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World Records since 1919
| Weight Class | Nation | Athlete | Lift Type | Result | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight (56kg) |  |
Oksen MIRZOYAN Soviet Union |
Total2 (kg) | Kazan | |
| Bantamweight (56kg) |  |
Andreas LETZ East Germany |
Total2 (kg) | 277.5 | Meissen |
| Bantamweight (56kg) | |
Nikolay ZAKHAROV Soviet Union |
Snatch | 126 | Lviv |
| Bantamweight (56kg) |  |
Shude WU China |
Snatch | 126.5 | Nagoya |
| Featherweight (60kg) |  |
Beloslav MANOLOV Bulgaria |
Total2 (kg) | 302.5 | Lille |
| Featherweight (60kg) | |
Yurik SARKISYAN Soviet Union |
Clean and Jerk | 167.5 | Lviv |
| Featherweight (60kg) | |
Yurik SARKISYAN Soviet Union |
Clean and Jerk | 168 | Lignano-Sabbiadoro |
| Featherweight (60kg) | |
Beloslav MANOLOV Bulgaria |
Clean and Jerk | 170 | Lille |
| Featherweight (60kg) | |
Yurik SARKISYAN Soviet Union |
Snatch | 133.5 | Lviv |
| Featherweight (60kg) |  |
Daniel NUNEZ Cuba |
Snatch | 134.5 | camaguey |
| Featherweight (60kg) | |
Daniel NUNEZ Cuba |
Snatch | 135 | Lille |
| Lightweight (67.5kg) | |
Joachim KUNZ East Germany |
Total2 (kg) | 345 | Karl-Marx-Stadt |
| Lightweight (67.5kg) | |
Joachim KUNZ East Germany |
Clean and Jerk | 196 | Karl-Marx-Stadt |
| Lightweight (67.5kg) | |
Avset AVSETOV Soviet Union |
Snatch | 148.5 | Lvov |
| Lightweight (67.5kg) | |
Joachim KUNZ East Germany |
Snatch | 150.5 | Karl-Marx-Stadt |
| Middleweight (75kg) | |
Yanko RUSEV Bulgaria |
Clean and Jerk | 206 | Lille |
| Light Heavyweight (82.5kg) | |
Yurik VARDANYAN Soviet Union |
Clean and Jerk | 223 | Lille |
| Light Heavyweight (82.5kg) | |
Yurik VARDANYAN Soviet Union |
Snatch | 178 | Lille |
| Light Heavyweight (82.5kg) | |
Yurik VARDANYAN Soviet Union |
Snatch | 178.5 | Wienn |
| Middle Heavyweight (90kg) | |
Yurik VARDANYAN Soviet Union |
Total2 (kg) | 402.5 | Donetsk |
| Middle Heavyweight (90kg) | |
Yury ZAKHAREVICH Soviet Union |
Total2 (kg) | 405 | Lignano-Sabbiadoro |
| Middle Heavyweight (90kg) | |
Adam SAIDULLAYEV Soviet Union |
Total2 (kg) | 407.5 | Donetsk |
| Middle Heavyweight (90kg) | |
Adam SAIDULLAYEV Soviet Union |
Total2 (kg) | 412.5 | Donetsk |
| Middle Heavyweight (90kg) | |
Gennady BESSONOV Soviet Union |
Clean and Jerk | 223.5 | Lvov |
| Middle Heavyweight (90kg) | |
Yurik VARDANYAN Soviet Union |
Clean and Jerk | 224 | Donetsk |
| Middle Heavyweight (90kg) | |
Gennady BESSONOV Soviet Union |
Clean and Jerk | 225 | Podolsk |
| Middle Heavyweight (90kg) | |
Adam SAIDULLAYEV Soviet Union |
Clean and Jerk | 227.5 | Donetsk |
| Middle Heavyweight (90kg) | |
