The following are the national records in Olympic weightlifting in Great Britain . Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts by British Weight Lifting (BWL).
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Current records
Key to tables :
Awaiting ratification
Not ratified or later rescinded by BWL
Men
Event
Record
Athlete
Date
Meet
Place
Ref
55 kg
Snatch
93 kg
Benjamin Hickling
30 July 2022
Commonwealth Games
Marston Green , United Kingdom
[1]
Clean & Jerk
119 kg
Benjamin Hickling
30 July 2022
Commonwealth Games
Marston Green , United Kingdom
[1]
Total
212 kg [a]
Benjamin Hickling
30 July 2022
Commonwealth Games
Marston Green , United Kingdom
[1]
61 kg
Snatch
105 kg
Standard
Clean & Jerk
131 kg
Jaswant Shergill
19 January 2019
England Championships
Milton Keynes , United Kingdom
[2]
Total
235 kg
Standard
67 kg
Snatch
125 kg
Gareth Evans
8 April 2019
European Championships
Batumi , Georgia
[3]
Clean & Jerk
161 kg
Gareth Evans
11 July 2019
Commonwealth Championships
Apia , Samoa
[4]
Total
286 kg
Gareth Evans
11 July 2019
Commonwealth Championships
Apia , Samoa
[4]
73 kg
Snatch
147 kg
Chris Murray
15 February 2024
European Championships
Sofia , Bulgaria
[5]
Clean & Jerk
170 kg
Jonathan Chin
8 December 2023
England Championships
Birmingham , United Kingdom
[6]
Total
300 kg
Jonathan Chin
8 December 2023
England Championships
Birmingham , United Kingdom
[6]
81 kg
Snatch
148 kg
Chris Murray
9 December 2023
England Championships
Birmingham , United Kingdom
Clean & Jerk
181 kg
Chris Murray
1 August 2022
Commonwealth Games
Marston Green , United Kingdom
[7]
Total
325 kg
Chris Murray
1 August 2022
Commonwealth Games
Marston Green , United Kingdom
[7]
89 kg
Snatch
155 kg
Ramiro Mora Romero
29 October 2022
England Championships
Derby , United Kingdom
[8]
Clean & Jerk
191 kg
Ramiro Mora Romero
29 October 2022
England Championships
Derby , United Kingdom
[8]
Total
346 kg
Ramiro Mora Romero
29 October 2022
England Championships
Derby , United Kingdom
[8]
96 kg
Snatch
160 kg
Ramiro Mora Romero
6 August 2023
British Championships
Manchester , United Kingdom
Clean & Jerk
201 kg
Ramiro Mora Romero
10 December 2023
England Championships
Birmingham , United Kingdom
[6]
Total
357 kg
Ramiro Mora Romero
10 December 2023
England Championships
Birmingham , United Kingdom
[6]
102 kg
Snatch
161 kg
Cyrille Tchatchet
8 June 2019
British International Open
Coventry , United Kingdom
[9]
162 kg
Ramiro Mora Romero
8 April 2024
World Cup
Phuket , Thailand
[10]
Clean & Jerk
202 kg
Ramiro Mora Romero
10 February 2024
Bundesliga
Germany
Total
363 kg
Ramiro Mora Romero
10 February 2024
Bundesliga
Germany
109 kg
Snatch
162 kg
Andrew Griffiths
10 December 2023
England Championships
Birmingham , United Kingdom
[6]
Clean & Jerk
202 kg
Owen Boxall
3 November 2019
England Grand Prix
Milton Keynes , United Kingdom
Total
362 kg
Owen Boxall
3 November 2019
England Grand Prix
Milton Keynes , United Kingdom
+109 kg
Snatch
168 kg
Gordon Shaw
23 April 2023
European Championships
Yerevan , Armenia
[11]
169 kg
Gordon Shaw
5 June 2022
European Championships
Tirana , Albania
[12]
Clean & Jerk
201 kg
Gordon Shaw
16 December 2022
World Championships
Bogotá , Colombia
[13]
Total
364 kg
Gordon Shaw
16 December 2022
World Championships
Bogotá , Colombia
[13]
365 kg
Gordon Shaw
5 June 2022
European Championships
Tirana , Albania
[12]
Women
Event
Record
Athlete
Date
Meet
Place
Ref
45 kg
Snatch
64 kg
Hannah Powell
2 March 2019
Welsh Championships
Bangor , United Kingdom
Clean & Jerk
84 kg
Hannah Powell
9 July 2019
Commonwealth Championships
Apia , Samoa
Total
148 kg
Hannah Powell
9 July 2019
Commonwealth Championships
Apia , Samoa
49 kg
Snatch
77 kg
Fraer Morrow
5 September 2023
