World record progression women's weightlifting explained

See 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

width=20%	Athlete	width=8%	Record (kg)	width=12%	Date	width=18%	Meet	width=11%	Place	width=3%	Ref
World Standard	85	1 November 2018	—	—
Won Hyon-sim	86	3 February 2024	Asian Championships	Tashkent	^[1]
	87	31 March 2024	World Cup	Phuket	^[2]

Clean & Jerk

width=20%	Athlete	width=8%	Record (kg)	width=12%	Date	width=18%	Meet	width=11%	Place	width=3%	Ref
World Standard	108	1 November 2018	—	—
Won Hyon-sim	109	31 March 2024	World Cup	Phuket

Total

width=20%	Athlete	width=8%	Record (kg)	width=12%	Date	width=18%	Meet	width=11%	Place	width=3%	Ref
World Standard	191	1 November 2018	—	—
Won Hyon-sim	192	3 February 2024	Asian Championships	Tashkent	^[3]
	193	31 March 2024	World Cup	Phuket
	196

49 kg

Snatch

width=20%	Athlete	width=8%	Record (kg)	width=12%	Date	width=18%	Meet	width=11%	Place	width=3%	Ref
World Standard	90	1 November 2018	—	—
	92	3 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat
Sopita Tanasan	93	3 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat
	93	3 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat
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

Clean & Jerk

width=20%	Athlete	width=8%	Record (kg)	width=12%	Date	width=18%	Meet	width=11%	Place	width=3%	Ref
World Standard	115	1 November 2018	—	—
Chayuttra Pramongkhol	120	3 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat
	116	23 February 2019	World Cup	Fuzhou
	117	19 September 2019	World Championships	Pattaya
	118
Saikhom Mirabai Chanu	119	17 April 2021	Asian Championships	Tashkent
Jiang Huihua	120	5 September 2023	World Championships	Riyadh	^[4]
Ri Song-gum	122	30 September 2023	Asian Games	Hangzhou	^[5]
	124
	125	4 February 2024	Asian Championships	Tashkent	^[6]

Total

width=20%	Athlete	width=8%	Record (kg)	width=12%	Date	width=18%	Meet	width=11%	Place	width=3%	Ref
World Standard	203	1 November 2018	—	—
	205	3 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat
	206
	208
Chayuttra Pramongkhol	209	3 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat
Hou Zhihui	210	23 February 2019	World Cup	Fuzhou
	211	19 September 2019	World Championships	Pattaya
	212
Hou Zhihui	213	17 April 2021	Asian Championships	Tashkent
Jiang Huihua	215	5 September 2023	World Championships	Riyadh
Ri Song-gum	216	30 September 2023	Asian Games	Hangzhou
	217	4 February 2024	Asian Championships	Tashkent	^[7]
	220
	221	1 April 2024	World Cup	Phuket

55 kg

Snatch

width=20%	Athlete	width=8%	Record (kg)	width=12%	Date	width=18%	Meet	width=11%	Place	width=3%	Ref
World Standard	99	1 November 2018	—	—
	100	3 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat
Sukanya Srisurat	101	3 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat
	101	3 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat
Li Yajun	102	3 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat
Sukanya Srisurat	103	3 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat
	105
Kang Hyon-gyong	103	30 September 2023	Asian Games	Hangzhou	^[8]
	104	4 February 2024	Asian Championships	Tashkent	^[9]

Clean & Jerk

width=20%	Athlete	width=8%	Record (kg)	width=12%	Date	width=18%	Meet	width=11%	Place	width=3%	Ref
World Standard	124	1 November 2018	—	—
Sukanya Srisurat	125	3 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat
	127
	125	24 February 2019	World Cup	Fuzhou
Liao Qiuyun	128	22 April 2019	Asian Championships	Ningbo
	129	20 September 2019	World Championships	Pattaya
Kang Hyon-gyong	130	30 September 2023	Asian Games	Hangzhou
	131	2 April 2024	World Cup	Phuket

Total

width=20%	Athlete	width=8%	Record (kg)	width=12%	Date	width=18%	Meet	width=11%	Place	width=3%	Ref
World Standard	221	1 November 2018	—	—
	223	3 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat
Sukanya Srisurat	227	3 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat
	225	3 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat
Sukanya Srisurat	230	3 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat
	232
	227	20 September 2019	World Championships	Pattaya
Kang Hyon-gyong	228	30 September 2023	Asian Games	Hangzhou
	233
	234	2 April 2024	World Cup	Phuket