Yury ZAKHAREVICH Soviet Union |
Snatch | 181 | Lvov |
| Middle Heavyweight (90kg) | |
Gennady BESSONOV Soviet Union |
Snatch | 181.5 | Lvov |
| Middle Heavyweight (90kg) | |
Yury ZAKHAREVICH Soviet Union |
Snatch | 182 | Lvov |
| Middle Heavyweight (90kg) | |
Yurik VARDANYAN Soviet Union |
Snatch | 182.5 | Donetsk |
| Middle Heavyweight (90kg) | |
Yury ZAKHAREVICH Soviet Union |
Snatch | 183.5 | Lignano-Sabbiadoro |
| Middle Heavyweight (90kg) | |
Blagoy BLAGOEV Bulgaria |
Snatch | 185 | Lille |
| Middle Heavyweight (90kg) | |
Blagoy BLAGOEV Bulgaria |
Snatch | 185.5 | Wienn |
| Middle Heavyweight (90kg) | |
Adam SAIDULLAYEV Soviet Union |
Snatch | 186 | Donetsk |
| Sub Heavyweight (100kg) | |
Adam SAIDULLAYEV Soviet Union |
Total2 (kg) | 410 | Lvov |
| Sub Heavyweight (100kg) |  |
Ota ZAREMBA Czechoslovakia |
Total2 (kg) | 415 | Sturovo |
| Sub Heavyweight (100kg) | |
Yury ZAKHAREVICH Soviet Union |
Total2 (kg) | 417.5 | Donetsk |
| Sub Heavyweight (100kg) | |
Yury ZAKHAREVICH Soviet Union |
Total2 (kg) | 425 | Donetsk |
| Sub Heavyweight (100kg) | |
Adam SAIDULLAYEV Soviet Union |
Clean and Jerk | 231 | Lvov |
| Sub Heavyweight (100kg) | |
Viktor SOTS Soviet Union |
Clean and Jerk | 231.5 | Lvov |
| Sub Heavyweight (100kg) | |
Viktor SOTS Soviet Union |
Clean and Jerk | 232 | Donetsk |
| Sub Heavyweight (100kg) | |
Yury ZAKHAREVICH Soviet Union |
Clean and Jerk | 232.5 | Donetsk |
| Sub Heavyweight (100kg) | |
David RIGERT Soviet Union |
Snatch | 185 | Lvov |
| Sub Heavyweight (100kg) | |
Ota ZAREMBA Czechoslovakia |
Snatch | 185.5 | Tatabanya |
| Sub Heavyweight (100kg) | |
Ota ZAREMBA Czechoslovakia |
Snatch | 187.5 | Sturovo |
| Sub Heavyweight (100kg) | |
Yury ZAKHAREVICH Soviet Union |
Snatch | 188 | Donetsk |
| Sub Heavyweight (100kg) | |
Yury ZAKHAREVICH Soviet Union |
Snatch | 192.5 | Donetsk |
| Heavyweight (110kg) | |
Leonid TARANENKO Soviet Union |
Total2 (kg) | 427.5 | Donetsk |
| Heavyweight (110kg) | |
Valery KUZNITCHENKO Soviet Union |
Clean and Jerk | 240.5 | Donetsk |
| Heavyweight (110kg) | |
Leonid TARANENKO Soviet Union |
Snatch | 191 | Donetsk |
| Heavyweight (110kg) | |
Leonid TARANENKO Soviet Union |
Snatch | 193 | Donetsk |
| Super Heavyweight (110+kg) | |
Anatoly PISARENKO Soviet Union |
Total2 (kg) | 447.5 | Podolsk |
| Super Heavyweight (110+kg) | |
Vladimir MARCHUK Soviet Union |
Clean and Jerk | 257.5 | Lvov |
| Super Heavyweight (110+kg) | |
Sultan RAKHMANOV Soviet Union |
Snatch | 201 | Donetsk |
| Super Heavyweight (110+kg) | |
Anatoly PISARENKO Soviet Union |
Snatch | 201.5 | Podolsk |
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