World Championships
Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
[14]
Clean & Jerk
97 kg
Fraer Morrow
9 June 2023
IWF Grand Prix
Havana , Cuba
[15]
Total
174 kg
Fraer Morrow
5 September 2023
World Championships
Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
[14]
55 kg
Snatch
89 kg
Fraer Morrow
30 July 2022
Commonwealth Games
Marston Green , United Kingdom
[16]
Clean & Jerk
109 kg
Fraer Morrow
26 June 2021
British Championships
Twickenham , United Kingdom
Total
198 kg
Fraer Morrow
30 July 2022
Commonwealth Games
Marston Green , United Kingdom
[16]
59 kg
Snatch
93 kg
Zoe Smith
21 September 2019
World Championships
Pattaya , Thailand
Clean & Jerk
123 kg
Zoe Smith
21 September 2019
World Championships
Pattaya , Thailand
Total
216 kg
Zoe Smith
21 September 2019
World Championships
Pattaya , Thailand
64 kg
Snatch
101 kg
Sarah Davies
8 June 2019
British International Open
Coventry , United Kingdom
[9]
Clean & Jerk
129 kg
Sarah Davies
6 April 2021
European Championships
Moscow , Russia
[17]
Total
230 kg
Sarah Davies
6 April 2021
European Championships
Moscow , Russia
[17]
71 kg
Snatch
103 kg
Sarah Davies
1 August 2022
Commonwealth Games
Marston Green , United Kingdom
[18]
Clean & Jerk
132 kg
Sarah Davies
13 December 2021
World Championships
Tashkent , Uzbekistan
[19]
Total
234 kg
Sarah Davies
13 December 2021
World Championships
Tashkent , Uzbekistan
[19]
76 kg
Snatch
102 kg
Sarah Davies
29 October 2022
England Championships
Derby , United Kingdom
[8]
Clean & Jerk
127 kg
Emily Godley
11 July 2019
Commonwealth Championships
Apia , Samoa
Total
226 kg
Sarah Davies
29 October 2022
England Championships
Derby , United Kingdom
[8]
81 kg
Snatch
99 kg
Katrina Feklistova
14 September 2023
World Championships
Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
[14]
Clean & Jerk
126 kg
Katrina Feklistova
15 June 2023
IWF Grand Prix
Havana , Cuba
[15]
Total
225 kg
Katrina Feklistova
14 September 2023
World Championships
Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
[14]
87 kg
Snatch
113 kg
Madias Dodo Nzesso-Ngake
10 December 2023
England Championships
Birmingham , United Kingdom
[20]
Clean & Jerk
131 kg
Madias Dodo Nzesso-Ngake
10 December 2023
England Championships
Birmingham , United Kingdom
[20]
Total
244 kg
Madias Dodo Nzesso-Ngake
10 December 2023
England Championships
Birmingham , United Kingdom
[20]
+87 kg
Snatch
124 kg
Emily Campbell
3 August 2022
Commonwealth Games
Marston Green , United Kingdom
[21]
Clean & Jerk
165 kg
Emily Campbell
15 December 2022
World Championships
Bogotá , Colombia
[13]
Total
287 kg
Emily Campbell
15 December 2022
World Championships
Bogotá , Colombia
[13]
Historical records (1998–2018)
Men
Event
Record
Athlete
Date
Meet
Place
Ref
-56 kg
Snatch
100 kg
Alan Ogilvie
10 July 1999
British Championships
[22]
Clean & Jerk
124 kg
Mubarak Musoke
22 October 2011
British U23 Championships
Oldbury , Great Britain
[23]
Total
220 kg
Alan Ogilvie
10 July 1999
British Championships
[22]
-62 kg
Snatch
124 kg
Gareth Evans
27 June 2015
British Championships
Coventry , Great Britain
[24]
Clean & Jerk
150 kg
Gareth Evans
25 July 2014
Commonwealth Games
Glasgow , Great Britain
[25]
Total
269 kg
Gareth Evans
27 June 2015
British Championships
Coventry , Great Britain
[24]
-69 kg
Snatch
136 kg
Gareth Evans
6 April 2018
Commonwealth Games
Gold Coast , Australia
[26]
Clean & Jerk
165 kg
Stewart Cruickshank
31 July 2002
Commonwealth Games
Manchester , Great Britain
[27]
Total
299 kg
Gareth Evans
6 April 2018
Commonwealth Games
Gold Coast , Australia
[28]
-77 kg
Snatch
147 kg
Jack Oliver
28 June 2015
British Championships
Coventry , Great Britain
[29]
Clean & Jerk
176 kg
Jack Oliver
23 November 2015
World Championships
