The following are the records of Iran in Olympic weightlifting. Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts by the Islamic Republic of Iran Weightlifting Federation.
Current records
When the previous records and weight classes were discarded, the IRIWF defined "Iran standards" as the minimum lifts needed to qualify as national records in the new weight classes.[1][2]
Men
Event
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Record
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Athlete
|
Date
|
Meet
|
Place
|
Ref/Note
|
60 kg
|
Snatch
|
117 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
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Clean & Jerk
|
152 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
265 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
|
|
|
|
65 kg
|
Snatch
|
128 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
|
|
|
|
Clean & Jerk
|
163 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
288 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
|
|
|
|
71 kg
|
Snatch
|
144 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
|
|
|
|
Clean & Jerk
|
175 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
313 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
|
|
|
|
79 kg
|
Snatch
|
155 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
|
|
|
|
Clean & Jerk
|
189 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
341 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
|
|
|
|
88 kg
|
Snatch
|
167 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
|
|
|
|
Clean & Jerk
|
201 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
365 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
|
|
|
|
94 kg
|
Snatch
|
173 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
|
|
|
|
Clean & Jerk
|
212 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
382 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
|
|
|
|
110 kg
|
Snatch
|
181 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
|
|
|
|
Clean & Jerk
|
222 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
400 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
|
|
|
|
+110 kg
|
Snatch
|
202 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
|
|
|
|
Clean & Jerk
|
250 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
450 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
|
|
|
|
Women
Event
|
Record
|
Athlete
|
Date
|
Meet
|
Place
|
Ref/Note
|
48 kg
|
Snatch
|
64 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
|
|
|
|
Clean & Jerk
|
82 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
143 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
|
|
|
|
53 kg
|
Snatch
|
70 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
|
|
|
|
Clean & Jerk
|
90 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
158 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
|
|
|
|
58 kg
|
Snatch
|
76 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
|
|
|
|
Clean & Jerk
|
98 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
171 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
|
|
|
|
63 kg
|
Snatch
|
82 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
|
|
|
|
Clean & Jerk
|
105 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
185 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
|
|
|
|
69 kg
|
Snatch
|
89 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
|
|
|
|
Clean & Jerk
|
112 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
200 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
|
|
|
|
77 kg
|
Snatch
|
95 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
|
|
|
|
Clean & Jerk
|
120 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
213 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
|
|
|
|
86 kg
|
Snatch
|
100 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
|
|
|
|
Clean & Jerk
|
125 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
223 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
|
|
|
|
+86 kg
|
Snatch
|
106 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
|
|
|
|
Clean & Jerk
|
130 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
234 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
|
|
|
|
Historical records
Men (2018–2025)
Event
|
Record
|
Athlete
|
Date
|
Meet
|
Place
|
Ref/Note
|
55 kg
|
Snatch
|
111 kg
|
Hafez Ghashghaei
|
18 September 2019
|
World Championships
|
Pattaya, Thailand
|
|
Clean & Jerk
|
149 kg
|
Hafez Ghashghaei
|
18 September 2019
|
World Championships
|
Pattaya, Thailand
|
|
Total
|
260 kg
|
Hafez Ghashghaei
|
18 September 2019
|
World Championships
|
Pattaya, Thailand
|
|
61 kg
|
Snatch
|
120 kg
