Results, records and lifters
Olympic Weightlifting Results, Records and Lifters
Olympic weightlifting has two lifts, the snatch and the clean and jerk, with three attempts at each. The best of each adds up to the total, and the heaviest total in a weight class wins. This section holds every result from 541 international competitions since 1998, the current world records and profiles of the sport's best lifters. The 2026 World Weightlifting Championships shows its medallists so far. The 2026 Asian Games lists its medallists only.
- Competitions
- 541
- Results
- 67,607
- Lifters
- 18,028
- Years covered
- 1998-2026
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Latest Olympic Games and World Championships
Every class with places and totals, and all six attempts where the results record them. A meet marked "medallists" lists its podiums only.
Explore the weightlifting section
- Results Competitions 541 Olympic, world, continental and international meets since 1998, each with every attempt. Open
- Lifters Athletes Medals, best lifts and every result for the sport's best lifters, and a search across all of them. Open
- Records World records The snatch, clean and jerk and total record in every men's and women's class. Open
- Classes Weight classes Today's IWF classes, the LA 2028 programme and every class list since 1998. Open
- Calculator Sinclair calculator Put totals from different bodyweights on one scale and compare them. Open
- Head to head Compare lifters Any two lifters side by side: best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting, from any era. Open
- Studies Statistics How often lifters miss, the snatch to clean and jerk ratio, and the totals it takes to win a World Championships medal. Open
- Your lifts My lifts Save your snatch and clean and jerk and follow your Sinclair over time. Open
Weightlifting world record totals
The heaviest total in each of today's classes, snatch and clean and jerk added together. A class with no record yet shows the world standard a lifter has to beat to set the first one.
Men
| Class | Total | Record holder |
|---|---|---|
| 60 kg | 307 kg | World standard, no record yet |
| 65 kg | 331 kg |
 Pak Myong-jin |
| 70 kg | 355 kg |
Pak Pyol |
| 75 kg | 366 kg |
 Rahmat Erwin Abdullah |
| 85 kg | 390 kg |
 Abdelrahman Younes |
| 95 kg | 398 kg |
 Ali Alipour |
| 110 kg | 428 kg |
 Akbar Djuraev |
| +110 kg | 477 kg | World standard, no record yet |
Women
| Class | Total | Record holder |
|---|---|---|
| 49 kg | 215 kg |
Ri Sŏng-gŭm |
| 53 kg | 223 kg | World standard, no record yet |
| 57 kg | 238 kg |
Oh Kwang Ok |
| 61 kg | 254 kg |
 Pei Xinyi |
| 69 kg | 275 kg |
Song Kuk-hyang |
| 77 kg | 278 kg |
 Olivia Reeves |
| 86 kg | 289 kg | World standard, no record yet |
| +86 kg | 325 kg | World standard, no record yet |
The most decorated weightlifters
Ranked by Olympic medals, then World Championships medals in the total, then world records. Women and men together, results since 1998. Medal columns read gold, silver, bronze; a dash means no medal at that championship.
| # | Lifter | Olympics | Worlds |
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| 1 |
 Lasha Talakhadze Georgia
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| 2 |
Lü Xiaojun China
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| 3 |
Shi Zhiyong China
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| 4 |
Hossein Rezazadeh Iran
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| 5 |
 Halil Mutlu Turkey
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| 6 |
Li Fabin China
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| 7 |
Li Wenwen China
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| 8 |
Hou Zhihui China
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| 9 |
Rim Jong-sim North Korea
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| 10 |
Long Qingquan China
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All weightlifting athletes, and a search across 18,028 lifters
The snatch and the clean and jerk
Snatch
The bar travels from the floor to arm's length overhead in one movement. Most lifters catch it in a deep overhead squat, then stand up and hold it still until the referees give the down signal.
Clean and jerk
Two movements. The clean pulls the bar to the shoulders, usually caught in a front squat. The lifter stands, then the jerk drives it overhead, most often with a split of the legs. A lifter's clean and jerk is usually 20 to 25% heavier than their snatch.
Weightlifting weight classes
Lifters compete against others of similar bodyweight. These are the IWF senior classes in force since 1 August 2026; the ones marked LA 2028 are on the programme for the next Olympic Games.
Men
- 60 kg
- 65 kg LA 2028
- 70 kg
- 75 kg LA 2028
- 85 kg LA 2028
- 95 kg LA 2028
- 110 kg LA 2028
- +110 kg LA 2028
Women
- 49 kg
- 53 kg LA 2028
- 57 kg
- 61 kg LA 2028
- 69 kg LA 2028
- 77 kg LA 2028
- 86 kg LA 2028
- +86 kg LA 2028
Find your class from your bodyweight, and every class list since 1998
Score your total with the Sinclair formula
A heavier lifter can lift more, so totals from different classes do not compare directly. The Sinclair formula adjusts a total for bodyweight and puts every lifter on one scale.