Lifters
Olympic Weightlifters, Ranked
The 300 most decorated weightlifters since 1998, women and men, ranked by Olympic and World medals, then the best Sinclair scores pound for pound. Each name opens a profile with every competition result and the attempts behind each total. The search finds any of the 18,028 lifters in the results.
- Lifters in the results
- 18,028
- Women ranked
- 147
- Men ranked
- 153
Most decorated women weightlifters
Ranked like a medal table: Olympic golds first, then Olympic silvers and bronzes, then World Championships golds, silvers and bronzes in the total. Medal columns read gold, silver, bronze; a dash means no medal at that championship.
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Most decorated men weightlifters
Ranked like a medal table: Olympic golds first, then Olympic silvers and bronzes, then World Championships golds, silvers and bronzes in the total. Medal columns read gold, silver, bronze; a dash means no medal at that championship.
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Pound for pound: the best Sinclair scores since 1998
Each lifter's best total adjusted for bodyweight with the Sinclair formula (2025 to 2028 coefficients), so a 49 kg lifter and a +109 kg lifter sit on one list.
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| 12 | Lin Tzu-chi 261 kg at 62.31 kg, 2014 Asian Games | 343.2 |
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| 15 | Kuo Hsing-chun 249 kg at 57.83 kg, 2017 Summer Universiade | 342.1 |
Other lifters with full results
Lifters outside the medal rankings above, A to Z, each with every international result and attempt.
Abdelrahman El-Sayed Egypt
Abdelrahman Younes Egypt
Achinta Sheuli India
Ahmed Sayed Ali Egypt
Alba Sánchez Spain
Aleksandra Klejnowska Poland
Alexandru Roșu Romania
Ali Alipour Iran
Ali Ammar Iraq
Alireza Moeini Iran
Alireza Yousefi Iran
Amanda Phillips Australia- Amanda Sandoval
Amanda Schott Brazil
Amar Musić Croatia
Ammar Hassan Egypt
Andranik Karapetyan Armenia
Andre Rohde Germany
Andrés Serna Colombia- Aneta Szczepańska
Angel Rusev Bulgaria
Ann-Sophie Taschereau Canada
Anna Amroyan Armenia
Anni Vuohijoki Finland
Antonia Ackermann Germany
Arkadiusz Michalski Poland
Arley Méndez Chile
Artem Ivanov Ukraine
Artur Danielyan Armenia
Ashot Danielyan Armenia
Ayşegül Çoban Turkey
Beatriz Pirón Dominican Republic
Bekdoolot Rasulbekov Kyrgyzstan
Boady Santavy Canada
Boyanka Kostova Azerbaijan
Brandon Wakeling Australia
Briken Calja Albania
Caden Cahoy United States
Cameron McTaggart New Zealand
Cansel Özkan Turkey
Show all 279 lifters
Cansu Bektaş Turkey
Carlos Berna Colombia
Caroline Girard Canada
Celine Ludovica Delia Italy
Charlotte Simoneau Canada- Chen Po-jen
Cicely Kyle United States
Colin Burns United States
Cyrille Tchatchet Cameroon
Damian Brown Australia
Damian Damianov Bulgaria
Damon Kelly Australia- Daniel Nemani
Daniela Ivanova Latvia- David Fischerov
David Katoatau Kiribati
David Liti New Zealand
David Litvinov Israel
Deborah Acason Australia
Dewi Safitri Indonesia
Diego Betancur Colombia
Dika Toua Papua New Guinea
Dilara Uçan Turkey
Dmitry Lapikov Russia
Dominika Misterska Poland
Edidiong Umoafia Nigeria
Edwin Mosquera Colombia
Eero Retulainen Finland- Eftychia Ananiadou
Eileen Cikamatana Australia
Ekrem Celil Bulgaria
Elreen Ando Philippines
Eric Bonnel France
Erin Wallace United States
Erwin Abdullah Indonesia
Esmat Ahmed Egypt
Eygló Fanndal Sturludóttir Iceland- Fang Wan-ling Chinese Taipei
- Feagaiga Stowers
Fernando Reis Brazil
Gabriel Sîncrăian Romania
Gamze Altun Turkey
Gao Wei China
Garik Karapetyan Armenia
Ghofrane Belkhir Tunisia
Giorgi Chkheidze Georgia
Giorgia Russo Italy
Giorgio De Luca Italy
Gökhan Kılıç Turkey
Gor Sahakyan Armenia
Guo Xiyan China
Gyaneshwari Yadav India
Hafız Süleymanoğlu Turkey
Hannah Kaminski Canada- Hannah Powell
Hayk Hakobyan Armenia
He Yueji China
Helena Wong Singapore
Hiroshi Ikehata Japan
Hoàng Thị Duyên Vietnam
Holley Mangold United States
