# List of world records in Olympic weightlifting

This is a list of world records in Olympic weightlifting. 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 (IWF) restructured its weight classes in 1993, 1998 and 2018, nullifying earlier records.

## Current records

Key to tables:  Awaiting ratification  Not ratified or later rescinded by IWF
When the previous records and weight classes were discarded, the IWF defined "world standards" as the minimum lifts needed to qualify as world records in the new weight classes. Wherever World Standard appears in the list below, no qualified weightlifter has yet lifted these weights in a sanctioned competition.

### Men

| Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
| 55 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 135 kg | World Standard | World Standard | World Standard | World Standard | World Standard | World Standard |
| Clean & Jerk | 166 kg | Om Yun-chol | North Korea | 18 September 2019 | World Championships | Pattaya, Thailand | |
| Total | 294 kg | Om Yun-chol | North Korea | 18 September 2019 | World Championships | Pattaya, Thailand | |
| 61 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 146 kg | Li Fabin | China | 2 April 2024 | World Cup | Phuket, Thailand | |
| Clean & Jerk | 176 kg | Hampton Morris | United States | 2 April 2024 | World Cup | Phuket, Thailand | |
| Total | 318 kg | Li Fabin | China | 19 September 2019 | World Championships | Pattaya, Thailand | |
| 67 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 155 kg | Huang Minhao | China | 6 July 2019 | Olympics Test Event | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Clean & Jerk | 190 kg | Ri Won-ju | North Korea | 8 December 2024 | World Championships | Manama, Bahrain | |
| Total | 339 kg | Chen Lijun | China | 21 April 2019 | Asian Championships | Ningbo, China | |
| 73 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 169 kg | Shi Zhiyong | China | 20 April 2021 | Asian Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | |
| Clean & Jerk | 204 kg | Rahmat Erwin Abdullah | Indonesia | 6 February 2024 | Asian Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | |
| Total | 365 kg | Rizki Juniansyah | Indonesia | 4 April 2024 | World Cup | Phuket, Thailand | |
| 81 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 175 kg | Li Dayin | China | 21 April 2021 | Asian Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | |
| Clean & Jerk | 209 kg | Rahmat Erwin Abdullah | Indonesia | 11 September 2023 | World Championships | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | |
| Total | 378 kg | Lü Xiaojun | China | 22 September 2019 | World Championships | Pattaya, Thailand | |
| 89 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 183 kg | Karlos Nasar | Bulgaria | 11 December 2024 | World Championships | Manama, Bahrain | |
| Clean & Jerk | 224 kg | Karlos Nasar | Bulgaria | 9 August 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | |
| Total | 405 kg | Karlos Nasar | Bulgaria | 11 December 2024 | World Championships | Manama, Bahrain | |
| 96 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 187 kg | Lesman Paredes | Colombia | 14 December 2021 | World Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | |
| Clean & Jerk | 231 kg | Tian Tao | China | 7 July 2019 | Olympics Test Event | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Total | 416 kg | Sohrab Moradi | Iran | 7 November 2018 | World Championships | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | |
| 102 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 191 kg | World Standard | World Standard | World Standard | World Standard | World Standard | World Standard |
| Clean & Jerk | 232 kg | Liu Huanhua | China | 8 April 2024 | World Cup | Phuket, Thailand | |
| Total | 413 kg | Liu Huanhua | China | 8 April 2024 | World Cup | Phuket, Thailand | |
| 109 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 200 kg | Yang Zhe | China | 24 April 2021 | Asian Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | |
| Clean & Jerk | 242 kg | Ruslan Nurudinov | Uzbekistan | 14 December 2024 | World Championships | Manama, Bahrain | |
| Total | 435 kg | Simon Martirosyan | Armenia | 9 November 2018 | World Championships | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | |
| +109 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 225 kg | Lasha Talakhadze | Georgia | 17 December 2021 | World Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | |
| Clean & Jerk | 267 kg | Lasha Talakhadze | Georgia | 17 December 2021 | World Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | |
| Total | 492 kg | Lasha Talakhadze | Georgia | 17 December 2021 | World Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | |

