World record progression women's weightlifting (1998–2018)

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This is a list of world records progression in women's weightlifting from 1998 and 2018. These 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.

48 kg[]

Snatch[]

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 82.5 1 January 1998
China Li Zhuo 83.0 16 September 1998 Asian Junior Championships Chongqing
China Liu Xiuhua 83.5 7 December 1998 Asian Games Bangkok
China Li Zhuo 84.0 29 August 1999 Asian Championships Wuhan
Bulgaria Donka Mincheva 85.0 25 April 2000 European Championships Sofia
China Liu Xiuhua 85.5 9 June 2000 World University Championships Montreal
87.5
China Wang Mingjuan 88.0 30 May 2002 World Junior Championships Havířov
90.0
90.5 19 November 2002 World Championships Warsaw
92.5
China Li Zhuo 93.0 11 July 2003 World University Championships Pavia
93.5 10 September 2003 Asian Championships Qinhuangdao
Turkey Nurcan Taylan 95.0 14 August 2004 Olympic Games Athens
97.5
China Yang Lian 98 1 October 2006 World Championships Santo Domingo

Clean & Jerk[]

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 107.5 1 January 1998
China 108.0 24 April 1998 World University Championships Ramat Gan
112.5
China Li Zhuo 113.0 29 August 1999 Asian Championships Wuhan
Bulgaria Donka Mincheva 113.5 21 November 1999 World Championships Athens
China Li Zhuo 115.0 28 June 2002 World University Championships İzmir
China Wang Mingjuan 115.5 19 November 2002 World Championships Warsaw
China Li Zhuo 116.0 11 July 2003 World University Championships Pavia
116.5 10 September 2003 Asian Championships Qinhuangdao
China Yang Lian 117 30 October 2005 East Asian Games Macau
China Wang Mingjuan 118 9 November 2005 World Championships Doha
China Yang Lian 119 1 October 2006 World Championships Santo Domingo
China Chen Xiexia 120 21 April 2007 Asian Championships Tai'an
Turkey Nurcan Taylan [b] 121 17 September 2010 World Championships Antalya

Total[]

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 190.0 1 January 1998
China 192.5 24 April 1998 World University Championships Ramat Gan
China Li Zhuo 195.0 29 August 1999 Asian Championships Wuhan
China Liu Xiuhua 197.5 9 June 2000 World University Championships Montreal
China Wang Mingjuan 200.0 30 May 2002 World Junior Championships Havířov
202.5 19 November 2002 World Championships Warsaw
205.0
207.5
Turkey Nurcan Taylan 210.0 14 August 2004 Olympic Games Athens
China Wang Mingjuan 211 9 November 2005 World Championships Doha
213
China Yang Lian 214 1 October 2006 World Championships Santo Domingo
217

53 kg[]

Snatch[]

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 90.0 1 January 1998
China 90.5 19 May 1998 World Junior Championships Sofia
92.5
China 95.0 17 September 1998 Asian Junior Championships Chongqing
China 95.5 1 May 1999 World University Championships Chiba
97.5
Chinese Taipei Li Feng-ying 98.0 18 September 2000 Olympic Games Sydney
China Yang Xia 100.0
North Korea Ri Song-hui 102.5 1 October 2002 Asian Games Busan
China Li Ping 103 14 November 2010 Asian Games Guangzhou

Clean & Jerk[]

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 112.5 1 January 1998
China 113.0 19 May 1998 World Junior Championships Sofia
China Wang Xiufen 115.0 10 November 1998 World Championships Lahti
117.5
China Yang Xia 118.0 8 December 1998 Asian Games Bangkok
120.0
China 120.5 1 May 1999 World University Championships Chiba
Chinese Taipei Li Feng-ying 121.0 30 August 1999 Asian Championships Wuhan
121.5 21 November 1999 World Championships Athens
China Yang Xia 122.5 18 September 2000 Olympic Games Sydney
125.0
North Korea Ri Song-hui 125.5 20 November 2002 World Championships Warsaw
China 127.5
China Qiu Hongxia 128 2 October 2006 World Championships Santo Domingo
China Li Ping 129 22 April 2007 Asian Championships Tai'an
Kazakhstan Zulfiya Chinshanlo 130 6 November 2011 World Championships Paris
Kazakhstan Zulfiya Chinshanlo [b] 131 29 July 2012 Olympic Games London
Kazakhstan Zulfiya Chinshanlo 132 21 September 2014 Asian Games Incheon
133 10 November 2014 World Championships Almaty
134

Total[]

