World record progression men's weightlifting (1998–2018)

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This is a list of world records progression in men's weightlifting from 1998 to 2018. These 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 its weight classes in 1998, nullifying earlier records and again in 2018.

56 kg[edit]

Snatch[edit]

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 135.0 1 January 1998
Turkey Halil Mutlu 135.5 14 April 1999 European Championships A Coruña
136.0 22 November 1999 World Championships Piraeus
137.5
138.0 16 September 2000 Olympic Games Sydney
138.5 4 November 2001 World Championships Antalya
China Wu Jingbiao 139 21 November 2015 World Championships Houston

Clean & Jerk[edit]

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 165.0 1 January 1998
China Lan Shizhang 165.5 9 May 1998 Szekszárd Cup Szekszárd
Turkey Halil Mutlu 166.0 22 November 1999 World Championships Piraeus
166.5 25 April 2000 European Championships Sofia
167.5 16 September 2000 Olympic Games Sydney
168.0 24 April 2001 European Championships Trenčín
North Korea Om Yun-chol 169 15 September 2013 Asian Interclub Championships Pyongyang
170 20 September 2014 Asian Games Incheon
171 21 November 2015 World Championships Houston

Total[edit]

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 300.0 1 January 1998
Turkey Halil Mutlu 302.5 22 November 1999 World Championships Piraeus
305.0 16 September 2000 Olympic Games Sydney
China Long Qingquan 307 7 August 2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro

62 kg[edit]

Snatch[edit]

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 145.0 1 January 1998
Greece Leonidas Sabanis 147.5 11 November 1998 World Championships Lahti
China Shi Zhiyong 148.0 4 July 1999 World Junior Championships Savannah
150.0
152.5 3 May 2000 Asian Championships Osaka
153.0 28 June 2002 World University Championships İzmir
North Korea Kim Un-guk 154 21 September 2014 Asian Games Incheon

Clean & Jerk[edit]

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 180.0 1 January 1998
China Le Maosheng 180.5 23 November 1999 World Championships Piraeus
Belarus Henadzi Aliashchuk 181.0 5 November 2001 World Championships Antalya
China Le Maosheng 182.5 2 October 2002 Asian Games Busan
China Chen Lijun 183 22 November 2015 World Championships Houston

Total[edit]

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 325.0 1 January 1998
China Zhang Jie 326 28 April 2008 Asian Championships Kanazawa
North Korea Kim Un-guk 327 30 July 2012 Olympic Games London
328 21 September 2014 Asian Games Incheon
332
China Chen Lijun 333 22 November 2015 World Championships Houston

69 kg[edit]

Snatch[edit]

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 157.5 1 January 1998
China Wan Jianhui 158.0 12 November 1998 World Championships Lahti
Bulgaria Plamen Zhelyazkov 160.0
Bulgaria Galabin Boevski 160.5 24 November 1999 World Championships Piraeus
162.5
Bulgaria Georgi Markov 165.0 20 September 2000 Olympic Games Sydney
China Liao Hui 166 10 November 2014 World Championships Almaty

Clean & Jerk[edit]

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 190.0 1 January 1998
South Korea Kim Hak-bong 195.0 9 December 1998 Asian Games Bangkok
Bulgaria Galabin Boevski 196.0 24 November 1999 World Championships Piraeus
196.5 20 September 2000 Olympic Games Sydney
China Zhang Guozheng 197.5 11 September 2003 Asian Championships Qinhuangdao
China Liao Hui [c] 198 21 September 2010 World Championships Antalya
China Liao Hui 198 23 October 2013 World Championships Wrocław

Total[edit]

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 347.5 1 January 1998
Bulgaria Plamen Zhelyazkov 350.0 12 November 1998 World Championships Lahti
Bulgaria Galabin Boevski 352.5 16 April 1999 European Championships A Coruña
357.5 24 November 1999 World Championships Piraeus
China Liao Hui [c] 358 21 September 2010 World Championships Antalya
China Liao Hui 358 23 October 2013 World Championships Wrocław
359 10 November 2014 World Championships Almaty

77 kg[edit]

Snatch[edit]

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 167.5 1 January 1998
Georgia (country) Giorgi Asanidze 168.0 12 November 1998 World Championships Lahti
Armenia Khachatur Kyapanaktsyan 168.5 16 April 1999 European Championships A Coruña
Bulgaria Plamen Zhelyazkov 170.0 25 November 1999 World Championships Piraeus
Armenia Khachatur Kyapanaktsyan 170.5
Bulgaria Plamen Zhelyazkov 172.5 27 March 2002 Qatar Grand Prix Doha
Kazakhstan Sergey Filimonov 173.0 4 October 2002 Asian Games Busan
173.5 9 April 2004 Asian Championships Almaty
China Lü Xiaojun 174 24 November 2009 World Championships Goyang
175 1 August 2012 Olympic Games London
176 24 October 2013 World Championships Wrocław
177 10 August 2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro

Clean & Jerk[edit]

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 205.0 1 January 1998
Cuba Idalberto Aranda 205.5 5 August 1999 Pan American Games Winnipeg
China Zhan Xugang 206.0 2 September 1999 Asian Championships Wuhan
Bulgaria Zlatan Vanev 207.5 28 April 2000 European Championships Sofia
Russia Oleg Perepetchenov 210.0 27 April 2001 European Championships Trenčín
Kazakhstan Nijat Rahimov [c] 214 10 August 2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro

Total[edit]

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 372.5 1 January 1998
Russia Oleg Perepetchenov 375.0 27 April 2001 European Championships Trenčín
Bulgaria Plamen Zhelyazkov 377.5 27 March 2002 Qatar Grand Prix Doha
China Lü Xiaojun 378 24 November 2009 World Championships Goyang
379 1 August 2012 Olympic Games London
380 24 October 2013 World Championships Wrocław