### Women

| Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
| 45 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 87 kg | Won Hyon-sim | North Korea | 31 March 2024 | World Cup | Phuket, Thailand | |
| Clean & Jerk | 113 kg | Zhao Jinhong | China | 6 December 2024 | World Championships | Manama, Bahrain | |
| Total | 200 kg | Zhao Jinhong | China | 6 December 2024 | World Championships | Manama, Bahrain | |
| 49 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 97 kg | Hou Zhihui | China | 1 April 2024 | World Cup | Phuket, Thailand | |
| Clean & Jerk | 125 kg | Ri Song-gum | North Korea | 4 February 2024 | Asian Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | |
| Total | 221 kg | Ri Song-gum | North Korea | 1 April 2024 | World Cup | Phuket, Thailand | |
| 55 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 104 kg | Kang Hyon-gyong | North Korea | 4 February 2024 | Asian Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | |
| Clean & Jerk | 131 kg | Kang Hyon-gyong | North Korea | 2 April 2024 | World Cup | Phuket, Thailand | |
| Total | 234 kg | Kang Hyon-gyong | North Korea | 2 April 2024 | World Cup | Phuket, Thailand | |
| 59 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 111 kg | Kim Il-gyong | North Korea | 2 October 2023 | Asian Games | Hangzhou, China | |
| Clean & Jerk | 141 kg | Kim Il-gyong | North Korea | 9 December 2024 | World Championships | Manama, Bahrain | |
| Total | 249 kg | Kim Il-gyong | North Korea | 9 December 2024 | World Championships | Manama, Bahrain | |
| 64 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 117 kg | Deng Wei | China | 11 December 2019 | World Cup | Tianjin, China | |
| Clean & Jerk | 149 kg | Ri Suk | North Korea | 10 December 2024 | World Championships | Manama, Bahrain | |
| Total | 264 kg | Ri Suk | North Korea | 10 December 2024 | World Championships | Manama, Bahrain | |
| 71 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 121 kg | Angie Palacios | Ecuador | 14 June 2023 | IWF Grand Prix | Havana, Cuba | |
| Clean & Jerk | 154 kg | Song Kuk-hyang | North Korea | 7 February 2024 | Asian Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | |
| Total | 273 kg | Liao Guifang | China | 13 September 2023 | World Championships | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | |
| 76 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 124 kg | Rim Jong-sim | North Korea | 24 September 2019 | World Championships | Pattaya, Thailand | |
| Clean & Jerk | 156 kg | Zhang Wangli | China | 26 February 2019 | World Cup | Fuzhou, China | |
| Total | 278 kg | Rim Jong-sim | North Korea | 26 April 2019 | Asian Championships | Ningbo, China | |
| 81 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 127 kg | World Standard | World Standard | World Standard | World Standard | World Standard | World Standard |
| Clean & Jerk | 161 kg | Liang Xiaomei | China | 12 December 2023 | IWF Grand Prix | Doha, Qatar | |
| Total | 284 kg | Liang Xiaomei | China | 12 December 2023 | IWF Grand Prix | Doha, Qatar | |
| 87 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 132 kg | World Standard | World Standard | World Standard | World Standard | World Standard | World Standard |
| Clean & Jerk | 164 kg | World Standard | World Standard | World Standard | World Standard | World Standard | World Standard |
| Total | 294 kg | World Standard | World Standard | World Standard | World Standard | World Standard | World Standard |
| +87 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 149 kg | Li Yan | China | 15 December 2024 | World Championships | Manama, Bahrain | |
| Clean & Jerk | 187 kg | Li Wenwen | China | 25 April 2021 | Asian Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | |
| Total | 335 kg | Li Wenwen | China | 25 April 2021 | Asian Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | |

