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 1993, 1998, 2018 and 2025, nullifying earlier records.
49 kg Snatch AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld Standard931 August 2026—— Ri Song-gum9423 September 2026Asian GamesNagoya
Clean & Jerk AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld Standard1201 August 2026—— Ri Song-gum12123 September 2026Asian GamesNagoya
Total AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld Standard2111 August 2026—— Ri Song-gum21523 September 2026Asian GamesNagoya
53 kg Snatch AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld Standard991 June 2025——
Clean & Jerk AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld Standard1261 June 2025——
Total AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld Standard2231 June 2025——
57 kg Snatch AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld Standard1021 August 2026—— Oh Kwang-ok10425 September 2026Asian GamesNagoya
Clean & Jerk AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld Standard1311 August 2026—— Oh Kwang-ok13225 September 2026Asian GamesNagoya134
Total AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld Standard2311 August 2026—— Oh Kwang-ok23625 September 2026Asian GamesNagoya238
61 kg Snatch AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld Standard1071 August 2026—— Pak Jin-hae10925 September 2026Asian GamesNagoya Yang Liuyue110112
Clean & Jerk AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld Standard1361 August 2026—— Pak Jin-hae13925 September 2026Asian GamesNagoya
Total AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld Standard2411 August 2026—— Yang Liuyue24725 September 2026Asian GamesNagoya Pak Jin-hae248 Yang Liuyue251
69 kg Snatch AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld Standard1161 June 2025—— Olivia Reeves11716 July 2025Pan American ChampionshipsCali119 Song Kuk-hyang1207 October 2025World ChampionshipsFørde12127 September 2026Asian GamesNagoya
Clean & Jerk AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld Standard1451 June 2025—— Olivia Reeves14616 July 2025Pan American ChampionshipsCali149 Song Kuk-hyang1507 October 2025World ChampionshipsFørde15115 May 2026Asian ChampionshipsGandhinagar15227 September 2026Asian GamesNagoya
Total AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld Standard2591 June 2025—— Olivia Reeves26016 July 2025Pan American ChampionshipsCali265268 Song Kuk-hyang2707 October 2025World ChampionshipsFørde27327 September 2026Asian GamesNagoya
77 kg Snatch AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld Standard1221 June 2025—— Olivia Reeves1238 October 2025World ChampionshipsFørde
Clean & Jerk AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld Standard1541 June 2025—— Olivia Reeves1558 October 2025World ChampionshipsFørde
Total AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld Standard2741 June 2025—— Olivia Reeves2788 October 2025World ChampionshipsFørde
86 kg Snatch AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld Standard1291 June 2025——
Clean & Jerk AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld Standard1621 June 2025——
Total AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld Standard2891 June 2025——
+86 kg Snatch AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld Standard1441 June 2025—— Li Yan14517 May 2026Asian ChampionshipsGandhinagar
Clean & Jerk AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld Standard1811 June 2025——
Total AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld Standard3251 June 2025——
June 2025 – August 2026 records Following the introduction of the new bodyweight categories from 1 August 2026, the International Weightlifting Federation announced the new World Standards for the new weights but kept the records for those bodyweight categories that remained unchanged from the previous revision.
48 kg Snatch AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld Standard931 June 2025——
Clean & Jerk AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld Standard1191 June 2025—— Ri Song-gum1202 October 2025World ChampionshipsFørde122
Total AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld Standard2101 June 2025—— Ri Song-gum2112 October 2025World ChampionshipsFørde213
58 kg Snatch AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld Standard1051 June 2025——
Clean & Jerk AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld Standard1321 June 2025——
Total AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld Standard2351 June 2025—— Kim Il-gyong2364 October 2025World ChampionshipsFørde
63 kg Snatch AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld Standard1101 June 2025—— Ri Suk1115 October 2025World ChampionshipsFørde Yang Liuyue11214 May 2026Asian ChampionshipsGandhinagar
Clean & Jerk AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld Standard1391 June 2025—— Ri Suk1405 October 2025World ChampionshipsFørde14214314 May 2026Asian ChampionshipsGandhinagar
Total AthleteRecord (kg)DateMeetPlaceWorld Standard2461 June 2025—— Ri Suk2475 October 2025World ChampionshipsFørde25125325414 May 2026Asian ChampionshipsGandhinagar
See also World record progression men's weightlifting World record progression men's weightlifting (2018–2025) World record progression men's weightlifting (1998–2018) World record progression men's weightlifting (1993–1997) World record progression women's weightlifting (2018–2025) World record progression women's weightlifting (1998–2018)
References
External links IWF official website