World record progression men's weightlifting

Main article: List of world records in Olympic weightlifting

This is the list of world records progression in men's weightlifting. 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 1993, 1998 and 2018, nullifying earlier records. In the 102kg category no weightlifter has yet surpassed the "World standard" specified as the minimum acceptable new record after the former records were discarded.

55 kg

Snatch

Athlete	Record (kg)	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
World Standard	135	1 November 2018	—	—

Clean & Jerk

Athlete	Record (kg)	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
World Standard	161	1 November 2018	—	—
Om Yun-chol	162	2 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat
	166	18 September 2019	World Championships	Pattaya

Total

Athlete	Record (kg)	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
World Standard	293	1 November 2018	—	—
Om Yun-chol	294	18 September 2019	World Championships	Pattaya

61 kg

Snatch

Athlete	Record (kg)	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
World Standard	144	1 November 2018	—	—
Li Fabin	145	19 September 2019	World Championships	Pattaya
	146	2 April 2024	World Cup	Phuket	[1]

Clean & Jerk

Athlete	Record (kg)	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
World Standard	173	1 November 2018	—	—
Eko Yuli Irawan	174	3 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat
Li Fabin	175	7 December 2022	World Championships	Bogotá	[2]
Hampton Morris	176	2 April 2024	World Cup	Phuket	[1]

Total

Athlete	Record (kg)	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
World Standard	312	1 November 2018	—	—
Eko Yuli Irawan	313	3 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat
	317
Li Fabin	318	19 September 2019	World Championships	Pattaya

67 kg

Snatch

Athlete	Record (kg)	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
World Standard	153	1 November 2018	—	—
Chen Lijun	154	21 April 2019	Asian Championships	Ningbo
Huang Minhao	155	6 July 2019	Olympics Test Event	Tokyo

Clean & Jerk

Athlete	Record (kg)	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
World Standard	184	1 November 2018	—	—
Chen Lijun	185	21 April 2019	Asian Championships	Ningbo
	187	20 September 2019	World Championships	Pattaya
Pak Jong-ju	188
Ri Won-ju	189	4 April 2024	World Cup	Phuket	[1]
	190	8 December 2024	World Championships	Manama	[3]

Total

Athlete	Record (kg)	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
World Standard	331	1 November 2018	—	—
Chen Lijun	332	4 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat
	339	21 April 2019	Asian Championships	Ningbo

73 kg

Snatch

Athlete	Record (kg)	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
World Standard	160	1 November 2018	—	—
Shi Zhiyong	161	4 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat
	164
	165	22 April 2019	Asian Championships	Ningbo
	168
	169	20 April 2021	Asian Championships	Tashkent

Clean & Jerk

Athlete	Record (kg)	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
World Standard	194	1 November 2018	—	—
Won Jeong-sik	195	4 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat
Shi Zhiyong	196
	197	21 September 2019	World Championships	Pattaya
	198	10 December 2019	World Cup	Tianjin
Rahmat Erwin Abdullah	200	9 December 2022	World Championships	Bogotá	[4]
	201	3 October 2023	Asian Games	Hangzhou	[5]
	202	6 February 2024	Asian Championships	Tashkent	[6]
	204

Total

Athlete	Record (kg)	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
World Standard	348	1 November 2018	—	—
Shi Zhiyong	352	4 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat
	360
	362	22 April 2019	Asian Championships	Ningbo
	363	21 September 2019	World Championships	Pattaya
	364	28 July 2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo	[7]
Rizki Juniansyah	365	4 April 2024	World Cup	Phuket	[1]

81 kg

Snatch

Athlete	Record (kg)	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
World Standard	170	1 November 2018	—	—
Lü Xiaojun	172	5 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat
Mohamed Ehab	173
Lü Xiaojun	174	21 April 2021	Asian Championships	Tashkent
Li Dayin	175

Clean & Jerk

Athlete	Record (kg)	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
World Standard	206	1 November 2018	—	—
Lü Xiaojun	207	22 September 2019	World Championships	Pattaya
Karlos Nasar	208	12 December 2021	World Championships	Tashkent	[8]
Rahmat Erwin Abdullah	209	11 September 2023	World Championships	Riyadh	[9]

Total

Athlete	Record (kg)	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
World Standard	368	1 November 2018	—	—
Mohamed Ehab	369	5 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat
	373
Lü Xiaojun	374
Li Dayin	375	24 February 2019	World Cup	Fuzhou
Lü Xiaojun	376	22 September 2019	World Championships	Pattaya
Li Dayin	377
Lü Xiaojun	378