## Historical records
### Men (1998–2018)

| Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Meet | Place |
| 56 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 139 kg | Wu Jingbiao | China | 21 November 2015 | World Championships | Houston, United States |
| Clean & Jerk | 171 kg | Om Yun-chol | North Korea | 21 November 2015 | World Championships | Houston, United States |
| Total | 307 kg | Long Qingquan | China | 7 August 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 62 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 154 kg | Kim Un-guk | North Korea | 21 September 2014 | Asian Games | Incheon, South Korea |
| Clean & Jerk | 183 kg | Chen Lijun | China | 22 November 2015 | World Championships | Houston, United States |
| Total | 333 kg | Chen Lijun | China | 22 November 2015 | World Championships | Houston, United States |
| 69 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 166 kg | Liao Hui | China | 10 November 2014 | World Championships | Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| Clean & Jerk | 198 kg | Liao Hui | China | 23 October 2013 | World Championships | Wrocław, Poland |
| Total | 359 kg | Liao Hui | China | 10 November 2014 | World Championships | Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| 77 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 177 kg | Lü Xiaojun | China | 10 August 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Clean & Jerk | 210 kg | Oleg Perepetchenov | Russia | 27 April 2001 | European Championships | Trenčín, Slovakia |
| Total | 380 kg | Lü Xiaojun | China | 24 October 2013 | World Championships | Wrocław, Poland |
| 85 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 187 kg | Andrei Rybakou | Belarus | 22 September 2007 | World Championships | Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| Clean & Jerk | 220 kg | Kianoush Rostami | Iran | 31 May 2016 | Fajr Cup | Tehran, Iran |
| Total | 396 kg | Kianoush Rostami | Iran | 12 August 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 94 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 189 kg | Sohrab Moradi | Iran | 25 August 2018 | Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Clean & Jerk | 233 kg | Sohrab Moradi | Iran | 3 December 2017 | World Championships | Anaheim, United States |
| Total | 417 kg | Sohrab Moradi | Iran | 3 December 2017 | World Championships | Anaheim, United States |
| 105 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 200 kg | Andrei Aramnau | Belarus | 18 August 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China |
| Clean & Jerk | 246 kg | Ilya Ilyin | Kazakhstan | 12 December 2015 | President's Cup | Grozny, Russia |
| Total | 437 kg | Ilya Ilyin | Kazakhstan | 12 December 2015 | President's Cup | Grozny, Russia |
| +105 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 220 kg | Lasha Talakhadze | Georgia | 5 December 2017 | World Championships | Anaheim, United States |
| Clean & Jerk | 263 kg | Hossein Rezazadeh | Iran | 25 August 2004 | Olympic Games | Piraeus, Greece |
| Total | 477 kg | Lasha Talakhadze | Georgia | 5 December 2017 | World Championships | Anaheim, United States |
^1 The IWF website still lists Nijat Rahimov (Kazakhstan) record of 214 kg in the clean and jerk, which was later disqualified for doping.

### Men (1993–1997)

| Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Meet | Place |
| 54 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 132.5 kg | Halil Mutlu | Turkey | 20 July 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States |
| Clean & Jerk | 160.5 kg | Lan Shizhang | China | 6 December 1997 | World Championships | Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| Total | 290.0 kg | Halil Mutlu | Turkey | 18 November 1994 | World Championships | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 59 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 140.0 kg | Hafız Süleymanoğlu | Turkey | 3 May 1995 | European Championships | Warsaw, Poland |
| Clean & Jerk | 170.0 kg | Nikolay Peshalov | Bulgaria | 3 May 1995 | European Championships | Warsaw, Poland |
| Total | 307.5 kg | Tang Lingsheng | China | 21 July 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States |
| 64 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 150.0 kg | Wang Guohua | China | 12 May 1997 | East Asian Games | Busan, South Korea |
| Clean & Jerk | 187.5 kg | Valerios Leonidis | Greece | 22 July 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States |
| Total | 335.0 kg | Naim Süleymanoğlu | Turkey | 22 July 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States |
| 70 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 163.0 kg | Wan Jianhui | China | 9 July 1997 | Asian Championships | Yangzhou, China |
| Clean & Jerk | 195.5 kg | Zhan Xugang | China | 9 December 1997 | World Championships | Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| Total | 357.5 kg | Zhan Xugang | China | 23 July 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States |
| 76 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 170.0 kg | Ruslan Savchenko | Ukraine | 16 November 1993 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia |
| Clean & Jerk | 208.0 kg | Pablo Lara | Cuba | 20 April 1996 | Szekszárd Cup | Szekszárd, Hungary |
| Total | 372.5 kg | Pablo Lara | Cuba | 20 April 1996 | Szekszárd Cup | Szekszárd, Hungary |
| 83 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 180.0 kg | Pyrros Dimas | Greece | 26 July 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States |
| Clean & Jerk | 214.0 kg | Zhang Yong | China | 12 July 1997 | Asian Championships | Yangzhou, China |
| Total | 392.5 kg | Pyrros Dimas | Greece | 26 July 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States |
| 91 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 187.5 kg | Aleksey Petrov | Russia | 26 July 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States |
| Clean & Jerk | 228.5 kg | Akakios Kakiasvilis | Greece | 6 May 1995 | European Championships | Warsaw, Poland |
| Total | 412.5 kg | Aleksey Petrov | Russia | 7 May 1994 | European Championships | Sokolov, Czech Republic |
| 99 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 192.5 kg | Sergey Syrtsov | Russia | 25 November 1994 | World Championships | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Clean & Jerk | 235.0 kg | Akakios Kakiasvilis | Greece | 28 July 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States |
| Total | 420.0 kg | Akakios Kakiasvilis | Greece | 28 July 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States |
| 108 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 200.0 kg | Timur Taymazov | Ukraine | 26 November 1994 | World Championships | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Clean & Jerk | 236.0 kg | Timur Taymazov | Ukraine | 29 July 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States |
| Total | 435.0 kg | Timur Taymazov | Ukraine | 26 November 1994 | World Championships | Istanbul, Turkey |
| +108 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 205.0 kg | Aleksandr Kurlovich | Belarus | 27 November 1994 | World Championships | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Clean & Jerk | 262.5 kg | Andrey Chemerkin | Russia | 14 December 1997 | World Championships | Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| Total | 462.5 kg | Andrey Chemerkin | Russia | 14 December 1997 | World Championships | Chiang Mai, Thailand |

