Updated 3 November 2026
Weightlifting World Records
The current senior world record for snatch, clean and jerk and total in every weight class on the IWF list in force since 1 August 2026. Where a class has no record yet, the table shows its world standard: the figure a lifter has to beat to set the first one. Classes marked LA 2028 are on the programme for the next Olympic Games; the records themselves can be set at any competition the IWF approves.
- World records
- 34
- World standards
- 14
- Classes in force since
- Aug 2026
Men's weightlifting world records
Swipe the table sideways to see every lift.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 kg | 141 kgWorld standard | 174 kg Pang Un-chol11 May 2026, 2026 Asian Championships, Gandhinagar |
307 kgWorld standard |
| 65 kgLA 2028 | 152 kg He Yueji24 Sep 2026, 2026 Asian Games, Nagoya |
187 kg Pak Myong-jin28 Oct 2026, 2026 World Championships, Ningbo |
331 kg Pak Myong-jin28 Oct 2026, 2026 World Championships, Ningbo |
| 70 kg | 157 kg Pak Pyol30 Oct 2026, 2026 World Championships, Ningbo |
198 kg Ri Won-ju26 Sep 2026, 2026 Asian Games, Nagoya |
355 kg Pak Pyol30 Oct 2026, 2026 World Championships, Ningbo |
| 75 kgLA 2028 | 162 kg Ri Chong-song26 Sep 2026, 2026 Asian Games, Nagoya |
206 kg Rahmat Erwin Abdullah26 Sep 2026, 2026 Asian Games, Nagoya |
366 kg Rahmat Erwin Abdullah26 Sep 2026, 2026 Asian Games, Nagoya |
| 85 kgLA 2028 | 178 kg Yeison López2 Nov 2026, 2026 World Championships, Ningbo |
215 kg Ro Kwang-ryol2 Nov 2026, 2026 World Championships, Ningbo |
390 kg Abdelrahman Younes2 Nov 2026, 2026 World Championships, Ningbo |
| 95 kgLA 2028 | 181 kgWorld standard | 220 kgWorld standard | 398 kg Ali Alipour28 Sep 2026, 2026 Asian Games, Nagoya |
| 110 kgLA 2028 | 197 kg Akbar Djuraev29 Sep 2026, 2026 Asian Games, Nagoya |
237 kgWorld standard | 428 kg Akbar Djuraev10 Oct 2025, 2025 World Championships, Førde |
| +110 kgLA 2028 | 219 kg Ali Ammar29 Sep 2026, 2026 Asian Games, Nagoya |
261 kg Alireza Yousefi17 May 2026, 2026 Asian Championships, Gandhinagar |
477 kgWorld standard |
Women's weightlifting world records
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| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 kg | 94 kg Ri Sŏng-gŭm23 Sep 2026, 2026 Asian Games, Nagoya |
121 kg Ri Sŏng-gŭm23 Sep 2026, 2026 Asian Games, Nagoya |
215 kg Ri Sŏng-gŭm23 Sep 2026, 2026 Asian Games, Nagoya |
| 53 kgLA 2028 | 99 kgWorld standard | 126 kgWorld standard | 223 kgWorld standard |
| 57 kg | 104 kg Oh Kwang Ok25 Sep 2026, 2026 Asian Games, Nagoya |
134 kg Oh Kwang Ok25 Sep 2026, 2026 Asian Games, Nagoya |
238 kg Oh Kwang Ok25 Sep 2026, 2026 Asian Games, Nagoya |
| 61 kgLA 2028 | 112 kg Yang Liuyue25 Sep 2026, 2026 Asian Games, Nagoya |
142 kg Pei Xinyi1 Nov 2026, 2026 World Championships, Ningbo |
254 kg Pei Xinyi1 Nov 2026, 2026 World Championships, Ningbo |
| 69 kgLA 2028 | 122 kg Song Kuk-hyang3 Nov 2026, 2026 World Championships, Ningbo |
153 kg Song Kuk-hyang3 Nov 2026, 2026 World Championships, Ningbo |
275 kg Song Kuk-hyang3 Nov 2026, 2026 World Championships, Ningbo |
| 77 kgLA 2028 | 123 kg Olivia Reeves8 Oct 2025, 2025 World Championships, Førde |
155 kg Olivia Reeves8 Oct 2025, 2025 World Championships, Førde |
278 kg Olivia Reeves8 Oct 2025, 2025 World Championships, Førde |
| 86 kgLA 2028 | 129 kgWorld standard | 162 kgWorld standard | 289 kgWorld standard |
| +86 kgLA 2028 | 145 kg Li Yan17 May 2026, 2026 Asian Championships, Gandhinagar |
181 kgWorld standard | 325 kgWorld standard |
This site has only some results from the 2026 World Weightlifting Championships, so a record set there can be missing from its holder's profile.
How weightlifting world records work
Each class has three records: snatch, clean and jerk, and total. A new record must beat the old one by at least 1 kg and be set at a competition the IWF has approved for records, with doping control.
When the IWF changes its class list, records only carry over to classes whose limits stay the same. The August 2026 list kept the record holders in the unchanged classes and gave each new class a set of world standards. See every weight class and what changed.
To compare your own total with a record across bodyweights, use the Sinclair calculator.