World record progression women's weightlifting

Main article: List of world records in Olympic weightlifting

This is the list of world records progression in women's weightlifting. Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts.

The International Weightlifting Federation restructured its weight classes in 2018, nullifying earlier records.

45 kg

Snatch

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 85 1 November 2018 — —
North Korea Won Hyon-sim 86 3 February 2024 Asian Championships Tashkent [1]
87 31 March 2024 World Cup Phuket [2]

Clean & Jerk

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 108 1 November 2018 — —
North Korea Won Hyon-sim 109 31 March 2024 World Cup Phuket [2]

Total

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 191 1 November 2018 — —
North Korea Won Hyon-sim 192 3 February 2024 Asian Championships Tashkent [3]
193 31 March 2024 World Cup Phuket [2]
196

49 kg

Snatch

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 90 1 November 2018 — —
China Jiang Huihua 92 3 November 2018 World Championships Ashgabat
Thailand Sopita Tanasan [a] 93 3 November 2018 World Championships Ashgabat
China Hou Zhihui [b] 93 3 November 2018 World Championships Ashgabat
China Hou Zhihui 94 23 February 2019 World Cup Fuzhou
95 6 July 2019 Olympics Test Event Tokyo
96 17 April 2021 Asian Championships Tashkent
97 1 April 2024 World Cup Phuket [2]

Clean & Jerk

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 115 1 November 2018 — —
Thailand Chayuttra Pramongkhol [a] 120 3 November 2018 World Championships Ashgabat
China Hou Zhihui [b] 116 23 February 2019 World Cup Fuzhou
117 19 September 2019 World Championships Pattaya
China Jiang Huihua [c] 118
India Saikhom Mirabai Chanu 119 17 April 2021 Asian Championships Tashkent
China Jiang Huihua 120 5 September 2023 World Championships Riyadh [4]
North Korea Ri Song-gum 122 30 September 2023 Asian Games Hangzhou [5]
124
125 4 February 2024 Asian Championships Tashkent [6]

Total

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 203 1 November 2018 — —
China Hou Zhihui 205 3 November 2018 World Championships Ashgabat
China Jiang Huihua 206
China Hou Zhihui 208
Thailand Chayuttra Pramongkhol [a] 209 3 November 2018 World Championships Ashgabat
China Hou Zhihui 210 23 February 2019 World Cup Fuzhou
211 19 September 2019 World Championships Pattaya
China Jiang Huihua 212
China Hou Zhihui 213 17 April 2021 Asian Championships Tashkent
China Jiang Huihua 215 5 September 2023 World Championships Riyadh [4]
North Korea Ri Song-gum 216 30 September 2023 Asian Games Hangzhou [5]
217 4 February 2024 Asian Championships Tashkent [7]
220
221 1 April 2024 World Cup Phuket [2]

55 kg

Snatch

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 99 1 November 2018 — —
China Li Yajun 100 3 November 2018 World Championships Ashgabat
Thailand Sukanya Srisurat [a] 101 3 November 2018 World Championships Ashgabat
China Zhang Wanqiong [b] 101 3 November 2018 World Championships Ashgabat
China Li Yajun 102 3 November 2018 World Championships Ashgabat
Thailand Sukanya Srisurat [a] 103 3 November 2018 World Championships Ashgabat
105
North Korea Kang Hyon-gyong 103 30 September 2023 Asian Games Hangzhou [8]
104 4 February 2024 Asian Championships Tashkent [9]

Clean & Jerk

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 124 1 November 2018 — —
Thailand Sukanya Srisurat [a] 125 3 November 2018 World Championships Ashgabat
127
China Liao Qiuyun [b] 125 24 February 2019 World Cup Fuzhou
China Liao Qiuyun 128 22 April 2019 Asian Championships Ningbo
129 20 September 2019 World Championships Pattaya
North Korea Kang Hyon-gyong 130 30 September 2023 Asian Games Hangzhou [8]
131 2 April 2024 World Cup Phuket [2]

Total

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 221 1 November 2018 — —
China Li Yajun 223 3 November 2018 World Championships Ashgabat
Thailand Sukanya Srisurat [a] 227 3 November 2018 World Championships Ashgabat
China Li Yajun [b] 225 3 November 2018 World Championships Ashgabat
Thailand Sukanya Srisurat [a] 230 3 November 2018 World Championships Ashgabat
232
China Liao Qiuyun [c] 227 20 September 2019 World Championships Pattaya
North Korea Kang Hyon-gyong 228 30 September 2023 Asian Games Hangzhou [8]
233
234 2 April 2024 World Cup Phuket [2]

59 kg

Snatch

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 104 1 November 2018 — —
Chinese Taipei Kuo Hsing-chun 105 4 November 2018 World Championships Ashgabat
106 23 April 2019 Asian Championships Ningbo
North Korea Choe Hyo-sim 107 21 September 2019 World Championships Pattaya
Chinese Taipei Kuo Hsing-chun 110 19 April 2021 Asian Championships Tashkent
North Korea Kim Il-gyong 111 2 October 2023 Asian Games Hangzhou [10]