|
Hafez Ghashghaei
|
2 February 2020
|
Fajr Cup
|
Rasht, Iran
|
|
Clean & Jerk
|
160 kg
|
Hafez Ghashghaei
|
2 February 2020
|
Fajr Cup
|
Rasht, Iran
|
|
Total
|
280 kg
|
Hafez Ghashghaei
|
2 February 2020
|
Fajr Cup
|
Rasht, Iran
|
|
67 kg
|
Snatch
|
135 kg
|
Hossein Pakar
|
16 February 2020
|
Asian Junior Championships
|
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
|
|
Clean & Jerk
|
172 kg
|
Hafez Ghashghaei
|
12 August 2022
|
Islamic Solidarity Games
|
Konya, Turkey
|
[3]
|
Total
|
299 kg
|
Hafez Ghashghaei
|
12 August 2022
|
Islamic Solidarity Games
|
Konya, Turkey
|
[3]
|
73 kg
|
Snatch
|
151 kg
|
Mirmostafa Javadi
|
20 April 2021
|
Asian Championships
|
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
|
[4]
|
Clean & Jerk
|
183 kg
|
Mirmostafa Javadi
|
20 April 2021
|
Asian Championships
|
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
|
[4]
|
Total
|
334 kg
|
Mirmostafa Javadi
|
20 April 2021
|
Asian Championships
|
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
|
[4]
|
81 kg
|
Snatch
|
163 kg
|
Mirmostafa Javadi
|
12 December 2021
|
World Championships
|
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
|
[5]
|
Clean & Jerk
|
204 kg
|
Mirmostafa Javadi
|
12 December 2021
|
World Championships
|
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
|
[5]
|
Total
|
367 kg
|
Mirmostafa Javadi
|
12 December 2021
|
World Championships
|
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
|
[5]
|
89 kg
|
Snatch
|
174 kg
|
Kianoush Rostami
|
11 December 2022
|
World Championships
|
Bogotá, Colombia
|
[6]
|
Clean & Jerk
|
215 kg
|
Mirmostafa Javadi
|
11 September 2023
|
World Championships
|
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
|
[7]
|
Total
|
384 kg
|
Mirmostafa Javadi
|
11 September 2023
|
World Championships
|
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
|
[7]
|
96 kg
|
Snatch
|
186 kg
|
Sohrab Moradi
|
7 November 2018
|
World Championships
|
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
|
AR
|
Clean & Jerk
|
230 kg
|
Sohrab Moradi
|
7 November 2018
|
World Championships
|
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
|
|
Total
|
416 kg
|
Sohrab Moradi
|
7 November 2018
|
World Championships
|
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
|
AR
|
102 kg
|
Snatch
|
179 kg
|
Ali Hashemi
|
8 November 2018
|
World Championships
|
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
|
|
Clean & Jerk
|
227 kg
|
Rasoul Motamedi
|
24 April 2021
|
Asian Championships
|
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
|
[4]
|
Total
|
400 kg
|
Rasoul Motamedi
|
24 April 2021
|
Asian Championships
|
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
|
[4]
|
109 kg
|
Snatch
|
184 kg
|
Ali Hashemi
|
3 August 2021
|
Olympic Games
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
[8]
|
Clean & Jerk
|
231 kg
|
Kia Ghadami
|
4 March 2019
|
Fajr Cup
|
Tehran, Iran
|
|
Total
|
405 kg
|
Ali Hashemi
|
27 April 2019
|
Asian Championships
|
Ningbo, China
|
|
+109 kg
|
Snatch
|
206 kg
|
Ali Davoudi
|
15 December 2024
|
World Championships
|
Manama, Bahrain
|
[9]
|
Clean & Jerk
|
262 kg
|
Alireza Yousefi
|
15 December 2024
|
World Championships
|
Manama, Bahrain
|
AR[9]
|
Total
|
459 kg
|
Ali Davoudi
|
15 December 2024
|
World Championships
|
Manama, Bahrain
|
[9]
|
Men (1998–2018)
Event
|
Record
|
Athlete
|
Date
|
Meet
|
Place
|
Ref/Note
|
56 kg
|
Snatch
|
124 kg
|
Majid Askari
|
20 September 2014
|
Asian Games
|
Incheon, South Korea
|
[10]
|
Clean & Jerk
|
150 kg
|
Majid Askari
|
30 June 2011
|
World Junior Championships
|
Penang, Malaysia
|
|
Total
|
273 kg
|
Majid Askari
|
30 June 2011
|
World Junior Championships
|
Penang, Malaysia
|
|
62 kg
|
Snatch
|
140 kg
|
Mehdi Panzvan
|
17 September 2000
|
Olympic Games
|
Sydney, Australia
|
|
Clean & Jerk
|
166 kg
|
Majid Askari
|
7 September 2015
|
Asian Championships
|
Phuket, Thailand
|
[11]
|
Total
|
302 kg
|
Mehdi Panzvan
|
17 September 2000
|
Olympic Games
|
Sydney, Australia
|
|
69 kg
|
Snatch
|
150 kg
|
Mehdi Panzvan
|
3 October 2002
|
Asian Games
|
Busan, South Korea
|
|
Clean & Jerk
|
183 kg
|
Jaber Behrouzi
|
23 October 2013
|
World Championships
|
Wrocław, Poland
|
|
Total
|
330 kg
|
Jaber Behrouzi
|
23 October 2013
|
World Championships
|
Wrocław, Poland
|
|
77 kg
|
Snatch
|
165 kg
|
Mohammad Hossein Barkhah
|
22 November 2002
|
World Championships
|
Warsaw, Poland
|
|
Clean & Jerk
|
208 kg
|
Mohammad Ali Falahatinejad
|
12 September 2003
|
Asian Championships
|
Qinhuangdao, China
|
|
Total
|
366 kg
|
Rasoul Taghian
|
22 June 2013
|
Asian Championships
|
Astana, Kazakhstan
|
|
85 kg
|
Snatch
|
179 kg
|
Kianoush Rostami
