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The following are the European records in Olympic weightlifting. Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts by the European Weightlifting Federation (EWF).

Current records

Key to tables: Awaiting ratification Not ratified or later rescinded by EWF

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Nation	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
55 kg
Snatch	133 kg	EWF Standard
Clean & Jerk	159 kg	EWF Standard
Total	291 kg	EWF Standard
61 kg
Snatch	142 kg	EWF Standard
Clean & Jerk	170 kg	EWF Standard
Total	309 kg	EWF Standard
67 kg
Snatch	151 kg	EWF Standard
Clean & Jerk	182 kg	Yusuf Fehmi Genç	Turkey	9 December 2022	World Championships	Bogotá, Colombia	^[1]
Total	327 kg	EWF Standard
73 kg
Snatch	160 kg	Daniyar İsmayilov	Turkey	6 April 2021	European Championships	Moscow, Russia	^[2]
Clean & Jerk	192 kg	Bozhidar Andreev	Bulgaria	9 April 2019	European Championships	Batumi, Georgia
Clean & Jerk	193 kg	Bozhidar Andreev	Bulgaria	15 February 2024	European Championships	Sofia, Bulgaria	^[3]
Total	347 kg	Daniyar İsmayilov	Turkey	16 November 2019	Naim Süleymanoğlu Tournament	Gaziantep, Turkey	^[4]
Total	348 kg	Bozhidar Andreev	Bulgaria	15 February 2024	European Championships	Sofia, Bulgaria	^[3]
81 kg
Snatch	169 kg	EWF Standard
Clean & Jerk	208 kg	Karlos Nasar	Bulgaria	12 December 2021	World Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	^[5]
Total	374 kg	Karlos Nasar	Bulgaria	12 December 2021	World Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	^[5]
89 kg
Snatch	178 kg	EWF Standard
Snatch	181 kg	Karlos Nasar	Bulgaria	6 April 2024	World Cup	Phuket, Thailand	^[6]
Clean & Jerk	223 kg WR	Karlos Nasar	Bulgaria	10 December 2023	IWF Grand Prix II	Doha, Qatar	^[7]
Total	395 kg	Karlos Nasar	Bulgaria	20 April 2023	European Championships	Yerevan, Armenia	^[8]
Total	396 kg	Karlos Nasar	Bulgaria	6 April 2024	World Cup	Phuket, Thailand	^[6]
96 kg
Snatch	185 kg	EWF Standard
Clean & Jerk	222 kg	Yauheni Tsikhantsou	Belarus	12 April 2019	European Championships	Batumi, Georgia
Total	400 kg	Yauheni Tsikhantsou	Belarus	12 April 2019	European Championships	Batumi, Georgia
102 kg
Snatch	190 kg	EWF Standard
Clean & Jerk	228 kg	EWF Standard
Total	406 kg	EWF Standard
109 kg
Snatch	199 kg	Simon Martirosyan	Armenia	26 September 2019	World Championships	Pattaya, Thailand	^[9]
Clean & Jerk	240 kg	Simon Martirosyan	Armenia	9 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	^[10]
Total	435 kg WR	Simon Martirosyan	Armenia	9 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	^[10]
+109 kg
Snatch	225 kg WR	Lasha Talakhadze	Georgia	17 December 2021	World Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	^[5]
Clean & Jerk	267 kg WR	Lasha Talakhadze	Georgia	17 December 2021	World Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	^[5]
Total	492 kg WR	Lasha Talakhadze	Georgia	17 December 2021	World Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	^[5]

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Nation	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
45 kg
Snatch	82 kg	EWF Standard
Clean & Jerk	105 kg	EWF Standard
Total	183 kg	EWF Standard
49 kg
Snatch	92 kg	Mihaela Cambei	Romania	15 April 2023	European Championships	Yerevan, Armenia	^[8]
Clean & Jerk	112 kg	EWF Standard
Total	198 kg	Mihaela Cambei	Romania	15 April 2023	European Championships	Yerevan, Armenia	^[8]
Total	199 kg	Mihaela Cambei	Romania	12 February 2024	European Championships	Sofia, Bulgaria	^[11]
55 kg
Snatch	98 kg	EWF Standard
Clean & Jerk	122 kg	EWF Standard
Clean & Jerk	123 kg	Cristina Iovu	Romania	3 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	^[10]
Total	216 kg	EWF Standard
Total	220 kg	Cristina Iovu	Romania	3 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	^[10]
59 kg
Snatch	107 kg	Kamila Konotop	Ukraine	28 July 2023	European U23 Championships	Bucharest, Romania	^[12]
Clean & Jerk	130 kg	Kamila Konotop	Ukraine	28 July 2023	European U23 Championships	Bucharest, Romania	^[12]
Total	237 kg	Kamila Konotop	Ukraine	28 July 2023	European U23 Championships	Bucharest, Romania	^[12]
64 kg
Snatch	114 kg	Loredana Toma	Romania	6 April 2021	European Championships	Moscow, Russia	^[13]
Clean & Jerk	136 kg	Loredana Toma	Romania	29 January 2020	World Cup	Rome, Italy
Total	249 kg	Loredana Toma	Romania	29 January 2020	World Cup	Rome, Italy
71 kg
Snatch	119 kg	Loredana Toma	Romania	12 December 2022	World Championships	Bogotá, Colombia	^[1]
Clean & Jerk	145 kg	EWF Standard
Total	260 kg	EWF Standard
76 kg
Snatch	123 kg	EWF Standard
Clean & Jerk	151 kg	EWF Standard
Total	272 kg	EWF Standard
81 kg
Snatch	128 kg	EWF Standard
Clean & Jerk	157 kg	EWF Standard
Total	282 kg	EWF Standard
87 kg
Snatch	132 kg	EWF Standard
Clean & Jerk	163 kg	EWF Standard
Total	294 kg	EWF Standard
+87 kg
Snatch	146 kg	Tatiana Kashirina	Russia	13 April 2019	European Championships	Batumi, Georgia
Clean & Jerk	185 kg	Tatiana Kashirina	Russia	10 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	^[10]
Total	331 kg	Tatiana Kashirina	Russia	13 April 2019	European Championships	Batumi, Georgia