85 kg[edit]

Snatch[edit]

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 177.5 1 January 1998
Greece Pyrros Dimas 178.0 13 November 1998 World Championships Lahti
Bulgaria Georgi Gardev 180.0 17 April 1999 European Championships A Coruña
Greece Pyrros Dimas 180.5 26 November 1999 World Championships Piraeus
Georgia (country) Giorgi Asanidze 181.0 29 April 2000 European Championships Sofia
Belarus Andrei Rybakou 182.5 2 June 2002 World Junior Championships Havířov
183 14 November 2005 World Championships Doha
185
186 6 May 2006 European Championships Władysławowo
187 22 September 2007 World Championships Chiang Mai

Clean & Jerk[edit]

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 217.5 1 January 1998
China Zhang Yong 218.0 25 April 1998 World University Championships Ramat Gan
Iran Kianoush Rostami 220 31 May 2016 Fajr Cup Tehran

Total[edit]

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 395.0 1 January 1998
Belarus Andrei Rybakou [a] 393 22 September 2007 World Championships Chiang Mai
Belarus Andrei Rybakou [b] 394 15 August 2008 Olympic Games Beijing
China Lu Yong [b] 394 15 August 2008 Olympic Games Beijing
Iran Kianoush Rostami 395 31 May 2016 Fajr Cup Tehran
396 12 August 2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro

94 kg[edit]

Snatch[edit]

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 187.5 1 January 1998
Greece Akakios Kakiasvilis 188.0 27 November 1999 World Championships Piraeus
Iran Sohrab Moradi 189 25 August 2018 Asian Games Jakarta

Clean & Jerk[edit]

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 230.0 1 January 1998
Poland Szymon Kołecki 232.5 29 April 2000 European Championships Sofia
Kazakhstan Ilya Ilyin [c] 233 4 August 2012 Olympic Games London
Iran Sohrab Moradi 233 3 December 2017 World Championships Anaheim

Total[edit]

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 417.5 1 January 1998
Greece Akakios Kakiasvilis [a] 412.5 27 November 1999 World Championships Piraeus
Kazakhstan Ilya Ilyin [c] 413 4 August 2012 Olympic Games London
418
Iran Sohrab Moradi 413 23 September 2017 Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games Ashgabat
417 3 December 2017 World Championships Anaheim

105 kg[edit]

Snatch[edit]

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 197.5 1 January 1998
Russia Vladimir Smorchkov 198.0 10 November 2001 World Championships Antalya
Poland Marcin Dołęga 198.5 4 June 2002 World Junior Championships Havířov
199 7 May 2006 European Championships Władysławowo
Belarus Andrei Aramnau 200 18 August 2008 Olympic Games Beijing

Clean & Jerk[edit]

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 242.5 1 January 1998
Bulgaria Alan Tsagaev [a] 237.5 25 April 2004 European Championships Kyiv
Russia David Bedzhanyan 238 17 December 2011 President's Cup Belgorod
Uzbekistan Ruslan Nurudinov 239 15 November 2014 World Championships Almaty
Russia David Bedzhanyan 240
Kazakhstan Ilya Ilyin 242
246 12 December 2015 President's Cup Grozny

Total[edit]

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 440.0 1 January 1998
Ukraine Denys Hotfrid [a] 430.0 28 November 1999 World Championships Piraeus
Belarus Andrei Aramnau 436 18 August 2008 Olympic Games Beijing
Kazakhstan Ilya Ilyin 437 12 December 2015 President's Cup Grozny

+105 kg[edit]

Snatch[edit]

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 205.0 1 January 1998
Germany Ronny Weller 205.5 3 May 1998 European Championships Riesa
Iran Hossein Rezazadeh 206.0 28 November 1999 World Championships Piraeus
Armenia Ashot Danielyan [c] 207.5 26 September 2000 Olympic Games Sydney
Germany Ronny Weller 210.0 26 September 2000 Olympic Games Sydney
Iran Hossein Rezazadeh 212.5
213.0 14 September 2003 Asian Championships Qinhuangdao
Iran Behdad Salimi 214 13 November 2011 World Championships Paris
Georgia (country) Lasha Talakhadze 215 16 August 2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro
Iran Behdad Salimi 216
Georgia (country) Lasha Talakhadze 217 8 April 2017 European Championships Split
220 5 December 2017 World Championships Anaheim

Clean & Jerk[edit]

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 262.5 1 January 1998
Iran Hossein Rezazadeh 263.0 26 November 2002 World Championships Warsaw
263.5 25 August 2004 Olympic Games Piraeus
Russia Aleksey Lovchev [c] 264 28 November 2015 World Championships Houston

Total[edit]

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 462.5 1 January 1998
Germany Ronny Weller 465.0 3 May 1998 European Championships Riesa
Iran Hossein Rezazadeh 467.5 26 September 2000 Olympic Games Sydney
472.5
Russia Aleksey Lovchev [c] 475 28 November 2015 World Championships Houston
Georgia (country) Lasha Talakhadze 473 16 August 2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro
477 5 December 2017 World Championships Anaheim

Notes[edit]

  • a 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.[1]
  • b Andrei Rybakou's record of 394 kilograms from 15 August 2008 was rescinded on 26 October 2016 following disqualification for banned drug use;[2] which could make Lu Yong the world record holder. By that time, however, it had been surpassed by Kianoush Rostami.
  • c Rescinded for anti-doping violations.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "IWF eliminates World Standards from World Record list". International Weightlifting Federation. 24 June 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  2. ^ "IOC sanctions nine athletes for failing anti-doping test at Beijing 2008". International Olympic Committee. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2017.

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