List of British records in Olympic weightlifting
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).
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Not ratified or later rescinded by BWL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
|
166 kg
|
Ramiro Mora Romero
|
10 August 2024
|
Olympic Games
|
Paris, France
|
|
Clean & Jerk
|
210 kg
|
Ramiro Mora Romero
|
10 August 2024
|
Olympic Games
|
Paris, France
|
|
Total
|
376 kg
|
Ramiro Mora Romero
|
10 August 2024
|
Olympic Games
|
Paris, France
|
|
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
|
[9]
|
169 kg
|
Gordon Shaw
|
5 June 2022
|
European Championships
|
Tirana, Albania
|
[10]
|
Clean & Jerk
|
203 kg
|
Raza Rouhi
|
7 July 2024
|
British Championships
|
Birmingham, United Kingdom
|
|
Total
|
365 kg
|
Raza Rouhi
|
7 July 2024
|
British Championships
|
Birmingham, United Kingdom
|
|
365 kg
|
Gordon Shaw
|
5 June 2022
|
European Championships
|
Tirana, Albania
|
[10]
|
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
|
[11]
|
Clean & Jerk
|
97 kg
|
Fraer Morrow
|
9 June 2023
|
IWF Grand Prix
|
Havana, Cuba
|
[12]
|
Total
|
174 kg
|
Fraer Morrow
|
5 September 2023
|
World Championships
|
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
|
[11]
|
55 kg
|
Snatch
|
89 kg
|
Fraer Morrow
|
30 July 2022
|
Commonwealth Games
|
Marston Green, United Kingdom
|
[13]
|
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
|
[13]
|
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
|
[14]
|
Clean & Jerk
|
129 kg
|
Sarah Davies
|
6 April 2021
|
European Championships
|
Moscow, Russia
|
[15]
|
Total
|
230 kg
|
Sarah Davies
|
6 April 2021
|
European Championships
|
Moscow, Russia
|
[15]
|
71 kg
|
Snatch
|
103 kg
|
Sarah Davies
|
1 August 2022
|
Commonwealth Games
|
Marston Green, United Kingdom
|
[16]
|
Clean & Jerk
|
132 kg
|
Sarah Davies
|
13 December 2021
|
World Championships
|
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
|
[17]
|
Total
|
234 kg
|
Sarah Davies
|
13 December 2021
|
World Championships
|
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
|
[17]
|
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
|
102 kg
|
Katrina Feklistova
|
9 April 2024[b]
|
World Cup
|
Phuket, Thailand
|
[18]
|
Clean & Jerk
|
127 kg
|
Katrina Feklistova
|
9 April 2024[c]
|
World Cup
|
Phuket, Thailand
|
[19]
|
Total
|
229 kg
|
Katrina Feklistova
|
9 April 2024[d]
|
World Cup
|
Phuket, Thailand
|
[20]
|
87 kg
|
Snatch
|
113 kg
|
Madias Dodo Nzesso-Ngake
|
10 December 2023
|
England Championships
|
Birmingham, United Kingdom
|
[21]
|
Clean & Jerk
|
132 kg
|
Madias Dodo Nzesso-Ngake
|
21 September 2024
|
Commonwealth Championships
|
Suva, Fiji
|
|
Total
|
246 kg
|
Madias Dodo Nzesso-Ngake
|
7 July 2024
|
British Championships
|
Birmingham, United Kingdom
|
|
+87 kg
|
Snatch
|
126 kg
|
Emily Campbell
|
11 August 2024
|
Olympic Games
|
Paris, France
|
[22]
|
Clean & Jerk
|
165 kg
|
Emily Campbell
|
15 December 2022
|
World Championships
|
Bogotá, Colombia
|
[23]
|
Total
|
288 kg
|
Emily Campbell
|
11 August 2024
|
Olympic Games
|
Paris, France
|
[22]
|
Historical records (1998–2018)
Men
Event
|
Record
|
Athlete
|
Date
|
Meet
|
Place
|
Ref
|
-56 kg
|
Snatch
|
100 kg
|
Alan Ogilvie
|
10 July 1999
|
British Championships
|
|
[24]
|
Clean & Jerk
|
124 kg
|
Mubarak Musoke
|
22 October 2011
|
British U23 Championships
|
Oldbury, Great Britain
|
[25]
|
Total
|
220 kg
|
Alan Ogilvie
|
10 July 1999
|
British Championships
|
|
[24]
|
-62 kg
|
Snatch
|
124 kg
|
Gareth Evans
|
27 June 2015
|
British Championships
|
Coventry, Great Britain
|
[26]
|
Clean & Jerk
|
150 kg
|
Gareth Evans
|
25 July 2014
|
Commonwealth Games
|
Glasgow, Great Britain
|
[27]
|
Total
|
269 kg
|
Gareth Evans
|
27 June 2015
|
British Championships
|
Coventry, Great Britain
|
[26]
|
-69 kg
|
Snatch
|
136 kg
|
Gareth Evans
|
6 April 2018
|
Commonwealth Games
|
Gold Coast, Australia
|
[28]
|
Clean & Jerk
|
165 kg
|
Stewart Cruickshank
|
31 July 2002
|
Commonwealth Games
|
Manchester, Great Britain
|
[29]
|
Total
|
299 kg
|
Gareth Evans
|
6 April 2018
|
Commonwealth Games
|
Gold Coast, Australia
|
[30]
|
-77 kg
|
Snatch
|
147 kg
|
Jack Oliver
|
28 June 2015
