List of Olympic records in weightlifting

This is the list of Olympic records in weightlifting. Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts.

The weight classes for men on the Olympic program were adjusted for the 2000 Games, so Olympic records only exist based on the results during and after that.[1] Women's weightlifting made its Olympic debut at the 2000 Games in Sydney,[2] with seven weight classes that have not changed since.

Current records edit

Men edit

♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record. Statistics are correct as of 17 December 2021.

Event Record Athlete Nation Games Date Ref
61 kg
Snatch 142 kg Olympic Standard 1 November 2018
Clean & Jerk 172 kg Li Fabin   China 2020 Tokyo 25 July 2021 [3]
Total 313 kg Li Fabin   China 2020 Tokyo 25 July 2021 [3]
67 kg
Snatch 151 kg Olympic Standard 1 November 2018
Clean & Jerk 187 kg Chen Lijun   China 2020 Tokyo 25 July 2021 [4]
Total 332 kg Chen Lijun   China 2020 Tokyo 25 July 2021 [4]
73 kg
Snatch 166 kg Shi Zhiyong   China 2020 Tokyo 28 July 2021 [5]
Clean & Jerk 198 kg Shi Zhiyong   China 2020 Tokyo 28 July 2021 [5]
Total ♦364 kg Shi Zhiyong   China 2020 Tokyo 28 July 2021 [5]
81 kg
Snatch 170 kg Lü Xiaojun   China 2020 Tokyo 31 July 2021 [6]
Clean & Jerk 204 kg Lü Xiaojun   China 2020 Tokyo 31 July 2021 [6]
Total 374 kg Lü Xiaojun   China 2020 Tokyo 31 July 2021 [6]
96 kg
Snatch 183 kg Olympic Standard 1 November 2018
Clean & Jerk 225 kg Fares El-Bakh   Qatar 2020 Tokyo 31 July 2021 [7]
Total 402 kg Fares El-Bakh   Qatar 2020 Tokyo 31 July 2021 [7]
109 kg
Snatch 195 kg Simon Martirosyan   Armenia 2020 Tokyo 3 August 2021 [8]
Clean & Jerk 237 kg Akbar Djuraev   Uzbekistan 2020 Tokyo 3 August 2021 [8]
Total 430 kg Akbar Djuraev   Uzbekistan 2020 Tokyo 3 August 2021 [8]
+109 kg
Snatch 223 kg Lasha Talakhadze   Georgia 2020 Tokyo 4 August 2021 [9]
Clean & Jerk 265 kg Lasha Talakhadze   Georgia 2020 Tokyo 4 August 2021 [9]
Total 488 kg Lasha Talakhadze   Georgia 2020 Tokyo 4 August 2021 [9]

Women edit

Event Record Athlete Nation Games Date Ref
49 kg
Snatch 94 kg Hou Zhihui   China 2020 Tokyo 24 July 2021 [10]
Clean & Jerk 116 kg Hou Zhihui   China 2020 Tokyo 24 July 2021 [10]
Total 210 kg Hou Zhihui   China 2020 Tokyo 24 July 2021 [10]
55 kg
Snatch 98 kg Muattar Nabieva   Uzbekistan 2020 Tokyo 26 July 2021 [11]
Clean & Jerk 127 kg Hidilyn Diaz   Philippines 2020 Tokyo 26 July 2021 [11]
Total 224 kg Hidilyn Diaz   Philippines 2020 Tokyo 26 July 2021 [11]
59 kg
Snatch 103 kg Kuo Hsing-chun   Chinese Taipei 2020 Tokyo 27 July 2021 [12]
Clean & Jerk 133 kg Kuo Hsing-chun   Chinese Taipei 2020 Tokyo 27 July 2021 [12]
Total 236 kg Kuo Hsing-chun   Chinese Taipei 2020 Tokyo 27 July 2021 [12]
64 kg
Snatch 108 kg Olympic Standard 1 November 2018
Clean & Jerk 134 kg Olympic Standard 1 November 2018
Total 242 kg Olympic Standard 1 November 2018
76 kg
Snatch 121 kg Olympic Standard 1 November 2018
Clean & Jerk 149 kg Olympic Standard 1 November 2018
Total 270 kg Olympic Standard 1 November 2018
87 kg
Snatch 130 kg Olympic Standard 1 November 2018
Clean & Jerk 159 kg Olympic Standard 1 November 2018
Total 289 kg Olympic Standard 1 November 2018
+87 kg
Snatch 140 kg Li Wenwen   China 2020 Tokyo 2 August 2021 [13]
Clean & Jerk 180 kg Li Wenwen   China 2020 Tokyo 2 August 2021 [13]
Total 320 kg Li Wenwen   China 2020 Tokyo 2 August 2021 [13]

Historical records edit

Men (1998–2018) edit

♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record. Statistics are correct as of 31 October 2018.

