This is the list of world records progression in men's weightlifting from 1993 and 1997. 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 restructured its weight classes in 1993, nullifying earlier records and again in 1998 and 2018.
54 kg Snatch AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld standard122.511 November 1993—— William Vargas123.023 November 1993Ponce Sevdalin Minchev125.04 May 1993European ChampionshipsSokolov Halil Mutlu127.518 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul Halil Mutlu130.018 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul Halil Mutlu130.53 May 1995European ChampionshipsWarsaw Halil Mutlu132.520 July 1996Olympic GamesAtlanta
Clean & jerk AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld standard157.511 November 1993—— Halil Mutlu158.018 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul Halil Mutlu160.018 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul Lan Shizhang160.56 December 1997World ChampionshipsChiang Mai
Total AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld standard275.011 November 1993—— Ivan Ivanov277.512 November 1993World ChampionshipsMelbourne Halil Mutlu282.518 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul Halil Mutlu287.518 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul Halil Mutlu290.018 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul
59 kg Snatch AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld standard137.511 November 1993—— Hafız Süleymanoğlu138.03 May 1995European ChampionshipsWarsaw Sevdalin Minchev138.53 May 1995European ChampionshipsWarsaw Hafız Süleymanoğlu138.03 May 1995European ChampionshipsWarsaw
Clean & jerk AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld standard160.011 November 1993—— Nikolaj Pešalov167.513 November 1993World ChampionshipsMelbourne Nikolaj Pešalov168.019 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul Nikolaj Pešalov170.03 May 1995European ChampionshipsWarsaw
Total AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld standard297.511 November 1993—— Nikolaj Pešalov305.013 November 1993World ChampionshipsMelbourne Tang Lingsheng307.521 July 1996Olympic GamesAtlanta
64 kg Snatch AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld standard145.011 November 1993—— Naim Süleymanoğlu145.55 May 1994European ChampionshipsSokolov Attila Czanka146.07 August 1994Szekszárd Valerios Leonidis146.520 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul Naim Süleymanoğlu147.520 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul Valerios Leonidis148.019 November 1995World ChampionshipsGuangzhou Wang Guohua148.55 April 1996Asian ChampionshipsYachiyo Wang Guohua150.012 May 1997East Asian GamesBusan
Clean & jerk AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld standard175.011 November 1993—— Naim Süleymanoğlu177.514 November 1993World ChampionshipsMelbourne Naim Süleymanoğlu180.05 May 1994European ChampionshipsSokolov Valerios Leonidis180.520 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul Naim Süleymanoğlu181.020 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul Naim Süleymanoğlu182.520 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul Valerios Leonidis183.04 May 1995European ChampionshipsWarsaw Naim Süleymanoğlu185.022 July 1996Olympic GamesAtlanta Valerios Leonidis187.522 July 1996Olympic GamesAtlanta
Total AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld standard315.011 November 1993—— Naim Süleymanoğlu322.514 November 1993World ChampionshipsMelbourne Naim Süleymanoğlu325.05 May 1994European ChampionshipsSokolov Naim Süleymanoğlu327.520 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul Naim Süleymanoğlu330.020 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul Naim Süleymanoğlu332.522 July 1996Olympic GamesAtlanta Naim Süleymanoğlu335.022 July 1996Olympic GamesAtlanta
70 kg Snatch AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld standard155.011 November 1993—— Israel Militosyan157.55 May 1994European ChampionshipsSokolov Fedail Güler160.021 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul Zhan Xugang160.57 April 1996Asian ChampionshipsYachiyo Kim Myong-nam161.07 April 1996Asian ChampionshipsYachiyo Zhan Xugang162.523 July 1996Olympic GamesAtlanta Wan Jianhui163.09 July 1997Asian ChampionshipsYangzhou
Clean & jerk AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld standard190.011 November 1993—— Yoto Yotov192.55 May 1994European ChampionshipsSokolov Fedail Güler193.04 May 1995European ChampionshipsWarsaw Kim Myong-nam193.57 April 1996Asian ChampionshipsYachiyo Zhan Xugang195.023 July 1996Olympic GamesAtlanta Zhan Xugang195.59 December 1997World ChampionshipsChiang Mai
Total AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld standard342.511 November 1993—— Yoto Yotov345.05 May 1994European ChampionshipsSokolov Fedail Güler350.021 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul Kim Myong-nam352.57 April 1996Asian ChampionshipsYachiyo Zhan Xugang357.523 July 1996Olympic GamesAtlanta
76 kg Snatch AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld standard167.511 November 1993—— Ruslan Savchenko170.016 November 1993World ChampionshipsMelbourne
Clean & jerk AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld standard200.011 November 1993—— Altymyrat Orazdurdyýew202.516 November 1993World ChampionshipsMelbourne Pablo Lara205.025 November 1993Ponce Pablo Lara205.514 March 1995Pan American GamesMar del Plata Pablo Lara207.514 March 1995Pan American GamesMar del Plata Pablo Lara208.020 April 1996Szekszárd CupSzekszárd
Total AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld standard362.511 November 1993—— Ruslan Savchenko370.016 November 1993World ChampionshipsMelbourne Pablo Lara372.520 April 1996Szekszárd CupSzekszárd
