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This is the list of Olympic records in weightlifting.Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts.. The weight classes for men on the Olympic program were adjusted for the 2000 Games, so Olympic records only exist based on the results during and after that. [1]
Key to tables: Awaiting ratification Not ratified or later rescinded by IWF. When the previous records and weight classes were discarded, the IWF defined "world standards" as the minimum lifts needed to qualify as world records in the new weight classes.
This is a list of world records progression in men's weightlifting from 1998 to 2018. These records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts.
Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref 55 kg Snatch 110 kg Brey Kobashigawa: 9 December 2018 Milwaukee, United States : Clean & Jerk 134 kg Gabe Chhum: 28 June 2022
The number of classes and weight limits for each class have changed several times, as shown in the following table. 1920–1936 1948 1952–1968 ... 8: 4: 4: 1: 1: 6
A men's Olympic barbell weighs 20 kg (44 lbs) with a shaft diameter of 28 mm and a length of 2200 mm, whereas a women's Olympic barbell weighs 15 kg (33 lbs) and has a shaft diameter of 25 mm with a length of 2010 mm. [20] [21] The distance between the sleeves, however, is the same for the men's and the women's bars at 1310 mm.
Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref. World Standard 184 1 November 2018 — — Chen Lijun: 185 21 April 2019 Asian Championships: Ningbo: 187 20 September 2019
See Weight for detail of mass/weight distinction and conversion. Avoirdupois is a system of mass based on a pound of 16 ounces, while Troy weight is the system of mass where 12 troy ounces equals one troy pound. The symbol g 0 is used to denote standard gravity in order to avoid confusion with the (upright) g symbol for gram.