### Men (1973–1992)

| Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Meet | Place |
| 52 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 121.0 kg | He Zhuoqiang | China | 29 May 1992 | Silver Dragon Tournament | Cardiff, United Kingdom |
| Clean & Jerk | 155.5 kg | Ivan Ivanov | Bulgaria | 27 September 1991 | World Championships | Donaueschingen, Germany |
| Total | 272.5 kg | Ivan Ivanov | Bulgaria | 16 September 1989 | World Championships | Piraeus, Greece |
| 56 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 135.0 kg | Liu Shoubin | China | 28 September 1991 | World Championships | Donaueschingen, Germany |
| Clean & Jerk | 171.0 kg | Neno Terziyski | Bulgaria | 6 September 1987 | World Championships | Ostrava, Czechoslovakia |
| Total | 300.0 kg | Naim Suleymanov | Bulgaria | 11 May 1984 | | Varna, Bulgaria |
| 60 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 152.5 kg | Naim Süleymanoğlu | Turkey | 20 September 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea |
| Clean & Jerk | 190.0 kg | Naim Süleymanoğlu | Turkey | 20 September 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea |
| Total | 342.5 kg | Naim Süleymanoğlu | Turkey | 20 September 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea |
| 67.5 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 160.0 kg | Israel Militosyan | Soviet Union | 18 September 1989 | World Championships | Piraeus, Greece |
| Clean & Jerk | 200.5 kg | Mikhail Petrov | Bulgaria | 8 September 1987 | World Championships | Ostrava, Czechoslovakia |
| Total | 355.0 kg | Mikhail Petrov | Bulgaria | 12 May 1987 | World Cup | Seoul, South Korea |
| 75 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 170.0 kg | Angel Genchev | Bulgaria | 12 November 1987 | European Cup Gala | Miskolc, Hungary |
| Clean & Jerk | 215.5 kg | Aleksandar Varbanov | Bulgaria | 12 May 1987 | World Cup | Seoul, South Korea |
| Total | 382.5 kg | Aleksandar Varbanov | Bulgaria | 20 February 1988 | World Cup | Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
| 82.5 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 183.0 kg | Asen Zlatev | Bulgaria | 7 December 1986 | World Cup | Melbourne, Australia |
| Clean & Jerk | 225.0 kg | Asen Zlatev | Bulgaria | 12 November 1986 | World Championships | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Total | 405.0 kg | Yurik Vardanyan | Soviet Union | 14 September 1984 | Friendship Games | Varna, Bulgaria |
| 90 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 195.5 kg | Blagoy Blagoev | Bulgaria | 1 May 1983 | World Cup | Varna, Bulgaria |
| Clean & Jerk | 235.0 kg | Anatoly Khrapaty | Soviet Union | 29 April 1988 | European Championships | Cardiff, United Kingdom |
| Total | 422.5 kg | Viktor Solodov | Soviet Union | 15 September 1984 | Friendship Games | Varna, Bulgaria |
| 100 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 200.5 kg | Nicu Vlad | Romania | 14 November 1986 | World Championships | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Clean & Jerk | 242.5 kg | Aleksandr Popov | Soviet Union | 5 March 1988 | Friendship Cup | Tallinn, Soviet Union |
| Total | 440.0 kg | Yury Zakharevich | Soviet Union | 4 March 1983 | Friendship Cup | Odessa, Soviet Union |
| 110 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 210.0 kg | Yury Zakharevich | Soviet Union | 27 September 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea |
| Clean & Jerk | 250.5 kg | Yury Zakharevich | Soviet Union | 30 April 1988 | European Championships | Cardiff, United Kingdom |
| Total | 455.0 kg | Yury Zakharevich | Soviet Union | 27 September 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea |
| +110 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 216.0 kg | Antonio Krastev | Bulgaria | 13 September 1987 | World Championships | Ostrava, Czechoslovakia |
| Clean & Jerk | 266.0 kg | Leonid Taranenko | Soviet Union | 26 November 1988 | Samboy Chips Cup | Canberra, Australia |
| Total | 475.0 kg | Leonid Taranenko | Soviet Union | 26 November 1988 | Samboy Chips Cup | Canberra, Australia |

