Season 2008

Weightlifting Rankings 2008

The ten best totals (snatch plus clean and jerk) of 2008 in every weightlifting class, one per lifter, from every international competition in the results, Olympic Games and World Championships down to continental and junior meets. These are the season's best totals, not the IWF's Olympic qualification ranking.

Classes ranked
15
Lifters listed
150
Rankings

Best totals of 2008 by class

All competitions

Each lifter appears once per class, with their best total of the season and where they made it. The classes are the IWF weight classes in force at the last meet of 2008.

Men's 56 kg rankings, 2008

# Lifter Total Competition
1 China Long Qingquan 2008 Olympic Games 292 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
2 Vietnam Hoang Anh Tuan 2008 Olympic Games 290 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
3 Indonesia Eko Yuli Irawan 2008 Olympic Games 288 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
4 Yang Chin-yi 2008 Olympic Games 285 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
5 North Korea Cha Kum-Chol 2008 Olympic Games 283 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
6 China Wu Jingbiao 2008 Asian Championships 274 2008 Asian Championships 26 Apr 2008
7 Biao Cen 2008 Asian Championships 273 2008 Asian Championships 26 Apr 2008
8 Cuba Sergio Álvarez 2008 Olympic Games 272 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
9 Lu Linbi 2008 Olympic Test Event 271 2008 Olympic Test Event 22 Jan 2008
10 Turkey Halil Mutlu 2008 European Championships 269 2008 European Championships 11 Apr 2008

Men's 62 kg rankings, 2008

# Lifter Total Competition
1 China Zhang Jie 2008 Asian Championships 326 2008 Asian Championships 26 Apr 2008
2 China Zhang Xiangxiang 2008 Olympic Games 319 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
3 China Ding Jianjun 2008 FISU World University Championships 310 2008 FISU World University Championships 25 Nov 2008
4 Indonesia Eko Yuli Irawan 2008 Asian Championships 305 2008 Asian Championships 26 Apr 2008
5 Colombia Diego Salazar 2008 Olympic Games 305 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
6 Colombia Óscar Figueroa 2008 Pan-American Championships 304 2008 Pan-American Championships 18 Mar 2008
7 Sergey Petrosyan 2008 European Championships 302 2008 European Championships 11 Apr 2008
8 Indonesia Triyatno 2008 Olympic Games 298 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
9 Turkmenistan Umurbek Bazarbayev 2008 Asian Championships 296 2008 Asian Championships 26 Apr 2008
10 Turkey Erol Bilgin 2008 European Championships 295 2008 European Championships 11 Apr 2008

Men's 69 kg rankings, 2008

# Lifter Total Competition
1 China Liao Hui 2008 Olympic Games 348 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
2 France Vencelas Dabaya 2008 Olympic Games 338 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
3 Xiao Minghua 2008 FISU World University Championships 332 2008 FISU World University Championships 25 Nov 2008
4 Cuba Yordanis Borrero 2008 Olympic Games 328 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
5 Azerbaijan Turan Mirzayev 2008 Olympic Games 327 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
6 North Korea Kim Chol-Jin 2008 Olympic Games 326 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
7 Azerbaijan Afgan Bayramov 2008 Olympic Games 320 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
8 Thailand Sitthisak Suphalak 2008 Olympic Games 318 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
9 Tang Fei 2008 Asian Championships 317 2008 Asian Championships 26 Apr 2008
10 Colombia Edwin Mosquera 2008 Pan-American Championships 315 2008 Pan-American Championships 18 Mar 2008

Men's 77 kg rankings, 2008

# Lifter Total Competition
1 South Korea Sa Jae-Hyouk 2008 Olympic Games 366 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
2 China Li Hongli 2008 Olympic Games 366 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
3 China Zhong Guoshun 2008 FISU World University Championships 365 2008 FISU World University Championships 25 Nov 2008
4 Russia Oleg Perepetchenov 2008 European Championships 362 2008 European Championships 11 Apr 2008
5 Armenia Ara Khachatryan 2008 European Championships 361 2008 European Championships 11 Apr 2008
6 Armenia Gevorg Davtyan 2008 Olympic Games 360 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
7 China Su Dajin 2008 FISU World University Championships 358 2008 FISU World University Championships 25 Nov 2008
8 Russia Aleksey Yufkin 2008 European Championships 355 2008 European Championships 11 Apr 2008
9 South Korea Kim Kwang-Hoon 2008 Olympic Games 355 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
10 Cuba Iván Cambar 2008 Olympic Games 353 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008

Men's 85 kg rankings, 2008

# Lifter Total Competition
1 China Lu Yong 2008 Olympic Games 394 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
2 Armenia Tigran Vardan Martirosyan 2008 Olympic Games 380 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
3 Vasily Polovnikov 2008 European Championships 373 2008 European Championships 11 Apr 2008
4 Cuba Jadier Valladares 2008 Olympic Games 372 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
5 France Benjamin Hennequin 2008 Olympic Games 367 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
6 Uzbekistan Mansurbek Chashemov 2008 Olympic Games 367 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
7 Russia Aleksandr Ivanov 2008 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 365 2008 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 12 Jun 2008
8 Bulgaria Georgi Markov 2008 European Championships 362 2008 European Championships 11 Apr 2008
9 United States Kendrick Farris 2008 Olympic Games 362 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
10 Zhang Shichong 2008 Asian Championships 360 2008 Asian Championships 26 Apr 2008