Houston , United States
[30]
Total
320 kg
Jack Oliver
14 April 2015
European Championships
Tbilisi , Georgia
[31]
-85 kg
Snatch
158 kg
Bradley Burrowes
22 July 2007
South West Championships
Bristol , Great Britain
[32]
Clean & Jerk
192,5 kg
Leon Griffin
18 September 1998
Commonwealth Games
Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
[33]
Total
347,5 kg
Leon Griffin
18 September 1998
Commonwealth Games
Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
[34]
-94 kg
Snatch
165,5 kg
Peter May
Clean & Jerk
195 kg
David Guest
28 January 2001
UK Invitational Championships
Birmingham , Great Britain
[35]
Total
355 kg
David Guest
28 January 2001
UK Invitational Championships
Birmingham , Great Britain
[35]
-105 kg
Snatch
165 kg
Thomas Yule
27 April 2000
European Championships
Sofia , Bulgaria
[36]
Clean & Jerk
210 kg
Delroy McQueen
2 August 2002
Commonwealth Games
Manchester , Great Britain
[37]
Total
375 kg
Delroy McQueen
2 August 2002
Commonwealth Games
Manchester , Great Britain
[38]
+105 kg
Snatch
180 kg
Giles Greenwood
3 August 2002
Commonwealth Games
Manchester , Great Britain
Clean & Jerk
215 kg
Darius Jokarzadeh
10 May 2013
World Junior Championships
Lima , Peru
[39]
Total
387,5 kg
Giles Greenwood
3 August 2002
Commonwealth Games
Manchester , Great Britain
[40]
Women
Event
Record
Athlete
Date
Meet
Place
Ref
-48 kg
Snatch
67 kg
Hannah Powell
8 March 2015
Welsh National Championships
Cardiff , Great Britain
[41]
Clean and jerk
88 kg
Joanne Calvino
26 November 2011
Total
153 kg
Joanne Calvino
26 November 2011
-53 kg
Snatch
78 kg
Jennifer Tong
21 April 2018
British University Championships
Twickenham , Great Britain
[42]
Clean and jerk
99 kg
Fraer Morrow
6 April 2018
Commonwealth Games
Gold Coast , Australia
[43]
Total
172 kg
Fraer Morrow
6 April 2018
Commonwealth Games
Gold Coast , Australia
[44]
-58 kg
Snatch
94 kg
Michaela Breeze
29 May 2014
International Women Grand Prix
Speyer , Germany
[45]
Clean & Jerk
121 kg
Zoe Smith
30 July 2012
Olympic Games
London , Great Britain
[46]
Total
212.5 kg
Michaela Breeze
21 April 2004
European Championships
Kyiv , Ukraine
[47]
-63 kg
Snatch
100 kg
Michaela Breeze
18 March 2006
Commonwealth Games
Melbourne , Australia
[48]
Clean and jerk
124 kg
Zoe Smith
25 November 2015
World Championships
Houston , United States
[49]
Total
221 kg
Zoe Smith
25 November 2015
World Championships
Houston , United States
[50]
-69 kg
Snatch
102 kg
Rebekah Tiler
11 June 2016
British Championships
Coventry , Great Britain
[51]
Clean and jerk
126 kg
Rebekah Tiler
24 October 2015
Northern Open
Mytholmroyd , Great Britain
[52]
Total
227 kg
Rebekah Tiler
11 June 2016
British Championships
Coventry , Great Britain
[53]
-75 kg
Snatch
96 kg
Emily Godley
8 April 2018
Commonwealth Games
Gold Coast , Australia
[54]
Clean and jerk
126 kg
Emily Godley
8 April 2018
Commonwealth Games
Gold Coast , Australia
[55]
Total
222 kg
Emily Godley
8 April 2018
Commonwealth Games
Gold Coast , Australia
[56]
-90 kg
Snatch
97 kg
Mercy Brown
7 July 2018
British Championships
Coventry , Great Britain
[57]
Clean and jerk
124 kg
Mercy Brown
7 July 2018
British Championships
Coventry , Great Britain
[57]
Total
221 kg
Mercy Brown
7 July 2018
British Championships
Coventry , Great Britain
[57]
+90 kg
Snatch
107 kg
Emily Campbell
7 July 2018
British Championships
Coventry , Great Britain
[57]
Clean and jerk
139 kg
Emily Campbell
9 April 2018
Commonwealth Games
Gold Coast , Australia
[58]
Total
242 kg
Emily Campbell
9 April 2018
Commonwealth Games
Gold Coast , Australia
[59]
Notes
^ by official result source; 222 kg by BWL source, a typo
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This page was last edited on 20 April 2024, at 14:45