World records
Weightlifting Total World Records
The heaviest total in competition since 1998 is 492 kg for men, by Lasha Talakhadze of Georgia at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships, and 348 kg for women, by Tatiana Kashirina of Russia at the 2014 World Weightlifting Championships. Below are the current total world records in every class of the IWF list in force since 1 August 2026, then the ten heaviest totals by men and by women since 1998.
- Heaviest men's total
- 492 kg
- Heaviest women's total
- 348 kg
- Records in today's classes
- 11
- Records checked
- 3 Nov 2026
Current total 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 | 307 kg | World standard, no record yet |
| 65 kg | 331 kg |
 Pak Myong-jin 28 Oct 2026, 2026 World Championships, Ningbo
|
| 70 kg | 355 kg |
Pak Pyol 30 Oct 2026, 2026 World Championships, Ningbo
|
| 75 kg | 366 kg |
 Rahmat Erwin Abdullah 26 Sep 2026, 2026 Asian Games, Nagoya
|
| 85 kg | 390 kg |
 Abdelrahman Younes 2 Nov 2026, 2026 World Championships, Ningbo
|
| 95 kg | 398 kg |
 Ali Alipour 28 Sep 2026, 2026 Asian Games, Nagoya
|
| 110 kg | 428 kg |
 Akbar Djuraev 10 Oct 2025, 2025 World Championships, Førde
|
| +110 kg | 477 kg | World standard, no record yet |
Women
| Class | Record | Holder |
|---|---|---|
| 49 kg | 215 kg |
Ri Sŏng-gŭm 23 Sep 2026, 2026 Asian Games, Nagoya
|
| 53 kg | 223 kg | World standard, no record yet |
| 57 kg | 238 kg |
Oh Kwang Ok 25 Sep 2026, 2026 Asian Games, Nagoya
|
| 61 kg | 254 kg |
 Pei Xinyi 1 Nov 2026, 2026 World Championships, Ningbo
|
| 69 kg | 275 kg |
Song Kuk-hyang 3 Nov 2026, 2026 World Championships, Ningbo
|
| 77 kg | 278 kg |
 Olivia Reeves 8 Oct 2025, 2025 World Championships, Førde
|
| 86 kg | 289 kg | World standard, no record yet |
| +86 kg | 325 kg | World standard, no record yet |
The heaviest totals since 1998
Each lifter's heaviest total 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 | 492 |
 Lasha Talakhadze
+109 kg, 2021 World Weightlifting Championships
|
| 2 | 472.5 |
Hossein Rezazadeh
+105 kg, 2000 Olympic Games
|
| 3 | 467.5 |
 Ronny Weller
+105 kg, 2000 Olympic Games
|
| 4 | 467 |
 Varazdat Lalayan
+102 kg, 2024 Olympic Games
|
| 5 | 466 |
Ali Davoudi
+110 kg, 2026 Asian Games
|
| 6 | 465 |
Behdad Salimi
+105 kg, 2014 Asian Games
|
| 7 | 465 |
 Ali Ammar
+110 kg, 2026 Asian Games
|
| 8 | 464 |
 Ruslan Albegov
+105 kg, 2013 World Weightlifting Championships
|
| 9 | 464 |
Gor Minasyan
+109 kg, 2021 European Championships
|
| 10 | 462.5 |
Andrei Chemerkin
+105 kg, 2000 Olympic Games
|
Women
| # | Kg | Lifter |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 348 |
Tatiana Kashirina
+75 kg, 2014 World Weightlifting Championships
|
| 2 | 335 |
Li Wenwen
+87 kg, 2020 Asian Championships (held 2021)
|
| 3 | 334 |
Zhou Lulu
+75 kg, 2014 Asian Games
|
| 4 | 327 |
Meng Suping
+87 kg, 2018 World Weightlifting Championships
|
| 5 | 326 |
 Jang Mi-ran
+75 kg, 2008 Olympic Games
|
| 6 | 324 |
Li Yan
+87 kg, 2024 World Weightlifting Championships
|
| 7 | 321 | Zhou Xiaoman +87 kg, 2019 EGAT's Cup International Weightlifting Championships |
| 8 | 319 |
Mu Shuangshuang
+75 kg, 2007 World Weightlifting Championships
|
| 9 | 306 |
Kim Kuk-hyang
+75 kg, 2016 Olympic Games
|
| 10 | 305 |
Tang Gonghong
+75 kg, 2004 Olympic Games
|
How total 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.