Olympic Weightlifting Records
Olympic Weightlifting Records is a structured sports dataset with 29 entries. Its fields include Name, Weight Class, Event. Community voting appears as a separate signal beside eligible rows and does not replace the source values.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 29 rows
- Fields
- 8 columns
- Source
- Wikipedia
- Data updated
- Feb 22, 2026
Included fields: Name, Weight Class, Event, Record, Athlete, and 4 more.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- Weight Class groups
- 9 distinct values
- Across 29 preview rows
- Event groups
- 4 distinct values
- Across 29 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Name, Weight Class, and Event across sports entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 29 downloadable records
Name↕ | Weight Class↕ | Event↕ | Record↕ | Athlete↕ | Nation↕ | Date↕ | Meet↕ | Place↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adam Gnatov | 52 kg (Flyweight) | Press | 120.5 kg | Adam Gnatov | Soviet Union | 11 July 1972 | Baltic Cup | Riga, Soviet Union |
Aung Gyi | 52 kg (Flyweight) | Snatch | 105.0 kg | Aung Gyi | Burma | 27 August 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany |
Charlie Depthios | 52 kg (Flyweight) | Clean & Jerk | 132.5 kg | Charlie Depthios | Indonesia | 27 August 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany |
Sándor Holczreiter | 52 kg (Flyweight) | Total | 342.5 kg | Sándor Holczreiter | Hungary | 12 September 1970 | World Championships | Columbus, United States |
Mohammad Nassiri | 56 kg (Bantamweight) | Clean & Jerk | 150.0 kg | Mohammad Nassiri | Iran | 13 October 1968 | Olympic Games | Mexico City, Mexico |
Koji Miki | 56 kg (Bantamweight) | Snatch | 115.0 kg | Koji Miki | Japan | 23 October 1972 | Kagoshima, Japan | |
Imre Földi | 56 kg (Bantamweight) | Total | 377.5 kg | Imre Földi | Hungary | 28 August 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany |
Yoshinobu Miyake | 60 kg (Featherweight) | Snatch | 125.5 kg | Yoshinobu Miyake | Japan | 28 October 1969 | Matsuura, Japan | |
Norair Nurikyan | 60 kg (Featherweight) | Clean & Jerk | 157.5 kg | Norair Nurikyan | Bulgaria | 29 August 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany |
Dito Shanidze | 60 kg (Featherweight) | Total | 402.5 kg | Dito Shanidze | Soviet Union | 12 April 1972 | National Championships | Tallinn, Soviet Union |
Mladen Kuchev | 67.5 kg (Lightweight) | Press | 157.5 kg | Mladen Kuchev | Bulgaria | 30 August 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany |
Waldemar Baszanowski | 67.5 kg (Lightweight) | Snatch | 137.5 kg | Waldemar Baszanowski | Poland | 23 April 1971 | National Championships | Lublin, Poland |
Mukharby Kirzhinov | 67.5 kg (Lightweight) | Clean & Jerk | 177.5 kg | Mukharby Kirzhinov | Soviet Union | 30 August 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany |
| — | 67.5 kg (Lightweight) | Total | 460.0 kg | — | — | — | — | — |
Aleksandr Kolodkov | 75 kg (Middleweight) | Press | 166.5 kg | Aleksandr Kolodkov | Soviet Union | 19 March 1972 | Bollnäs, Sweden | |
Mohamed Tarabulsi | 75 kg (Middleweight) | Snatch | 147.5 kg | Mohamed Tarabulsi | Lebanon | 11 November 1972 | Beirut, Lebanon | |
Viktor Kurentsov | 75 kg (Middleweight) | Clean & Jerk | 187.5 kg | Viktor Kurentsov | Soviet Union | 16 October 1968 | Olympic Games | Mexico City, Mexico |
Yordan Bikov | 75 kg (Middleweight) | Total | 485.0 kg | Yordan Bikov | Bulgaria | 31 August 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany |
Gennady Ivanchenko | 82.5 kg (Light Heavyweight) | Press | 178.5 kg | Gennady Ivanchenko | Soviet Union | 18 May 1972 | Riga, Soviet Union | |
David Rigert | 82.5 kg (Light Heavyweight) | Snatch | 160.0 kg | David Rigert | Soviet Union | 24 December 1972 | USSR Cup | Sochi, Soviet Union |
| — | 82.5 kg (Light Heavyweight) | Clean & Jerk | 201.0 kg | — | — | — | — | — |
Valery Shary | 82.5 kg (Light Heavyweight) | Total | 527.5 kg | Valery Shary | Soviet Union | 14 May 1972 | Moscow, Soviet Union | |
| — | 90 kg (Middle Heavyweight) | Snatch | 167.5 kg | — | — | — | — | — |
Vasily Kolotov | 90 kg (Middle Heavyweight) | Clean & Jerk | 210.5 kg | Vasily Kolotov | Soviet Union | 13 July 1972 | Baltic Cup | Riga, Soviet Union |
Yury Kozin | 110 kg (Heavyweight) | Press | 213.5 kg | Yury Kozin | Soviet Union | 14 July 1972 | Baltic Cup | Riga, Soviet Union |
Pavel Pervushin | 110 kg (Heavyweight) | Snatch | 175.5 kg | Pavel Pervushin | Soviet Union | 25 December 1972 | USSR Cup | Sochi, Soviet Union |
Jaan Talts | 110 kg (Heavyweight) | Clean & Jerk | 222.5 kg | Jaan Talts | Soviet Union | 20 May 1972 | European Championships | Constanța, Romania |
Valery Yakubovsky | 110 kg (Heavyweight) | Total | 590.0 kg | Valery Yakubovsky | Soviet Union | 14 May 1972 | Moscow, Soviet Union | |
Vasily Alekseyev | 110+ kg (Super Heavyweight) | Press | 236.5 kg | Vasily Alekseyev | Soviet Union | 15 April 1972 | National Championships | Tallinn, Soviet Union |
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Frequently asked questions
How is Olympic Weightlifting Records organized?
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This dataset contains 29 entries, and every row is available in the table and in the downloadable files.
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