### Men (1920–1972)

| Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Meet | Place |
| 52 kg ||||||||
| Press | 120.5 kg | Adam Gnatov | Soviet Union | 11 July 1972 | Baltic Cup | Riga, Soviet Union |
| Snatch | 105.0 kg | Aung Gyi | Burma | 27 August 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany |
| Clean & Jerk | 132.5 kg | Charlie Depthios | Indonesia | 27 August 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany |
| Total | 342.5 kg | Sándor Holczreiter | Hungary | 12 September 1970 | World Championships | Columbus, United States |
| 56 kg ||||||||
| Press | 128.5 kg | Mohammad Nassiri | Iran | 10 July 1972 | | Tehran, Iran |
| Snatch | 115.0 kg | Koji Miki | Japan | 23 October 1972 | | Kagoshima, Japan |
| Clean & Jerk | 150.0 kg | Mohammad Nassiri | Iran | 13 October 1968 | Olympic Games | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Total | 377.5 kg | Imre Földi | Hungary | 28 August 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany |
| 60 kg ||||||||
| Press | 137.5 kg | Imre Földi | Hungary | 4 March 1972 | Pre-Olympic Meet | Ulm, West Germany |
| Snatch | 125.5 kg | Yoshinobu Miyake | Japan | 28 October 1969 | | Matsuura, Japan |
| Clean & Jerk | 157.5 kg | Norair Nurikyan | Bulgaria | 29 August 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany |
| Total | 402.5 kg | Dito Shanidze | Soviet Union | 12 April 1972 | National Championships | Tallinn, Soviet Union |
| 67.5 kg ||||||||
| Press | 157.5 kg | Mladen Kuchev | Bulgaria | 30 August 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany |
| Snatch | 137.5 kg | Waldemar Baszanowski | Poland | 23 April 1971 | National Championships | Lublin, Poland |
| Clean & Jerk | 177.5 kg | Mukharby Kirzhinov | Soviet Union | 30 August 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany |
| Total | 460.0 kg | Mukharby Kirzhinov | Soviet Union | 30 August 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany |
| 75 kg ||||||||
| Press | 166.5 kg | Aleksandr Kolodkov | Soviet Union | 19 March 1972 | | Bollnäs, Sweden |
| Snatch | 147.5 kg | Mohamed Tarabulsi | Lebanon | 11 November 1972 | | Beirut, Lebanon |
| Clean & Jerk | 187.5 kg | Viktor Kurentsov | Soviet Union | 16 October 1968 | Olympic Games | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Total | 485.0 kg | Yordan Bikov | Bulgaria | 31 August 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany |
| 82.5 kg ||||||||
| Press | 178.5 kg | Gennady Ivanchenko | Soviet Union | 18 May 1972 | | Riga, Soviet Union |
| Snatch | 160.0 kg | David Rigert | Soviet Union | 24 December 1972 | USSR Cup | Sochi, Soviet Union |
| Clean & Jerk | 201.0 kg | David Rigert | Soviet Union | 24 December 1972 | USSR Cup | Sochi, Soviet Union |
| Total | 527.5 kg | Valery Shary | Soviet Union | 14 May 1972 | | Moscow, Soviet Union |
| 90 kg ||||||||
| Press | 198.0 kg | David Rigert | Soviet Union | 13 July 1972 | Baltic Cup | Riga, Soviet Union |
| Snatch | 167.5 kg | David Rigert | Soviet Union | 13 July 1972 | Baltic Cup | Riga, Soviet Union |
| Clean & Jerk | 210.5 kg | Vasily Kolotov | Soviet Union | 13 July 1972 | Baltic Cup | Riga, Soviet Union |
| Total | 562.5 kg | David Rigert | Soviet Union | 13 July 1972 | Baltic Cup | Riga, Soviet Union |
| 110 kg ||||||||
| Press | 213.5 kg | Yury Kozin | Soviet Union | 14 July 1972 | Baltic Cup | Riga, Soviet Union |
| Snatch | 175.5 kg | Pavel Pervushin | Soviet Union | 25 December 1972 | USSR Cup | Sochi, Soviet Union |
| Clean & Jerk | 222.5 kg | Jaan Talts | Soviet Union | 20 May 1972 | European Championships | Constanța, Romania |
| Total | 590.0 kg | Valery Yakubovsky | Soviet Union | 14 May 1972 | | Moscow, Soviet Union |
| +110 kg ||||||||
| Press | 236.5 kg | Vasily Alekseyev | Soviet Union | 15 April 1972 | National Championships | Tallinn, Soviet Union |
| Snatch | 180.0 kg | Vasily Alekseyev | Soviet Union | 24 July 1971 | | Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Clean & Jerk | 237.5 kg | Vasily Alekseyev | Soviet Union | 15 April 1972 | National Championships | Tallinn, Soviet Union |
| Total | 645.0 kg | Vasily Alekseyev | Soviet Union | 15 April 1972 | National Championships | Tallinn, Soviet Union |

