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The following are the national records in Olympic weightlifting in Chile. Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts by the Federacion Chilena Levantamiento de Pesas (FECHIPE).

Current records

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
55 kg
Snatch	108 kg	Standard
Clean & Jerk	129 kg	Standard
Total	234 kg	Standard
61 kg
Snatch	116 kg	Aldair Castro	31 August 2023		La Serena, Chile
Clean & Jerk	145 kg	Aldair Castro	31 August 2023		La Serena, Chile
Total	262 kg	Aldair Castro	31 August 2023		La Serena, Chile
67 kg
Snatch	124 kg	Sergio Cares	29 April 2022		Santiago, Chile
Clean & Jerk	148 kg	Aldair Castro	18 December 2022		Temuco, Chile
Total	271 kg	Sergio Cares	29 April 2022		Santiago, Chile
73 kg
Snatch	135 kg	Sergio Cares	8 September 2023	World Championships	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	^[1]
Clean & Jerk	166 kg	Sergio Cares	8 September 2023	World Championships	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	^[2]
Total	301 kg	Sergio Cares	8 September 2023	World Championships	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	^[3]
81 kg
Snatch	159 kg	Arley Méndez	8 November 2019		Lima, Peru
Snatch	160 kg	Arley Méndez	31 July 2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	^[4]
Clean & Jerk	185 kg	Arley Méndez	8 November 2019		Lima, Peru
Total	344 kg	Arley Méndez	8 November 2019		Lima, Peru
89 kg
Snatch	170 kg	Arley Méndez	25 April 2019	Pan American Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	^[5]
Clean & Jerk	205 kg^[a]	Arley Méndez	25 April 2019	Pan American Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	^[5]
Total	375 kg	Arley Méndez	25 April 2019	Pan American Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	^[5]
96 kg
Snatch	172 kg	Arley Méndez	23 February 2019	Chilean Championships	Santiago, Chile
Clean & Jerk	207 kg	Arley Méndez	9 March 2019	Las Vegas International Open	Las Vegas, United States
Total	377 kg	Arley Méndez	23 February 2019	Chilean Championships	Santiago, Chile
102 kg
Snatch	153 kg	Standard
Clean & Jerk	185 kg	Standard
Total	333 kg	Nicolas Cuevas	3 September 2023		La Serena, Chile
109 kg
Snatch	157 kg	Standard
Clean & Jerk	190 kg	Standard
Total	339 kg	Standard
+109 kg
Snatch	168 kg	Standard
Clean & Jerk	200 kg	Standard
Total	362 kg	Standard

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
45 kg
Snatch	68 kg	Standard
Clean & Jerk	86 kg	Standard
Total	153 kg	Standard
49 kg
Snatch	72 kg	Standard
Clean & Jerk	93 kg	Katherine Landeros	5 July 2023		Guayaquil, Ecuador
Total	164 kg	Katherine Landeros	5 July 2023		Guayaquil, Ecuador
55 kg
Snatch	79 kg	Standard
Clean & Jerk	99 kg	Standard
Total	177 kg	Standard
59 kg
Snatch	83 kg	Standard
Clean & Jerk	105 kg	Standard
Total	186 kg	Standard
64 kg
Snatch	88 kg	Standard
Clean & Jerk	110 kg	Standard
Total	196 kg	Standard
71 kg
Snatch	94 kg	Standard
Clean & Jerk	118 kg	Standard
Total	209 kg	Standard
76 kg
Snatch	98 kg	Standard
Clean & Jerk	122 kg	Standard
Total	218 kg	Standard
81 kg
Snatch	102 kg	Standard
Clean & Jerk	126 kg	Standard
Total	226 kg	Standard
87 kg
Snatch	112 kg	María Fernanda Valdés	30 July 2019	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	^[6]
Clean & Jerk	147 kg	María Fernanda Valdés	30 July 2019	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	^[6]
Total	259 kg	María Fernanda Valdés	30 July 2019	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	^[6]
+87 kg
Snatch	114 kg	Standard
Clean & Jerk	142 kg	Standard
Total	256 kg	Standard

Historical records

Men (1998–2018)

