Records of Weightlifting

Men’s records

♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record. Statistics are correct as of 16 August 2016.

Event Record Athlete Nation Games Date
56 kg
Snatch 137 kg Halil Mutlu  Turkey 2000 Sydney 16 September 2000
Clean & Jerk 170 kg Long Qingquan  China 2016 Rio de Janeiro 7 August 2016
Total ♦307 kg Long Qingquan  China 2016 Rio de Janeiro 7 August 2016
62 kg
Snatch 153 kg Kim Un-guk  North Korea 2012 London 30 July 2012
Clean & Jerk 177 kg Óscar Figueroa  Colombia 2012 London 30 July 2012
Total 327 kg Kim Un-guk  North Korea 2012 London 30 July 2012
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
Clean & Jerk ♦214 kg Nijat Rahimov  Kazakhstan 2016 Rio de Janeiro 10 August 2016
Total 379 kg Lü Xiaojun  China 2012 London 1 August 2012
85 kg
Snatch 185 kg Andrei Rybakou  Belarus 2008 Beijing 15 August 2008
Clean & Jerk 217 kg Tian Tao  China 2016 Rio de Janeiro 12 August 2016
Total ♦396 kg Kianoush Rostami  Iran 2016 Rio de Janeiro 12 August 2016
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
Clean & Jerk 237 kg Ruslan Nurudinov  Uzbekistan 2016 Rio de Janeiro 15 August 2016
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
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

Women’s records

♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record. Statistics are correct as of 12 August 2016.

Event Record Athlete Nation Games Date
48 kg
Snatch 97 kg Nurcan Taylan  Turkey 2004 Athens 14 August 2004
Clean & Jerk 117 kg Chen Xiexia  China 2008 Beijing 9 August 2008
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
Clean & Jerk 131 kg Zulfiya Chinshanlo  Kazakhstan 2012 London 29 July 2012
Total 226 kg Zulfiya Chinshanlo  Kazakhstan 2012 London 29 July 2012
58 kg
Snatch 110 kg Sukanya Srisurat  Thailand 2016 Rio de Janeiro 8 August 2016
Clean & Jerk 138 kg Chen Yanqing  China 2008 Beijing 11 August 2008
Total 246 kg Li Xueying  China 2012 London 30 July 2012
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
Total ♦262 kg Deng Wei  China 2016 Rio de Janeiro 9 August 2016
69 kg
Snatch ♦128 kg Liu Chunhong  China 2008 Beijing 13 August 2008
Clean & Jerk ♦158 kg Liu Chunhong  China 2008 Beijing 13 August 2008
Total ♦286 kg Liu Chunhong  China 2008 Beijing 13 August 2008
75 kg
Snatch 131 kg Natalia Zabolotnaya  Russia 2012 London 3 August 2012
Clean & Jerk 161 kg Svetlana Podobedova  Kazakhstan 2012 London 3 August 2012
Total 291 kg Natalia Zabolotnaya  Russia 2012 London 3 August 2012
+75 kg
Snatch 151 kg Tatiana Kashirina  Russia 2012 London 5 August 2012
Clean & Jerk 187 kg Zhou Lulu  China 2012 London 5 August 2012
Total 333 kg Zhou Lulu  China 2012 London 5 August 2012