59 kg

Snatch

width=20%	Athlete	width=8%	Record (kg)	width=12%	Date	width=18%	Meet	width=11%	Place	width=3%	Ref
World Standard	104	1 November 2018	—	—
	105	4 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat
	106	23 April 2019	Asian Championships	Ningbo
	107	21 September 2019	World Championships	Pattaya
Kuo Hsing-chun	110	19 April 2021	Asian Championships	Tashkent
Kim Il-gyong	111	2 October 2023	Asian Games	Hangzhou	^[10]

Clean & Jerk

width=20%	Athlete	width=8%	Record (kg)	width=12%	Date	width=18%	Meet	width=11%	Place	width=3%	Ref
World Standard	131	1 November 2018	—	—
Kuo Hsing-chun	132	4 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat
Chen Guiming	133
	136	24 February 2019	World Cup	Fuzhou
	137	23 April 2019	Asian Championships	Ningbo
	138	21 September 2019	World Championships	Pattaya
Kuo Hsing-chun	140

Total

width=20%	Athlete	width=8%	Record (kg)	width=12%	Date	width=18%	Meet	width=11%	Place	width=3%	Ref
World Standard	232	1 November 2018	—	—
	233	4 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat
	237
	240	23 April 2019	Asian Championships	Ningbo
	243
	245	21 September 2019	World Championships	Pattaya
Kuo Hsing-chun	246
	247	19 April 2021	Asian Championships	Tashkent
Luo Shifang	248	3 April 2024	World Cup	Phuket

64 kg

Snatch

width=20%	Athlete	width=8%	Record (kg)	width=12%	Date	width=18%	Meet	width=11%	Place	width=3%	Ref
World Standard	110	1 November 2018	—	—
	112	5 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat
	113	25 February 2019	World Cup	Fuzhou
	114	24 April 2019	Asian Championships	Ningbo
Deng Wei	115
	116	22 September 2019	World Championships	Pattaya
	117	11 December 2019	World Cup	Tianjin

Clean & Jerk

width=20%	Athlete	width=8%	Record (kg)	width=12%	Date	width=18%	Meet	width=11%	Place	width=3%	Ref
World Standard	138	1 November 2018	—	—
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
Ri Suk	146	10 December 2023	IWF Grand Prix	Doha	^[11]

Total

width=20%	Athlete	width=8%	Record (kg)	width=12%	Date	width=18%	Meet	width=11%	Place	width=3%	Ref
World Standard	245	1 November 2018	—	—
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

width=20%	Athlete	width=8%	Record (kg)	width=12%	Date	width=18%	Meet	width=11%	Place	width=3%	Ref
World Standard	117	1 November 2018	—	—
Loredana Toma	119	12 December 2022	World Championships	Bogotá	^[12]
Liao Guifang	120	9 May 2023	Asian Championships	Jinju	^[13]
Angie Palacios	121	14 June 2023	IWF Grand Prix	Havana	^[14]

Clean & Jerk

width=20%	Athlete	width=8%	Record (kg)	width=12%	Date	width=18%	Meet	width=11%	Place	width=3%	Ref
World Standard	147	1 November 2018	—	—
Zhang Wangli	148	6 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat
	152
Liao Guifang	153	13 September 2023	World Championships	Riyadh
Song Kuk-hyang	154	7 February 2024	Asian Championships	Tashkent	^[15]

Total

width=20%	Athlete	width=8%	Record (kg)	width=12%	Date	width=18%	Meet	width=11%	Place	width=3%	Ref
World Standard	261	1 November 2018	—	—
Zhang Wangli	263	6 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat
	267
Liao Guifang	268	9 May 2023	Asian Championships	Jinju
	269	13 September 2023	World Championships	Riyadh
	273

76 kg

Snatch

width=20%	Athlete	width=8%	Record (kg)	width=12%	Date	width=18%	Meet	width=11%	Place	width=3%	Ref
World Standard	122	1 November 2018	—	—
Rim Jong-sim	123	26 April 2019	Asian Championships	Ningbo
	124	24 September 2019	World Championships	Pattaya

Clean & Jerk

width=20%	Athlete	width=8%	Record (kg)	width=12%	Date	width=18%	Meet	width=11%	Place	width=3%	Ref
World Standard	153	1 November 2018	—	—
Zhang Wangli	156	26 February 2019	World Cup	Fuzhou

Total

width=20%	Athlete	width=8%	Record (kg)	width=12%	Date	width=18%	Meet	width=11%	Place	width=3%	Ref
World Standard	272	1 November 2018	—	—
Zhang Wangli	274	26 February 2019	World Cup	Fuzhou
Rim Jong-sim	275	26 April 2019	Asian Championships	Ningbo
	278

81 kg

Snatch

width=20%	Athlete	width=8%	Record (kg)	width=12%	Date	width=18%	Meet	width=11%	Place	width=3%	Ref
World Standard	127	1 November 2018	—	—