|
12 August 2016
|
Olympic Games
|
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
|
[12]
|
Clean & Jerk
|
220 kg
|
Kianoush Rostami
|
31 May 2016
|
Fajr Cup
|
Tehran, Iran
|
WR[13]
|
Total
|
396 kg
|
Kianoush Rostami
|
12 August 2016
|
Olympic Games
|
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
|
WR[12]
|
94 kg
|
Snatch
|
189 kg
|
Sohrab Moradi
|
25 August 2018
|
Asian Games
|
Jakarta, Indonesia
|
WR[14]
|
Clean & Jerk
|
233 kg
|
Sohrab Moradi
|
3 December 2017
|
World Championships
|
Anaheim, United States
|
WR[15]
|
Total
|
417 kg
|
Sohrab Moradi
|
3 December 2017
|
World Championships
|
Anaheim, United States
|
WR[15]
|
105 kg
|
Snatch
|
190 kg
|
Hossein Tavakkoli
|
25 September 2000
|
Olympic Games
|
Sydney, Australia
|
|
Clean & Jerk
|
235 kg
|
Hossein Tavakkoli
|
25 September 2000
|
Olympic Games
|
Sydney, Australia
|
|
Total
|
425 kg
|
Hossein Tavakkoli
|
25 September 2000
|
Olympic Games
|
Sydney, Australia
|
|
+105 kg
|
Snatch
|
216 kg
|
Behdad Salimi
|
16 August 2016
|
Olympic Games
|
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
|
OR[16]
|
Clean & Jerk
|
263 kg
|
Hossein Rezazadeh
|
25 August 2004
|
Olympic Games
|
Athens, Greece
|
WR
|
Total
|
472 kg
|
Hossein Rezazadeh
|
26 September 2000
|
Olympic Games
|
Sydney, Australia
|
|
Women (2018–2025)
Event
|
Record
|
Athlete
|
Date
|
Meet
|
Place
|
Ref/Note
|
45 kg
|
Snatch
|
62 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
|
|
|
[17]
|
Clean & Jerk
|
78 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
|
|
|
[17]
|
Total
|
138 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
|
|
|
[17]
|
49 kg
|
Snatch
|
68 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
|
|
|
[17]
|
Clean & Jerk
|
83 kg
|
Anita Feizi
|
30 July 2023
|
Asian Youth Championships
|
Greater Noida, India
|
[18]
|
Total
|
148 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
|
|
|
[17]
|
55 kg
|
Snatch
|
72 kg
|
Poupak Basami
|
19 September 2019
|
World Championships
|
Pattaya, Thailand
|
|
Clean & Jerk
|
94 kg
|
Poupak Basami
|
12 August 2022
|
Islamic Solidarity Games
|
Konya, Turkey
|
[3]
|
Total
|
165 kg
|
Poupak Basami
|
12 August 2022
|
Islamic Solidarity Games
|
Konya, Turkey
|
[3]
|
59 kg
|
Snatch
|
81 kg
|
Reihaneh Karimi
|
1 August 2023
|
Asian Junior Championships
|
Greater Noida, India
|
[18]
|
Clean & Jerk
|
107 kg
|
Reihaneh Karimi
|
1 August 2023
|
Asian Junior Championships
|
Greater Noida, India
|
[18]
|
Total
|
188 kg
|
Reihaneh Karimi
|
1 August 2023
|
Asian Junior Championships
|
Greater Noida, India
|
[18]
|
64 kg
|
Snatch
|
91 kg
|
Ghazaleh Hosseini
|
19 December 2024
|
Asian Junior Championships
|
Doha, Qatar
|
[19]
|
Clean & Jerk
|
112 kg
|
Reihaneh Karimi
|
10 September 2023
|
World Championships
|
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
|
[7]
|
Total
|
201 kg
|
Reihaneh Karimi
|
10 September 2023
|
World Championships
|
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
|
[7]
|
71 kg
|
Snatch
|
95 kg
|
Reihaneh Karimi
|
3 May 2025
|
World Junior Championships
|
Lima, Peru
|
[20]
|
Clean & Jerk
|
123 kg
|
Reihaneh Karimi
|
7 February 2024
|
Asian Championships
|
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
|
[21]
|
Total
|
217 kg
|
Reihaneh Karimi
|
3 May 2025
|
World Junior Championships
|
Lima, Peru
|
[20]
|
76 kg
|
Snatch
|
98 kg
|
Ghazaleh Hosseini
|
3 May 2025
|
World Junior Championships
|
Lima, Peru
|
[20]
|
Clean & Jerk
|
125 kg
|
Elaheh Razzaghi
|
12 December 2024
|
World Championships
|
Manama, Bahrain
|
[9]
|
Total
|
220 kg
|
Elaheh Razzaghi
|
8 February 2024
|
Asian Championships
|
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
|
[22]
|
81 kg
|
Snatch
|
106 kg
|
Elham Hosseini
|
10 May 2023
|
Asian Championships
|
Jinju, South Korea
|
[23]
|
Clean & Jerk
|
131 kg
|
Elham Hosseini
|
10 May 2023
|
Asian Championships
|
Jinju, South Korea
|
[23]
|
Total
|
237 kg
|
Elham Hosseini
|
10 May 2023
|
Asian Championships
|
Jinju, South Korea
|
[23]
|
87 kg
|
Snatch
|
100 kg
|
Yekta Jamali
|
16 December 2021
|
World Championships
|
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
|
[5]
|
Clean & Jerk
|
123 kg
|
Zeinab Sheikh-Arbab
|
11 May 2023
|
Asian Championships
|
Jinju, South Korea
|
[23]
|
Total
|
222 kg
|
Yekta Jamali
|
16 December 2021
|
World Championships
|
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
|
[5]
|
+87 kg
|
Snatch
|
103 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
|
|
|
[17]
|
Clean & Jerk
|
131 kg
|
Fatemeh Yousefi
|
16 October 2022
|
Asian Championships
|
Manama, Bahrain
|
[24]
|
Total
|
226 kg
|
Iran Standard
|
|
|
|
[17]
|
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