The weight classes for men on the Olympic program were adjusted for the 2000 Games, so Olympic records only exist based on the results during and after that.[1] Women's weightlifting made its Olympic debut at the 2000 Games in Sydney,[2] with seven weight classes that have not changed since.
Current records
Men
♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record. Statistics are correct as of 10 August 2024.
^ ab"Men's 56kg Results"(PDF). Rio 2016 official website. 7 August 2016. Archived from the original(PDF) on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
^"Men's 105kg Results"(PDF). Rio 2016 official website. 15 August 2016. Archived from the original(PDF) on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
^"Men's +105kg Results"(PDF). Rio 2016 official website. 16 August 2016. Archived from the original(PDF) on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
^"Men's +105kg Results"(PDF). Rio 2016 official website. 16 August 2016. Archived from the original(PDF) on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
^"Women's 53kg Results"(PDF). Rio 2016 official website. 7 August 2016. Archived from the original(PDF) on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
^"Women's 58kg Results"(PDF). Rio 2016 official website. 8 August 2016. Archived from the original(PDF) on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
^ ab"Women's 63kg Results"(PDF). Rio 2016 official website. 9 August 2016. Archived from the original(PDF) on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.