How are weightlifting classes classified?

2023-09-05

The original 8 levels of men's weightlifting are: 56, 62, 69, 77, 85, 94, 105 kg and more than 105 kg. In 2018, the new 10 levels adjusted by the International Weightlifting Federation are 55 (non-Olympic), There are 10 levels including 61, 67, 73, 81, 89 (non-Olympic), 96, 102 (non-Olympic), 109 kg and over 109 kg. The original 7 levels of women's weightlifting are: 48, 53, 58, 63, 69, 75 kg and above 75 kg. The new 10 levels are also adjusted to: 45 (non-Olympic), 49, 55, 59, 64 , 71 (non-Austrian), 76, 81 (non-Austrian), 87 kg and over 87 kg. The six non-Olympic levels for men and women are held only in events other than the Olympic Games.

2021 men's ten-level weightlifting world record:

1. 55kg level: clean and jerk 166kg, with a total score of 294kg, created by North Korean players at the World Championships on September 18, 2019. The snatch is still the standard 135 kg, and no one has broken it.

2. 61kg level: Snatch 145kg and a total score of 318kg were created by Chinese player Li Fabin on September 19, 2019. The clean and jerk of 174 kg was created by Indonesian Irawan.

3. 67 kg level: Snatch 155 kg was created by Chinese player Huang Minhao in the World Cup on July 6, 2019, and clean and jerk 188 kg was created by North Korean player Park Zhengzhou on September 20, 2019. The total score of 339 kg was created by Chinese player Chen Lijun on April 21, 2019, at the Asian Championships.

4. 73 kg level: 168 kg in the snatch, 198 kg in the clean and jerk, and a total score of 364 kg. All three items were created by Chinese athlete Shi Zhiyong in the Tokyo Olympics on July 28, 2021.

5. 81kg level: Snatch 175kg, Chinese player Li Dayin, created at the Asian Championships on April 21, 2021. The clean and jerk is 207 kg, with a total score of 378 kg, created by Chinese player Lu Xiaojun on September 22, 2019.

6, 89 kg level: snatch 179 kg, clean and jerk 216 kg, total score 387 kg, the three items are still the standard, no one has broken.

7, 96 kg level: snatch 186 kg, with a total score of 416 kg, created by Iranian player Moratti Sohrab at the World Championships on November 7, 2018. The clean and jerk 231 kg was created by Chinese player Tian Tao on July 7, 2019 in the World Cup.

8, 102 kg level: 191 kg in the snatch, 231 kg in the clean and jerk, and a total score of 412 kg, which is still the world standard and no one can break it.

9. 109 kg level: Snatch 200 kg, created by Chinese player Yang Zhe on April 24, 2021 at the Asian Championships. The clean and jerk is 241 kg, created by Uzbek player Nuluninov on April 24, 2021 at the Asian Championships. The total score of 435 kg was created by Armenian player Matrosyan at the World Championships on November 9, 2018.

10, 109+ kg level: snatch 223 kg, clean and jerk 226 kg, total score 488 kg, Georgian player Lasha Tarahadez in all three events, created in the Tokyo Olympics on August 4, 2021.

2021 Women's World Records in 10-Class Weightlifting:

1. 45kg level: snatch 85kg, clean and jerk 108kg, total score 191kg. No one can break the three world standards.

2. 49 kg level: Snatch 96 kg, with a total score of 213 kg, all of which were created by Chinese player Hou Zhihui on April 17, 2021 at the Asian Championships. Clean and jerk 119 kg, created by Indian player Chanu, Asian Championships.

3. 55kg level: Snatch 102kg was created by Chinese player Li Yajun at the World Championships. The clean and jerk is 129 kg, with a total score of 229 kg. It was created by Chinese player Liao Qiuyun at the World Championships on September 20, 2019.

4. 59 kg level: Snatch 110 kg, clean and jerk 140 kg, total score 247 kg, all created by Chinese Taipei player Guo Yuchun in the Asian Championships and World Championships.

5. 64 kg level: Snatch 117 kg, clean and jerk 145 kg, total score 261 kg, all created by Chinese player Deng Wei in the World Cup and World Championships.

6. 71kg level: No one has broken the world standard of 117kg in the snatch. The clean and jerk was 152 kg, and the total score was 267 kg, all created by Chinese athlete Zhang Wangli at the World Championships.

7, 76 kg level: 124 kg in the snatch was created by North Korean player Lin Zhengxin in the 2019 World Championships. The 156 kg clean and jerk was created by Chinese player Zhang Wangli in the 2019 World Cup. The total score of 278 kg was created by North Korean player Lin Zhengxin in the 2019 Asian Championships.

8, 81 kg level: 127 kg in the snatch, 158 kg in the clean and jerk, and a total score of 283 kg, which is still the world standard and no one has broken it.

9. 87 kg level: 132 kg in the snatch, 164 kg in the clean and jerk, and a total score of 294 kg, which is still the world standard and no one has broken it.

10, 87+ kg level: 148 kg in the snatch, 187 kg in the clean and jerk, with a total score of 335 kg, created by my Chinese player Li Wenwen at the Asian Championships on April 25, 2021.


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