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

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.

Main article: World record progression women's weightlifting

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 — —
Li Zhuo 83.0 16 September 1998 Asian Junior Championships Chongqing
Liu Xiuhua 83.5 7 December 1998 Asian Games Bangkok
Li Zhuo 84.0 29 August 1999 Asian Championships Wuhan
Donka Mincheva 85.0 25 April 2000 European Championships Sofia
Liu Xiuhua 85.5 9 June 2000 World University Championships Montreal
87.5
Wang Mingjuan 88.0 30 May 2002 World Junior Championships Havířov
90.0
90.5 19 November 2002 World Championships Warsaw
92.5
Li Zhuo 93.0 11 July 2003 World University Championships Pavia
93.5 10 September 2003 Asian Championships Qinhuangdao
Nurcan Taylan 95.0 14 August 2004 Olympic Games Athens
97.5
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 — —
Li Xuezhao 108.0 24 April 1998 World University Championships Ramat Gan
112.5
Li Zhuo 113.0 29 August 1999 Asian Championships Wuhan
Donka Mincheva 113.5 21 November 1999 World Championships Athens
Li Zhuo 115.0 28 June 2002 World University Championships İzmir
Wang Mingjuan 115.5 19 November 2002 World Championships Warsaw
Li Zhuo 116.0 11 July 2003 World University Championships Pavia
116.5 10 September 2003 Asian Championships Qinhuangdao
Yang Lian 117 30 October 2005 East Asian Games Macau
Wang Mingjuan 118 9 November 2005 World Championships Doha
Yang Lian 119 1 October 2006 World Championships Santo Domingo
Chen Xiexia 120 21 April 2007 Asian Championships Tai'an
Nurcan Taylan 121 17 September 2010 World Championships Antalya

Total
Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 190.0 1 January 1998 — —
Li Xuezhao 192.5 24 April 1998 World University Championships Ramat Gan
Li Zhuo 195.0 29 August 1999 Asian Championships Wuhan
Liu Xiuhua 197.5 9 June 2000 World University Championships Montreal
Wang Mingjuan 200.0 30 May 2002 World Junior Championships Havířov
202.5 19 November 2002 World Championships Warsaw
205.0
207.5
Nurcan Taylan 210.0 14 August 2004 Olympic Games Athens
Wang Mingjuan 211 9 November 2005 World Championships Doha
213
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 — —
Guo Huibing 90.5 19 May 1998 World Junior Championships Sofia
92.5
Chang Xixiang 95.0 17 September 1998 Asian Junior Championships Chongqing
Meng Xianjuan 95.5 1 May 1999 World University Championships Chiba
97.5
Li Feng-ying 98.0 18 September 2000 Olympic Games Sydney
Yang Xia 100.0
Ri Song-hui 102.5 1 October 2002 Asian Games Busan
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 — —
Guo Huibing 113.0 19 May 1998 World Junior Championships Sofia
Wang Xiufen 115.0 10 November 1998 World Championships Lahti
117.5
Yang Xia 118.0 8 December 1998 Asian Games Bangkok
120.0
Meng Xianjuan 120.5 1 May 1999 World University Championships Chiba
Li Feng-ying 121.0 30 August 1999 Asian Championships Wuhan
121.5 21 November 1999 World Championships Athens
Yang Xia 122.5 18 September 2000 Olympic Games Sydney
125.0
Ri Song-hui 125.5 20 November 2002 World Championships Warsaw
Li Xuejiu 127.5
Qiu Hongxia 128 2 October 2006 World Championships Santo Domingo
Li Ping 129 22 April 2007 Asian Championships Tai'an
Zulfiya Chinshanlo 130 6 November 2011 World Championships Paris
Zulfiya Chinshanlo [b] 131 29 July 2012 Olympic Games London
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 — —
Guo Huibing 205.0 19 May 1998 World Junior Championships Sofia
Chang Xixiang 207.5 17 September 1998 Asian Junior Championships Chongqing
Wang Xiufen 210.0 10 November 1998 World Championships Lahti
Yang Xia 212.5 8 December 1998 Asian Games Bangkok
Meng Xianjuan 215.0 1 May 1999 World University Championships Chiba
217.5
Yang Xia 222.5 18 September 2000 Olympic Games Sydney
225.0
Qiu Hongxia 226 2 October 2006 World Championships Santo Domingo
Li Ping 230 14 November 2010 Asian Games Guangzhou
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 — —
Chen Yanqing 95.5 24 April 1998 World University Championships Ramat Gan
97.5
98.0 9 December 1998 Asian Games Bangkok
Song Zhijuan 98.5 1 May 1999 World University Championships Chiba
Chen Yanqing 100.0 4 July 1999 World Junior Championships Savannah
102.5
105.0 22 November 1999 World Championships Athens
Sun Caiyan 105.5 28 June 2002 World University Championships İzmir
Song Zhijuan 106.0 5 October 2002 BorsodChem Grand Prix Kazincbarcika
Wang Li 107.5 10 August 2003 Asian Junior Championships Bali
110.0
Chen Yanqing 111 3 December 2006 Asian Games Doha
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 — —
Chen Yanqing 120.5 24 April 1998 World University Championships Ramat Gan
122.5
Xiu Xiongying 123.0 20 May 1998 World Junior Championships Sofia
Chen Yanqing 123.5 9 December 1998 Asian Games Bangkok
Ri Song-hui 125.0
Song Zhijuan 125.5 1 May 1999 World University Championships Chiba
Chen Yanqing 130.0 4 July 1999 World Junior Championships Savannah
Ri Song-hui 131.0 22 November 1999 World Championships Athens
131.5 3 May 2000 Asian Championships Osaka
Zhou Yan 132.5 25 April 2002 Asian Junior Championships Khon Kaen
Sun Caiyan 133.0 28 June 2002 World University Championships İzmir
Wandee Kameaim 135 10 November 2005 World Championships Doha
Gu Wei 136
139
Chen Yanqing 140 3 December 2006 Asian Games Doha
Qiu Hongmei 141 23 April 2007 Asian Championships Tai'an
Kuo Hsing-chun 142 21 August 2017 Universiade Taipei