89 kg

Snatch

Athlete	Record (kg)	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
World Standard	179	1 November 2018	—	—
Li Dayin	180	10 May 2023	Asian Championships	Jinju	[10]
Karlos Nasar	181	6 April 2024	World Cup	Phuket	[1]
Yeison López	182
Karlos Nasar	183	11 December 2024	World Championships	Manama	[3]

Clean & Jerk

Athlete	Record (kg)	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
World Standard	216	1 November 2018	—	—
Antonino Pizzolato	217	2 June 2022	European Championships	Tirana
Karlos Nasar	220	11 December 2022	World Championships	Bogotá	[11]
	221	20 April 2023	European Championships	Yerevan	[12]
Tian Tao	222	10 May 2023	Asian Championships	Jinju	[10]
Karlos Nasar	223	10 December 2023	IWF Grand Prix	Doha	[13]
	224	9 August 2024	Olympic Games	Paris	[14]

Total

Athlete	Record (kg)	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
World Standard	387	1 November 2018	—	—
Antonino Pizzolato	392	2 June 2022	European Championships	Tirana
Karlos Nasar	395	20 April 2023	European Championships	Yerevan	[15]
Li Dayin	396	10 May 2023	Asian Championships	Jinju	[10]
Karlos Nasar	404	9 August 2024	Olympic Games	Paris	[14]
	405	11 December 2024	World Championships	Manama	[3]

96 kg

Snatch

Athlete	Record (kg)	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
World Standard	185	1 November 2018	—	—
Sohrab Moradi	186	7 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat
Lesman Paredes	187	14 December 2021	World Championships	Tashkent	[8]
Karlos Nasar	188	19 April 2025	European Championships	Chișinău	[16]

Clean & Jerk

Athlete	Record (kg)	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
World Standard	225	1 November 2018	—	—
Tian Tao	226	7 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat
Sohrab Moradi	230
Tian Tao	231	7 July 2019	Olympics Test Event	Tokyo

Total

Athlete	Record (kg)	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
World Standard	401	1 November 2018	—	—
Sohrab Moradi	409	7 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat
	416
Karlos Nasar	417	19 April 2025	European Championships	Chișinău

102 kg

Snatch

Athlete	Record (kg)	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
World Standard	191	1 November 2018	—	—

Clean & Jerk

Athlete	Record (kg)	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
World Standard	231	1 November 2018	—	—
Liu Huanhua	232	8 April 2024	World Cup	Phuket	[1]

Total

Athlete	Record (kg)	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
World Standard	412	1 November 2018	—	—
Liu Huanhua	413	8 April 2024	World Cup	Phuket	[1]

109 kg

Snatch

Athlete	Record (kg)	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
World Standard	196	1 November 2018	—	—
Yang Zhe	197	26 September 2019	World Championships	Pattaya
Andrei Aramnau	198
Simon Martirosyan	199
Yang Zhe	200	24 April 2021	Asian Championships	Tashkent

Clean & Jerk

Athlete	Record (kg)	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
World Standard	237	1 November 2018	—	—
Simon Martirosyan	240	9 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat
Ruslan Nurudinov	241	24 April 2021	Asian Championships	Tashkent
	242	14 December 2024	World Championships	Manama	[3]

Total

Athlete	Record (kg)	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
World Standard	424	1 November 2018	—	—
Simon Martirosyan	425	9 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat
	435

+109 kg

Snatch

Athlete	Record (kg)	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
World Standard	210	1 November 2018	—	—
Lasha Talakhadze	212	10 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat
	217
	218	13 April 2019	European Championships	Batumi
	220	27 September 2019	World Championships	Pattaya
	222	11 April 2021	European Championships	Moscow
	223	4 August 2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo	[17]
	225	17 December 2021	World Championships	Tashkent	[8]

Clean & Jerk

Athlete	Record (kg)	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
World Standard	250	1 November 2018	—	—
Lasha Talakhadze	252	10 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat
	257
	260	13 April 2019	European Championships	Batumi
	264	27 September 2019	World Championships	Pattaya
	265	4 August 2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo	[17]
	267	17 December 2021	World Championships	Tashkent	[8]

Total

Athlete	Record (kg)	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
World Standard	453	1 November 2018	—	—
Lasha Talakhadze	462	10 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat
	469
	474
	478	13 April 2019	European Championships	Batumi
	484	27 September 2019	World Championships	Pattaya
	485	11 April 2021	European Championships	Moscow
	488	4 August 2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo	[17]
	492	17 December 2021	World Championships	Tashkent	[8]

See also

• World record progression men's weightlifting (1998–2018)
• World record progression men's weightlifting (1993–1997)
• World record progression women's weightlifting
• World record progression women's weightlifting (1998–2018)