The following are the national records in Olympic weightlifting in Ghana. Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts by the National Sport Council, Ghana Weightlifting Federation.
Current records Men EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlaceRef60 kgSnatchClean & JerkTotal65 kgSnatchClean & JerkTotal71 kgSnatch127 kgEmmanuel Boateng27 July 2026Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United Kingdom Clean & Jerk155 kgEmmanuel Boateng27 July 2026Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United Kingdom Total282 kgEmmanuel Boateng27 July 2026Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United Kingdom 79 kgSnatchClean & JerkTotal88 kgSnatchClean & JerkTotal94 kgSnatch148 kgForrester Osei29 July 2026Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United KingdomClean & Jerk180 kgForrester Osei29 July 2026Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United KingdomTotal328 kgForrester Osei29 July 2026Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United Kingdom110 kgSnatch133 kgAbdul Salim Adjei30 July 2026Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United KingdomClean & Jerk165 kgAbdul Salim Adjei30 July 2026Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United KingdomTotal298 kgAbdul Salim Adjei30 July 2026Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United Kingdom+110 kgSnatchClean & JerkTotal
Historical records Men (2018–2025) EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlaceRef55 kgSnatch83 kgPaul Agrama10 March 2024African GamesAccra, GhanaClean & Jerk103 kgPaul Agrama10 March 2024African GamesAccra, GhanaTotal188 kgPaul Agrama10 March 2024African GamesAccra, Ghana61 kgSnatchClean & JerkTotal67 kgSnatch116 kgEmmanuel Boateng11 March 2024African GamesAccra, GhanaClean & Jerk142 kgEmmanuel Boateng11 March 2024African GamesAccra, GhanaTotal258 kgEmmanuel Boateng11 March 2024African GamesAccra, Ghana73 kgSnatch106 kgEmmanuel Allotey11 March 2024African GamesAccra, GhanaClean & Jerk142 kgEmmanuel Allotey11 March 2024African GamesAccra, GhanaTotal248 kgEmmanuel Allotey11 March 2024African GamesAccra, Ghana81 kgSnatch119 kgJeremiah Teg-Gbul BenyeApril 2019African ChampionshipsCairo, EgyptClean & Jerk140 kgJeremiah Teg-Gbul BenyeApril 2019African ChampionshipsCairo, EgyptTotal259 kgJeremiah Teg-Gbul BenyeApril 2019African ChampionshipsCairo, Egypt89 kgSnatch148 kgChristian AmoahApril 2019African ChampionshipsCairo, EgyptClean & Jerk172 kgChristian AmoahApril 2019African ChampionshipsCairo, EgyptTotal320 kgChristian AmoahApril 2019African ChampionshipsCairo, Egypt96 kgSnatch151 kgForrester OseiApril 2019African ChampionshipsCairo, EgyptClean & Jerk186 kgForrester Osei12 September 2023World ChampionshipsRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaTotal337 kgForrester Osei12 September 2023World ChampionshipsRiyadh, Saudi Arabia102 kgSnatch140 kgForrester Osei13 March 2024African GamesAccra, GhanaClean & Jerk180 kgForrester Osei13 March 2024African GamesAccra, GhanaTotal320Forrester Osei13 March 2024African GamesAccra, Ghana109 kgSnatch128 kgSolomon Ocquaye31 October 2022African ChampionshipsCairo, EgyptClean & Jerk152 kgSolomon Ocquaye31 October 2022African ChampionshipsCairo, EgyptTotal280 kgSolomon Ocquaye31 October 2022African ChampionshipsCairo, Egypt+109 kgSnatch132 kgGabriel Owusu14 March 2024African GamesAccra, GhanaClean & Jerk160 kgGabriel Owusu14 March 2024African GamesAccra, GhanaTotal292 kgGabriel Owusu14 March 2024African GamesAccra, Ghana
Men (2018–2025) EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlaceRef45 kgSnatchClean & JerkTotal49 kgSnatch63 kgWinnifred Ntumi30 July 2022Commonwealth GamesMarston Green, United KingdomClean & Jerk81 kgWinnifred Ntumi10 March 2024African GamesAccra, GhanaTotal144 kgWinnifred Ntumi10 March 2024African GamesAccra, Ghana55 kgSnatch66 kgSandra Owusu9 December 2021World ChampionshipsTashkent, UzbekistanClean & Jerk77 kgSandra Owusu9 December 2021World ChampionshipsTashkent, UzbekistanTotal143 kgSandra Owusu9 December 2021World ChampionshipsTashkent, Uzbekistan59 kgSnatch72 kgSandra Mensimah Owusu15 May 2023African ChampionshipsTunis, TunisiaClean & Jerk85 kgSandra Mensimah Owusu15 May 2023African ChampionshipsTunis, TunisiaTotal157 kgSandra Mensimah Owusu15 May 2023African ChampionshipsTunis, Tunisia64 kgSnatchClean & JerkTotal71 kgSnatchClean & JerkTotal76 kgSnatch81 kgSandra Owusu13 March 2024African GamesAccra, GhanaClean & Jerk92 kgSandra Owusu13 March 2024African GamesAccra, GhanaTotal173 kgSandra Owusu13 March 2024African GamesAccra, Ghana81 kgSnatchClean & JerkTotal87 kgSnatchClean & JerkTotal+87 kgSnatch67 kgMarie Korkor Agbah Hughes31 October 2022African ChampionshipsCairo, EgyptClean & Jerk92 kgMarie Korkor Agbah HughesMay 2023African ChampionshipsTunis, TunisiaTotal158 kgMarie Korkor Agbah HughesMay 2023African ChampionshipsTunis, Tunisia
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