This is a list of Asian records in Olympic weightlifting . These records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts by the Asian Weightlifting Federation (AWF).
Event
Record
Athlete
Nation
Date
Meet
Place
Ref
55 kg
Snatch
135 kg
Asian Standard
Clean & Jerk
166 kg
Om Yun-chol
North Korea
18 September 2019
World Championships
Pattaya , Thailand
[ 1]
Total
294 kg
Om Yun-chol
North Korea
18 September 2019
World Championships
Pattaya , Thailand
[ 1]
61 kg
Snatch
146 kg
Li Fabin
China
2 April 2024
World Cup
Phuket , Thailand
[ 2]
Clean & Jerk
175 kg
Li Fabin
China
7 December 2022
World Championships
Bogotá , Colombia
[ 3]
Total
318 kg
Li Fabin
China
19 September 2019
World Championships
Pattaya , Thailand
[ 1]
67 kg
Snatch
155 kg
Huang Minhao
China
6 July 2019
Olympics Test Event
Tokyo , Japan
[ 4]
Clean & Jerk
189 kg
Ri Won-ju
North Korea
4 April 2024
World Cup
Phuket , Thailand
[ 2]
Total
339 kg
Chen Lijun
China
21 April 2019
Asian Championships
Ningbo , China
73 kg
Snatch
169 kg
Shi Zhiyong
China
20 April 2021
Asian Championships
Tashkent , Uzbekistan
[ 5]
Clean & Jerk
204 kg
Rahmat Erwin Abdullah
Indonesia
6 February 2024
Asian Championships
Tashkent , Uzbekistan
[ 6]
Total
365 kg
Rizki Juniansyah
Indonesia
4 April 2024
World Cup
Phuket , Thailand
[ 2]
81 kg
Snatch
175 kg
Li Dayin
China
21 April 2021
Asian Championships
Tashkent , Uzbekistan
[ 5]
Clean & Jerk
209 kg
Rahmat Erwin Abdullah
Indonesia
11 September 2023
World Championships
Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
[ 7]
Total
378 kg
Lü Xiaojun
China
22 September 2019
World Championships
Pattaya , Thailand
[ 1]
89 kg
Snatch
180 kg
Li Dayin
China
10 May 2023
Asian Championships
Jinju , South Korea
[ 8]
Clean & Jerk
222 kg
Tian Tao
China
10 May 2023
Asian Championships
Jinju , South Korea
[ 8]
Total
396 kg
Li Dayin
China
10 May 2023
Asian Championships
Jinju , South Korea
[ 8]
96 kg
Snatch
186 kg
Sohrab Moradi
Iran
7 November 2018
World Championships
Ashgabat , Turkmenistan
[ 9]
Clean & Jerk
231 kg
Tian Tao
China
7 July 2019
Olympics Test Event
Tokyo , Japan
[ 4]
Total
416 kg
Sohrab Moradi
Iran
7 November 2018
World Championships
Ashgabat , Turkmenistan
[ 9]
102 kg
Snatch
187 kg
Dawranbek Hasanbaýew
Turkmenistan
8 April 2024
World Cup
Phuket , Thailand
[ 2]
Clean & Jerk
232 kg
Liu Huanhua
China
8 April 2024
World Cup
Phuket , Thailand
[ 2]
Total
413 kg
Liu Huanhua
China
8 April 2024
World Cup
Phuket , Thailand
[ 2]
109 kg
Snatch
200 kg
Yang Zhe
China
24 April 2021
Asian Championships
Tashkent , Uzbekistan
[ 5]
Clean & Jerk
241 kg
Ruslan Nurudinov
Uzbekistan
24 April 2021
Asian Championships
Tashkent , Uzbekistan
[ 5]
Total
430 kg
Akbar Djuraev
Uzbekistan
3 August 2021
Olympic Games
Tokyo , Japan
[ 10]
+109 kg
Snatch
217 kg
Gor Minasyan
Bahrain
13 May 2023
Asian Championships
Jinju , South Korea
[ 8]
Clean & Jerk
252 kg
Man Asaad
Syria
10 February 2024
Asian Championships
Tashkent , Uzbekistan
[ 6]
Total
464 kg
Gor Minasyan
Bahrain
13 May 2023
Asian Championships
Jinju , South Korea
[ 8]
Event
Record
Athlete
Nation
Date
Meet
Place
Ref
45 kg
Snatch
87 kg
Won Hyon-sim
North Korea
31 March 2024
World Cup
Phuket , Thailand
[ 2]
Clean & Jerk
109 kg
Won Hyon-sim
North Korea
31 March 2024
World Cup
Phuket , Thailand
[ 2]
Total
196 kg
Won Hyon-sim
North Korea
31 March 2024
World Cup
Phuket , Thailand
[ 2]
49 kg
Snatch
97 kg
Hou Zhihui
China
1 April 2024
World Cup
Phuket , Thailand
[ 2]
Clean & Jerk
125 kg
Ri Song-gum
North Korea
4 February 2024