Event Record Athlete Nation Games Date Ref
56 kg
Snatch 138 kg Halil Mutlu   Turkey 2000 Sydney 16 September 2000
Clean & Jerk 170 kg Long Qingquan   China 2016 Rio de Janeiro 7 August 2016 [14]
Total ♦307 kg Long Qingquan   China 2016 Rio de Janeiro 7 August 2016 [14]
62 kg
Snatch 153 kg Kim Un-guk   North Korea 2012 London 30 July 2012 [15]
Clean & Jerk 177 kg Óscar Figueroa   Colombia 2012 London 30 July 2012 [15]
Total 327 kg Kim Un-guk   North Korea 2012 London 30 July 2012 [15]
69 kg
Snatch 165 kg Georgi Markov   Bulgaria 2000 Sydney 20 September 2000
Clean & Jerk 196 kg Galabin Boevski   Bulgaria 2000 Sydney 20 September 2000
Total 357 kg Galabin Boevski   Bulgaria 2000 Sydney 20 September 2000
77 kg
Snatch ♦177 kg Lü Xiaojun   China 2016 Rio de Janeiro 10 August 2016 [16]
Clean & Jerk 207 kg Zhan Xugang   China 2000 Sydney 22 September 2000
Total 379 kg Lü Xiaojun   China 2012 London 1 August 2012 [17]
85 kg
Snatch 180 kg Giorgi Asanidze   Georgia 2000 Sydney 23 September 2000
Clean & Jerk 217 kg Tian Tao   China 2016 Rio de Janeiro 12 August 2016 [18]
Total ♦396 kg Kianoush Rostami   Iran 2016 Rio de Janeiro 12 August 2016 [19]
94 kg
Snatch 187 kg Kourosh Bagheri   Iran 2000 Sydney 24 September 2000
Clean & Jerk 224 kg Szymon Kołecki   Poland 2008 Beijing 17 August 2008
Total 407 kg Milen Dobrev   Bulgaria 2004 Athens 23 August 2004
105 kg
Snatch ♦200 kg Andrei Aramnau   Belarus 2008 Beijing 18 August 2008 [20]
Clean & Jerk 237 kg Ruslan Nurudinov   Uzbekistan 2016 Rio de Janeiro 15 August 2016 [21]
Total 436 kg Andrei Aramnau   Belarus 2008 Beijing 18 August 2008
+105 kg
Snatch 216 kg Behdad Salimi   Iran 2016 Rio de Janeiro 16 August 2016 [22]
Clean & Jerk ♦263 kg Hossein Rezazadeh   Iran 2004 Athens 25 August 2004
Total 473 kg Lasha Talakhadze   Georgia 2016 Rio de Janeiro 16 August 2016 [23]

Men (1993–1997) edit

♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record. Statistics are correct as of 1 January 1998.