Men's 94 kg rankings, 2008

# Lifter Total Competition
1 Poland Szymon Kołecki 2008 Olympic Games 403 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
2 Georgia Arsen Kasabiev 2008 Olympic Games 399 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
3 Cuba Yoandry Hernández 2008 Olympic Games 393 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
4 Iran Asghar Ebrahimi 2008 Olympic Games 392 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
5 Russia Roman Konstantinov 2008 Olympic Games 387 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
6 Russia Andrey Demanov 2008 European Championships 385 2008 European Championships 11 Apr 2008
7 Russia Mukhamat Sozaev 2008 European Championships 384 2008 European Championships 11 Apr 2008
8 Germany Jürgen Spieß 2008 Olympic Games 384 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
9 Spain José Juan Navarro 2008 Olympic Games 383 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
10 Ukraine Kostyantyn Piliyev 2008 European Championships 382 2008 European Championships 11 Apr 2008

Men's 105 kg rankings, 2008

# Lifter Total Competition
1 Belarus Andrei Aramnau 2008 Olympic Games 436 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
2 Russia Dmitry Klokov 2008 Olympic Games 423 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
3 Poland Marcin Dołęga 2008 Olympic Games 420 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
4 Bakhyt Akhmetov 2008 Olympic Games 415 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
5 Russia Dmitry Berestov 2008 European Championships 410 2008 European Championships 11 Apr 2008
6 Georgia Albert Kuzilov 2008 Olympic Games 409 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
7 Sergey Istomin 2008 Olympic Games 406 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
8 Lithuania Ramūnas Vyšniauskas 2008 European Championships 405 2008 European Championships 11 Apr 2008
9 Poland Robert Dołęga 2008 Olympic Games 405 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
10 Greece Nikos Kourtidis 2008 Olympic Games 397 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008

Men's +105 kg rankings, 2008

# Lifter Total Competition
1 Germany Matthias Steiner 2008 Olympic Games 461 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
2 Russia Evgeny Chigishev 2008 Olympic Games 460 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
3 Latvia Viktors Ščerbatihs 2008 Olympic Games 448 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
4 Ukraine Artem Udachyn 2008 Olympic Games 442 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
5 Bulgaria Velichko Cholakov 2008 European Championships 434 2008 European Championships 11 Apr 2008
6 Ukraine Ihor Shymechko 2008 Olympic Games 433 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
7 Iran Rashid Sharifi 2008 Asian Championships 426 2008 Asian Championships 26 Apr 2008
8 Evgeny Pisarev 2008 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 426 2008 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 12 Jun 2008
9 Iran Mohammad Salehi 2008 Asian Championships 420 2008 Asian Championships 26 Apr 2008
10 Poland Grzegorz Kleszcz 2008 Olympic Games 419 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008

Women's 48 kg rankings, 2008

# Lifter Total Competition
1 Turkey Sibel Özkan 2008 European Championships 196 2008 European Championships 11 Apr 2008
2 Turkey Nurcan Taylan 2008 European Championships 196 2008 European Championships 11 Apr 2008
3 South Korea Im Jyoung-Hwa 2008 Olympic Games 196 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
4 Chen Wei-ling 2008 Olympic Games 196 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
5 Thailand Pensiri Laosirikul 2008 Olympic Games 195 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
6 Italy Genny Pagliaro 2008 European Championships 194 2008 European Championships 11 Apr 2008
7 China Wang Mingjuan 2008 Asian Championships 188 2008 Asian Championships 26 Apr 2008
8 Japan Hiromi Miyake 2008 Olympic Games 185 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
9 Thailand Pramsiri Bunphithak 2008 FISU World University Championships 180 2008 FISU World University Championships 25 Nov 2008
10 France Mélanie Bardis 2008 European Championships 178 2008 European Championships 11 Apr 2008

Women's 53 kg rankings, 2008

# Lifter Total Competition
1 Thailand Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon 2008 Olympic Games 221 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
2 South Korea Yoon Jin-Hee 2008 Olympic Games 213 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
3 Lijuan Cen 2008 Asian Championships 208 2008 Asian Championships 26 Apr 2008
4 Thailand Suda Chaleephay 2008 Asian Championships 207 2008 Asian Championships 26 Apr 2008
5 Indonesia Raema Lisa Rumbewas 2008 Olympic Games 206 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
6 China Wang Mingjuan 2008 Olympic Test Event 205 2008 Olympic Test Event 22 Jan 2008
7 Svetlana Cheremshanova 2008 Asian Championships 205 2008 Asian Championships 26 Apr 2008
8 Dominican Republic Yuderqui Contreras 2008 Olympic Games 204 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
9 Nataliya Trotsenko 2008 European Championships 197 2008 European Championships 11 Apr 2008
10 China Yu Weili 2008 Asian Championships 195 2008 Asian Championships 26 Apr 2008

