This is a list of world records in
Olympic weightlifting
Olympic weightlifting, or Olympic-style weightlifting (officially named Weightlifting), is a sport in which athletes compete in lifting a barbell loaded with weight plates from the ground to overhead, with each athlete trying to successfully lift ...
. These records are maintained in each
weight class
Weight classes are divisions of competition used to match competitors against others of their own size. Weight classes are used in a variety of sports, especially combat sports (such as boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts and wrestling). Altern ...
for the
snatch lift,
clean and jerk
The clean and jerk is a composite of two weightlifting movements, most often performed with a barbell: the clean and the jerk. During the ''clean'', the lifter moves the barbell from the floor to a racked position across the deltoids, without res ...
lift, and the total for both lifts.
The
International Weightlifting Federation
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), headquartered in Lausanne, is the international governing body for the sport of Olympic weightlifting. The IWF was founded in 1905, and has 192 Member Federations. The IWF President is Mohammed H ...
(IWF) restructured its weight classes in 1993, 1998 and 2018, nullifying earlier records.
Current records
Key to tables:
When the previous records and weight classes were discarded, the IWF defined "world standards" as the minimum lifts needed to qualify as world records in the new weight classes.
Wherever ''World Standard'' appears in the list below, no qualified weightlifter has yet lifted these weights in a sanctioned competition.
Men
Women
Historical records
Men (1998–2018)
Men (1993–1997)
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Men (1973–1992)
Men (1920–1972)
Women (1998–2018)
On the website of the International Weightlifting Federation, there is still the record of
Nurcan Taylan
Nurcan Taylan (born 29 October 1983 in Ankara, Turkey) is a Turkish Olympic, world and European champion in weightlifting. She holds six European and one world record (and tied two more world records). She was banned by the International Weight ...
(Turkey) of 121 kg who was disqualified for doping for this result. Here was the previous mark.
On the website of the International Weightlifting Federation there is still the record of
Hripsime Khurshudyan (Armenia) of 283 kg in total (160 in the clean & jerk), who was disqualified for doping for these results,
but the International Federation did not change the record table.
Women (1993–1997)
Women (1988–1992)
See also
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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 20 ...
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List of junior world records in Olympic weightlifting
The following are the junior world records in Olympic weightlifting. They are the best results set in competition by athletes aged 15 to 20 throughout the entire calendar year of the performance. Records are maintained in each weight class for the ...
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List of youth world records in Olympic weightlifting
References
;General
IWF World Records''20 October 2022 updated''
;Specific
External links
International Weightlifting Federation
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