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This is a list of world records in Olympic weightlifting. 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 (IWF) restructured its weight classes in 1993, 1998 and 2018, nullifying earlier records.
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] Women's weightlifting made its Olympic debut at the 2000 Games in Sydney, [2] with seven weight classes that have not changed since.
2.1 Men. 2.1.1 One hand lift. ... This is the complete list of Olympic medalists in weightlifting. Current program. Men ... 64–70 kg (1996) 62–69 kg (2000–2016)
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.
[30] Total 390 kg Wes Barnett: 28 November 1999 World Championships: Athens, Greece [31] +105 kg Snatch 197.5 kg Shane Hamman: 26 November 2002 World Championships: Warsaw, Poland Clean & Jerk 237.5 kg Shane Hamman: 25 August 2004 Olympic Games: Athens, Greece Total 430 kg Shane Hamman: 25 August 2004 Olympic Games: Athens, Greece
During one of his early world records, Oscar State OBE remarked that the weight of over 460 pounds (209 kg) in the Olympic press looked so easy it could have been a broomstick. [4] This was the beginning of a series of 80 world records Alekseyev set between 1970 and 1977.
Guys in their 20s and 30s weigh 196.9 pounds on average, men in their 40s and 50s are 200.9 pounds on average, and men over 60 measure in at 194.7 pounds on average.
This is the list of world records progression in men'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 1993, 1998 and 2018, nullifying earlier records. In the 102kg category no ...