World records
Snatch World Records
The heaviest snatch in competition since 1998 is 225 kg for men, by Lasha Talakhadze of Georgia at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships, and 155 kg for women, by Tatiana Kashirina of Russia at the 2014 World Weightlifting Championships. Below are the current snatch world records in every class of the IWF list in force since 1 August 2026, then the ten heaviest snatches by men and by women since 1998.
- Heaviest men's snatch
- 225 kg
- Heaviest women's snatch
- 155 kg
- Records in today's classes
- 12
- Records checked
- 3 Nov 2026
Current snatch world records
The record in each class of today's list. A class with no record yet shows its world standard, the figure a lifter has to beat to set the first one.
Men
| Class | Record | Holder |
|---|---|---|
| 60 kg | 141 kg | World standard, no record yet |
| 65 kg | 152 kg |
 He Yueji 24 Sep 2026, 2026 Asian Games, Nagoya
|
| 70 kg | 157 kg |
 Pak Pyol 30 Oct 2026, 2026 World Championships, Ningbo
|
| 75 kg | 162 kg |
Ri Chong-song 26 Sep 2026, 2026 Asian Games, Nagoya
|
| 85 kg | 178 kg |
 Yeison López 2 Nov 2026, 2026 World Championships, Ningbo
|
| 95 kg | 181 kg | World standard, no record yet |
| 110 kg | 197 kg |
 Akbar Djuraev 29 Sep 2026, 2026 Asian Games, Nagoya
|
| +110 kg | 219 kg |
 Ali Ammar 29 Sep 2026, 2026 Asian Games, Nagoya
|
Women
| Class | Record | Holder |
|---|---|---|
| 49 kg | 94 kg |
Ri Sŏng-gŭm 23 Sep 2026, 2026 Asian Games, Nagoya
|
| 53 kg | 99 kg | World standard, no record yet |
| 57 kg | 104 kg |
Oh Kwang Ok 25 Sep 2026, 2026 Asian Games, Nagoya
|
| 61 kg | 112 kg |
Yang Liuyue 25 Sep 2026, 2026 Asian Games, Nagoya
|
| 69 kg | 122 kg |
Song Kuk-hyang 3 Nov 2026, 2026 World Championships, Ningbo
|
| 77 kg | 123 kg |
 Olivia Reeves 8 Oct 2025, 2025 World Championships, Førde
|
| 86 kg | 129 kg | World standard, no record yet |
| +86 kg | 145 kg |
Li Yan 17 May 2026, 2026 Asian Championships, Gandhinagar
|
What the heaviest snatches look like on the bar
The discs on the bar for the heaviest snatch by a man and by a woman, drawn to scale and loaded heaviest first, in the competition colours: 25 kg red, 20 kg blue, 15 kg yellow, 10 kg green and 5 kg white, then the smaller change discs. A 2.5 kg collar holds each end.
The heaviest snatches since 1998
Each lifter's heaviest snatch in competition since 1998, when the IWF reset its records with new classes, heaviest first. Classes changed again in 2018, 2025 and 2026, so a lift here can sit above today's record for its class. A lift newer than the results on this site appears only when it is a current world record.
Men
| # | Kg | Lifter |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 225 |
 Lasha Talakhadze
+109 kg, 2021 World Weightlifting Championships
|
| 2 | 219 |
Ali Ammar
+110 kg, 2026 Asian Games
|
| 3 | 217 |
 Gor Minasyan
+109 kg, 2023 Asian Championships
|
| 4 | 216 |
 Behdad Salimi
+105 kg, 2016 Olympic Games
|
| 5 | 215 |
Varazdat Lalayan
+109 kg, 2022 World Weightlifting Championships
|
| 6 | 212.5 |
Hossein Rezazadeh
+105 kg, 2000 Olympic Games
|
| 7 | 211 |
 Evgeny Chigishev
+105 kg, 2005 World Weightlifting Championships
|
| 8 | 210 |
 Ronny Weller
+105 kg, 2000 Olympic Games
|
| 9 | 210 |
 Jaber Saeed Salem
+105 kg, 2001 World Weightlifting Championships
|
| 10 | 210 |
Ruslan Albegov
+105 kg, 2014 World Weightlifting Championships
|
Women
| # | Kg | Lifter |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 155 |
Tatiana Kashirina
+75 kg, 2014 World Weightlifting Championships
|
| 2 | 149 |
Li Yan
+87 kg, 2024 World Weightlifting Championships
|
| 3 | 148 |
Li Wenwen
+87 kg, 2020 Asian Championships (held 2021)
|
| 4 | 146 |
Zhou Lulu
+75 kg, 2011 World Weightlifting Championships
|
| 5 | 145 |
Meng Suping
+75 kg, 2015 World Weightlifting Championships
|
| 6 | 141 |
 Mariya Grabovetskaya
+75 kg, 2014 Asian Games
|
| 7 | 141 | Zhou Xiaoman +87 kg, 2019 EGAT's Cup International Weightlifting Championships |
| 8 | 140 |
 Jang Mi-ran
+75 kg, 2008 Olympic Games
|
| 9 | 139 |
Mu Shuangshuang
+75 kg, 2007 World Weightlifting Championships
|
| 10 | 137.5 |
Ding Meiyuan
+75 kg, 2003 World Weightlifting Championships
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How snatch records work
A new world 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, only classes whose limits stay the same keep their records; new classes start from world standards.