The following are the national records in Olympic weightlifting in South Africa. Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts by the South African Weightlifting Federation.

Men

Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref
55 kg
Snatch 96 kg Standard
Clean & Jerk 115 kg Standard
Total 208 kg Standard
61 kg
Snatch 102 kg Standard
Clean & Jerk 124 kg Standard
Total 225 kg Standard
67 kg
Snatch 111 kg Zach Snyman 13 July 2023
Clean & Jerk 145 kg Jon-antohein Phillips 30 November 2019
Total 255 kg Jon-antohein Phillips 30 November 2019
73 kg
Snatch 123 kg Jon-antohein Phillips 22 October 2022 South African Championships Mossel Bay, South Africa
Clean & Jerk 162 kg Jon-antohein Phillips 31 July 2022 Commonwealth Games Marston Green, Great Britain [1]
Total 283 kg Jon-antohein Phillips 22 October 2022 South African Championships Mossel Bay, South Africa
81 kg
Snatch 125 kg Lyle du Plooy 21 December 2018 Qatar Cup Doha, Qatar [2]
Clean & Jerk 155 kg André Smith 18 March 2023
Total 275 kg Lyle du Plooy 21 December 2018 Qatar Cup Doha, Qatar [2]
89 kg
Snatch 133 kg Nicolaas du Plooy 28 October 2023 South African Championships Randburg, South Africa [3]
Clean & Jerk 167 kg William Swart 28 October 2023 South African Championships Randburg, South Africa [3]
169 kg William Swart 12 March 2024 African Games Accra, Ghana [4]
Total 296 kg William Swart 28 October 2023 South African Championships Randburg, South Africa [3]
96 kg
Snatch 141 kg Ruben Burger 27 February 2022
Clean & Jerk 173 kg Ruben Burger 30 October 2021
Total 313 kg Ruben Burger 30 October 2021
102 kg
Snatch 144 kg Ruben Burger 23 October 2022 South African Championships Mossel Bay, South Africa
Clean & Jerk 175 kg Ruben Burger 13 September 2023 World Championships Riyadh, Saudi Arabia [5]
Total 317 kg Ruben Burger 23 October 2022 South African Championships Mossel Bay, South Africa
109 kg
Snatch 139 kg Standard
Clean & Jerk 171 kg Ruben Burger 29 October 2023 South African Championships Randburg, South Africa [3]
Total 309 kg Standard
+109 kg
Snatch 176 kg Gordan Shaw 30 November 2019
Clean & Jerk 201 kg Gordan Shaw 30 November 2019
Total 377 kg Gordan Shaw 30 November 2019

Women

Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref
45 kg
Snatch 60 kg Standard
Clean & Jerk 77 kg Standard
Total 136 kg Standard
49 kg
Snatch 65 kg Standard
Clean & Jerk 84 kg Standard
Total 148 kg Standard
55 kg
Snatch 80 kg Johanni Taljaard 5 December 2018
Clean & Jerk 97 kg Johanni Taljaard 5 December 2018
Total 177 kg Johanni Taljaard 5 December 2018
59 kg
Snatch 87 kg Johanni Taljaard 27 August 2019 African Games Rabat, Morocco [6]
Clean & Jerk 106 kg Anneke Spies 7 September 2023
Total 190 kg Anneke Spies 31 July 2022 Commonwealth Games Marston Green, United Kingdom [7]
64 kg
Snatch 87 kg Johanni Taljaard 12 October 2019
Clean & Jerk 107 kg Mona Pretorius 21 September 2019 World Championships Pattaya, Thailand
Total 192 kg Mona Pretorius 27 August 2019 African Games Rabat, Morocco [6]
71 kg
Snatch 88 kg Laryne Jefferies 29 October 2023 South African Championships Randburg, South Africa [3]
Clean & Jerk 112 kg Laryne Jefferies 29 October 2023 South African Championships Randburg, South Africa [3]
Total 200 kg Laryne Jefferies 29 October 2023 South African Championships Randburg, South Africa [3]
76 kg
Snatch 85 kg Standard
Clean & Jerk 107 kg Standard
Total 193 kg Standard
81 kg
Snatch 89 kg Standard
Clean & Jerk 111 kg Standard
Total 223 kg Standard
87 kg
Snatch 92 kg Standard
Clean & Jerk 115 kg Standard
Total 233 kg Standard
+87 kg
Snatch 102 kg Standard
Clean & Jerk 120 kg Standard
Total 235 kg Standard

References

General
Specific
  1. ^ "Men's 73 kg Results" (PDF). Microplus Informatica. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b "5th Qatar International Cup". IWF. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "SA Senior Championships 2023 Results". saweightlifting.co.za. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Men's 89kg Clean & Jerk Results". accra2023ag.com. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  5. ^ "2023 IWF World Championships". IWF. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  6. ^ a b "12th All African Games". IWF. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Women's 59kg Results" (PDF). Microplus Informatica. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.