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 202.5 1 January 1998
China 205.0 19 May 1998 World Junior Championships Sofia
China 207.5 17 September 1998 Asian Junior Championships Chongqing
China Wang Xiufen 210.0 10 November 1998 World Championships Lahti
China Yang Xia 212.5 8 December 1998 Asian Games Bangkok
China 215.0 1 May 1999 World University Championships Chiba
217.5
China Yang Xia 222.5 18 September 2000 Olympic Games Sydney
225.0
China Qiu Hongxia 226 2 October 2006 World Championships Santo Domingo
China Li Ping 230 14 November 2010 Asian Games Guangzhou
Chinese Taipei Hsu Shu-ching 233 21 September 2014 Asian Games Incheon

58 kg[]

Snatch[]

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 95.0 1 January 1998
China Chen Yanqing 95.5 24 April 1998 World University Championships Ramat Gan
97.5
98.0 9 December 1998 Asian Games Bangkok
China 98.5 1 May 1999 World University Championships Chiba
China Chen Yanqing 100.0 4 July 1999 World Junior Championships Savannah
102.5
105.0 22 November 1999 World Championships Athens
China 105.5 28 June 2002 World University Championships İzmir
China 106.0 5 October 2002 BorsodChem Grand Prix Kazincbarcika
China 107.5 10 August 2003 Asian Junior Championships Bali
110.0
China Chen Yanqing 111 3 December 2006 Asian Games Doha
Azerbaijan Boyanka Kostova 112 23 November 2015 World Championships Houston

Clean & Jerk[]

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 120.0 1 January 1998
China Chen Yanqing 120.5 24 April 1998 World University Championships Ramat Gan
122.5
China 123.0 20 May 1998 World Junior Championships Sofia
China Chen Yanqing 123.5 9 December 1998 Asian Games Bangkok
North Korea Ri Song-hui 125.0
China 125.5 1 May 1999 World University Championships Chiba
China Chen Yanqing 130.0 4 July 1999 World Junior Championships Savannah
North Korea Ri Song-hui 131.0 22 November 1999 World Championships Athens
131.5 3 May 2000 Asian Championships Osaka
China 132.5 25 April 2002 Asian Junior Championships Khon Kaen
China 133.0 28 June 2002 World University Championships İzmir
Thailand Wandee Kameaim 135 10 November 2005 World Championships Doha
China Gu Wei 136
139
China Chen Yanqing 140 3 December 2006 Asian Games Doha
China Qiu Hongmei 141 23 April 2007 Asian Championships Tai'an
Chinese Taipei Kuo Hsing-chun 142 21 August 2017 Universiade Taipei

Total[]

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 215.0 1 January 1998
China Chen Yanqing 217.5 24 April 1998 World University Championships Ramat Gan
220.0
China 222.5 1 May 1999 World University Championships Chiba
China Chen Yanqing 227.5 4 July 1999 World Junior Championships Savannah
232.5
235.0 22 November 1999 World Championships Athens
China 237.5 28 June 2002 World University Championships İzmir
China 240.0 10 August 2003 Asian Junior Championships Bali
China Gu Wei 241 10 November 2005 World Championships Doha
China Chen Yanqing 242 3 December 2006 Asian Games Doha
248
251
Azerbaijan Boyanka Kostova 252 23 November 2015 World Championships Houston

63 kg[]

Snatch[]

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 100.0 1 January 1998
China 100.5 24 April 1998 World University Championships Ramat Gan
102.5
China 103.0 18 September 1998 Asian Junior Championships Chongqing
China 105.0 10 December 1998 Asian Games Bangkok
107.5
108.0 2 May 1999 World University Championships Chiba
110.0
China Chen Xiaomin 112.5 19 September 2000 Olympic Games Sydney
China Ouyang Xiaofang 113.0 10 August 2003 Asian Junior Championships Bali
Belarus Hanna Batsiushka 113.5 18 November 2003 World Championships Vancouver
115.0 18 August 2004 Olympic Games Athens
Thailand Pawina Thongsuk 116 12 November 2005 World Championships Doha
Russia Svetlana Tsarukaeva 117 8 November 2011 World Championships Paris

Clean & Jerk[]