### Women (1998–2018)

| Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Meet | Place |
| 48 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 98 kg | Yang Lian | China | 1 October 2006 | World Championships | Santo Domingo, Dominican |
| Clean & Jerk | 120 kg | Chen Xiexia | China | 21 April 2007 | Asian Championships | Tai'an, China |
| Total | 217 kg | Yang Lian | China | 1 October 2006 | World Championships | Santo Domingo, Dominican |
| 53 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 103 kg | Li Ping | China | 14 November 2010 | Asian Games | Guangzhou, China |
| Clean & Jerk | 134 kg | Zulfiya Chinshanlo | Kazakhstan | 10 November 2014 | World Championships | Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| Total | 233 kg | Hsu Shu-ching | Chinese Taipei | 21 September 2014 | Asian Games | Incheon, South Korea |
| 58 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 112 kg | Boyanka Kostova | Azerbaijan | 23 November 2015 | World Championships | Houston, United States |
| Clean & Jerk | 142 kg | Kuo Hsing-chun | Chinese Taipei | 21 August 2017 | Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Total | 252 kg | Boyanka Kostova | Azerbaijan | 23 November 2015 | World Championships | Houston, United States |
| 63 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 117 kg | Svetlana Tsarukaeva | Russia | 8 November 2011 | World Championships | Paris, France |
| Clean & Jerk | 147 kg | Deng Wei | China | 9 August 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Total | 262 kg | Deng Wei | China | 9 August 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 69 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 123 kg | Oxana Slivenko | Russia | 4 October 2006 | World Championships | Santo Domingo, Dominican |
| Clean & Jerk | 157 kg | Zarema Kasaeva | Russia | 13 November 2005 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar |
| Total | 276 kg | Oxana Slivenko | Russia | 24 September 2007 | World Championships | Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| 75 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 135 kg | Natalya Zabolotnaya | Russia | 17 December 2011 | President's Cup | Belgorod, Russia |
| Clean & Jerk | 164 kg | Kim Un-ju | North Korea | 25 September 2014 | Asian Games | Incheon, South Korea |
| Total | 296 kg | Natalya Zabolotnaya | Russia | 17 December 2011 | President's Cup | Belgorod, Russia |
| 90 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 130 kg | Viktoriya Shaimardanova | Ukraine | 21 August 2004 | Olympic Games | Piraeus, Greece |
| Clean & Jerk | 155 kg | Derya Açıkgöz | Turkey | 26 April 2002 | European Championships | Antalya, Turkey |
| Total | 280 kg | Viktoriya Shaimardanova | Ukraine | 21 August 2004 | Olympic Games | Piraeus, Greece |
| +90 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 151 kg | Tatiana Kashirina | Russia | 5 August 2012 | Olympic Games | London, Great Britain |
| Clean & Jerk | 192 kg | Zhou Lulu | China | 26 September 2014 | Asian Games | Incheon, South Korea |
| Total | 334 kg | Zhou Lulu | China | 26 September 2014 | Asian Games | Almaty, Kazakhstan |
^2 The IWF website still lists Nurcan Taylan's (Türkiye) record of 121 kg in the clean and jerk, which was later disqualified for doping.
^3 The IWF website stil lists Hripsime Khurshudyan's (Armenia) record of 160 kg in the clean and jerk, which was later disqualified for doping.
^4 The IWF website still lists Hripsime Khurshudyan's record of 283 kg in total, which was later disqualified for doping.
^5 The IWF website still lists Tatiana Kachirina's records of 155 kg in the snatch, 193 kg in the clean and jerk and 348 kg in total, who was later disqualified for doping.
^6 It was not an official world record, but the best result, equal to the world record until then, and the Asian record in that period.