Total
Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 215.0 1 January 1998 — —
Chen Yanqing 217.5 24 April 1998 World University Championships Ramat Gan
220.0
Song Zhijuan 222.5 1 May 1999 World University Championships Chiba
Chen Yanqing 227.5 4 July 1999 World Junior Championships Savannah
232.5
235.0 22 November 1999 World Championships Athens
Sun Caiyan 237.5 28 June 2002 World University Championships İzmir
Wang Li 240.0 10 August 2003 Asian Junior Championships Bali
Gu Wei 241 10 November 2005 World Championships Doha
Chen Yanqing 242 3 December 2006 Asian Games Doha
248
251
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 — —
Diao Weiwei 100.5 24 April 1998 World University Championships Ramat Gan
102.5
Xiong Meiying 103.0 18 September 1998 Asian Junior Championships Chongqing
Lei Li 105.0 10 December 1998 Asian Games Bangkok
107.5
108.0 2 May 1999 World University Championships Chiba
110.0
Chen Xiaomin 112.5 19 September 2000 Olympic Games Sydney
Ouyang Xiaofang 113.0 10 August 2003 Asian Junior Championships Bali
Hanna Batsiushka 113.5 18 November 2003 World Championships Vancouver
115.0 18 August 2004 Olympic Games Athens
Pawina Thongsuk 116 12 November 2005 World Championships Doha
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 — —
Diao Weiwei 128.0 24 April 1998 World University Championships Ramat Gan
Hou Kangfeng 128.5 21 May 1998 World Junior Championships Sofia
Lei Li 129.0 2 May 1999 World University Championships Chiba
Chen Jui-lien 130.0 23 November 1999 World Championships Athens
Xiong Meiying 132.5
Nataliya Skakun 133.0 3 July 2001 World Junior Championships Thessaloniki
135.0 25 April 2002 European Championships Antalya
Liu Xia 135.5 3 October 2002 Asian Games Busan
Anastasia Tsakiri 136.0 21 November 2002 World Championships Warsaw
Liu Xia 137.5 12 September 2003 Asian Championships Qinhuangdao
Nataliya Skakun 138.0 18 November 2003 World Championships Vancouver
Svetlana Shimkova 139 12 November 2005 World Championships Doha
Pawina Thongsuk 140
Svetlana Shimkova 141 3 May 2006 European Championships Władysławowo
Pawina Thongsuk 142 4 December 2006 Asian Games Doha
Maiya Maneza 143 20 September 2010 World Championships Antalya
Deng Wei 144 23 September 2014 Asian Games Incheon
Lin Tzu-chi 145
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 — —
Diao Weiwei 230.0 24 April 1998 World University Championships Ramat Gan
Lei Li 232.5 10 December 1998 Asian Games Bangkok
235.0 2 May 1999 World University Championships Chiba
237.5
Chen Jui-lien 240.0 23 November 1999 World Championships Athens
Chen Xiaomin 242.5 19 September 2000 Olympic Games Sydney
Liu Xia 245.0 12 September 2003 Asian Championships Qinhuangdao
247.5
Pawina Thongsuk 251 12 November 2005 World Championships Doha
256
Liu Haixia 257 23 September 2007 World Championships Chiang Mai
Lin Tzu-chi 259 23 September 2014 Asian Games Incheon
261
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 — —
Tang Weifang 105.5 24 April 1998 World University Championships Ramat Gan
110.0
110.5 13 November 1998 World Championships Lahti
Sun Tianni 111.0 11 December 1998 Asian Games Bangkok
Liu Dongping 111.5 6 July 2000 World Junior Championships Prague
Erzsébet Márkus 112.5 19 September 2000 Olympic Games Sydney
Valentina Popova 113.5 1 September 2001 Goodwill Games Brisbane
115.0 8 November 2001 World Championships Antalya
Liu Chunhong 115.5 6 October 2002 Asian Games Busan
Pawina Thongsuk 116.0 12 July 2003 World University Championships Pavia
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
Oxana Slivenko 123 4 October 2006 World Championships Santo Domingo
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 — —
