| World Records (Men) | |||||||
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| Category | Event | Kg | Name | Birth | Nation | Date | Place |
| Snatch | 132.5 | MUTLU Halil | 1973 | TUR | 20/07/1996 | Atlanta | |
| 54Kg | Clean & Jerk | 160.5 | LAN Shizang | 1974 | CHN | 06/12/1997 | Chiangmai |
| Total | 290.0 | MUTLU Halil | 1973 | TUR | 18/11/1994 | Istanbul | |
| Snatch | 140.0 | SULEYMANOGLU Hafiz | 1967 | TUR | 03/05/1995 | Warsaw | |
| 59Kg | Clean & Jerk | 170.0 | PESHALOV Nikolai | 1970 | BUL | 03/05/1995 | Warsaw |
| Total | 307.5 | TANG Ningsheng | 1971 | CHN | 20/07/1996 | Atlanta | |
| Snatch | 150.0 | WANG Guohua | 1975 | CHN | 12/05/1997 | Pusan | |
| 64Kg | Clean & Jerk | 187.5 | LEONIDIS Valerios | 1966 | GRE | 22/07/1996 | Atlanta |
| Total | 335.0 | SULEYMANOGLU Naim | 1967 | TUR | 22/07/1996 | Atlanta | |
| Snatch | 163.0 | WAN Jianhui | 1971 | CHN | 09/07/1997 | Yangzhou | |
| 70Kg | Clean & Jerk | 195.5 | ZHANG Xugang | 1974 | CHN | 09/12/1997 | Chiangmai |
| Total | 357.5 | ZHANG Xugang | 1974 | CHN | 23/07/1996 | Atlanta | |
| Snatch | 170.0 | SAVCHENKO Ruslan | 1971 | UKR | 16/11/1993 | Melborne | |
| 76Kg | Clean & Jerk | 208.0 | LARA Pablo | 1968 | CUB | 20/04/1996 | Szekszard |
| Total | 372.5 | LARA Pablo | 1968 | CUB | 20/04/1996 | Szekszard | |
| Snatch | 180.0 | DIMAS Pyrros | 1971 | GRE | 26/07/1996 | Atlanta | |
| 83Kg | Clean & Jerk | 214.0 | ZHANG Yong | 1974 | CHN | 12/07/1997 | Sanxiao |
| Total | 392.5 | DIMAS Pyrros | 1971 | GRE | 26/07/1996 | Atlanta | |
| Snatch | 187.5 | PETROV Alexei | 1974 | RUS | 27/07/1996 | Atlanta | |
| 91Kg | Clean & Jerk | 228.5 | KAKHIASVILIS Kakhi | 1969 | GRE | 06/05/1995 | Warsaw |
| Total | 412.5 | PETROV Alexei | 1974 | RUS | 07/05/1994 | Sokolov | |
| Snatch | 192.5 | SYRTSOV Sergei | 1966 | RUS | 25/11/1994 | Istanbul | |
| 99Kg | Clean & Jerk | 235.0 | KAKHIASVILIS Kakhi | 1969 | GRE | 28/07/1996 | Atlanta |
| Total | 420.0 | KAKHIASVILIS Kakhi | 1969 | GRE | 28/07/1996 | Atlanta | |
| Snatch | 200.0 | TAIMAZOV Timur | 1970 | UKR | 26/11/1994 | Istanbul | |
| 108Kg | Clean & Jerk | 236.0 | TAIMAZOV Timur | 1970 | UKR | 29/07/1996 | Atlanta |
| Total | 435.0 | TAIMAZOV Timur | 1970 | UKR | 26/11/1994 | Istanbul | |
| Snatch | 205.0 | KURLOVICH Alexander | 1961 | BLR | 27/11/1994 | Istanbul | |
| +108Kg | Clean & Jerk | 262.5 | CHEMERKIN Andrei | 1972 | RUS | 14/12/1997 | Chiangmai |
| Total | 462.5 | CHEMERKIN Andrei | 1972 | RUS | 14/12/1997 | Chiangmai | |
| Junior World Records (Men) | |||||||
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| Category | Event | Kg | Name | Birth | Nation | Date | Place |
| Snatch | 125.0 | MINTCHEV Sevdalin | 1974 | BUL | 04/05/1994 | Sokolov | |
| 54Kg | Clean & Jerk | 153.0 | LAN Shizhang | 1974 | CHN | 26/07/1994 | Jakarta |
| Total | 275.0 | World Standard | 1973 | 11/11/1993 | |||
| Snatch | 133.0 | ZHIYONG Shi | 1980 | CHN | 21/11/1996 | Seoul | |
| 59Kg | Clean & Jerk | 167.5 | LI Chuanghang | 1975 | CHN | 18/11/1995 | Guangzhou |
| Total | 295.0 | LIAO Weixiao | 1976 | CHN | 04/05/1996 | Warsaw | |