Historical records

Men (1998–2018)

Event	Record	Athlete	Nation	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
56 kg
Snatch	138 kg	Halil Mutlu	Turkey	4 November 2001	World Championships	Antalya, Turkey
Clean & Jerk	168 kg	Halil Mutlu	Turkey	24 April 2001	European Championships	Trenčín, Slovakia
Total	305 kg	Halil Mutlu	Turkey	16 September 2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia
62 kg
Snatch	150 kg	Nikolaj Pešalov	Croatia	17 September 2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia
Clean & Jerk	181 kg	Gennady Oleshchuk	Belarus	5 November 2001	World Championships	Antalya, Turkey
Total	325 kg	Nikolaj Pešalov	Croatia	26 April 2000	European Championships	Sofia, Bulgaria
69 kg
Snatch	165 kg	Georgi Markov	Bulgaria	20 September 2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	[1]
Clean & Jerk	196 kg	Galabin Boevski	Bulgaria	20 September 2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia
Total	357 kg	Galabin Boevski	Bulgaria	24 November 1999	World Championships	Athens, Greece
77 kg
Snatch	174 kg	Andranik Karapetyan	Armenia	10 August 2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	^[14]
Clean & Jerk	210 kg	Oleg Perepetchenov	Russia	27 April 2001	European Championships	Trenčín, Slovakia	[2]
Total	377 kg	Plamen Zhelyazkov	Bulgaria	27 March 2002		Doha, Qatar
85 kg
Snatch	187 kg	Andrei Rybakou	Belarus	22 September 2007	World Championships	Chiang Mai, Thailand	[3]
Clean & Jerk	217 kg	Zlatan Vanev	Bulgaria	23 November 2002	World Championships	Warsaw, Poland
Total	394 kg	Andrei Rybakou	Belarus	15 August 2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	[4]
94 kg
Snatch	188 kg	Akakios Kakiasvilis	Greece	27 November 1999	World Championships	Athens, Greece
Clean & Jerk	232 kg	Szymon Kołecki	Poland	29 April 2000	European Championships	Sofia, Bulgaria	[5]
Total	412 kg	Akakios Kakiasvilis	Greece	27 November 1999	World Championships	Athens, Greece
105 kg
Snatch	200 kg	Andrei Aramnau	Belarus	18 August 2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	[6]
Clean & Jerk	240 kg	David Bedzhanyan	Russia	15 November 2014	World Championships	Almaty, Kazakhstan
Total	436 kg	Andrei Aramnau	Belarus	18 August 2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	[7]
+105 kg
Snatch	220 kg	Lasha Talakhadze	Georgia	5 December 2017	World Championships	Anaheim, United States	^[15]
Clean & Jerk	260 kg	Ronny Weller	Germany	3 May 1998	European Championships	Riesa, Germany
Total	477 kg	Lasha Talakhadze	Georgia	5 December 2017	World Championships	Anaheim, United States	^[15]

Women (1998–2018)