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 127.5 1 January 1998
China 128.0 24 April 1998 World University Championships Ramat Gan
China 128.5 21 May 1998 World Junior Championships Sofia
China 129.0 2 May 1999 World University Championships Chiba
Chinese Taipei Chen Jui-lien 130.0 23 November 1999 World Championships Athens
China 132.5
Ukraine Nataliya Skakun 133.0 3 July 2001 World Junior Championships Thessaloniki
135.0 25 April 2002 European Championships Antalya
China 135.5 3 October 2002 Asian Games Busan
Greece Anastasia Tsakiri 136.0 21 November 2002 World Championships Warsaw
China 137.5 12 September 2003 Asian Championships Qinhuangdao
Ukraine Nataliya Skakun 138.0 18 November 2003 World Championships Vancouver
Russia Svetlana Shimkova 139 12 November 2005 World Championships Doha
Thailand Pawina Thongsuk 140
Russia Svetlana Shimkova 141 3 May 2006 European Championships Władysławowo
Thailand Pawina Thongsuk 142 4 December 2006 Asian Games Doha
Kazakhstan Maiya Maneza 143 20 September 2010 World Championships Antalya
China Deng Wei 144 23 September 2014 Asian Games Incheon
Chinese Taipei Lin Tzu-chi 145
China Deng Wei 146 25 November 2015 World Championships Houston
147 9 August 2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro

Total[]

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 227.5 1 January 1998
China 230.0 24 April 1998 World University Championships Ramat Gan
China 232.5 10 December 1998 Asian Games Bangkok
235.0 2 May 1999 World University Championships Chiba
237.5
Chinese Taipei Chen Jui-lien 240.0 23 November 1999 World Championships Athens
China Chen Xiaomin 242.5 19 September 2000 Olympic Games Sydney
China 245.0 12 September 2003 Asian Championships Qinhuangdao
247.5
Thailand Pawina Thongsuk 251 12 November 2005 World Championships Doha
256
China Liu Haixia 257 23 September 2007 World Championships Chiang Mai
Chinese Taipei Lin Tzu-chi 259 23 September 2014 Asian Games Incheon
261
China Deng Wei 262 9 August 2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro

69 kg[]

Snatch[]

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 105.0 1 January 1998
China 105.5 24 April 1998 World University Championships Ramat Gan
110.0
110.5 13 November 1998 World Championships Lahti
China 111.0 11 December 1998 Asian Games Bangkok
China 111.5 6 July 2000 World Junior Championships Prague
Hungary Erzsébet Márkus 112.5 19 September 2000 Olympic Games Sydney
Russia Valentina Popova 113.5 1 September 2001 Goodwill Games Brisbane
115.0 8 November 2001 World Championships Antalya
China Liu Chunhong 115.5 6 October 2002 Asian Games Busan
Thailand Pawina Thongsuk 116.0 12 July 2003 World University Championships Pavia
China Liu Chunhong 117.5 12 September 2003 Asian Championships Qinhuangdao
118.0 19 November 2003 World Championships Vancouver
120.0
122.5 19 August 2004 Olympic Games Athens
Russia Oxana Slivenko 123 4 October 2006 World Championships Santo Domingo
China Liu Chunhong [b] 125 13 August 2008 Olympic Games Beijing
128

Clean & Jerk[]

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 132.5 1 January 1998
China 133.0 24 April 1998 World University Championships Ramat Gan
China 133.5 22 May 1998 World Junior Championships Sofia
China 135.0 11 December 1998 Asian Games Bangkok
Bulgaria Milena Trendafilova 135.5 16 April 1999 European Championships A Coruña
China 136.0 2 May 1999 World University Championships Chiba
China Lin Weining 137.5 6 July 1999 World Junior Championships Savannah
138.5 29 August 1999 Asian Championships Wuhan
142.5
China 143.0 24 November 1999 World Championships Athens
Russia Valentina Popova 143.5 1 September 2001 Goodwill Games Brisbane
China Liu Chunhong 144.0 3 June 2002 World Junior Championships Havířov
147.5
148.0 6 October 2002 Asian Games Busan
148.5 12 September 2003 Asian Championships Qinhuangdao
150.0 19 November 2003 World Championships Vancouver
150.5 9 April 2004 Asian Championships Almaty
152.5
153.0 19 August 2004 Olympic Games Athens
China Liu Haixia 154 13 November 2005 World Championships Doha
Russia Zarema Kasaeva 157
China Liu Chunhong [b] 158 13 August 2008 Olympic Games Beijing

Total[]

