World record progression men's weightlifting (1993–1997) explained

See main article: World record progression men's weightlifting. This is the list of world records progression in men's weightlifting from 1993 and 1997. 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, nullifying earlier records and again in 1998 and 2018.

54 kg

Snatch

width=20%Athletewidth=8%Record (kg)width=12%Datewidth=18%Meetwidth=11%Place
World standard122.511 November 1993
William Vargas123.023 November 1993Ponce
Sevdalin Minchev125.04 May 1993European ChampionshipsSokolov
Halil Mutlu127.518 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul
Halil Mutlu130.018 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul
Halil Mutlu130.53 May 1995European ChampionshipsWarszawa
Halil Mutlu132.520 July 1996Olympic GamesAtlanta

Clean & jerk

width=20%Athletewidth=8%Record (kg)width=12%Datewidth=18%Meetwidth=11%Place
World standard157.511 November 1993
Halil Mutlu158.018 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul
Halil Mutlu160.018 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul
Lan Shizhang160.56 December 1997World ChampionshipsChiang Mai

Total

width=20%Athletewidth=8%Record (kg)width=12%Datewidth=18%Meetwidth=11%Place
World standard275.011 November 1993
Ivan Ivanov277.512 November 1993World ChampionshipsMelbourne
Halil Mutlu282.518 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul
Halil Mutlu287.518 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul
Halil Mutlu290.018 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul

59 kg

Snatch

width=20%Athletewidth=8%Record (kg)width=12%Datewidth=18%Meetwidth=11%Place
World standard137.511 November 1993
Hafız Süleymanoğlu138.03 May 1995European ChampionshipsWarszawa
Sevdalin Minchev138.53 May 1995European ChampionshipsWarszawa
Hafız Süleymanoğlu138.03 May 1995European ChampionshipsWarszawa

Clean & jerk

width=20%Athletewidth=8%Record (kg)width=12%Datewidth=18%Meetwidth=11%Place
World standard160.011 November 1993
Nikolaj Pešalov167.513 November 1993World ChampionshipsMelbourne
Nikolaj Pešalov168.019 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul
Nikolaj Pešalov170.03 May 1995European ChampionshipsWarszawa

Total

width=20%Athletewidth=8%Record (kg)width=12%Datewidth=18%Meetwidth=11%Place
World standard297.511 November 1993
Nikolaj Pešalov305.013 November 1993World ChampionshipsMelbourne
Tang Lingsheng307.521 July 1996Olympic GamesAtlanta

64 kg

Snatch

width=20%Athletewidth=8%Record (kg)width=12%Datewidth=18%Meetwidth=11%Place
World standard145.011 November 1993
Naim Süleymanoğlu145.55 May 1994European ChampionshipsSokolov
Attila Czanka146.07 August 1994Szekszárd
Valerios Leonidis146.520 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul
Naim Süleymanoğlu147.520 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul
Valerios Leonidis148.019 November 1995World ChampionshipsGuangzhou
Wang Guohua148.55 April 1996Asian ChampionshipsYachiyo
Wang Guohua150.012 May 1997East Asian GamesBusan

Clean & jerk

width=20%Athletewidth=8%Record (kg)width=12%Datewidth=18%Meetwidth=11%Place
World standard175.011 November 1993
Naim Süleymanoğlu177.514 November 1993World ChampionshipsMelbourne
Naim Süleymanoğlu180.05 May 1994European ChampionshipsSokolov
Valerios Leonidis180.520 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul
Naim Süleymanoğlu181.020 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul
Naim Süleymanoğlu182.520 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul
Valerios Leonidis183.04 May 1995European ChampionshipsWarszawa
Naim Süleymanoğlu185.022 July 1996Olympic GamesAtlanta
Valerios Leonidis187.522 July 1996Olympic GamesAtlanta

Total

width=20%Athletewidth=8%Record (kg)width=12%Datewidth=18%Meetwidth=11%Place
World standard315.011 November 1993
Naim Süleymanoğlu322.514 November 1993World ChampionshipsMelbourne
Naim Süleymanoğlu325.05 May 1994European ChampionshipsSokolov
Naim Süleymanoğlu327.520 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul
Naim Süleymanoğlu330.020 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul
Naim Süleymanoğlu332.522 July 1996Olympic GamesAtlanta
Naim Süleymanoğlu335.022 July 1996Olympic GamesAtlanta