Tang Weifang 133.0 24 April 1998 World University Championships Ramat Gan
Shang Shichun 133.5 22 May 1998 World Junior Championships Sofia
Sun Tianni 135.0 11 December 1998 Asian Games Bangkok
Milena Trendafilova 135.5 16 April 1999 European Championships A Coruña
Sun Tianni 136.0 2 May 1999 World University Championships Chiba
Lin Weining 137.5 6 July 1999 World Junior Championships Savannah
138.5 29 August 1999 Asian Championships Wuhan
142.5
Sun Tianni 143.0 24 November 1999 World Championships Athens
Valentina Popova 143.5 1 September 2001 Goodwill Games Brisbane
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
Liu Haixia 154 13 November 2005 World Championships Doha
Zarema Kasaeva 157
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 — —
Tang Weifang 240.0 24 April 1998 World University Championships Ramat Gan
242.5
Sun Tianni 245.0 11 December 1998 Asian Games Bangkok
Lin Weining 247.5 29 August 1999 Asian Championships Wuhan
252.5
Valentina Popova 255.0 1 September 2001 Goodwill Games Brisbane
257.5 8 November 2001 World Championships Antalya
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
Oxana Slivenko 276 24 September 2007 World Championships Chiang Mai
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 — —
Liu Jie 111.0 20 September 1998 Asian Junior Championships Chongqing
Zhao La 111.5
Wei Xiangying 112.5 12 December 1998 Asian Games Bangkok
115.0
Xu Jiao 115.5 6 July 1999 World Junior Championships Savannah
Tang Weifang 116.0 3 September 1999 Asian Championships Wuhan
Tatyana Khromova 118.0 7 October 2002 Asian Games Busan
Sun Ruiping 118.5
Shang Shichun [b] 120.0 20 November 2003 World Championships Vancouver
Tatyana Khromova 120.0 10 April 2004 Asian Championships Almaty
Valentina Popova 120.5 20 August 2004 Olympic Games Athens
Pawina Thongsuk 122.5
Natalya Zabolotnaya 125.0
Liu Chunhong 126 13 November 2005 World Championships Doha
Natalya Zabolotnaya 127
130
131 25 September 2007 World Championships Chiang Mai
Svetlana Podobedova 132 28 November 2009 World Championships Goyang
Natalya Zabolotnaya 133 23 September 2010 World Championships Antalya
Svetlana Podobedova 134
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 — —
Tang Weifang 140.5 3 May 1999 World University Championships Chiba
141.0 3 September 1999 Asian Championships Wuhan
Sun Tianni 142.5 6 May 2000 Asian Championships Osaka
Gyöngyi Likerecz 143.0 4 June 2002 World Junior Championships Havířov
Sun Ruiping 145.0 7 October 2002 Asian Games Busan
152.5
Shang Shichun [b] 153.0 20 November 2003 World Championships Vancouver
Svetlana Podobedova 155 13 November 2005 World Championships Doha
Liu Chunhong 159
Svetlana Podobedova 160 28 November 2009 World Championships Goyang
161 23 September 2010 World Championships Antalya
Nadezhda Evstyukhina 162 16 April 2011 European Championships Kazan
163 10 November 2011 World Championships Paris
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 — —
Tang Weifang 255.0 3 September 1999 Asian Championships Wuhan
Sun Tianni 257.5 6 May 2000 Asian Championships Osaka
Sun Ruiping 262.5 7 October 2002 Asian Games Busan
270.0
Shang Shichun [b] 272.5 20 November 2003 World Championships Vancouver
Natalya Zabolotnaya 272.5 20 August 2004 Olympic Games Athens
Liu Chunhong 273 23 May 2005 World Junior Championships Busan
Natalya Zabolotnaya 278 13 November 2005 World Championships Doha
Svetlana Podobedova 279
Liu Chunhong 281
Natalya Zabolotnaya 285
Svetlana Podobedova 286 2 June 2006 World Junior Championships Hangzhou
Svetlana Podobedova 287 28 November 2009 World Championships Goyang
292
Natalya Zabolotnaya 293 23 September 2010 World Championships Antalya
Svetlana Podobedova 295
Natalya Zabolotnaya 296 17 December 2011 President's Cup Belgorod