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
-56 kg
Snatch	111 kg	Jaime Iturra	14 July 2007	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Clean and jerk	138 kg	Francisco Barrera	24 June 2013		Cienfuegos, Cuba
Total	246 kg	Jaime Iturra	14 July 2007	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
-62 kg
Snatch	121 kg	Jaime Iturra	22 August 2008		La Serena, Chile
Clean & Jerk	150 kg	Jaime Iturra	22 August 2008		La Serena, Chile
Total	271 kg	Jaime Iturra	22 August 2008		La Serena, Chile
-69 kg
Snatch	125 kg	Eduardo Soto	8 April 2016		Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Clean & Jerk	153 kg	Yethzari Bustamante	27 March 2010		Medellín, Colombia
Total	273 kg	Alejandro Guanteo	24 July 2017	Pan American Championships	Miami, United States	^[7]
-77 kg
Snatch	144 kg	Bastián López	16 May 2018	Pan American Championships	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Clean and jerk	178 kg	Bastián López	6 March 2016		Santiago, Chile
Total	319 kg	Bastián López	8 April 2016		Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
-85 kg
Snatch	175 kg	Arley Méndez	3 December 2017	World Championships	Anaheim, United States	^[8]
Clean and jerk	212 kg	Arley Méndez	30 May 2018	South American Games	Cochabamba, Bolivia	^[9]
Total	382 kg	Arley Méndez	20 November 2017	South American Championships	Santa Marta, Colombia
-94 kg
Snatch	165 kg	Arley Méndez	12 August 2017		Punta Arenas, Chile
Clean and jerk	190 kg	Arley Méndez	12 August 2017		Punta Arenas, Chile
Total	355 kg	Arley Méndez	12 August 2017		Punta Arenas, Chile
-105 kg
Snatch	160 kg	Cristián Escalante	19 December 1998		Concepción, Chile
Clean and jerk	200 kg	Cristián Escalante	24 July 1999		Concepción, Chile
Total	357.5 kg	Cristián Escalante	24 July 1999		Concepción, Chile
+105 kg
Snatch	180 kg	Cristián Escalante	18 July 2007	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Clean and jerk	221 kg	Cristián Escalante	18 July 2007	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Total	401 kg	Cristián Escalante	18 July 2007	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Women (1998–2018)

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
48 kg
Snatch
Clean and jerk	95 kg	Gabriela Vera	12 March 2012	XXXI Manuel Suarez Memorial	Matanzas, Cuba	^[10]
Total
53 kg
Snatch
Clean and jerk
Total
58 kg
Snatch
Clean and jerk
Total
63 kg
Snatch
Clean and jerk
Total
69 kg
Snatch
Clean and jerk
Total
75 kg
Snatch
Clean and jerk
Total
90 kg
Snatch	111 kg	María Valdés	27 July 2017	Pan American Championships	Miami, United States	^[7]
Clean and Jerk	146 kg	María Valdés	4 December 2017	World Championships	Anaheim, United States	^[8]
Total	255 kg	María Valdés	4 December 2017	World Championships	Anaheim, United States	^[8]
+90 kg
Snatch
Clean and jerk
Total

Notes

^ by official result source; 207 kg by FECHIPE source, a typo

References

General

Chilean records 31 December 2023 updated

Specific

^ "2023 IWF World Championships Results". IWF. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
^ "2023 IWF World Championships Results". IWF. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
^ "2023 IWF World Championships Results". IWF. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
^ "XXXII Olympic Games Results". IWF. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "XXVIII Pan American Weightlifting Championships – Results" (PDF). PAWF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Women's 87 kg Results" (PDF). COPAL. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Pan-American Championships". IWF. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "2017 IWF World Championships Results". IWF. 3 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
^ "Men's 85kg Results". cochabamba2018.bo. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
^ "WEIGHTLIFTING NEWS - 2012/22, XXXI Manuel Suarez Memorial, 2012 World Ranking List - III edition". www.eleikosport.se. 21 March 2012. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2012.

External links

[6] y official result source; 207 kg by FECHIPE source, a typo

[1] "2023 IWF World Championships Results". IWF. Retrieved 9 September 2023.

[2] "2023 IWF World Championships Results". IWF. Retrieved 9 September 2023.

[3] "2023 IWF World Championships Results". IWF. Retrieved 9 September 2023.

[4] "XXXII Olympic Games Results". IWF. Retrieved 13 December 2021.

[PAC_2019-5] "XXVIII Pan American Weightlifting Championships – Results" (PDF). PAWF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.

[PAG_2019-7] "Women's 87 kg Results" (PDF). COPAL. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.

[PAC_2017-8] "Pan-American Championships". IWF. Retrieved 23 December 2019.

[WC_2017-9] "2017 IWF World Championships Results". IWF. 3 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.

[10] "Men's 85kg Results". cochabamba2018.bo. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.

[11] "WEIGHTLIFTING NEWS - 2012/22, XXXI Manuel Suarez Memorial, 2012 World Ranking List - III edition". www.eleikosport.se. 21 March 2012. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2012.

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