70 kg

Snatch

width=20%Athletewidth=8%Record (kg)width=12%Datewidth=18%Meetwidth=11%Place
World standard155.011 November 1993
Israel Militosyan157.55 May 1994European ChampionshipsSokolov
Fedail Güler160.021 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul
Zhan Xugang160.57 April 1996Asian ChampionshipsYachiyo
Kim Myong-nam161.07 April 1996Asian ChampionshipsYachiyo
Zhan Xugang162.523 July 1996Olympic GamesAtlanta
Wan Jianhui163.09 July 1997Asian ChampionshipsYangzhou

Clean & jerk

width=20%Athletewidth=8%Record (kg)width=12%Datewidth=18%Meetwidth=11%Place
World standard190.011 November 1993
Yoto Yotov192.55 May 1994European ChampionshipsSokolov
Fedail Güler193.04 May 1995European ChampionshipsWarszawa
Kim Myong-nam193.57 April 1996Asian ChampionshipsYachiyo
Zhan Xugang195.023 July 1996Olympic GamesAtlanta
Zhan Xugang195.59 December 1997World ChampionshipsChiang Mai

Total

width=20%Athletewidth=8%Record (kg)width=12%Datewidth=18%Meetwidth=11%Place
World standard342.511 November 1993
Yoto Yotov345.05 May 1994European ChampionshipsSokolov
Fedail Güler350.021 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul
Kim Myong-nam352.57 April 1996Asian ChampionshipsYachiyo
Zhan Xugang357.523 July 1996Olympic GamesAtlanta

76 kg

Snatch

width=20%Athletewidth=8%Record (kg)width=12%Datewidth=18%Meetwidth=11%Place
World standard167.511 November 1993
Ruslan Savchenko170.016 November 1993World ChampionshipsMelbourne

Clean & jerk

width=20%Athletewidth=8%Record (kg)width=12%Datewidth=18%Meetwidth=11%Place
World standard200.011 November 1993
Altymyrat Orazdurdyýew202.516 November 1993World ChampionshipsMelbourne
Pablo Lara205.025 November 1993Ponce
Pablo Lara205.514 March 1995Pan American GamesMar del Plata
Pablo Lara207.514 March 1995Pan American GamesMar del Plata
Pablo Lara208.020 April 1996Szekszárd CupSzekszárd

Total

width=20%Athletewidth=8%Record (kg)width=12%Datewidth=18%Meetwidth=11%Place
World standard362.511 November 1993
Ruslan Savchenko370.016 November 1993World ChampionshipsMelbourne
Pablo Lara372.520 April 1996Szekszárd CupSzekszárd

83 kg

Snatch

width=20%Athletewidth=8%Record (kg)width=12%Datewidth=18%Meetwidth=11%Place
World standard175.011 November 1993
Sergo Chakhoyan175.523 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul
Pyrros Dimas176.05 May 1995European ChampionshipsWarszawa
Pyrros Dimas177.55 May 1995European ChampionshipsWarszawa
Pyrros Dimas180.026 July 1996Olympic GamesAtlanta

Clean & jerk

width=20%Athletewidth=8%Record (kg)width=12%Datewidth=18%Meetwidth=11%Place
World standard207.511 November 1993
Marc Huster210.017 November 1993World ChampionshipsMelbourne
Sunay Bulut210.523 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul
Pyrros Dimas211.05 May 1995European ChampionshipsWarszawa
Pyrros Dimas212.522 November 1995World ChampionshipsGuangzhou
Pyrros Dimas213.026 July 1996Olympic GamesAtlanta
Marc Huster213.526 July 1996Olympic GamesAtlanta
Zhang Yong214.012 July 1997Asian ChampionshipsYangzhou

Total

width=20%Athletewidth=8%Record (kg)width=12%Datewidth=18%Meetwidth=11%Place
World standard380.011 November 1993
Marc Huster382.517 November 1993World ChampionshipsMelbourne
Pyrros Dimas385.05 May 1995European ChampionshipsWarszawa
Pyrros Dimas387.55 May 1995European ChampionshipsWarszawa
Pyrros Dimas392.526 July 1996Olympic GamesAtlanta

91 kg

Snatch

width=20%Athletewidth=8%Record (kg)width=12%Datewidth=18%Meetwidth=11%Place
World standard182.511 November 1993
Ivan Chakarov185.018 November 1993World ChampionshipsMelbourne
Kakhi Kakhiashvili185.517 September 1994World Cup GalaThessaloniki
Aleksey Petrov186.524 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul
Aleksey Petrov187.527 July 1996Olympic GamesAtlanta

