List of South African records in Olympic weightlifting
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The following are the national records in Olympic weightlifting in South Africa. Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts by the South African Weightlifting Federation.
Men
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| Event |
Record |
Athlete |
Date |
Meet |
Place |
Ref |
|---|
| 60 kg |
| Snatch |
110 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
|
| Clean & Jerk |
134 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
|
| Total |
239 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
|
| 65 kg |
| Snatch |
116 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
|
| Clean & Jerk |
141 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
|
| Total |
253 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
|
| 71 kg |
| Snatch |
123 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
|
| Clean & Jerk |
150 kg |
Jonathan Trumble |
26 August 2025 |
|
|
|
| Total |
267 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
|
| 79 kg |
| Snatch |
131 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
|
| Clean & Jerk |
170 kg |
Jon-antohein Phillips |
29 November 2025 |
|
|
|
| Total |
290 kg |
Jon-antohein Phillips |
29 November 2025 |
|
|
|
| 88 kg |
| Snatch |
147 kg |
William Swart |
30 November 2025 |
|
|
|
| 148 kg |
William Swart |
28 July 2026 |
Commonwealth Games |
Glasgow, United Kingdom |
[1] |
| Clean & Jerk |
181 kg |
William Swart |
30 November 2025 |
|
|
|
| Total |
328 kg |
William Swart |
30 November 2025 |
|
|
|
| 94 kg |
| Snatch |
149 kg |
William Swart |
21 February 2026 |
|
|
|
| Clean & Jerk |
183 kg |
William Swart |
21 February 2026 |
|
|
|
| Total |
332 kg |
William Swart |
21 February 2026 |
|
|
|
| 110 kg |
| Snatch |
150 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
|
| Clean & Jerk |
181 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
|
| Total |
325 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
|
| +110 kg |
| Snatch |
160 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
|
| Clean & Jerk |
194 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
|
| Total |
349 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
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Women
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| Event |
Record |
Athlete |
Date |
Meet |
Place |
Ref |
|---|
| 48 kg |
| Snatch |
69 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
|
| Clean & Jerk |
87 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
|
| Total |
154 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
|
| 53 kg |
| Snatch |
74 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
|
| 78 kg |
Johanni Taljaard |
27 July 2026 |
Commonwealth Games |
Glasgow, United Kingdom |
[2] |
| Clean & Jerk |
94 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
|
| 97 kg |
Johanni Taljaard |
27 July 2026 |
Commonwealth Games |
Glasgow, United Kingdom |
[2] |
| Total |
166 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
|
| 175 kg |
Johanni Taljaard |
27 July 2026 |
Commonwealth Games |
Glasgow, United Kingdom |
[2] |
| 58 kg |
| Snatch |
83 kg |
Johanni Taljaard |
18 October 2025 |
|
|
|
| Clean & Jerk |
102 kg |
Anneke Spies-Burger |
28 April 2026 |
|
|
|
| Total |
184 kg |
Johanni Taljaard |
18 October 2025 |
|
|
|
| 63 kg |
| Snatch |
84 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
|
| Clean & Jerk |
105 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
|
| Total |
187 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
|
| 69 kg |
| Snatch |
91 kg |
Laryne Jefferies |
28 August 2025 |
|
|
|
| Clean & Jerk |
112 kg |
Laryne Jefferies |
28 August 2025 |
|
|
|
| Total |
203 kg |
Laryne Jefferies |
28 August 2025 |
|
|
|
| 77 kg |
| Snatch |
93 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
|
| Clean & Jerk |
118 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
|
| Total |
208 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
|
| 86 kg |
| Snatch |
98 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
|
| Clean & Jerk |
123 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
|
| Total |
218 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
|
| +86 kg |
| Snatch |
110 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
|
| Clean & Jerk |
138 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
|
| Total |
245 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
|
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Men (2018–2025)
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| Event |
Record |
Athlete |
Date |
Meet |
Place |
Ref |
|---|
| 55 kg |