Hysen Pulaku Albania
Ibrahim Ramadan Egypt- Indika Dissanayake
Irina Lepșa Romania
Ivan Dimov Bulgaria
Ivan Markov Bulgaria
James Swann New Zealand
Jana Volfová Czechia
Janeth Gómez Mexico
Janette Ylisoini Finland
Jaqueline Ferreira Brazil- Jenna Myers
- Jenniffer López
Jeremy Lalrinnunga India
Jessica Jarquín Mexico
Jiří Orság Czechia- Jonathan Muñoz
José Montes Mexico
José Ocando Venezuela
Josef Kolář Czechia
Juan Peña Dominican Republic
Juan Zaldívar Cuba
Juliana Riotto United States
Julien Galipeau Canada
Jürgen Spieß Germany
Karim Abokahla Egypt
Karla Moreno Nicaragua
Katarzyna Ostapska Poland- Kathleen Winters
- Katrina Feklistova
Kendrick Farris United States
Kiana Elliott Australia
Kiara Klug Germany
Kim Soo-Kyung South Korea
Kim Woo-jae South Korea
Kim Yong-ho South Korea
Kim Yong-ok North Korea
Kirill Pavlov Kazakhstan- Konstantinos Papadopoulos
- Kristina Larsen
Kunjarani Devi India
Kyle Bruce Australia
Laura Amaro Brazil- Laura Núñez
Laurel Hubbard New Zealand
Lee Sang-yeon South Korea
Leon Griffin Great Britain
Li Xia China
Li Yan China- Lin Cheng-jing Chinese Taipei
Lisa Schweizer Germany
Liu Bing China
Liu Hao China
Logona Esau Tuvalu
Lucrezia Magistris Italy
Luis Medrano Guatemala
Luisa Peters New Zealand
Lyubov Kovalchuk Kazakhstan- Malwina Rowińska
Marcus Stephen Nauru- Margarita Rojas
- María Carvajal
Marin Robu Moldova
Mariya Grabovetskaya Kazakhstan
Marlous Schuilwerve Netherlands
Mart Seim Estonia
Martina Chiacchio Italy
Mary Theisen-Lappen United States
Marzena Karpińska Poland
Masaharu Yamada Japan
Matej Kováč Slovakia
Mattie Rogers United States- Mattie Sasser
Maya Ivanova Bulgaria
Mehdi Karami Iran
Mel Daluzyan Armenia
Mercedes Fernández Argentina
Mercedes Pérez Colombia
Michaela Breeze Great Britain
Michelle Kettner Australia- Michelle York
Miguel Suárez Colombia- Milijana Vojnović
Milko Tokola Finland
Miranda Ulrey United States
Mohamed Ihsan Egypt
Mohammad Salehi Iran
Mohammed Hamada Palestine- Muthupandi Raja
Natasya Beteyob Indonesia
Nazik Avdalyan Armenia- Nguyễn Thị Lợi
Nguyễn Thị Phương Loan Vietnam
Nguyen Thi Thuy Vietnam- Nguyễn Thị Tuyết Mai
Nigel Avery New Zealand
Nijat Rahimov Kazakhstan- Nikolay Kolev
Nina Sterckx Belgium
Nora Koppel Argentina
Nurul Akmal Indonesia
Oh Kwang Ok North Korea
Oleg Chen Russia
Oleksandr Pielieshenko Ukraine
Oleksiy Torokhtiy Ukraine
Olga Kiseleva Russia
Oliver Caruso Germany
Pang Un-chol North Korea
Parisa Jahanfekrian Iran
Park Min-kyung South Korea- Pavla Kladivová
Petros Petrosyan Armenia
Punam Yadav India- Rachel Hayes
Ragnar Holme Norway
Raimonds Bergmanis Latvia
Ramūnas Vyšniauskas Lithuania
Raphael Friedrich Germany
Rebeka Ibrahima Latvia
René Horn Germany- Richard Tkáč
Ricko Saputra Indonesia
Rira Suzuki Japan
Ritvars Suharevs Latvia
Ro Kwang-ryol North Korea
Robert Joachim Germany
Robin Goad United States
Ruth Rivera United States
Ryan Grimsland United States
Sabine Kusterer Germany
Sabrina Richard France
Samar Hussein Egypt
Samvel Grigoryan Armenia
Sanele Mao Samoa
Sara Sigmundsdóttir Iceland
Sarah Matthew Nigeria
Sarat Sumpradit Thailand- Sargis Martirosjan
Sathish Sivalingam India
Sergey Petrov Russia
Sergio Massidda Italy
Shin Rok South Korea
Shoely Mego Peru- Sofía Angulo
- Sofía Rito
Sonny Webster Great Britain
Stian Grimseth Norway
Suamili Nanai Australia
Taiane Justino Brazil
Talha Talib Pakistan
Taniela Rainibogi Fiji
Tatsiana Hramyka Belarus
Tereza Králová Czechia
Tham Nguyen Ireland
Thandava Murthy Muthu India
Tia-Clair Toomey Australia
Tom Goegebuer Belgium
Trịnh Văn Vinh Vietnam
Tudor Bratu Moldova
Tursunoy Jabborova Uzbekistan
Valeria Rivas Colombia
Valerios Leonidis Greece- Valluri Ajaya Babu
Vanessa Nunez Venezuela
Vanessa Sarno Philippines
Vardan Manukyan Armenia
Vikas Thakur India
Weronika Zielińska-Stubińska Poland
Wesley Kitts United States
William Vargas Cuba
Won Hyon-sim North Korea
Wu Chao China
Wu Yan China
Yang Liuyue China
Yang Zhe China
Yasin Arslan Turkey- Yekta Jamali
Yusuf Fehmi Genç Turkey