### Women (1993–1997)

| Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Meet | Place |
| 46 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 81.5 kg | Jiang Yinsu | China | 11 May 1997 | East Asian Games | Busan, South Korea |
| Clean & Jerk | 105.5 kg | Xing Fen | China | 8 July 1997 | Asian Championships | Yangzhou, China |
| Total | 185.0 kg | Guan Hong | China | 4 April 1996 | Asian Championships | Yachiyo, Japan |
| 50 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 88.0 kg | Jiang Baoyu | China | 3 July 1995 | Asian Championships | Busan, South Korea |
| Clean & Jerk | 110.5 kg | Liu Xiuhua | China | 3 October 1994 | Asian Games | Hiroshima, Japan |
| Total | 197.5 kg | Liu Xiuhua | China | 3 October 1994 | Asian Games | Hiroshima, Japan |
| 54 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 93.5 kg | Yang Xia | China | 9 July 1997 | Asian Championships | Yangzhou, China |
| Clean & Jerk | 117.5 kg | Meng Xianjuan | China | 8 December 1997 | World Championships | Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| Total | 207.5 kg | Yang Xia | China | 9 July 1997 | Asian Championships | Yangzhou, China |
| 59 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 100.0 kg | Zou Feie | China | 13 May 1997 | East Asian Games | Busan, South Korea |
| Clean & Jerk | 125.0 kg | Khassaraporn Suta | Thailand | 13 October 1997 | Southeast Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Total | 220.0 kg | Chen Xiaomin | China | 4 October 1994 | Asian Games | Hiroshima, Japan |
| 64 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 107.5 kg | Chen Xiaomin | China | 10 July 1997 | Asian Championships | Yangzhou, China |
| Clean & Jerk | 131.0 kg | Chen Yanqing | China | 10 December 1997 | World Championships | Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| Total | 235.0 kg | Li Hongyun | China | 22 November 1994 | World Championships | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 70 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 105.5 kg | Xiang Fenglan | China | 11 December 1997 | World Championships | Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| Clean & Jerk | 130.5 kg | Xiang Fenglan | China | 11 December 1997 | World Championships | Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| Total | 235.0 kg | Xiang Fenglan | China | 11 December 1997 | World Championships | Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| 76 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 107.5 kg | Hua Ju | China | 12 December 1997 | World Championships | Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| Clean & Jerk | 140.5 kg | Hua Ju | China | 12 December 1997 | World Championships | Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| Total | 247.5 kg | Hua Ju | China | 12 December 1997 | World Championships | Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| 83 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 117.5 kg | Tang Weifang | China | 13 December 1997 | World Championships | Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| Clean & Jerk | 143.0 kg | Tang Weifang | China | 13 December 1997 | World Championships | Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| Total | 260.0 kg | Tang Weifang | China | 13 December 1997 | World Championships | Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| +83 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 112.5 kg | Wang Yanmei | China | 14 July 1997 | Asian Championships | Yangzhou, China |
| Clean & Jerk | 155.0 kg | Li Yajuan | China | 20 November 1993 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia |
| Total | 260.0 kg | Li Yajuan | China | 20 November 1993 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia |