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 237.5 1 January 1998
China 240.0 24 April 1998 World University Championships Ramat Gan
242.5
China 245.0 11 December 1998 Asian Games Bangkok
China Lin Weining 247.5 29 August 1999 Asian Championships Wuhan
252.5
Russia Valentina Popova 255.0 1 September 2001 Goodwill Games Brisbane
257.5 8 November 2001 World Championships Antalya
China Liu Chunhong 260.0 6 October 2002 Asian Games Busan
262.5
265.0 12 September 2003 Asian Championships Qinhuangdao
267.5 19 November 2003 World Championships Vancouver
270.0
275.0 19 August 2004 Olympic Games Athens
Russia Oxana Slivenko 276 24 September 2007 World Championships Chiang Mai
China Liu Chunhong [b] 277 13 August 2008 Olympic Games Beijing
286

75 kg[]

Snatch[]

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 110.0 1 January 1998
China 111.0 20 September 1998 Asian Junior Championships Chongqing
China 111.5
China 112.5 12 December 1998 Asian Games Bangkok
115.0
China 115.5 6 July 1999 World Junior Championships Savannah
China 116.0 3 September 1999 Asian Championships Wuhan
Kazakhstan Tatyana Khromova 118.0 7 October 2002 Asian Games Busan
China Sun Ruiping 118.5
China [b] 120.0 20 November 2003 World Championships Vancouver
Kazakhstan Tatyana Khromova 120.0 10 April 2004 Asian Championships Almaty
Russia Valentina Popova 120.5 20 August 2004 Olympic Games Athens
Thailand Pawina Thongsuk 122.5
Russia Natalya Zabolotnaya 125.0
China Liu Chunhong 126 13 November 2005 World Championships Doha
Russia Natalya Zabolotnaya 127
130
131 25 September 2007 World Championships Chiang Mai
Kazakhstan Svetlana Podobedova 132 28 November 2009 World Championships Goyang
Russia Natalya Zabolotnaya 133 23 September 2010 World Championships Antalya
Kazakhstan Svetlana Podobedova 134
Russia Natalya Zabolotnaya 135 17 December 2011 President's Cup Belgorod

Clean & Jerk[]

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 140.0 1 January 1998
China 140.5 3 May 1999 World University Championships Chiba
141.0 3 September 1999 Asian Championships Wuhan
China 142.5 6 May 2000 Asian Championships Osaka
Hungary Gyöngyi Likerecz 143.0 4 June 2002 World Junior Championships Havířov
China Sun Ruiping 145.0 7 October 2002 Asian Games Busan
152.5
China [b] 153.0 20 November 2003 World Championships Vancouver
Russia Svetlana Podobedova 155 13 November 2005 World Championships Doha
China Liu Chunhong 159
Kazakhstan Svetlana Podobedova 160 28 November 2009 World Championships Goyang
161 23 September 2010 World Championships Antalya
Russia Nadezhda Evstyukhina 162 16 April 2011 European Championships Kazan
163 10 November 2011 World Championships Paris
North Korea Kim Un-ju 164 25 September 2014 Asian Games Incheon

Total[]

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 250.0 1 January 1998
China 255.0 3 September 1999 Asian Championships Wuhan
China 257.5 6 May 2000 Asian Championships Osaka
China Sun Ruiping 262.5 7 October 2002 Asian Games Busan
270.0
China [b] 272.5 20 November 2003 World Championships Vancouver
Russia Natalya Zabolotnaya 272.5 20 August 2004 Olympic Games Athens
China Liu Chunhong 273 23 May 2005 World Junior Championships Busan
Russia Natalya Zabolotnaya 278 13 November 2005 World Championships Doha
Russia Svetlana Podobedova 279
China Liu Chunhong 281
Russia Natalya Zabolotnaya 285
Russia Svetlana Podobedova 286 2 June 2006 World Junior Championships Hangzhou
Kazakhstan Svetlana Podobedova 287 28 November 2009 World Championships Goyang
292
Russia Natalya Zabolotnaya 293 23 September 2010 World Championships Antalya
Kazakhstan Svetlana Podobedova 295
Russia Natalya Zabolotnaya 296 17 December 2011 President's Cup Belgorod

90 kg[]

Snatch[]

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
Ukraine Viktoriya Shaimardanova [a] 130 21 August 2004 Olympic Games Athens

Clean & Jerk[]

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
Armenia Hripsime Khurshudyan [a] 160 25 September 2010 World Championships Antalya

Total[]

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
Armenia Hripsime Khurshudyan [a] 290 25 September 2010 World Championships Antalya

+90 kg[]

Snatch[]

