List of world records in Olympic weightlifting
Men (1973–1992)

List of world records in Olympic weightlifting

Section Title: Men (1973–1992)
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Event	Record	Athlete	Nation	Date	Meet	Place	Ref

52 kg

Snatch	121.0 kg	He Zhuoqiang	China	29 May 1992	Silver Dragon Tournament	United Kingdom Cardiff, United Kingdom

Clean & Jerk	155.5 kg	Ivan Ivanov	Bulgaria	27 September 1991	World Championships	Germany Donaueschingen, Germany

Total	272.5 kg	Ivan Ivanov	Bulgaria	16 September 1989	World Championships	Greece Athens, Greece

56 kg

Snatch	135.0 kg	Liu Shoubin	China	28 September 1991	World Championships	Germany Donaueschingen, Germany

Clean & Jerk	171.0 kg	Neno Terziyski	Bulgaria	6 September 1987	World Championships	Czechoslovakia Ostrava, Czechoslovakia

Total	300.0 kg	Naim Suleymanov	Bulgaria	11 May 1984	Bulgaria Varna, Bulgaria

60 kg

Snatch	152.5 kg	Naim Süleymanoğlu	Turkey	20 September 1988	Olympic Games	South Korea Seoul, South Korea

Clean & Jerk	190.0 kg	Naim Süleymanoğlu	Turkey	20 September 1988	Olympic Games	South Korea Seoul, South Korea

Total	342.5 kg	Naim Süleymanoğlu	Turkey	20 September 1988	Olympic Games	South Korea Seoul, South Korea

67.5 kg

Snatch	160.0 kg	Israel Militosyan	Soviet Union	18 September 1989	World Championships	Greece Athens, Greece

Clean & Jerk	200.5 kg	Mikhail Petrov	Bulgaria	8 September 1987	World Championships	Czechoslovakia Ostrava, Czechoslovakia

Total	355.0 kg	Mikhail Petrov	Bulgaria	12 May 1987	World Cup	South Korea Seoul, South Korea

75 kg

Snatch	170.0 kg	Angel Genchev	Bulgaria	12 November 1987	Hungary Miskolc, Hungary

Clean & Jerk	215.5 kg	Aleksandar Varbanov	Bulgaria	12 May 1987	World Cup	South Korea Seoul, South Korea

Total	382.5 kg	Aleksandar Varbanov	Bulgaria	20 February 1988	World Cup	Bulgaria Plovdiv, Bulgaria

82.5 kg

Snatch	183.0 kg	Asen Zlatev	Bulgaria	7 December 1986	World Cup	Australia Melbourne, Australia

Clean & Jerk	225.0 kg	Asen Zlatev	Bulgaria	12 November 1986	World Championships	Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria

Total	405.0 kg	Yurik Vardanyan	Soviet Union	14 September 1984	Friendship Games	Bulgaria Varna, Bulgaria

90 kg

Snatch	195.5 kg	Blagoy Blagoev	Bulgaria	1 May 1983	World Cup	Bulgaria Varna, Bulgaria

Clean & Jerk	235.0 kg	Anatoly Khrapaty	Soviet Union	29 April 1988	European Championships	United Kingdom Cardiff, United Kingdom

Total	422.5 kg	Viktor Solodov	Soviet Union	15 September 1984	Friendship Games	Bulgaria Varna, Bulgaria

100 kg

Snatch	200.5 kg	Nicu Vlad	Romania	14 November 1986	World Championships	Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria

Clean & Jerk	242.5 kg	Aleksandr Popov	Soviet Union	5 March 1988	Friendship Cup	Soviet Union Tallinn, Soviet Union

Total	440.0 kg	Yury Zakharevich	Soviet Union	4 March 1983	Friendship Cup	Soviet Union Odessa, Soviet Union

110 kg

Snatch	210.0 kg	Yury Zakharevich	Soviet Union	27 September 1988	Olympic Games	South Korea Seoul, South Korea

Clean & Jerk	250.5 kg	Yury Zakharevich	Soviet Union	30 April 1988	European Championships	United Kingdom Cardiff, United Kingdom

Total	455.0 kg	Yury Zakharevich	Soviet Union	27 September 1988	Olympic Games	South Korea Seoul, South Korea

+110 kg

Snatch	216.0 kg	Antonio Krastev	Bulgaria	13 September 1987	World Championships	Czechoslovakia Ostrava, Czechoslovakia

Clean & Jerk	266.0 kg	Leonid Taranenko	Soviet Union	26 November 1988	Samboy Chips Cup	Australia Canberra, Australia

Total	475.0 kg	Leonid Taranenko	Soviet Union	26 November 1988	Samboy Chips Cup	Australia Canberra, Australia

Sentence(s)

Ivan Ivanov was the World Record holder in the clean & jerk and total weight for the event.

final_sentence: Ivan Ivanov was the World Record holder in the clean & jerk and total weight for the event.