This is a list of world records progression in
men's weightlifting from 1998 to 2018. 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 restructured its weight classes in 1998, nullifying earlier records and again in 2018.
56 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
62 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
69 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
77 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
85 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
94 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
105 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
+105 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
Notes
* Not a world record at the time of the competition, became a world record when IWF decided to eliminate the world standards from the list of World Records on 24 June 2008.
*
Andrei Rybakou
Andrei Rybakou ( be, Андрэй Анатолевіч Рыбакоў) (born March 4, 1982) is a former Belarusian weightlifter, Olympian and two-time World Champion who competed in the 85 kg category. In 2016, after a retest of his 2008 sam ...
's record of 394 kilograms from 15 August 2008 was rescinded on 26 October 2016 following disqualification for banned drug use;
which could make
Lu Yong
Lu Yong (, born January 1, 1986, in Liuzhou, Guangxi) is a male Chinese weightlifter and Olympic gold medalist. He is 172 cm tall.
In the 85 kg category, Lu won the silver medal in the World Championships in 2005 but placed sixth in ...
the world record holder. By that time, however, it had been surpassed by
Kianoush Rostami
Kianoush Rostami ( fa, کیانوش رستمی, born 23 July 1991) is an Iranian Kurdish Olympic weightlifter, Olympian weightlifter. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in the 85 kg event, winning the gold medal and setting a new world rec ...
.
* Rescinded for anti-doping violations.
See also
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World record progression men's weightlifting
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World record progression women's weightlifting
This is the list of world records progression in women's weightlifting. 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 ...
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World record progression women's weightlifting (1998–2018)
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World record progression men's weightlifting (1993–1997)
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 Federati ...
References
External links
IWF official websiteWorld Record progressions
{{DEFAULTSORT:World record progression men's weightlifting (1998-2018)
Men's weightlifting
Olympic weightlifting records