Women's 58 kg rankings, 2008

# Lifter Total Competition
1 China Chen Yanqing 2008 Olympic Games 244 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
2 China Li Xueying 2008 Asian Championships 227 2008 Asian Championships 26 Apr 2008
3 Thailand Wandee Kameaim 2008 Olympic Games 226 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
4 North Korea O Jong-ae 2008 Olympic Games 226 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
5 Ecuador Alexandra Escobar 2008 Olympic Games 223 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
6 Albania Romela Begaj 2008 Olympic Games 216 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
7 Poland Aleksandra Klejnowska 2008 Olympic Games 215 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
8 China Ho Hsiao-chun 2008 FISU World University Championships 213 2008 FISU World University Championships 25 Nov 2008
9 Thailand Pimsiri Sirikaew 2008 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 211 2008 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 12 Jun 2008
10 Margaret Uwah 2008 African Championships 210 2008 African Championships 10 May 2008

Women's 63 kg rankings, 2008

# Lifter Total Competition
1 North Korea Pak Hyon-suk 2008 Olympic Games 241 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
2 China Liu Haixia 2008 Asian Championships 240 2008 Asian Championships 26 Apr 2008
3 Armenia Mel Daluzyan 2008 European Championships 235 2008 European Championships 11 Apr 2008
4 Lu Ying-chi 2008 Olympic Games 231 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
5 Canada Christine Girard 2008 Olympic Games 228 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
6 Turkey Sibel Şimşek 2008 European Championships 226 2008 European Championships 11 Apr 2008
7 Vietnam Nguyen Thi Thiet 2008 Asian Championships 225 2008 Asian Championships 26 Apr 2008
8 South Korea Kim Soo-Kyung 2008 Olympic Games 225 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
9 China Guo Xiyan 2008 FISU World University Championships 225 2008 FISU World University Championships 25 Nov 2008
10 Norway Ruth Kasirye 2008 Olympic Games 224 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008

Women's 69 kg rankings, 2008

# Lifter Total Competition
1 China Liu Chunhong 2008 Asian Championships 262 2008 Asian Championships 26 Apr 2008
2 Russia Oxana Slivenko 2008 Olympic Games 255 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
3 Armenia Nazik Avdalyan 2008 European Championships 242 2008 European Championships 11 Apr 2008
4 Colombia Leydi Solís 2008 Olympic Games 240 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
5 Russia Tatiana Matveeva 2008 European Championships 239 2008 European Championships 11 Apr 2008
6 Egypt Abeer Abdelrahman 2008 Olympic Games 238 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
7 Angela Medina 2008 Olympic Games 230 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
8 Belarus Hanna Batsiushka 2008 Olympic Games 225 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
9 India Monika Devi 2008 Asian Championships 222 2008 Asian Championships 26 Apr 2008
10 China Kao Ya-chun 2008 Asian Championships 222 2008 Asian Championships 26 Apr 2008

Women's 75 kg rankings, 2008

# Lifter Total Competition
1 China Cao Lei 2008 Asian Championships 276 2008 Asian Championships 26 Apr 2008
2 Kazakhstan Alla Vazhenina 2008 Asian Championships 266 2008 Asian Championships 26 Apr 2008
3 Russia Natalya Zabolotnaya 2008 European Championships 264 2008 European Championships 11 Apr 2008
4 Spain Lydia Valentín 2008 Olympic Games 250 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
5 Wu Jian 2008 FISU World University Championships 246 2008 FISU World University Championships 25 Nov 2008
6 Mexico Damaris Aguirre 2008 Olympic Games 245 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
7 Colombia Ubaldina Valoyes 2008 Olympic Games 244 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
8 Canada Jeane Lassen 2008 Olympic Games 240 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
9 Belarus Yuliya Novakovich 2008 Olympic Games 237 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
10 Ukraine Nadiya Myronyuk 2008 Olympic Games 237 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008

Women's +75 kg rankings, 2008

# Lifter Total Competition
1 South Korea Jang Mi-ran 2008 Olympic Games 326 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
2 Ukraine Olha Korobka 2008 European Championships 277 2008 European Championships 11 Apr 2008
3 Huang Huang 2008 Olympic Test Event 269 2008 Olympic Test Event 22 Jan 2008
4 Samoa Ele Opeloge Oceania Senior Championships 2008 269 Oceania Senior Championships 2008 27 Mar 2008
5 Nigeria Mariam Usman 2008 African Championships 265 2008 African Championships 10 May 2008
6 United States Cheryl Haworth 2008 Olympic Games 259 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008
7 Ukraine Yuliya Dovhal 2008 European Championships 258 2008 European Championships 11 Apr 2008
8 Aikaterini Roditi 2008 Olympic Test Event 254 2008 Olympic Test Event 22 Jan 2008
9 Greece Vasiliki Kasapi 2008 Olympic Test Event 250 2008 Olympic Test Event 22 Jan 2008
10 Japan Mami Shimamoto 2008 Asian Championships 250 2008 Asian Championships 26 Apr 2008
Seasons

Weightlifting rankings for every season since 1998

Sources

  • Results data: OpenWeightlifting, up to 23 July 2026.

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