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Section 1
Current Records

2019 - present

CategoryEventWeightAthleteCountryFederaton / Competition
109 kg +Snatch225 kg (496 lb)Lasha Talakhadze๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช Georgia2021 World Championships
109 kg +Clean and Jerk267 kg (589 lb)Lasha Talakhadze๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช Georgia2021 World Championships
109 kg +Total492 kg (1,085 lb)Lasha Talakhadze๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช Georgia2021 World Championships
109 kgSnatch200 kg (441 lb)Yang Zhe๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China2021 Asian Championships
109 kgClean and Jerk242 kg (534 lb)Ruslan Nurudinov๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Uzbekistan2024 World Championships
109 kgTotal435 kg (959 lb)Simon Martirosyan๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Armenia2018 World Championships
102 kgSnatchWorld standard hasn't been achieved yet, since declaration of new weigh classes
102 kgClean and Jerk232 kg (512 lb)Liu Huanhua๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China2024 World Cup
102 kgTotal413 kg (911 lb)Liu Huanhua๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China2024 World Cup
96 kgSnatch187 kg (412 lb)Lesman Paredes๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Colombia2021 World Championships
96 kgClean and Jerk231 kg (509 lb)Tian Tao๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China2019 Olympics Test Event
96 kgTotal416 kg (917 lb)Sohrab Moradi๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran2018 World Championships
89 kgSnatch183 kg (404 lb)Karlos Nasar๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ Bulgaria2024 World Championships
89 kgClean and Jerk224 kg (494 lb)Karlos Nasar๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ Bulgaria2024 Olympic Games
89 kgTotal405 kg (893 lb)Karlos Nasar๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ Bulgaria2024 World Championships
81 kgSnatch175 kg (386 lb)Li Dayin๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China2021 Asian Championships
81 kgClean and Jerk209 kg (461 lb)Rahmat Erwin Abdullah๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Indonesia2023 World Championships
81 kgTotal378 kg (833 lb)Lรผ Xiaojun๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China2019 World Championships
73 kgSnatch169 kg (373 lb)Shi Zhiyong๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China2021 Asian Championships
73 kgClean and Jerk204 kg (450 lb)Rahmat Erwin Abdullah๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Indonesia2024 Asian Championships
73 kgTotal365 kg (805 lb)Rizki Juniansyah๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ต North Korea2024 World Cup
67 kgSnatch155 kg (342 lb)Huang Minhao๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China2019 Olympics Test Event
67 kgClean and Jerk190 kg (419 lb)Ri Won-ju๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ต North Korea2024 World Championships
67 kgTotal339 kg (747 lb)Chen Lijun๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China2019 Asian Championships
61 kgSnatch146 kg (322 lb)Li Fabin๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China2024 World Cup
61 kgClean and Jerk176 kg (388 lb)Hampton Morris๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ USA2024 World Cup
61 kgTotal318 kg (701 lb)Li Fabin๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China2019 World Championships
55 kgSnatchWorld standard hasn't been achieved yet, since declaration of new weigh classes
55 kgClean and Jerk166 kg (366 lb)Om Yun-Chol๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ต North Korea2019 World Championships
55 kgTotal294 kg (648 lb)Om Yun-Chol๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ต North Korea2019 World Championships

Section 2
Historical Records

Part I, (1998 - 2018)