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 117.5 1 January 1998
China Ding Meiyuan 118.0 8 May 1998 Szekszárd Cup Szekszárd
China 118.5 24 May 1998 World Junior Championships Sofia
China Ding Meiyuan 120.0 13 December 1998 Asian Games Bangkok
Poland Agata Wróbel 120.5 18 April 1999 European Championships A Coruña
China Ding Meiyuan 121.0 3 May 1999 World University Championships Chiba
Poland Agata Wróbel 121.5 8 July 1999 World Junior Championships Savannah
122.5
China 123.0 5 September 1999 Asian Junior Championships Wuhan
China 123.5 Asian Championships
Poland Agata Wróbel 125.0 26 September 1999 European Junior Championships Spała
127.5 27 November 1999 World Championships Athens
130.0 8 July 2000 World Junior Championships Prague
132.5 22 September 2000 Olympic Games Sydney
China Ding Meiyuan 135.0
135.5 21 November 2003 World Championships Vancouver
137.5
South Korea Jang Mi-ran 138 22 May 2006 Friendship Tournament Wonju
China Mu Shuangshuang 139 6 December 2006 Asian Games Doha
South Korea Jang Mi-ran 140 16 August 2008 Olympic Games Beijing
Russia Tatiana Kashirina 141 25 September 2010 World Championships Antalya
145
146 17 April 2011 European Championships Kazan
147 13 November 2011 World Championships Paris
148 18 December 2011 President's Cup Belgorod
149 5 August 2012 Olympic Games London
151
152 16 November 2014 World Championships Almaty
155

Clean & Jerk[]

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 155.0 1 January 1998
China Tang Gonghong 155.5 24 April 1998 World University Championships Ramat Gan
China Ding Meiyuan 156.0 3 May 1999 World University Championships Chiba
157.5 27 November 1999 World Championships Athens
Poland Agata Wróbel 158.0 28 April 2000 European Championships Sofia
160.0
China Ding Meiyuan 160.5 6 May 2000 Asian Championships Osaka
China 161.0 11 June 2000 World University Championships Montreal
Poland Agata Wróbel 162.5 22 September 2000 Olympic Games Sydney
China Ding Meiyuan 165.0
China Tang Gonghong 165.5 7 October 2002 Asian Games Busan
167.5
168.0 14 September 2003 Asian Championships Qinhuangdao
China 168.5 31 October 2003 Afro-Asian Games Hyderabad
China Tang Gonghong 170.0 11 April 2004 Asian Championships Almaty
175.0
182.5 21 August 2004 Olympic Games Athens
South Korea Jang Mi-ran 183 16 August 2008 Olympic Games Beijing
186
187 28 November 2009 World Championships Goyang
China Meng Suping 188 9 November 2012 World University Championships Eilat
Russia Tatiana Kashirina 190 26 October 2013 World Championships Wrocław
China Zhou Lulu 192 26 September 2014 Asian Games Incheon
Russia Tatiana Kashirina 193 16 November 2014 World Championships Almaty

Total[]

Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 260.0 1 January 1998
China Tang Gonghong 267.5 24 April 1998 World University Championships Ramat Gan
China Ding Meiyuan 270.0 13 December 1998 Asian Games Bangkok
272.5 3 May 1999 World University Championships Chiba
275.0
277.5 27 November 1999 World Championships Athens
Poland Agata Wróbel 280.0
China Ding Meiyuan 282.5
285.0
Poland Agata Wróbel 290.0 8 July 2000 World Junior Championships Prague
China Ding Meiyuan 292.5 22 September 2000 Olympic Games Sydney
Poland Agata Wróbel 295.0
China Ding Meiyuan 297.5
300.0
China Tang Gonghong 302.5 11 April 2004 Asian Championships Almaty
305.0 21 August 2004 Olympic Games Athens
South Korea Jang Mi-ran 318 22 May 2006 Friendship Tournament Wonju
China Mu Shuangshuang 319 26 September 2007 World Championships Chiang Mai
South Korea Jang Mi-ran 323 16 August 2008 Olympic Games Beijing
326
Russia Tatiana Kashirina 327 17 April 2011 European Championships Kazan
China Zhou Lulu 328 13 November 2011 World Championships Paris
Russia Tatiana Kashirina 332 5 August 2012 Olympic Games London
China Zhou Lulu 333
Russia Tatiana Kashirina 334 23 November 2013 President's Cup Moscow
340 16 November 2014 World Championships Almaty
348

Notes[]

  • a Not a world record at the time of the competition, became a world record when IWF introduced a new weight category on 1 January 2017.[1]
  • b Rescinded for anti-doping violations.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "8th Women bodyweight category". International Weightlifting Federation. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2017.

External links[]

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