Arab GamesBordj El Kiffan, AlgeriaTotal259 kgMohammed Ahmed Albachachee11 July 2023Arab GamesBordj El Kiffan, Algeria67 kgSnatchClean & JerkTotal73 kgSnatchClean & Jerk151 kgMustafa Jawad12 July 2023Arab GamesBordj El Kiffan, AlgeriaTotal81 kgSnatch135 kgAhmed Al-Hussein9 December 2023IWF Grand Prix IIDoha, QatarClean & Jerk170 kgAhmed Al-Hussein9 December 2023IWF Grand Prix IIDoha, QatarTotal305 kgAhmed Al-Hussein9 December 2023IWF Grand Prix IIDoha, Qatar89 kgSnatch162 kgRashid Al-Jumaili13 July 2023Arab GamesBordj El Kiffan, AlgeriaClean & Jerk202 kgRashid Al-Jumaili13 July 2023Arab GamesBordj El Kiffan, AlgeriaTotal364 kgRashid Al-Jumaili13 July 2023Arab GamesBordj El Kiffan, Algeria96 kgSnatch177 kgQasim Al-Lami5 October 2023Asian GamesHangzhou, ChinaClean & Jerk204 kgQasim Al-Lami13 September 2023World ChampionshipsRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaTotal380 kgQasim Al-Lami5 October 2023Asian GamesHangzhou, China102 kgSnatch172 kgQasim Al-Lami14 July 2023Arab GamesBordj El Kiffan, AlgeriaClean & Jerk192 kgQasim Al-Lami14 July 2023Arab GamesBordj El Kiffan, AlgeriaTotal364 kgQasim Al-Lami14 July 2023Arab GamesBordj El Kiffan, Algeria109 kgSnatch178 kgAli Rubaiawi13 May 2023Asian ChampionshipsJinju, South KoreaClean & Jerk211 kgAli Rubaiawi13 May 2023Asian ChampionshipsJinju, South KoreaTotal389 kgAli Rubaiawi13 May 2023Asian ChampionshipsJinju, South Korea+109 kgSnatch204 kgAli Rubaiawi15 December 2024World ChampionshipsManama, BahrainClean & Jerk247 kgAli Rubaiawi15 December 2024World ChampionshipsManama, BahrainTotal451 kgAli Rubaiawi15 December 2024World ChampionshipsManama, Bahrain
Women (2018–2025) EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlaceRef45 kgSnatchClean & JerkTotal49 kgSnatchClean & JerkTotal55 kgSnatchClean & JerkTotal59 kgSnatch62 kgManasik Al-Malahma12 July 2023Arab GamesBordj El Kiffan, AlgeriaClean & Jerk82 kgManasik Al-Malahma12 July 2023Arab GamesBordj El Kiffan, AlgeriaTotal144 kgManasik Al-Malahma12 July 2023Arab GamesBordj El Kiffan, Algeria64 kgSnatchClean & JerkTotal71 kgSnatchClean & JerkTotal76 kgSnatchClean & JerkTotal81 kgSnatch85 kgHadeel Al-Saedi14 July 2023Arab GamesBordj El Kiffan, AlgeriaClean & Jerk108 kgHadeel Al-Saedi14 July 2023Arab GamesBordj El Kiffan, AlgeriaTotal193 kgHadeel Al-Saedi14 July 2023Arab GamesBordj El Kiffan, Algeria87 kgSnatchClean & JerkTotal+87 kgSnatch58 kgRayan Abdulqader14 July 2023Arab GamesBordj El Kiffan, AlgeriaClean & Jerk85 kgRayan Abdulqader14 July 2023Arab GamesBordj El Kiffan, AlgeriaTotal143 kgRayan Abdulqader14 July 2023Arab GamesBordj El Kiffan, Algeria
Men (1998–2018) EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlaceRef56 kgSnatch111 kgAli Ahmed Abdullah Albachachi13 May 2017Islamic Solidarity GamesBaku, AzerbaijanClean and jerkTotal62 kgSnatchClean and jerkTotal69 kgSnatchClean and jerkTotal77 kgSnatch146 kgAhmed Al-Hussein21 September 2017Asian Indoor and Martial Arts GamesAshgabat, TurkmenistanClean and jerk177 kgAhmed Al-Hussein21 September 2017Asian Indoor and Martial Arts GamesAshgabat, TurkmenistanTotal323 kgAhmed Al-Hussein21 September 2017Asian Indoor and Martial Arts GamesAshgabat, Turkmenistan85 kgSnatch161 kgSafaa Al-Jumaili22 September 2017Asian Indoor and Martial Arts GamesAshgabat, TurkmenistanClean and jerk204 kgSafaa Al-Jumaili22 September 2017Asian Indoor and Martial Arts GamesAshgabat, TurkmenistanTotal365 kgSafaa Al-Jumaili22 September 2017Asian Indoor and Martial Arts GamesAshgabat, Turkmenistan94 kgSnatchClean and jerkTotal105 kgSnatch180 kgSalwan Jasim Abbood15 August 2016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, BrazilClean and jerk219 kgSalwan Al-Aifuri24 September 2017Asian Indoor and Martial Arts GamesAshgabat, TurkmenistanTotal395 kgSalwan Al-Aifuri24 September 2017Asian Indoor and Martial Arts GamesAshgabat, Turkmenistan+105 kgSnatchClean and jerkTotal
Women (1998–2018) EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlaceRef48 kgSnatchClean and jerkTotal53 kgSnatch69 kgHadeel Al-Saedi13 May 2017Islamic Solidarity GamesBaku, AzerbaijanClean and jerk84 kgHadeel Al-Saedi13 May 2017Islamic Solidarity GamesBaku, AzerbaijanTotal153 kgHadeel Al-Saedi13 May 2017Islamic Solidarity GamesBaku, Azerbaijan58 kgSnatchClean and jerkTotal63 kgSnatchClean and jerkTotal69 kgSnatchClean and jerkTotal75 kgSnatchClean and jerkTotal90 kgSnatch94 kgHuda Salim Al-Saedi24 September 2017Asian Indoor and Martial Arts GamesAshgabat, TurkmenistanClean & Jerk115 kgHuda Salim Al-Saedi24 September 2017Asian Indoor and Martial Arts GamesAshgabat, TurkmenistanTotal209 kgHuda Salim Al-Saedi24 September 2017Asian Indoor and Martial Arts GamesAshgabat, Turkmenistan+90 kgSnatchClean and jerkTotal
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