CategoryEventWeightAthleteCountryFederaton / Competition
105 kg +Snatch220 kg (485 lb)Lasha Talakhadze๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช Georgia2017 World Championships
105 kg +Clean and Jerk263.5 kg (581 lb)Hossein Rezazadeh๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran2004 Olympic Games
105 kg +Total477 kg (1,052 lb)Lasha Talakhadze๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช Georgia2017 World Championships
105 kgSnatch200 kg (441 lb)Andrei Aramnau๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พ Belarus2008 Olympic Games
105 kgClean and Jerk246 kg (542 lb)Ilya Ilyin๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Kazakhstan2015 President's Cup
105 kgTotal437 kg (964 lb)Ilya Ilyin๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Kazakhstan2015 President's Cup
94 kgSnatch189 kg (417 lb)Sohrab Moradi๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran2018 Asian Games
94 kgClean and Jerk233 kg (514 lb)Sohrab Moradi๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran2017 World Championships
94 kgTotal417 kg (919 lb)Sohrab Moradi๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran2017 World Championships
85 kgSnatch187 kg (412 lb)Andrei Rybakou๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พ Belarus2007 World Championships
85 kgClean and Jerk220 kg (485 lb)Kianoush Rostami๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran2016 Fajr Cup
85 kgTotal396 kg (873 lb)Kianoush Rostami๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran2016 Olympic Games
77 kgSnatch177 kg (390 lb)Lรผ Xiaojun๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China2016 Olympic Games
77 kgClean and Jerk210 kg (463 lb)Oleg Perepetchenov๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Russia2001 European Championships
77 kgTotal380 kg (838 lb)Lรผ Xiaojun๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China2013 World Championships
69 kgSnatch166 kg (366 lb)Liao Hui๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China2014 World Championships
69 kgClean and Jerk198 kg (437 lb)Liao Hui๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China2013 World Championships
69 kgTotal359 kg (792 lb)Liao Hui๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China2014 World Championships
62 kgSnatch154 kg (340 lb)Kim Un-Guk๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ต North Korea2014 Asian Games
62 kgClean and Jerk183 kg (404 lb)Chen Lijun๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China2015 World Championships
62 kgTotal333 kg (734 lb)Chen Lijun๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China2015 World Championships
56 kgSnatch139 kg (306 lb)Wu Jingbiao๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China2015 World Championships
56 kgClean and Jerk171 kg (377 lb)Om Yun-Chol๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ต North Korea2015 World Championships
56 kgTotal307 kg (677 lb)Long Qingquan๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China2016 Olympic Games

Part II, (1993 - 1997)

CategoryEventWeightAthleteCountryFederaton / Competition
108 kg +Snatch205 kg (452 lb)Aleksandr Kurlovich๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พ Belarus1994 World Championships
108 kg +Clean and Jerk262.5 kg (579 lb)Andrey Chemerkin๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Russia1997 World Championships
108 kg +Total462.5 kg (1,020 lb)Andrey Chemerkin๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Russia1997 World Championships
108 kgSnatch200 kg (441 lb)Timur Taymazov๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Ukraine1994 World Championships
108 kgClean and Jerk236 kg (520 lb)Timur Taymazov๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Ukraine1996 Olympic Games
108 kgTotal435 kg (959 lb)Timur Taymazov๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Ukraine1994 World Championships
99 kgSnatch192.5 kg (424 lb)Sergey Syrtsov๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Russia1994 World Championships
99 kgClean and Jerk235 kg (518 lb)Akakios Kakiasvilis๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greece1996 Olympic Games
99 kgTotal420 kg (926 lb)Akakios Kakiasvilis๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greece1996 Olympic Games
91 kgSnatch187.5 kg (413 lb)Aleksey Petrov๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Russia1996 Olympic Games
91 kgClean and Jerk228.5 kg (504 lb)Akakios Kakiasvilis๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greece1995 European Championships
91 kgTotal412.5 kg (910 lb)Aleksey Petrov๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Russia1994 European Championships
83 kgSnatch180 kg (397 lb)Pyrros Dimas๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greece1996 Olympic Games
83 kgClean and Jerk214 kg (472 lb)Zhang Yong๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China1997 Asian Championships
83 kgTotal392.5 kg (865 lb)Pyrros Dimas๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greece1996 Olympic Games
76 kgSnatch170 kg (375 lb)Ruslan Savchenko๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Ukraine1993 World Championships
76 kgClean and Jerk208 kg (459 lb)Pablo Lara๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บ Cuba1996 Szekszรกrd Cup
76 kgTotal372.5 kg (821 lb)Pablo Lara๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บ Cuba1996 Szekszรกrd Cup
70 kgSnatch163 kg (359 lb)Wan Jianhui๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China1997 Asian Championships
70 kgClean and Jerk195.5 kg (431 lb)Zhan Xugang๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China1997 World Championships
70 kgTotal357.5 kg (788 lb)Zhan Xugang๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China1996 Olympic Games
64 kgSnatch150 kg (331 lb)Wang Guohua๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China1997 East Asian Games
64 kgClean and Jerk187.5 kg (413 lb)Valerios Leonidis๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greece1996 Olympic Games
64 kgTotal335 kg (739 lb)Naim SรผleymanoฤŸlu๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey1996 Olympic Games
59 kgSnatch140 kg (309 lb)Hafฤฑz SรผleymanoฤŸlu๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey1995 European Championships
59 kgClean and Jerk170 kg (375 lb)Nikolay Peshalov๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ Bulgaria1996 European Championships
59 kgTotal307.5 kg (678 lb)Tang Lingsheng๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China1996 Olympic Games
54 kgSnatch132.5 kg (292 lb)Halil Mutlu๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey1996 Olympic Games
54 kgClean and Jerk160.5 kg (354 lb)Lan Shizhang๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China1997 World Championships
54 kgTotal290 kg (639 lb)Halil Mutlu๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey1994 World Championships