Clean & Jerk

width=20%	Athlete	width=8%	Record (kg)	width=12%	Date	width=18%	Meet	width=11%	Place	width=3%	Ref
World Standard	158	1 November 2018	—	—
Liang Xiaomei	159	15 September 2023	World Championships	Riyadh
	161	12 December 2023	IWF Grand Prix	Doha

Total

width=20%	Athlete	width=8%	Record (kg)	width=12%	Date	width=18%	Meet	width=11%	Place	width=3%	Ref
World Standard	283	1 November 2018	—	—
Liang Xiaomei	284	12 December 2023	IWF Grand Prix	Doha

87 kg

Snatch

width=20%	Athlete	width=8%	Record (kg)	width=12%	Date	width=18%	Meet	width=11%	Place	width=3%	Ref
World Standard	132	1 November 2018	—	—

Clean & Jerk

width=20%	Athlete	width=8%	Record (kg)	width=12%	Date	width=18%	Meet	width=11%	Place	width=3%	Ref
World Standard	164	1 November 2018	—	—

Total

width=20%	Athlete	width=8%	Record (kg)	width=12%	Date	width=18%	Meet	width=11%	Place	width=3%	Ref
World Standard	294	1 November 2018	—	—

+87 kg

Snatch

width=20%	Athlete	width=8%	Record (kg)	width=12%	Date	width=18%	Meet	width=11%	Place	width=3%	Ref
World Standard	143	1 November 2018	—	—
Tatiana Kashirina	145	10 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat
	146	13 April 2019	European Championships	Batumi
Li Wenwen	147	28 April 2019	Asian Championships	Ningbo
	148	25 April 2021	Asian Championships	Tashkent

Clean & Jerk

width=20%	Athlete	width=8%	Record (kg)	width=12%	Date	width=18%	Meet	width=11%	Place	width=3%	Ref
World Standard	177	1 November 2018	—	—
Tatiana Kashirina	178	10 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat
	182
Meng Suping	184
Tatiana Kashirina	185
Li Wenwen	186	27 September 2019	World Championships	Pattaya
	187	25 April 2021	Asian Championships	Tashkent

Total

width=20%	Athlete	width=8%	Record (kg)	width=12%	Date	width=18%	Meet	width=11%	Place	width=3%	Ref
World Standard	320	1 November 2018	—	—
Tatiana Kashirina	323	10 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat
	327
	330
	331	13 April 2019	European Championships	Batumi
Li Wenwen	332	27 September 2019	World Championships	Pattaya
	335	25 April 2021	Asian Championships	Tashkent

Notes

• Rescinded for anti-doping violations.
• 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.
• 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

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

References

• Web site: 2018 World Standards. IWF. 2 Nov 2018.

External links

• IWF official website
• World Record progressions

Notes and References

1. Web site: The first winners of the Asian Championship are known!. Weightlifting Federation of the Republic of Uzbekistan. 6 February 2024.
2. Web site: 2024 IWF World Cup Phuket Results. IWF. 1 April 2024.
3. Web site: The first winners of the Asian Championship are known!. Weightlifting Federation of the Republic of Uzbekistan. 6 February 2024.
4. Web site: 2023 IWF World Championships. 5 September 2023. IWF.
5. Web site: Weightlifting - Group A Results . 30 September 2023. 2022 Asian Games Organizing Committee .
6. Web site: Asian Championship. Among women, the winners in the -49 kg weight category were announced. Uzbekistan Weightlifting Federation. 4 February 2024. 6 February 2024.
7. Web site: Asian Championship. Among women, the winners in the -49 kg weight category were announced. Uzbekistan Weightlifting Federation. 4 February 2024. 6 February 2024.
8. Web site: Weightlifting – Women's 55 kg – Results. 30 September 2023. 30 September 2023. 2022 Asian Games Organizing Committee.
9. Web site: Asian Championship. Among women, the winners in the -55 kg weight category were announced. Weightlifting Federation of the Republic of Uzbekistan. 6 February 2024.
10. Web site: Weightlifting – Women's 59 kg – Results. 2 October 2023. 2 October 2023. 2022 Asian Games Organizing Committee.
11. Web site: 2023 IWF Grand Prix II Results. IWF. 10 December 2023.
12. Web site: 2022 IWF World Championships Results. IWF. 15 December 2022.
13. Web site: 2023 Asian Championships. 9 May 2023 . IWF.
14. Web site: IWF Grand Prix I. IWF. 16 June 2023.
15. Web site: Asian Championship. Among women, the winners in the -71 kg weight category were announced. UZWF. 7 February 2024.