Asian Championships
Tashkent , Uzbekistan
[ 6]
Total
221 kg
Ri Song-gum
North Korea
1 April 2024
World Cup
Phuket , Thailand
[ 2]
55 kg
Snatch
104 kg
Kang Hyon-gyong
North Korea
4 February 2024
Asian Championships
Tashkent , Uzbekistan
[ 6]
Clean & Jerk
131 kg
Kang Hyon-gyong
North Korea
2 April 2024
World Cup
Phuket , Thailand
[ 2]
Total
234 kg
Kang Hyon-gyong
North Korea
2 April 2024
World Cup
Phuket , Thailand
[ 2]
59 kg
Snatch
111 kg
Kim Il-gyong
North Korea
2 October 2023
Asian Games
Hangzhou , China
[ 11]
Clean & Jerk
140 kg
Kuo Hsing-chun
Chinese Taipei
21 September 2019
World Championships
Pattaya , Thailand
[ 1]
Total
248 kg
Luo Shifang
China
3 April 2024
World Cup
Phuket , Thailand
[ 2]
64 kg
Snatch
117 kg
Deng Wei
China
11 December 2019
World Cup
Tianjin , China
Clean & Jerk
146 kg
Ri Suk
North Korea
10 December 2023
IWF Grand Prix
Doha , Qatar
[ 12]
Total
261 kg
Deng Wei
China
22 September 2019
World Championships
Pattaya , Thailand
[ 1]
71 kg
Snatch
120 kg
Liao Guifang
China
9 May 2023
Asian Championships
Jinju , South Korea
[ 8]
Clean & Jerk
154 kg
Song Kuk-hyang
North Korea
7 February 2024
Asian Championships
Tashkent , Uzbekistan
[ 6]
Total
273 kg
Liao Guifang
China
13 September 2023
World Championships
Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
[ 7]
76 kg
Snatch
124 kg
Rim Jong-sim
North Korea
24 September 2019
World Championships
Pattaya , Thailand
[ 1]
Clean & Jerk
156 kg
Zhang Wangli
China
26 February 2019
World Cup
Fuzhou , China
Total
278 kg
Rim Jong-sim
North Korea
26 April 2019
Asian Championships
Ningbo , China
81 kg
Snatch
125 kg
Asian Standard
Clean & Jerk
161 kg
Liang Xiaomei
China
12 December 2023
IWF Grand Prix
Doha , Qatar
[ 12]
Total
284 kg
Liang Xiaomei
China
12 December 2023
IWF Grand Prix
Doha , Qatar
[ 12]
87 kg
Snatch
130 kg
Asian Standard
Clean & Jerk
162 kg
Asian Standard
Total
289 kg
Asian Standard
+87 kg
Snatch
148 kg
Li Wenwen
China
25 April 2021
Asian Championships
Tashkent , Uzbekistan
[ 5]
Clean & Jerk
187 kg
Li Wenwen
China
25 April 2021
Asian Championships
Tashkent , Uzbekistan
[ 5]
Total
335 kg
Li Wenwen
China
25 April 2021
Asian Championships
Tashkent , Uzbekistan
[ 5]
Event
Record
Athlete
Nation
Date
Meet
Place
Ref
56 kg
Snatch
139 kg
Wu Jingbiao
China
21 November 2015
World Championships
Houston , United States
[ 13]
Clean & Jerk
171 kg
Om Yun-chol
North Korea
21 November 2015
World Championships
Houston , United States
[ 13]
Total
307 kg
Long Qingquan
China
7 August 2016
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
[ 14]
62 kg
Snatch
154 kg
Kim Un-guk
North Korea
21 September 2014
Asian Games
Incheon , South Korea
[ 15]
Clean & Jerk
183 kg
Chen Lijun
China
22 November 2015
World Championships
Houston , United States
[ 13]
Total
333 kg
Chen Lijun
China
22 November 2015
World Championships
Houston , United States
[ 13]
69 kg
Snatch
166 kg
Liao Hui
China
10 November 2014
World Championships
Almaty , Kazakhstan
[ 16]
Clean & Jerk
198 kg
Liao Hui
China
23 October 2013
World Championships
Wrocław , Poland
[ 17]
Total
359 kg
Liao Hui
China
10 November 2014
World Championships
Almaty , Kazakhstan
[ 16]
77 kg
Snatch
177 kg
Lü Xiaojun
China
10 August 2016
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
[ 18]
Clean & Jerk
208 kg
Mohammad Ali Falahatinejad
Iran
12 September 2003
Asian Championships
Qinhuangdao , China
Total
380 kg
Lü Xiaojun
China
24 October 2013
World Championships
Wrocław , Poland
[ 17]
85 kg
Snatch
180 kg
Lu Yong
China
15 August 2008