90 kg

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

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

Total
Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
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 — —
Ding Meiyuan 118.0 8 May 1998 Szekszárd Cup Szekszárd
Zhang Nan 118.5 24 May 1998 World Junior Championships Sofia
Ding Meiyuan 120.0 13 December 1998 Asian Games Bangkok
Agata Wróbel 120.5 18 April 1999 European Championships A Coruña
Ding Meiyuan 121.0 3 May 1999 World University Championships Chiba
Agata Wróbel 121.5 8 July 1999 World Junior Championships Savannah
122.5
Zhang Nan 123.0 5 September 1999 Asian Junior Championships Wuhan
Wang Yanmei 123.5 Asian Championships
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
Ding Meiyuan 135.0
135.5 21 November 2003 World Championships Vancouver
137.5
Jang Mi-ran 138 22 May 2006 Friendship Tournament Wonju
Mu Shuangshuang 139 6 December 2006 Asian Games Doha
Jang Mi-ran 140 16 August 2008 Olympic Games Beijing
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 — —
Tang Gonghong 155.5 24 April 1998 World University Championships Ramat Gan
Ding Meiyuan 156.0 3 May 1999 World University Championships Chiba
157.5 27 November 1999 World Championships Athens
Agata Wróbel 158.0 28 April 2000 European Championships Sofia
160.0
Ding Meiyuan 160.5 6 May 2000 Asian Championships Osaka
Wang Yanmei 161.0 11 June 2000 World University Championships Montreal
Agata Wróbel 162.5 22 September 2000 Olympic Games Sydney
Ding Meiyuan 165.0
Tang Gonghong 165.5 7 October 2002 Asian Games Busan
167.5
168.0 14 September 2003 Asian Championships Qinhuangdao
Sun Dan 168.5 31 October 2003 Afro-Asian Games Hyderabad
Tang Gonghong 170.0 11 April 2004 Asian Championships Almaty
175.0
182.5 21 August 2004 Olympic Games Athens
Jang Mi-ran 183 16 August 2008 Olympic Games Beijing
186
187 28 November 2009 World Championships Goyang
Meng Suping 188 9 November 2012 World University Championships Eilat
Tatiana Kashirina 190 26 October 2013 World Championships Wrocław
Zhou Lulu 192 26 September 2014 Asian Games Incheon
Tatiana Kashirina 193 16 November 2014 World Championships Almaty

Total
Athlete Record (kg) Date Meet Place Ref
World Standard 260.0 1 January 1998 — —
Tang Gonghong 267.5 24 April 1998 World University Championships Ramat Gan
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
Agata Wróbel 280.0
Ding Meiyuan 282.5
285.0
Agata Wróbel 290.0 8 July 2000 World Junior Championships Prague
Ding Meiyuan 292.5 22 September 2000 Olympic Games Sydney
Agata Wróbel 295.0
Ding Meiyuan 297.5
300.0
Tang Gonghong 302.5 11 April 2004 Asian Championships Almaty
305.0 21 August 2004 Olympic Games Athens
Jang Mi-ran 318 22 May 2006 Friendship Tournament Wonju
Mu Shuangshuang 319 26 September 2007 World Championships Chiang Mai
Jang Mi-ran 323 16 August 2008 Olympic Games Beijing
326
Tatiana Kashirina 327 17 April 2011 European Championships Kazan
Zhou Lulu 328 13 November 2011 World Championships Paris
Tatiana Kashirina 332 5 August 2012 Olympic Games London
Zhou Lulu 333
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.
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