Part III, (1973 - 1992)

CategoryEventWeightAthleteCountryFederaton / Competition
110 kg +Snatch216 kg (476 lb)Antonio Krastev๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ Bulgaria1987 World Championships
110 kg +Clean and Jerk266 kg (587 lb)Leonid Taranenko USSR1988 Samboy Chips Cup
110 kg +Total475 kg (1,047 lb)Leonid Taranenko USSR1988 Samboy Chips Cup
110 kgSnatch210 kg (463 lb)Yury Zakharevich USSR1988 Olympic Games
110 kgClean and Jerk250.5 kg (552 lb)Yury Zakharevich USSR1988 European Championships
110 kgTotal455 kg (1,003 lb)Yury Zakharevich USSR1988 Olympic Games
100 kgSnatch200.5 kg (442 lb)Nicu Vlad๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด Romania1986 World Championships
100 kgClean and Jerk242.5 kg (535 lb)Aleksandr Popov USSR1988 Friendship Cup
100 kgTotal440 kg (970 lb)Yury Zakharevich USSR1983 Friendship Cup
90 kgSnatch195.5 kg (431 lb)Blagoy Blagoev๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ Bulgaria1983 World Cup
90 kgClean and Jerk235 kg (518 lb)Anatoly Khrapaty USSR1988 European Championships
90 kgTotal422.5 kg (932 lb)Viktor Solodov USSR1984 Friendship Games
82.5 kgSnatch183 kg (404 lb)Asen Zlatev๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ Bulgaria1986 World Cup
82.5 kgClean and Jerk225 kg (496 lb)Asen Zlatev๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ Bulgaria1986 World Championships
82.5 kgTotal405 kg (893 lb)Yurik Vardanyan USSR1984 Friendship Games
75 kgSnatch170 kg (375 lb)Angel Genchev๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ Bulgaria1987 European Cup Gala
75 kgClean and Jerk215.5 kg (475 lb)Aleksandar Varbanov๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ Bulgaria1987 World Cup
75 kgTotal382.5 kg (843 lb)Aleksandar Varbanov๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ Bulgaria1988 World Cup
67.5 kgSnatch160 kg (353 lb)Israel Militosyan USSR1989 World Championships
67.5 kgClean and Jerk200.5 kg (442 lb)Mikhail Petrov๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ Bulgaria1987 World Championships
67.5 kgTotal355 kg (783 lb)Mikhail Petrov๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ Bulgaria1987 World Cup
60 kgSnatch152.5 kg (336 lb)Naim SรผleymanoฤŸlu๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey1988 Olympic Games
60 kgClean and Jerk190 kg (410 lb)Naim SรผleymanoฤŸlu๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey1988 Olympic Games
60 kgTotal342.5 kg (755 lb)Naim SรผleymanoฤŸlu๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey1988 Olympic Games
56 kgSnatch135 kg (298 lb)Liu Shoubin๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China1991 World Championships
56 kgClean and Jerk171 kg (377 lb)Neno Terziyski๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ Bulgaria1987 World Championships
56 kgTotal300 kg (661 lb)Naim Suleymanov๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ Bulgaria1984
52 kgSnatch121 kg (267 lb)He Zhuoqiang๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China1992 Silver Dragon Tournament
52 kgClean and Jerk155.5 kg (343 lb)Ivan Ivanov๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ Bulgaria1991 World Championships
52 kgTotal272.5 kg (601 lb)Ivan Ivanov๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ Bulgaria1989 World Championships