83 kg Snatch AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld standard175.011 November 1993—— Sergo Chakhoyan175.523 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul Pyrros Dimas176.05 May 1995European ChampionshipsWarsaw Pyrros Dimas177.55 May 1995European ChampionshipsWarsaw Pyrros Dimas180.026 July 1996Olympic GamesAtlanta
Clean & jerk AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld standard207.511 November 1993—— Marc Huster210.017 November 1993World ChampionshipsMelbourne Sunay Bulut210.523 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul Pyrros Dimas211.05 May 1995European ChampionshipsWarsaw Pyrros Dimas212.522 November 1995World ChampionshipsGuangzhou Pyrros Dimas213.026 July 1996Olympic GamesAtlanta Marc Huster213.526 July 1996Olympic GamesAtlanta Zhang Yong214.012 July 1997Asian ChampionshipsYangzhou
Total AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld standard380.011 November 1993—— Marc Huster382.517 November 1993World ChampionshipsMelbourne Pyrros Dimas385.05 May 1995European ChampionshipsWarsaw Pyrros Dimas387.55 May 1995European ChampionshipsWarsaw Pyrros Dimas392.526 July 1996Olympic GamesAtlanta
91 kg Snatch AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld standard182.511 November 1993—— Ivan Chakarov185.018 November 1993World ChampionshipsMelbourne Kakhi Kakhiashvili185.517 September 1994World Cup GalaThessaloniki Aleksey Petrov186.524 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul Aleksey Petrov187.527 July 1996Olympic GamesAtlanta
Clean & jerk AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld standard222.511 November 1993—— Aleksey Petrov227.57 May 1994European ChampionshipsSokolov Aleksey Petrov228.024 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul Akakios Kakiasvilis228.56 May 1995European ChampionshipsWarsaw
Total AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld standard402.511 November 1993—— Ivan Chakarov407.518 November 1993World ChampionshipsMelbourne Aleksey Petrov412.57 May 1994European ChampionshipsSokolov
99 kg Snatch AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld standard187.511 November 1993—— Nicu Vlad190.019 November 1993World ChampionshipsMelbourne Sergey Syrtsov190.57 May 1994European ChampionshipsSokolov Sergey Syrtsov192.525 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul
Clean & jerk AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld standard220.011 November 1993—— Viktor Tregubov222.519 November 1993World ChampionshipsMelbourne Sergey Syrtsov225.07 May 1994European ChampionshipsSokolov Sergey Syrtsov225.525 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul Akakios Kakiasvilis227.526 May 1995Aarhus Anatoly Khrapaty228.08 April 1996Asian ChampionshipsYachiyo Akakios Kakiasvilis235.028 July 1996Olympic GamesAtlanta
Total AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld standard407.511 November 1993—— Sergey Syrtsov410.07 May 1994European ChampionshipsSokolov Sergey Syrtsov415.07 May 1994European ChampionshipsSokolov Sergey Syrtsov417.525 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul Akakios Kakiasvilis420.028 July 1996Olympic GamesAtlanta
108 kg Snatch AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld standard197.511 November 1993—— Timur Taymazov198.026 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul Timur Taymazov200.026 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul
Clean & jerk AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld standard235.011 November 1993—— Timur Taymazov235.58 May 1994European ChampionshipsSokolov Timur Taymazov236.029 July 1996Olympic GamesAtlanta
Total AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld standard427.511 November 1993—— Timur Taymazov430.08 May 1994European ChampionshipsSokolov Timur Taymazov435.026 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul
+108 kg Snatch AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld standard197.511 November 1993—— Ronny Weller200.021 November 1993World ChampionshipsMelbourne Andrey Chemerkin200.58 May 1994European ChampionshipsSokolov Aleksandr Kurlovich201.017 September 1994Thessaloniki Aleksandr Kurlovich202.517 September 1994Thessaloniki Aleksandr Kurlovich203.027 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul Aleksandr Kurlovich205.027 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul
Clean & jerk AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld standard240.011 November 1993—— Manfred Nerlinger247.521 November 1993World ChampionshipsMelbourne Andrey Chemerkin250.08 May 1994European ChampionshipsSokolov Aleksandr Kurlovich250.527 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul Andrey Chemerkin252.527 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul Aleksandr Kurlovich253.027 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul Andrey Chemerkin253.57 May 1995European ChampionshipsWarsaw Ronny Weller255.030 July 1996Olympic GamesAtlanta Andrey Chemerkin260.030 July 1996Olympic GamesAtlanta Andrey Chemerkin262.514 December 1997World ChampionshipsChiang Mai
Total AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld standard427.511 November 1993—— Ronny Weller442.521 November 1993World ChampionshipsMelbourne Andrey Chemerkin450.08 May 1994European ChampionshipsSokolov Aleksandr Kurlovich455.027 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul Aleksandr Kurlovich457.527 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul Andrey Chemerkin462.514 December 1997World ChampionshipsChiang Mai
See also World record progression men's weightlifting World record progression men's weightlifting (1998–2018) World record progression women's weightlifting World record progression women's weightlifting (1998–2018)
References Weightlifting - Progression of World records World records in old categories until 1997
External links IWF official website