The following are the national records in Olympic weightlifting in South Africa. Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts by the South African Weightlifting Federation.
Current records Men EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlaceRef60 kgSnatch110 kgStandardClean & Jerk134 kgStandardTotal239 kgStandard65 kgSnatch116 kgStandardClean & Jerk141 kgStandardTotal253 kgStandard70 kgSnatch122 kgStandardClean & Jerk148 kgStandardTotal265 kgStandard75 kgSnatch127 kgStandardClean & Jerk154 kgStandardTotal276 kgStandard85 kgSnatch136 kgStandardClean & Jerk164 kgStandardTotal294 kgStandard95 kgSnatch143 kgStandardClean & Jerk173 kgStandardTotal309 kgStandard110 kgSnatch150 kgStandardClean & Jerk181 kgStandardTotal325 kgStandard+110 kgSnatch160 kgStandardClean & Jerk194 kgStandardTotal349 kgStandard
Women EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlaceRef49 kgSnatch70 kgStandardClean & Jerk88 kgStandardTotal157 kgStandard53 kgSnatch78 kgJohanni Taljaard27 July 2026Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United KingdomClean & Jerk98 kgJohanni Taljaard12 May 2026African ChampionshipsIsmailia, EgyptTotal173 kgJohanni Taljaard12 May 2026African ChampionshipsIsmailia, Egypt175 kgJohanni Taljaard27 July 2026Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United Kingdom57 kgSnatch79 kgStandardClean & Jerk99 kgStandardTotal175 kgStandard61 kgSnatch82 kgStandardClean & Jerk104 kgStandardTotal183 kgStandard69 kgSnatch91 kgLaryne Jefferies28 August 2025Clean & Jerk112 kgLaryne Jefferies28 August 2025Total203 kgLaryne Jefferies28 August 202577 kgSnatch93 kgStandardClean & Jerk118 kgStandardTotal208 kgStandard86 kgSnatch98 kgStandardClean & Jerk123 kgStandardTotal218 kgStandard+86 kgSnatch110 kgStandardClean & Jerk138 kgStandardTotal245 kgStandard
Historical records Men (2025–2026) EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlaceRef71 kgSnatch123 kgStandardClean & Jerk150 kgJonathan Trumble26 August 2025Total267 kgStandard79 kgSnatch131 kgStandardClean & Jerk170 kgJon-antohein Phillips29 November 2025South African ChampionshipsGermiston, South AfricaTotal294 kgJon-antohein Phillips14 May 2026African ChampionshipsIsmailia, Egypt88 kgSnatch148 kgWilliam Swart15 May 2026African ChampionshipsIsmailia, EgyptClean & Jerk188 kgWilliam Swart15 May 2026African ChampionshipsIsmailia, EgyptTotal336 kgWilliam Swart15 May 2026African ChampionshipsIsmailia, Egypt94 kgSnatch149 kgWilliam Swart21 February 2026Clean & Jerk183 kgWilliam Swart21 February 2026Total332 kgWilliam Swart21 February 2026
Men (2018–2025) EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlaceRef55 kgSnatch96 kgStandardClean & Jerk115 kgStandardTotal208 kgStandard61 kgSnatch102 kgStandardClean & Jerk124 kgStandardTotal225 kgStandard67 kgSnatch111 kgZach Snyman13 July 2023Clean & Jerk145 kgJon-antohein Phillips30 November 2019Total255 kgJon-antohein Phillips30 November 201973 kgSnatch123 kgJon-antohein Phillips22 October 2022South African ChampionshipsMossel Bay, South AfricaClean & Jerk162 kgJon-antohein Phillips31 July 2022Commonwealth GamesMarston Green, Great BritainTotal283 kgJon-antohein Phillips22 October 2022South African ChampionshipsMossel Bay, South Africa81 kgSnatch130 kgDinesh Pandoo16 June 2024South African ChampionshipsStellenbosch, South AfricaClean & Jerk168 kgJon-antohein Phillips9 December 2024World ChampionshipsManama, BahrainTotal291 kgJon-antohein Phillips9 December 2024World ChampionshipsManama, Bahrain89 kgSnatch139 kgWilliam Swart11 December 2024World ChampionshipsManama, BahrainClean & Jerk180 kgWilliam Swart26 April 2025African ChampionshipsMoka, MauritiusTotal318 kgWilliam Swart11 December 2024World ChampionshipsManama, Bahrain96 kgSnatch141 kgRuben Burger27 February 2022Clean & Jerk174 kgWilliam Swart17 May 2025Total316 kgWilliam Swart17 May 2025102 kgSnatch144 kgRuben Burger23 October 2022South African ChampionshipsMossel Bay, South AfricaClean & Jerk175 kgRuben Burger13 September 2023World ChampionshipsRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaTotal317 kgRuben Burger23 October 2022South African ChampionshipsMossel Bay, South Africa109 kgSnatch139 kgStandardClean & Jerk171 kgRuben Burger29 October 2023South African ChampionshipsRandburg, South AfricaTotal309 kgStandard+109 kgSnatch176 kgGordan Shaw30 November 2019Clean & Jerk201 kgGordan Shaw30 November 2019Total377 kgGordan Shaw30 November 2019
Women (2025–2026) EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlaceRef48 kgSnatch69 kgStandardClean & Jerk87 kgStandardTotal154 kgStandard58 kgSnatch83 kgJohanni Taljaard18 October 2025Clean & Jerk102 kgAnneke Spies-Burger28 April 2026Total184 kgJohanni Taljaard18 October 202563 kgSnatch84 kgStandardClean & Jerk105 kgStandardTotal187 kgStandard
Women (2018–2025) EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlaceRef45 kgSnatch60 kgStandardClean & Jerk77 kgStandardTotal136 kgStandard49 kgSnatch65 kgStandardClean & Jerk84 kgStandardTotal148 kgStandard55 kgSnatch80 kgJohanni Taljaard5 December 2018Clean & Jerk97 kgJohanni Taljaard5 December 2018Total177 kgJohanni Taljaard5 December 201859 kgSnatch87 kgJohanni Taljaard27 August 2019African GamesRabat, MoroccoClean & Jerk106 kgAnneke Spies7 September 2023Total190 kgAnneke Spies31 July 2022Commonwealth GamesMarston Green, United Kingdom64 kgSnatch87 kgJohanni Taljaard12 October 2019Clean & Jerk107 kgMona Pretorius21 September 2019World ChampionshipsPattaya, ThailandTotal192 kgMona Pretorius27 August 2019African GamesRabat, Morocco71 kgSnatch88 kgLaryne Jefferies29 October 2023South African ChampionshipsRandburg, South AfricaClean & Jerk113 kgLaryne Jefferies17 May 2025Total200 kgLaryne Jefferies29 October 2023South African ChampionshipsRandburg, South Africa76 kgSnatch91 kgLaryne Jefferies17 June 2024South African ChampionshipsStellenbosch, South AfricaClean & Jerk109 kgLaryne Jefferies17 June 2024South African ChampionshipsStellenbosch, South AfricaTotal200 kgLaryne Jefferies17 June 2024South African ChampionshipsStellenbosch, South Africa81 kgSnatch89 kgStandardClean & Jerk111 kgStandardTotal223 kgStandard87 kgSnatch92 kgStandardClean & Jerk115 kgStandardTotal233 kgStandard+87 kgSnatch102 kgStandardClean & Jerk120 kgStandardTotal235 kgStandard
Notes
References General South African records Specific
External links Historical records (2025–2026)