|
British Championships
|
Coventry, Great Britain
|
[31]
|
Clean & Jerk
|
176 kg
|
Jack Oliver
|
23 November 2015
|
World Championships
|
Houston, United States
|
[32]
|
Total
|
320 kg
|
Jack Oliver
|
14 April 2015
|
European Championships
|
Tbilisi, Georgia
|
[33]
|
-85 kg
|
Snatch
|
158 kg
|
Bradley Burrowes
|
22 July 2007
|
South West Championships
|
Bristol, Great Britain
|
[34]
|
Clean & Jerk
|
192,5 kg
|
Leon Griffin
|
18 September 1998
|
Commonwealth Games
|
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
|
[35]
|
Total
|
347,5 kg
|
Leon Griffin
|
18 September 1998
|
Commonwealth Games
|
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
|
[36]
|
-94 kg
|
Snatch
|
165,5 kg
|
Peter May
|
|
|
|
|
Clean & Jerk
|
195 kg
|
David Guest
|
28 January 2001
|
UK Invitational Championships
|
Birmingham, Great Britain
|
[37]
|
Total
|
355 kg
|
David Guest
|
28 January 2001
|
UK Invitational Championships
|
Birmingham, Great Britain
|
[37]
|
-105 kg
|
Snatch
|
165 kg
|
Thomas Yule
|
27 April 2000
|
European Championships
|
Sofia, Bulgaria
|
[38]
|
Clean & Jerk
|
210 kg
|
Delroy McQueen
|
2 August 2002
|
Commonwealth Games
|
Manchester, Great Britain
|
[39]
|
Total
|
375 kg
|
Delroy McQueen
|
2 August 2002
|
Commonwealth Games
|
Manchester, Great Britain
|
[40]
|
+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
|
[41]
|
Total
|
387,5 kg
|
Giles Greenwood
|
3 August 2002
|
Commonwealth Games
|
Manchester, Great Britain
|
[42]
|
Women
Event
|
Record
|
Athlete
|
Date
|
Meet
|
Place
|
Ref
|
-48 kg
|
Snatch
|
67 kg
|
Hannah Powell
|
8 March 2015
|
Welsh National Championships
|
Cardiff, Great Britain
|
[43]
|
Clean & 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
|
[44]
|
Clean & Jerk
|
99 kg
|
Fraer Morrow
|
6 April 2018
|
Commonwealth Games
|
Gold Coast, Australia
|
[45]
|
Total
|
172 kg
|
Fraer Morrow
|
6 April 2018
|
Commonwealth Games
|
Gold Coast, Australia
|
[46]
|
-58 kg
|
Snatch
|
94 kg
|
Michaela Breeze
|
29 May 2014
|
International Women Grand Prix
|
Speyer, Germany
|
[47]
|
Clean & Jerk
|
121 kg
|
Zoe Smith
|
30 July 2012
|
Olympic Games
|
London, Great Britain
|
[48]
|
Total
|
212.5 kg
|
Michaela Breeze
|
21 April 2004
|
European Championships
|
Kyiv, Ukraine
|
[49]
|
-63 kg
|
Snatch
|
100 kg
|
Michaela Breeze
|
18 March 2006
|
Commonwealth Games
|
Melbourne, Australia
|
[50]
|
Clean & Jerk
|
124 kg
|
Zoe Smith
|
25 November 2015
|
World Championships
|
Houston, United States
|
[51]
|
Total
|
221 kg
|
Zoe Smith
|
25 November 2015
|
World Championships
|
Houston, United States
|
[52]
|
-69 kg
|
Snatch
|
102 kg
|
Rebekah Tiler
|
11 June 2016
|
British Championships
|
Coventry, Great Britain
|
[53]
|
Clean & Jerk
|
126 kg
|
Rebekah Tiler
|
24 October 2015
|
Northern Open
|
Mytholmroyd, Great Britain
|
[54]
|
Total
|
227 kg
|
Rebekah Tiler
|
11 June 2016
|
British Championships
|
Coventry, Great Britain
|
[55]
|
-75 kg
|
Snatch
|
96 kg
|
Emily Godley
|
8 April 2018
|
Commonwealth Games
|
Gold Coast, Australia
|
[56]
|
Clean & Jerk
|
126 kg
|
Emily Godley
|
8 April 2018
|
Commonwealth Games
|
Gold Coast, Australia
|
[57]
|
Total
|
222 kg
|
Emily Godley
|
8 April 2018
|
Commonwealth Games
|
Gold Coast, Australia
|
[58]
|
-90 kg
|
Snatch
|
97 kg
|
Mercy Brown
|
7 July 2018
|
British Championships
|
Coventry, Great Britain
|
[59]
|
Clean & Jerk
|
124 kg
|
Mercy Brown
|
7 July 2018
|
British Championships
|
Coventry, Great Britain
|
[59]
|
Total
|
221 kg
|
Mercy Brown
|
7 July 2018
|
British Championships
|
Coventry, Great Britain
|
[59]
|
+90 kg
|
Snatch
|
107 kg
|
Emily Campbell
|
7 July 2018
|
British Championships
|
Coventry, Great Britain
|
[59]
|
Clean & Jerk
|
139 kg
|
Emily Campbell
|
9 April 2018
|
Commonwealth Games
|
Gold Coast, Australia
|
[60]
|
Total
|
242 kg
|
Emily Campbell
|
9 April 2018
|
Commonwealth Games
|
Gold Coast, Australia
|
[61]
|
Notes
- ^ by official result source; 222 kg by BWL source, a typo
- ^ by official result source; 31 March 2024 by BWL source, a typo
- ^ by official result source; 31 March 2024 by BWL source, a typo
- ^ by official result source; 31 March 2024 by BWL source, a typo
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