Other sportsWeightlifting world record
Clean and jerk, men
261 kg
575 lb
- Holder
- Alireza Yousefi
- Date
- Place
- Gandhinagar, India
- Standing since
- 2026
What to remember
Iran's Alireza Yousefi lifted 261 kg in the clean and jerk on 17 May 2026 at the Asian Championships in Gandhinagar, India.
Weightlifting records are kept for each weight class in the snatch, the clean and jerk and the total of both lifts. The International Weightlifting Federation restructured its classes in 1993, 1998, 2018, 2025 and 2026, and each overhaul nullified earlier records.
Yousefi made his mark early: gold at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, six youth world records in the over 109 kg class at the 2019 World Junior Championships, and the world junior title in 2022. At the 2024 World Championships he took overall bronze and gold in the clean and jerk with 262 kg.
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Sources and licences
- Value, holder and date: Wikipedia article “List of world records in Olympic weightlifting” (revision used 1379474075). Data from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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