Event	Record	Athlete	Nation	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
48 kg
Snatch	97 kg	Nurcan Taylan	Turkey	14 August 2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece
Clean & Jerk	121 kg	Nurcan Taylan	Turkey	17 September 2010	World Championships	Antalya, Turkey
Total	214 kg	Nurcan Taylan	Turkey	17 September 2010	World Championships	Antalya, Turkey
53 kg
Snatch	99 kg	Cristina Iovu	Moldova	29 July 2012	Olympic Games	London, Great Britain
Clean & Jerk	126 kg	Aylin Daşdelen	Turkey	6 November 2011	World Championships	Paris, France
Total	219 kg	Aylin Daşdelen	Turkey	6 November 2011	World Championships	Paris, France
58 kg
Snatch	112 kg	Boyanka Kostova	Azerbaijan	23 November 2015	World Championships	Houston, United States	^[16]
Clean & Jerk	140 kg	Boyanka Kostova	Azerbaijan	23 November 2015	World Championships	Houston, United States	^[16]
Total	252 kg	Boyanka Kostova	Azerbaijan	23 November 2015	World Championships	Houston, United States	^[16]
63 kg
Snatch	117 kg	Svetlana Tsarukayeva	Russia	8 November 2011	World Championships	Paris, France
Clean & Jerk	141 kg	Svetlana Shimkova	Russia	3 May 2006	European Championships	Władysławowo, Poland
Total	255 kg	Svetlana Tsarukayeva	Russia	8 November 2011	World Championships	Paris, France
69 kg
Snatch	123 kg	Oksana Slivenko	Russia	4 October 2006	World Championships	Santo Dom., Dominican Republic
Clean & Jerk	157 kg	Zarema Kasayeva	Russia	13 November 2005	World Championships	Doha, Qatar
Total	276 kg	Oksana Slivenko	Russia	24 September 2007	World Championships	Chiang Mai, Thailand
75 kg
Snatch	135 kg	Natalia Zabolotnaya	Russia	17 December 2011	President's Cup	Belgorod, Russia
Clean & Jerk	163 kg	Nadezhda Yevstyukhina	Russia	10 November 2011	World Championships	Paris, France
Total	296 kg	Natalia Zabolotnaya	Russia	17 December 2011	President's Cup	Belgorod, Russia
90 kg
Snatch	130 kg	Viktoriya Shaymardanova	Ukraine	21 August 2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece
Clean & Jerk	160 kg	Hripsime Khurshudyan	Armenia	25 September 2010	World Championships	Antalya, Turkey
Total	283 kg	Hripsime Khurshudyan	Armenia	25 September 2010	World Championships	Antalya, Turkey
+90 kg
Snatch	155 kg	Tatiana Kashirina	Russia	16 November 2014	World Championships	Almaty, Kazakhstan	^[17]
Clean & Jerk	193 kg	Tatiana Kashirina	Russia	16 November 2014	World Championships	Almaty, Kazakhstan	^[17]
Total	348 kg	Tatiana Kashirina	Russia	16 November 2014	World Championships	Almaty, Kazakhstan	^[17]

References

General

European Records – Men 31 December 2023 updated
European Records – Women 31 December 2023 updated

Specific

^ ^a ^b "2022 IWF World Championships". IWF. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
^ "Men's 73kg Group A Results". easywl.com. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b "2024 EWF European Championships – Men 73 kg" (PDF). easywl.com. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
^ "International Naim Suleymanoglu Tournament". IWF. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "2021 IWF World Championships". IWF. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
^ ^a ^b "IWF World Cup – Paris 2024. Qual. Event". IWF. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
^ "2023 IWF Grand Prix II Results". IWF. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "2023 European Championships". IWF. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
^ "2019 IWF World Championships". IWF. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "2018 IWF World Championships". IWF. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
^ "2024 EWF European Championships – Women 49 kg" (PDF). easywl.com. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "2023 European Junior & U23 Championships – Results Book" (PDF). EWF. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
^ "Women's 64kg Group A Results". easywl.com. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
^ "Men's 77kg Results" (PDF). Rio 2016 official website. 10 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b "2017 IWF World Championships Results". IWF. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Two more world records as Kostova and 'the new Shi' take the honours". IWF. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c "2014 World Weightlifting Championships Results". IWF. 16 November 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.

External links

EWF web site

[WC_2022-1] "2022 IWF World Championships". IWF. Retrieved 14 December 2022.

[2] "Men's 73kg Group A Results". easywl.com. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.

[EC2024_M73-3] "2024 EWF European Championships – Men 73 kg" (PDF). easywl.com. Retrieved 16 February 2024.

[4] "International Naim Suleymanoglu Tournament". IWF. Retrieved 21 December 2019.

[WC_2021-5] "2021 IWF World Championships". IWF. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

[WCup_2024-6] "IWF World Cup – Paris 2024. Qual. Event". IWF. Retrieved 6 April 2024.

[GP_2023_II-7] "2023 IWF Grand Prix II Results". IWF. Retrieved 10 December 2023.

[EC_2023-8] "2023 European Championships". IWF. Retrieved 27 April 2023.

[WC_2019-9] "2019 IWF World Championships". IWF. Retrieved 29 September 2019.

[WC_2018-10] "2018 IWF World Championships". IWF. Retrieved 14 March 2019.

[11] "2024 EWF European Championships – Women 49 kg" (PDF). easywl.com. Retrieved 13 February 2024.

[EU23C_2023-12] "2023 European Junior & U23 Championships – Results Book" (PDF). EWF. Retrieved 4 August 2023.

[13] "Women's 64kg Group A Results". easywl.com. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.

[14] "Men's 77kg Results" (PDF). Rio 2016 official website. 10 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.

[iwf.net-15] "2017 IWF World Championships Results". IWF. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.

[Two_more_world_records_as_Kostova_a-16] "Two more world records as Kostova and 'the new Shi' take the honours". IWF. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.

[2014_World_Weightlifting_Championsh-17] "2014 World Weightlifting Championships Results". IWF. 16 November 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.

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