Clean & Jerk

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 131 1 November 2018 — —
Chinese Taipei Kuo Hsing-chun 132 4 November 2018 World Championships Ashgabat
China Chen Guiming 133
136 24 February 2019 World Cup Fuzhou
Chinese Taipei Kuo Hsing-chun 137 23 April 2019 Asian Championships Ningbo
North Korea Choe Hyo-sim 138 21 September 2019 World Championships Pattaya
Chinese Taipei Kuo Hsing-chun 140

Total

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 232 1 November 2018 — —
Chinese Taipei Kuo Hsing-chun 233 4 November 2018 World Championships Ashgabat
237
240 23 April 2019 Asian Championships Ningbo
243
North Korea Choe Hyo-sim 245 21 September 2019 World Championships Pattaya
Chinese Taipei Kuo Hsing-chun 246
247 19 April 2021 Asian Championships Tashkent
China Luo Shifang 248 3 April 2024 World Cup Phuket [2]

64 kg

Snatch

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 110 1 November 2018 — —
China Deng Wei 112 5 November 2018 World Championships Ashgabat
113 25 February 2019 World Cup Fuzhou
North Korea Kim Hyo-sim 114 24 April 2019 Asian Championships Ningbo
China Deng Wei 115
116 22 September 2019 World Championships Pattaya
117 11 December 2019 World Cup Tianjin

Clean & Jerk

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 138 1 November 2018 — —
China Deng Wei 140 5 November 2018 World Championships Ashgabat
141 25 February 2019 World Cup Fuzhou
142 24 April 2019 Asian Championships Ningbo
143 22 September 2019 World Championships Pattaya
145
North Korea Ri Suk 146 10 December 2023 IWF Grand Prix Doha [11]

Total

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 245 1 November 2018 — —
China Deng Wei 247 5 November 2018 World Championships Ashgabat
250
252
254 25 February 2019 World Cup Fuzhou
257 24 April 2019 Asian Championships Ningbo
259 22 September 2019 World Championships Pattaya
261

71 kg

Snatch

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 117 1 November 2018 — —
Romania Loredana Toma 119 12 December 2022 World Championships Bogotá [12]
China Liao Guifang 120 9 May 2023 Asian Championships Jinju [13]
Ecuador Angie Palacios 121 14 June 2023 IWF Grand Prix Havana [14]

Clean & Jerk

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 147 1 November 2018 — —
China Zhang Wangli 148 6 November 2018 World Championships Ashgabat
152
China Liao Guifang 153 13 September 2023 World Championships Riyadh [4]
North Korea Song Kuk-hyang 154 7 February 2024 Asian Championships Tashkent [15]

Total

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 261 1 November 2018 — —
China Zhang Wangli 263 6 November 2018 World Championships Ashgabat
267
China Liao Guifang 268 9 May 2023 Asian Championships Jinju [13]
269 13 September 2023 World Championships Riyadh [4]
273

76 kg

Snatch

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 122 1 November 2018 — —
North Korea Rim Jong-sim 123 26 April 2019 Asian Championships Ningbo
124 24 September 2019 World Championships Pattaya

Clean & Jerk

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 153 1 November 2018 — —
China Zhang Wangli 156 26 February 2019 World Cup Fuzhou

Total

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 272 1 November 2018 — —
China Zhang Wangli 274 26 February 2019 World Cup Fuzhou
North Korea Rim Jong-sim 275 26 April 2019 Asian Championships Ningbo
278

81 kg

Snatch

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 127 1 November 2018 — —

Clean & Jerk

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 158 1 November 2018 — —
China Liang Xiaomei 159 15 September 2023 World Championships Riyadh [4]
161 12 December 2023 IWF Grand Prix Doha [11]

Total

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 283 1 November 2018 — —
China Liang Xiaomei 284 12 December 2023 IWF Grand Prix Doha [11]

87 kg

Snatch

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 132 1 November 2018 — —

Clean & Jerk

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 164 1 November 2018 — —

Total

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 294 1 November 2018 — —

+87 kg

Snatch

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 143 1 November 2018 — —
Russia Tatiana Kashirina 145 10 November 2018 World Championships Ashgabat
146 13 April 2019 European Championships Batumi
China Li Wenwen 147 28 April 2019 Asian Championships Ningbo
148 25 April 2021 Asian Championships Tashkent

Clean & Jerk

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 177 1 November 2018 — —
Russia Tatiana Kashirina 178 10 November 2018 World Championships Ashgabat
182
China Meng Suping 184
Russia Tatiana Kashirina 185
China Li Wenwen 186 27 September 2019 World Championships Pattaya
187 25 April 2021 Asian Championships Tashkent

Total

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 320 1 November 2018 — —
Russia Tatiana Kashirina 323 10 November 2018 World Championships Ashgabat
327
330
331 13 April 2019 European Championships Batumi
China Li Wenwen 332 27 September 2019 World Championships Pattaya
335 25 April 2021 Asian Championships Tashkent

Notes

  • a Rescinded for anti-doping violations.
  • b Not a world record at the time of the competition, became a world record in February 2020 when IWF disqualified some results of Thai weightlifters from the 2018 World Championships. By that time, however, it had been surpassed.
  • c Not a world record at the time of the competition, became a world record in February 2020 when IWF disqualified some results of Thai weightlifters from the 2018 World Championships.

See also

References

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