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

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
### Snatch

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

### Clean & Jerk

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

### Total

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

## 62 kg
### Snatch

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

### Clean & Jerk

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

### Total

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

## 69 kg
### Snatch

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

### Clean & Jerk

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

### Total

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

## 77 kg
### Snatch

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

### Clean & Jerk

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

### Total

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

## 85 kg
### Snatch

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

### Clean & Jerk

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

### Total

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

## 94 kg
### Snatch

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

### Clean & Jerk

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

### Total

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

## 105 kg
### Snatch

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

### Clean & Jerk

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

### Total

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

## +105 kg
### Snatch

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

### Clean & Jerk

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

### Total

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