This is a list of the current women’s senior world records in the sport of Weightlifting. Linked to each world record is a video of the lift as well as the athlete’s Instagram page or Wikipedia page. We also have a page of men’s records.
These world records cover the Robi era which began prior to the 2018 Weightlifting World Championships in Ashgabat. Throughout the history of our sport world records have been wiped from the books in conjunction with the creation of new weight classes (1973, 1992, 1998, 2018). As such new world standards must be surpassed for a lift to count as a new world record.
Linked to each world record is a video of the lift as well as the athlete’s Instagram page or Wikipedia page.
These world records cover the Robi era, which began with the 2018 Weightlifting World Championships in Ashgabat. Throughout the history of our sport world records have been wiped from the books in conjunction with the creation of new weight classes (1973, 1992, 1998, 2018). Records for other eras are available from our weightlifting records page.
When the new categories were introduced, world standards were set for each category. These must be surpassed for a lift to count as a new world record.
Women’s 45 kg
| Snatch | 85 kg | World Standard | . | 01.11.2018, World Standard | . |
| Clean & Jerk | 108 kg | World Standard | . | 01.11.2018, World Standard | . |
| Total | 191 kg | World Standard | . | 01.11.2018, World Standard | . |
Women’s 49 kg
Women’s 55 kg
Women’s 59 kg
Women’s 64 kg
Women’s 71 kg
Women’s 76 kg
Women’s 81 kg
| Snatch | 127 kg | World Standard | . | 01.11.2018, World Standard | . |
| Clean & Jerk | 158 kg | World Standard | . | 01.11.2018, World Standard | . |
| Total | 283 kg | World Standard | . | 01.11.2018, World Standard | . |
Women’s 87 kg
| Snatch | 132 kg | World Standard | . | 01.11.2018, World Standard | . |
| Clean & Jerk | 164 kg | World Standard | . | 01.11.2018, World Standard | . |
| Total | 294 kg | World Standard | . | 01.11.2018, World Standard | . |
Women’s +87 kg