### Women (1988–1992)

| Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Meet | Place |
| 44 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 77.5 kg | Xing Fen | China | 21 December 1992 | Asian Championships | Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| Clean & Jerk | 102.5 kg | Xing Fen | China | 21 December 1992 | Asian Championships | Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| Total | 180.0 kg | Xing Fen | China | 21 December 1992 | Asian Championships | Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| 48 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 83.0 kg | Liao Shuping | China | 21 December 1992 | Asian Championships | Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| Clean & Jerk | 105.5 kg | Liao Shuping | China | 21 December 1992 | Asian Championships | Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| Total | 187.5 kg | Liu Xiuhua | China | 17 May 1992 | World Championships | Varna, Bulgaria |
| 52 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 87.5 kg | Peng Liping | China | 18 May 1992 | World Championships | Varna, Bulgaria |
| Clean & Jerk | 115.0 kg | Peng Liping | China | 18 May 1992 | World Championships | Varna, Bulgaria |
| Total | 202.5 kg | Peng Liping | China | 18 May 1992 | World Championships | Varna, Bulgaria |
| 56 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 95.0 kg | Zhang Juhua | China | 22 December 1992 | Asian Championships | Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| Clean & Jerk | 120.0 kg | Zhang Juhua | China | 22 December 1992 | Asian Championships | Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| Total | 215.0 kg | Zhang Juhua | China | 22 December 1992 | Asian Championships | Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| 60 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 100.0 kg | Su Yuanghong | China | 22 December 1992 | Asian Championships | Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| Clean & Jerk | 125.0 kg | Li Hongyun | China | 20 May 1992 | World Championships | Varna, Bulgaria |
| Total | 222.5 kg | Li Hongyun | China | 20 May 1992 | World Championships | Varna, Bulgaria |
| 67.5 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 105.0 kg | Lei Li | China | 22 December 1992 | Asian Championships | Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| Clean & Jerk | 132.5 kg | Lei Li | China | 22 December 1992 | Asian Championships | Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| Total | 237.5 kg | Lei Li | China | 22 December 1992 | Asian Championships | Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| 75 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 107.5 kg | Hua Ju | China | 22 May 1992 | World Championships | Varna, Bulgaria |
| Clean & Jerk | 140.0 kg | Xing Shuwen | China | 23 December 1992 | Asian Championships | Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| Total | 242.5 kg | Zhang Xiaoli | China | 3 October 1991 | World Championships | Donaueschingen, Germany |
| 82.5 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 110.5 kg | Zang Lina | China | 23 December 1992 | Asian Championships | Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| Clean & Jerk | 145.0 kg | Zang Lina | China | 23 December 1992 | Asian Championships | Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| Total | 255.0 kg | Zang Lina | China | 23 December 1992 | Asian Championships | Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| +82.5 kg ||||||||
| Snatch | 115.0 kg | Li Yajuan | China | 24 May 1992 | World Championships | Varna, Bulgaria |
| Clean & Jerk | 150.0 kg | Li Yajuan | China | 24 May 1992 | World Championships | Varna, Bulgaria |
| Total | 265.0 kg | Li Yajuan | China | 24 May 1992 | World Championships | Varna, Bulgaria |