Part IV, (Pre 1972)

CategoryEventWeightAthleteCountryFederaton / Competition
110 kg +Clean and Press236.5 kg (521 lb)Vasily Alekseyev USSR1972 National Championships
110 kg +Snatch180 kg (397 lb)Vasily Alekseyev USSR1971
110 kg +Clean and Jerk237.5 kg (524 lb)Vasily Alekseyev USSR1972 National Championships
110 kg +Total645 kg (1,422 lb)Vasily Alekseyev USSR1972 National Championships
110 kgClean and Press213.5 kg (471 lb)Yury Kozin USSR1972 Baltic Cup
110 kgSnatch175.5 kg (387 lb)Pavel Pervushin USSR1972 USSR Cup
110 kgClean and Jerk222.5 kg (491 lb)Jaan Talts USSR1972 European Championships
110 kgTotal590 kg (1,301 lb)Valery Yakubovsky USSR1972
90 kgClean and Press201 kg (437 lb)David Rigert USSR1972 Baltic Cup
90 kgSnatch167.5 kg (369 lb)David Rigert USSR1972 Baltic Cup
90 kgClean and Jerk210.5 kg (464 lb)Vasily Kolotov USSR1972 Baltic Cup
90 kgTotal562.5 kg (1,240 lb)David Rigert USSR1972 Baltic Cup
82.5 kgClean and Press178.5 kg (394 lb)Gennady Ivanchenko USSR1972
82.5 kgSnatch160 kg (353 lb)David Rigert USSR1972 USSR Cup
82.5 kgClean and Jerk201 kg (443 lb)David Rigert USSR1972 USSR Cup
82.5 kgTotal527.5 kg (1,163 lb)Valery Shary USSR1972
75 kgClean and Press166.5 kg (367 lb)Aleksandr Kolodkov USSR1972
75 kgSnatch147.5 kg (325 lb)Mohamed Tarabulsi๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง Lebanon1972
75 kgClean and Jerk187.5 kg (413 lb)Viktor Kurentsov USSR1968 Olympic Games
75 kgTotal485 kg (1,069 lb)Yordan Bikov๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ Bulgaria1972 Olympic Games
67.5 kgClean and Press157.5 kg (347 lb)Mladen Kuchev๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ Bulgaria1972 Olympic Games
67.5 kgSnatch137.5 kg (303 lb)Waldemar Baszanowski๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Poland1971 National Championships
67.5 kgClean and Jerk177.5 kg (391 lb)Mukharby Kirzhinov USSR1972 Olympic Games
67.5 kgTotal460 kg (1,014 lb)Mukharby Kirzhinov USSR1972 Olympic Games
60 kgClean and Press137.5 kg (303 lb)Imre Fรถldi๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Hungary1972 Pre Olympic meet
60 kgSnatch125.5 kg (277 lb)Yoshinobu Miyake๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan1969
60 kgClean and Jerk157.5 kg (347 lb)Norair Nurikyan๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ Bulgaria1972 Olympic Games
60 kgTotal402.5 kg (888 lb)Dito Shanidze USSR1972 National Championships
56 kgClean and Press128.5 kg (283 lb)Mohammad Nassiri๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran1972
56 kgSnatch115 kg (254 lb)Koji Miki๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan1972
56 kgClean and Jerk150 kg (331 lb)Mohammad Nassiri๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran1968 Olympic Games
56 kgTotal377.5 kg (832 lb)Imre Fรถldi๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Hungary1972 Olympic Games
52 kgClean and Press120.5 kg (266 lb)Adam Gnatov USSR1972 Baltic Cup
52 kgSnatch105 kg (231 lb)Aung Gyi๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Burma1972 Olympic Games
52 kgClean and Jerk132.5 kg (292 lb)Charlie Depthios๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Indonesia1972 Olympic Games
52 kgTotal342.5 kg (755 lb)Sรกndor Holczreiter๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Hungary1970 World Championships