Weightlifting record by category, can you beat any?
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Weightlifting is a sport that has brought us a lot of joy in recent times, mainly from Lydia Valentn, but not exclusively from her. Atenery Hernndez from Tenerife returned from the last European with 3 bronzes or Alejandro Gonzalez, who from Madrid won his category in Olympic total and in two times. With work and dedication they have achieved their weightlifting record, if they have been able to, you can too!
From Fitenium we want to honor this noble sport, gathering all the world and Spanish weightlifting records in this article. Whether you are looking for a men’s weightlifting record or a women’s weightlifting record, this is your place. Sit back and enjoy the best lifts ever.
Weightlifting record broken by category.
The snatch or snatch is one of the two movements of Olympic weightlifting along with the two times, being considered the most difficult of both. This movement consists of lifting a bar loaded with plates from the ground to the full extension of the arms above the head without any interruption.
Here you can see any weightlifting record, particularly snatch or snatch, according to each male or female category.
Men’s weightlifting record: snatch
56kg – Wu Jingbiao (China) lifts 139kg at the World Weightlifting Championships in Houston (USA) 2015.
62kg – Kim Un Guk (North Korea) lifts 154kg at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games (South Korea)
69kg – Liao Hui (China) lifts 166kg at the World Weightlifting Championships in Almaty (Kazakhstan) 2014
77kg – Lyu Xiaojun (China) lifted 177kg at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Olympic Games
85kg – Andrei Rybakou (Belarus) lifted 187kg at the World Weightlifting Championships in Chiang Mai (Thailand) 2007
94kg – Sohrab Moradi (Iran) lifted 189kg at the 2018 Jakarta (Indonesia) Asian Games.
105kg – Andrei Aramnau (Belarus) lifted 200kg at the 2008 Beijing (China) Olympic Games
+105kg – Lasha Talakhaze (Georgia) lifted 220kg at the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships in Anaheim (USA)
WEIGHTLIFTING WOMEN: SNART
48kg – Yang Lian (China) lifted 98kg at the World Weightlifting Championships in Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) 2006
53kg – Li Ping (China) lifted 103kg at the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games (China)
58kg – Boyanka Minkova Kostova (Azerbaijan) lifted 112kg at the World Weightlifting Championships in Houston (USA) 2015
63kg – Svetlana Tsarukaeva (Russia) lifted 117kg at the World Weightlifting Championships in Paris (France) 2011
69kg – Oxana Slivenko (Russia) lifted 123kg at the World Weightlifting Championships in Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) 2006
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75kg – Natalya Zabolotnaya (Russia) lifted 135kg at the Presidents Cup in Belgorod (Russia) 2011
90kg – Victoria Shaimardanova (Ukraine) lifted 130kg at the 2004 Athens (Greece) Olympic Games
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Record weightlifting two times by category.
The two times or clean and jerk is the second of the lifts to be performed in weightlifting. This movement is divided into two phases, the clean one in which the bar is raised from the ground until it is placed on the shoulders, making a squat to be below it. Once we have the bar loaded on our shoulders, we will proceed to do the second part of the movement, called the jerk. In this part of the movement we get under the bar either in the form of a squat (Squat jerk) or advancing and flexing one leg in the form of a stride (Split jerk). Normally it is more complicated to execute the squat and most athletes opt for the split jerk but there are some recent weightlifting records executed with the squat.
Below you can see the world weightlifting record in the two-stroke category, both male and female.
Men’s weightlifting record: two times
56 kg – On Yun Chol (North Korea) lifted 171kg at the World Weightlifting Championships in Houston (USA) 2015
62kg – Chen Lijun (China) lifted 183kg at the World Weightlifting Championships in Houston (USA) 2015
69kg – Liao Hui (China) Lifted 198kg at the World Weightlifting Championships in Wroclaw (Poland) 2013
77kg – Nijat Rahimov (Kazakhstan) lifted 214kg at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Olympic Games
85kg – Kiaonush Rostami (Iran) lifted 220kg at Tehran Fajr Cup (Iran) 2016
94kg – Sohrab Moradi (Iran) lifted 233kg at the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships in Anaheim (USA)
105kg – Illya Illyin (Kazakhstan) lifted 246kg at the 2015 Grozny President’s Cup (Russia)
+105kg – Hossein Reza Zadeh (Iran) lifted 263kg at the 2004 Athens Olympics (Greece)
Women’s weightlifting record: two times
48kg – Nurcan Taylan (Turkey) lifted 121kg at the 2010 Weightlifting World Championships in Antalya (Turkey)
53kg – Zulfiya Chinshanlo (Kazakhstan) lifted 134kg at the 2014 World Weightlifting Championships in Almaty (Kazakhstan)
58kg – Kuo Shing-Chun (Taiwan) lifted 142kg at the 2017 Taipei (Taiwan) Asian Weightlifting Championships
63kg – Deng Wei (China) lifted 147kg at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Olympics
69kg – Zarema Kasaeva (Russia) lifted 157kg at the World Weightlifting Championships in Doha (Qatar) 2005
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75kg – Kin Un Ju (North Korea) lifted 164kg at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games (South Korea)
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90kg – Hripsime Khurshudyan (Armenia) lifted 160kg at the Antalya (Turkey) Weightlifting World Championships 2010
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+90kg – Tatiana Kashirina (Russia) lifted 193kg at the World Weightlifting Championships in Almaty (Kazakhstan) 2014
We can see that some weightlifting records are quite recent, so we understand that they have been broken over time, while others are more than 10 years old and it does not seem that they are going to break them yet. It is also curious how some records have been established in the Olympics and World Cups while others have even been in regional competitions.
Spanish records
We want to take the opportunity to also name some of the most impressive records in Spain in this sport.
Andrs Mata (Andalusia) lifts 157kg in the snatch and 185kg in two times in the 77kg category at the European Championships in Bucharest (Romania) 2018
Lidia Valentn lifts 147kg in two times in the 75kg category at the European Weightlifting Championships in Tel Aviv (Israel) 2014
We may never become elite athletes, but the weightlifting record that matters is our personal record, since the important thing is to compete against ourselves and progress on our path of performance and health.
Fitenium wants to be part of that progress and help you grow as an athlete and motivate you to be your best version.