Event Record Athlete Nation Games Date Ref
54 kg
Snatch ♦132.5 kg Halil Mutlu   Turkey 1996 Atlanta 20 July 1996
Clean & Jerk 155.0 kg Halil Mutlu   Turkey 1996 Atlanta 20 July 1996
Total 287.5 kg Halil Mutlu   Turkey 1996 Atlanta 20 July 1996
59 kg
Snatch 137.5 kg Leonidas Sabanis   Greece 1996 Atlanta 21 July 1996
Clean & Jerk 170.0 kg Tang Lingsheng   China 1996 Atlanta 21 July 1996
Total 307.5 kg Tang Lingsheng   China 1996 Atlanta 21 July 1996
64 kg
Snatch 147.5 kg Naim Süleymanoğlu   Turkey 1996 Atlanta 22 July 1996
Clean & Jerk ♦187.5 kg Valerios Leonidis   Greece 1996 Atlanta 22 July 1996
Total ♦335.0 kg Naim Süleymanoğlu   Turkey 1996 Atlanta 22 July 1996
70 kg
Snatch 162.5 kg Zhan Xugang   China 1996 Atlanta 23 July 1996
Clean & Jerk 195.0 kg Zhan Xugang   China 1996 Atlanta 23 July 1996
Total ♦357.5 kg Zhan Xugang   China 1996 Atlanta 23 July 1996
76 kg
Snatch 162.5 kg Jon Chol-ho   North Korea 1996 Atlanta 24 July 1996
Clean & Jerk 205.0 kg Pablo Lara   Cuba 1996 Atlanta 24 July 1996
Total 367.5 kg Pablo Lara   Cuba 1996 Atlanta 24 July 1996
83 kg
Snatch ♦180.0 kg Pyrros Dimas   Greece 1996 Summer 26 July 1996
Clean & Jerk 213.0 kg Pyrros Dimas   Greece 1996 Summer 26 July 1996
Total ♦392.5 kg Pyrros Dimas   Greece 1996 Summer 26 July 1996
91 kg
Snatch ♦187.5 kg Aleksey Petrov   Russia 1996 Summer 26 July 1996
Clean & Jerk 215.0 kg Leonidas Kokas   Greece 1996 Summer 26 July 1996
Total 402.5 kg Aleksey Petrov   Russia 1996 Summer 26 July 1996
99 kg
Snatch 187.5 kg Denys Gotfrid   Ukraine 1996 Summer 28 July 1996
Clean & Jerk ♦235.0 kg Akakios Kakiasvilis   Greece 1996 Summer 28 July 1996
Total ♦420.0 kg Akakios Kakiasvilis   Greece 1996 Summer 28 July 1996
108 kg
Snatch 197.5 kg Nicu Vlad   Romania 1996 Summer 29 July 1996
Clean & Jerk ♦236.0 kg Timur Taymazov   Ukraine 1996 Summer 29 July 1996
Total 430.0 kg Timur Taymazov   Ukraine 1996 Summer 29 July 1996
+108 kg
Snatch 200.0 kg Stefan Botev   Australia 1996 Summer 30 July 1996
Clean & Jerk 260.0 kg Andrey Chemerkin   Russia 1996 Summer 30 July 1996
Total 457.5 kg Andrey Chemerkin   Russia 1996 Summer 30 July 1996

Women (1998–2018) edit

♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record. Statistics are correct as of 31 October 2018.

Event Record Athlete Nation Games Date Ref
48 kg
Snatch 97 kg Nurcan Taylan   Turkey 2004 Athens 14 August 2004
Clean & Jerk 115 kg Aree Wiratthaworn   Thailand 2004 Athens 14 August 2004
Total 212 kg Chen Xiexia   China 2008 Beijing 9 August 2008
53 kg
Snatch 101 kg Li Yajun   China 2016 Rio de Janeiro 7 August 2016 [24]
Clean & Jerk 126 kg Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon   Thailand 2008 Beijing 10 August 2008
Total 225 kg Yang Xia   China 2000 Sydney 18 September 2000
58 kg
Snatch 110 kg Sukanya Srisurat   Thailand 2016 Rio de Janeiro 8 August 2016 [25]
Clean & Jerk 138 kg Chen Yanqing   China 2008 Beijing 11 August 2008
Total 246 kg Li Xueying   China 2012 London 30 July 2012 [26]
63 kg
Snatch 115 kg Hanna Batsiushka   Belarus 2004 Athens 18 August 2004
Clean & Jerk ♦147 kg Deng Wei   China 2016 Rio de Janeiro 9 August 2016 [27]
Total ♦262 kg Deng Wei   China 2016 Rio de Janeiro 9 August 2016 [27]
69 kg
Snatch 122 kg Liu Chunhong   China 2004 Athens 19 August 2004
Clean & Jerk 153 kg Liu Chunhong   China 2004 Athens 19 August 2004
Total 275 kg Liu Chunhong   China 2004 Athens 19 August 2004
75 kg
Snatch 125 kg Natalya Zabolotnaya   Russia 2004 Athens 20 August 2004
Clean & Jerk 153 kg Rim Jong-sim   North Korea 2016 Rio de Janeiro 12 August 2016
Total 274 kg Rim Jong-sim   North Korea 2016 Rio de Janeiro 12 August 2016
+75 kg
Snatch 151 kg Tatiana Kashirina   Russia 2012 London 5 August 2012 [28]
Clean & Jerk 187 kg Zhou Lulu   China 2012 London 5 August 2012 [28]
Total 333 kg Zhou Lulu   China 2012 London 5 August 2012 [28]

See also edit

References edit

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