| Snatch | 145.0 | WANG Guo Fua | 1975 | CHN | 19/11/1995 | Guangzhou | |
| 64Kg | Clean & Jerk | 175.0 | ARANDA Idalberto | 1975 | CUB | 13/03/1995 | Mar Del Plata |
| Total | 315.0 | PENG Sang | 1975 | CHN | 19/11/1995 | Guangzhou | |
| Snatch | 147.5 | World Standard | 1973 | 11/11/1993 | |||
| 70Kg | Clean & Jerk | 190.0 | ARANDA Idalberto | 1975 | CUB | 12/09/1995 | S. Spiritus |
| Total | 330.0 | ZHANG Xugang | 1974 | CHN | 07/10/1994 | Hiroshima | |
| Snatch | 155.5 | WANG Hongyu | 1979 | CHN | 01/06/1997 | Cape Tuwn | |
| 76Kg | Clean & Jerk | 200.0 | World Standard | 1973 | 11/11/1993 | ||
| Total | 350.0 | World Standard | 1973 | 11/11/1993 | |||
| Snatch | 165.0 | ASANIDZE Georgyi | 1975 | GEO | 13/07/1995 | Warsaw | |
| 83Kg | Clean & Jerk | 197.5 | NIKOLOV Svetoslav | 1975 | BUL | 13/06/1995 | Bee-Sheva |
| Total | 360.0 | ASANIDZE Georgyi | 1975 | GEO | 13/07/1995 | Warsaw | |
| Snatch | 186.0 | PETROV Alexei | 1974 | RUS | 24/11/1994 | Istanbul | |
| 91Kg | Clean & Jerk | 228.0 | PETROV Alexei | 1974 | RUS | 24/11/1994 | Istanbul |
| Total | 412.5 | PETROV Alexei | 1974 | RUS | 07/05/1994 | Sokolov | |
| Snatch | 186.0 | PETROV Alexei | 1974 | RUS | 24/11/1994 | Istanbul | |
| 99Kg | Clean & Jerk | 228.0 | PETROV Alexei | 1974 | RUS | 24/11/1994 | Istanbul |
| Total | 412.5 | PETROV Alexei | 1974 | RUS | 07/05/1994 | Sokolov | |
| Snatch | 180.0 | SHESLANNIKOV Evgeni | 1975 | RUS | 09/07/1994 | Jakarta | |
| 108Kg | Clean & Jerk | 217.5 | KALINKE Mario | 1974 | GER | 25/11/1994 | Istanbul |
| Total | 395.0 | GODFRID Nenys | 1975 | UKR | 06/05/1995 | Warsaw | |
| Snatch | 185.0 | LUKIANCHIKOV Sergei | 1974 | UKR | 26/11/1994 | Istanbul | |
| +108Kg | Clean & Jerk | 220.0 | VARDANIAN Apa | 1974 | ARM | 08/10/1994 | Roma |
| Total | 400.0 | LUKIANCHIKOV Sergei | 1974 | UKR | 26/11/1994 | Istanbul | |
| World Records (Women) | |||||||
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| Category | Event | Kg | Name | Birth | Nation | Date | Place |
| Snatch | 81.5 | JIANG Yinsu | 1975 | CHN | 11/05/1997 | Busan | |
| 46Kg | Clean & Jerk | 105.5 | XING Fen | 1973 | CHN | 08/07/1997 | Yangzhou |
| Total | 185.0 | GUAN Hong | 1974 | CHN | 04/04/1996 | Yachiyo | |
| Snatch | 88.0 | JIANG Baoyu | 1975 | CHN | 03/07/1995 | Busan | |
| 50Kg | Clean & Jerk | 110.5 | LIU Xiuhua | 1975 | CHN | 03/10/1994 | Hiroshima |
| Total | 197.5 | LIU Xiuhua | 1975 | CHN | 03/10/1994 | Hiroshima | |
| Snatch | 93.5 | YANG Xia | 1977 | CHN | 09/07/1997 | Yangzhou | |
| 54Kg | Clean & Jerk | 117.5 | MENG Xianjuan | 1975 | CHN | 08/12/1997 | Chiangmai |
| Total | 207.5 | YANG Xia | 1977 | CHN | 09/07/1997 | Yangzhou | |
| Snatch | 100.0 | ZOU Feie | 1974 | CHN | 13/05/1997 | Busan | |
| 59Kg | Clean & Jerk | 125.0 | KHASSARAPORN Suta | 1974 | THA | 13/10/1997 | Jakarta |
| Total | 220.0 | CHEN Xiaomin | 1977 | CHN | 04/10/1994 | Hiroshima | |
| Snatch | 107.5 | CHEN Xiaomin | 1977 | CHN | 10/07/1997 | Yangzhou | |
| 64Kg | Clean & Jerk | 131.0 | CHEN Yanqing | 1979 | CHN | 10/12/1997 | Chiangmai |
| Total | 235.0 | LI Hongyun | 1976 | CHN | 22/11/1994 | Istanbul | |