Olympic Games
Beijing , China
Clean & Jerk
220 kg
Kianoush Rostami
Iran
31 May 2016
Fajr Cup
Tehran , Iran
[ 19]
Total
396 kg
Kianoush Rostami
Iran
12 August 2016
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
[ 20]
94 kg
Snatch
189 kg
Sohrab Moradi
Iran
25 August 2018
Asian Games
Jakarta , Indonesia
[ 21]
Clean & Jerk
233 kg
Sohrab Moradi
Iran
3 December 2017
World Championships
Anaheim , United States
[ 22]
Total
417 kg
Sohrab Moradi
Iran
3 December 2017
World Championships
Anaheim , United States
[ 22]
105 kg
Snatch
195 kg
Cui Wenhua
China
14 November 1998
World Championships
Lahti , Finland
Clean & Jerk
246 kg
Ilya Ilyin
Kazakhstan
12 December 2015
President's Cup
Grozny , Russia
[ 23]
Total
437 kg
Ilya Ilyin
Kazakhstan
12 December 2015
President's Cup
Grozny , Russia
[ 23]
+105 kg
Snatch
216 kg
Behdad Salimi
Iran
16 August 2016
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
[ 24]
Clean & Jerk
263 kg
Hossein Rezazadeh
Iran
25 August 2004
Olympic Games
Athens , Greece
Total
472 kg
Hossein Rezazadeh
Iran
26 September 2000
Olympic Games
Sydney , Australia
Event
Record
Athlete
Nation
Date
Meet
Place
Ref
48 kg
Snatch
98 kg
Yang Lian
China
1 October 2006
World Championships
Santo Domingo , Dominican
Clean & Jerk
120 kg
Chen Xiexia
China
21 April 2007
Asian Championships
Tai'an , China
Total
217 kg
Yang Lian
China
1 October 2006
World Championships
Santo Domingo , Dominican
53 kg
Snatch
103 kg
Li Ping
China
14 November 2010
Asian Games
Guangzhou , China
Clean & Jerk
134 kg
Zulfiya Chinshanlo
Kazakhstan
10 November 2014
World Championships
Almaty , Kazakhstan
[ 16]
Total
233 kg
Hsu Shu-ching
Chinese Taipei
21 September 2014
Asian Games
Incheon , South Korea
[ 25]
58 kg
Snatch
111 kg
Chen Yanqing
China
3 December 2006
Asian Games
Doha , Qatar
Clean & Jerk
142 kg
Kuo Hsing-chun
Chinese Taipei
21 August 2017
Universiade
Taipei , Taiwan
[ 26]
Total
251 kg
Chen Yanqing
China
3 December 2006
Asian Games
Doha , Qatar
63 kg
Snatch
116 kg
Pawina Thongsuk
Thailand
12 November 2005
World Championships
Doha , Qatar
Clean & Jerk
147 kg
Deng Wei
China
9 August 2016
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
[ 27]
Total
262 kg
Deng Wei
China
9 August 2016
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
[ 28]
69 kg
Snatch
123 kg
Xiang Yanmei
China
24 October 2013
World Championships
Wrocław , Poland
Clean & Jerk
154 kg
Liu Haixia
China
13 November 2005
World Championships
Doha , Qatar
Total
275 kg
Liu Chunhong
China
19 August 2004
Olympic Games
Athens , Greece
75 kg
Snatch
134 kg
Svetlana Podobedova
Kazakhstan
22 September 2010
World Championships
Antalya , Turkey
Clean & Jerk
164 kg
Kim Un-ju
North Korea
25 September 2014
Asian Games
Incheon , South Korea
[ 29]
Total
295 kg
Svetlana Podobedova
Kazakhstan
22 September 2010
World Championships
Antalya , Turkey
90 kg
Snatch
123 kg
Nadezhda Nogay
Kazakhstan
22 September 2012
World Youth Championships
Košice , Slovakia
[ 30]
Clean & Jerk
152 kg
Kim Un-ju
North Korea
17 September 2013
Asian Interclub Championships
Pyongyang , North Korea
[ 31]
Total
272 kg
Nadezhda Nogay
Kazakhstan
14 May 2011
World Youth Championships
Lima , Peru
[ 32]
+90 kg
Snatch
146 kg
Zhou Lulu
China
13 November 2011
World Championships
Paris , France
Clean & Jerk
192 kg
Zhou Lulu
China
26 September 2014
Asian Games
Incheon , South Korea
[ 33]
Total
334 kg
Zhou Lulu
China
26 September 2014
Asian Games
Incheon , South Korea
[ 33]
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