Clean & jerk

width=20%Athletewidth=8%Record (kg)width=12%Datewidth=18%Meetwidth=11%Place
World standard222.511 November 1993
Aleksey Petrov227.57 May 1994European ChampionshipsSokolov
Aleksey Petrov228.024 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul
Akakios Kakiasvilis228.56 May 1995European ChampionshipsWarszawa

Total

width=20%Athletewidth=8%Record (kg)width=12%Datewidth=18%Meetwidth=11%Place
World standard402.511 November 1993
Ivan Chakarov407.518 November 1993World ChampionshipsMelbourne
Aleksey Petrov412.57 May 1994European ChampionshipsSokolov

99 kg

Snatch

width=20%Athletewidth=8%Record (kg)width=12%Datewidth=18%Meetwidth=11%Place
World standard187.511 November 1993
Nicu Vlad190.019 November 1993World ChampionshipsMelbourne
Sergey Syrtsov190.57 May 1994European ChampionshipsSokolov
Sergey Syrtsov192.525 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul

Clean & jerk

width=20%Athletewidth=8%Record (kg)width=12%Datewidth=18%Meetwidth=11%Place
World standard220.011 November 1993
Viktor Tregubov222.519 November 1993World ChampionshipsMelbourne
Sergey Syrtsov225.07 May 1994European ChampionshipsSokolov
Sergey Syrtsov225.525 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul
Akakios Kakiasvilis227.526 May 1995Aarhus
Anatoly Khrapaty228.08 April 1996Asian ChampionshipsYachiyo
Akakios Kakiasvilis235.028 July 1996Olympic GamesAtlanta

Total

width=20%Athletewidth=8%Record (kg)width=12%Datewidth=18%Meetwidth=11%Place
World standard407.511 November 1993
Sergey Syrtsov410.07 May 1994European ChampionshipsSokolov
Sergey Syrtsov415.07 May 1994European ChampionshipsSokolov
Sergey Syrtsov417.525 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul
Akakios Kakiasvilis420.028 July 1996Olympic GamesAtlanta

108 kg

Snatch

width=20%Athletewidth=8%Record (kg)width=12%Datewidth=18%Meetwidth=11%Place
World standard197.511 November 1993
Timur Taymazov198.026 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul
Timur Taymazov200.026 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul

Clean & jerk

width=20%Athletewidth=8%Record (kg)width=12%Datewidth=18%Meetwidth=11%Place
World standard235.011 November 1993
Timur Taymazov235.58 May 1994European ChampionshipsSokolov
Timur Taymazov236.029 July 1996Olympic GamesAtlanta

Total

width=20%Athletewidth=8%Record (kg)width=12%Datewidth=18%Meetwidth=11%Place
World standard427.511 November 1993
Timur Taymazov430.08 May 1994European ChampionshipsSokolov
Timur Taymazov435.026 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul

+108 kg

Snatch

width=20%Athletewidth=8%Record (kg)width=12%Datewidth=18%Meetwidth=11%Place
World standard197.511 November 1993
Ronny Weller200.021 November 1993World ChampionshipsMelbourne
Andrey Chemerkin200.58 May 1994European ChampionshipsSokolov
Aleksandr Kurlovich201.017 September 1994Thessaloniki
Aleksandr Kurlovich202.517 September 1994Thessaloniki
Aleksandr Kurlovich203.027 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul
Aleksandr Kurlovich205.027 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul

Clean & jerk

width=20%Athletewidth=8%Record (kg)width=12%Datewidth=18%Meetwidth=11%Place
World standard240.011 November 1993
Manfred Nerlinger247.521 November 1993World ChampionshipsMelbourne
Andrey Chemerkin250.08 May 1994European ChampionshipsSokolov
Aleksandr Kurlovich250.527 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul
Andrey Chemerkin252.527 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul
Aleksandr Kurlovich253.027 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul
Andrey Chemerkin253.57 May 1995European ChampionshipsWarszawa
Ronny Weller255.030 July 1996Olympic GamesAtlanta
Andrey Chemerkin260.030 July 1996Olympic GamesAtlanta
Andrey Chemerkin262.514 December 1997World ChampionshipsChiang Mai

Total

width=20%Athletewidth=8%Record (kg)width=12%Datewidth=18%Meetwidth=11%Place
World standard427.511 November 1993
Ronny Weller442.521 November 1993World ChampionshipsMelbourne
Andrey Chemerkin450.08 May 1994European ChampionshipsSokolov
Aleksandr Kurlovich455.027 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul
Aleksandr Kurlovich457.527 November 1994World ChampionshipsIstanbul
Andrey Chemerkin462.514 December 1997World ChampionshipsChiang Mai

See also

References

External links