| Snatch | 105.5 | XIANG Fenglan | 1973 | CHN | 11/12/1997 | Chiangmai | |
| 70Kg | Clean & Jerk | 130.5 | XIANG Fenglan | 1973 | CHN | 11/12/1997 | Chiangmai |
| Total | 235.0 | XIANG Fenglan | 1973 | CHN | 11/12/1997 | Chiangmai | |
| Snatch | 107.5 | HUA Ju | 1976 | CHN | 12/12/1997 | Chiangmai | |
| 76Kg | Clean & Jerk | 140.5 | HUA Ju | 1976 | CHN | 12/12/1997 | Chiangmai |
| Total | 247.5 | HUA Ju | 1976 | CHN | 12/12/1997 | Chiangmai | |
| Snatch | 117.5 | TANG Weifang | 1978 | CHN | 13/12/1997 | Chiangmai | |
| 83Kg | Clean & Jerk | 143.0 | TANG Weifang | 1978 | CHN | 13/12/1997 | Chiangmai |
| Total | 260.0 | TANG Weifang | 1978 | CHN | 13/12/1997 | Chiangmai | |
| Snatch | 112.5 | WANG Yanmei | 1978 | CHN | 14/07/1997 | Yangzhou | |
| +83Kg | Clean & Jerk | 155.0 | LI Yajuan | 1971 | CHN | 20/11/1993 | Melbourne |
| Total | 260.0 | LI Yajuan | 1971 | CHN | 20/11/1993 | Melbourne | |
| Junior World Records (Women) | |||||||
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| Category | Event | Kg | Name | Birth | Nation | Date | Place |
| Snatch | 77.5 | INDYJANI Sri | 1978 | INA | 12/10/1997 | Jakarta | |
| 46Kg | Clean & Jerk | 98.0 | INDYJANI Sri | 1978 | INA | 12/10/1997 | Jakarta |
| Total | 175.0 | INDYJANI Sri | 1978 | INA | 12/10/1997 | Jakarta | |
| Snatch | 85.0 | ZHONG Yan | 1978 | CHN | 07/12/1997 | Chiangmai | |
| 50Kg | Clean & Jerk | 103.0 | YONGXIA Shao | 1979 | CHN | 21/11/1996 | Seoul |
| Total | 182.5 | RI Song-Hui | 1978 | PRK | 04/04/1996 | Yachiyo | |
| Snatch | 93.5 | YANG Xia | 1977 | CHN | 09/07/1997 | Yangzhou | |
| 54Kg | Clean & Jerk | 115.0 | YANG Xia | 1977 | CHN | 09/07/1997 | Yangzhou |
| Total | 207.5 | YANG Xia | 1977 | CHN | 09/07/1997 | Yangzhou | |
| Snatch | 92.5 | CHEN Xiaomin | 1977 | CHN | 20/11/1995 | Guangzhou | |
| 59Kg | Clean & Jerk | 124.0 | XIU Xiongying | 1978 | CHN | 06/05/1996 | Warsaw |
| Total | 215.0 | CHEN Xiaomin | 1977 | CHN | 20/11/1995 | Guangzhou | |
| Snatch | 107.5 | CHEN Xiaomin | 1977 | CHN | 10/07/1997 | Yangzhou | |
| 64Kg | Clean & Jerk | 131.0 | CHEN Yanqing | 1979 | CHN | 10/12/1997 | Chiangmai |
| Total | 235.0 | CHEN Xiaomin | 1977 | CHN | 10/07/1997 | Yangzhou | |
| Snatch | 103.5 | GAO Shihong | 1978 | CHN | 13/07/1997 | Yangzhou | |
| 70Kg | Clean & Jerk | 129.5 | ZHAO Nan | 1980 | CHN | 01/06/1997 | Cape Town |
| Total | 227.5 | TANG Weifang | 1978 | CHN | 07/04/1996 | Yachiyo | |
| Snatch | 106.5 | GAO Xiaoyan | 1978 | CHN | 24/11/1996 | Seoul | |
| 76Kg | Clean & Jerk | 122.5 | OZGUR Aysel | 1980 | TUR | 28/06/1997 | Sevilla |
| Total | 227.5 | OZGUR Aysel | 1980 | TUR | 28/06/1997 | Sevilla | |
| Snatch | 117.5 | TANG Weifang | 1978 | CHN | 13/12/1997 | Chiangmai | |
| 83Kg | Clean & Jerk | 147.5 | ACIKGOZ Derya | 1977 | TUR | 13/12/1997 | Chiangmai |
| Total | 262.5 | ACIKGOZ Derya | 1977 | TUR | 13/12/1997 | Chiangmai | |
| Snatch | 112.5 | WANG Yanmei | 1978 | CHN | 14/07/1997 | Yangzhou | |
| +83Kg | Clean & Jerk | 140.0 | WANG Yanmei | 1978 | CHN | 14/07/1997 | Yangzhou |
| Total | 252.5 | WANG Yanmei | 1978 | CHN | 14/07/1997 | Yangzhou | |