| Snatch |
96 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
|
| Clean & Jerk |
115 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
|
| Total |
208 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
|
| 61 kg |
| Snatch |
102 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
|
| Clean & Jerk |
124 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
|
| Total |
225 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
|
| 67 kg |
| Snatch |
111 kg |
Zach Snyman |
13 July 2023 |
|
|
|
| Clean & Jerk |
145 kg |
Jon-antohein Phillips |
30 November 2019 |
|
|
|
| Total |
255 kg |
Jon-antohein Phillips |
30 November 2019 |
|
|
|
| 73 kg |
| Snatch |
123 kg |
Jon-antohein Phillips |
22 October 2022 |
South African Championships |
Mossel Bay, South Africa |
|
| Clean & Jerk |
162 kg |
Jon-antohein Phillips |
31 July 2022 |
Commonwealth Games |
Marston Green, Great Britain |
[3] |
| Total |
283 kg |
Jon-antohein Phillips |
22 October 2022 |
South African Championships |
Mossel Bay, South Africa |
|
| 81 kg |
| Snatch |
130 kg |
Dinesh Pandoo |
16 June 2024 |
South African Championships |
Stellenbosch, South Africa |
[4] |
| Clean & Jerk |
168 kg |
Jon-antohein Phillips |
9 December 2024 |
World Championships |
Manama, Bahrain |
[5] |
| Total |
291 kg |
Jon-antohein Phillips |
9 December 2024 |
World Championships |
Manama, Bahrain |
[6] |
| 89 kg |
| Snatch |
139 kg |
William Swart |
11 December 2024 |
World Championships |
Manama, Bahrain |
[7] |
| Clean & Jerk |
180 kg |
William Swart |
26 April 2025 |
African Championships |
Moka, Mauritius |
|
| Total |
318 kg |
William Swart |
11 December 2024 |
World Championships |
Manama, Bahrain |
[8] |
| 96 kg |
| Snatch |
141 kg |
Ruben Burger |
27 February 2022 |
|
|
|
| Clean & Jerk |
174 kg |
William Swart |
17 May 2025 |
|
|
|
| Total |
316 kg |
William Swart |
17 May 2025 |
|
|
|
| 102 kg |
| Snatch |
144 kg |
Ruben Burger |
23 October 2022 |
South African Championships |
Mossel Bay, South Africa |
|
| Clean & Jerk |
175 kg |
Ruben Burger |
13 September 2023 |
World Championships |
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
[9] |
| Total |
317 kg |
Ruben Burger |
23 October 2022 |
South African Championships |
Mossel Bay, South Africa |
|
| 109 kg |
| Snatch |
139 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
|
| Clean & Jerk |
171 kg |
Ruben Burger |
29 October 2023 |
South African Championships |
Randburg, South Africa |
[10] |
| Total |
309 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
|
| +109 kg |
| Snatch |
176 kg |
Gordan Shaw |
30 November 2019 |
|
|
|
| Clean & Jerk |
201 kg |
Gordan Shaw |
30 November 2019 |
|
|
|
| Total |
377 kg |
Gordan Shaw |
30 November 2019 |
|
|
|
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Women (2018–2025)
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| Event |
Record |
Athlete |
Date |
Meet |
Place |
Ref |
|---|
| 45 kg |
| Snatch |
60 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
|
| Clean & Jerk |
77 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
|
| Total |
136 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
|
| 49 kg |
| Snatch |
65 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
|
| Clean & Jerk |
84 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
|
| Total |
148 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
|
| 55 kg |
| Snatch |
80 kg |
Johanni Taljaard |
5 December 2018 |
|
|
|
| Clean & Jerk |
97 kg |
Johanni Taljaard |
5 December 2018 |
|
|
|
| Total |
177 kg |
Johanni Taljaard |
5 December 2018 |
|
|
|
| 59 kg |
| Snatch |
87 kg |
Johanni Taljaard |
27 August 2019 |
African Games |
Rabat, Morocco |
[11] |
| Clean & Jerk |
106 kg |
Anneke Spies |
7 September 2023 |
|
|
|
| Total |
190 kg |
Anneke Spies |
31 July 2022 |
Commonwealth Games |
Marston Green, United Kingdom |
[12] |
| 64 kg |
| Snatch |
87 kg |
Johanni Taljaard |
12 October 2019 |
|
|
|
| Clean & Jerk |
107 kg |
Mona Pretorius |
21 September 2019 |
World Championships |
Pattaya, Thailand |
|
| Total |
192 kg |
Mona Pretorius |
27 August 2019 |
African Games |
Rabat, Morocco |
[11] |
| 71 kg |
| Snatch |
88 kg |
Laryne Jefferies |
29 October 2023 |
South African Championships |
Randburg, South Africa |
[10] |
| Clean & Jerk |
113 kg |
Laryne Jefferies |
17 May 2025 |
|
|
|
| Total |
200 kg |
Laryne Jefferies |
29 October 2023 |
South African Championships |
Randburg, South Africa |
[10] |
| 76 kg |
| Snatch |
91 kg |
Laryne Jefferies |
17 June 2024 |
South African Championships |
Stellenbosch, South Africa |
[4] |
| Clean & Jerk |
109 kg |
Laryne Jefferies |
17 June 2024 |
South African Championships |
Stellenbosch, South Africa |
[4] |
| Total |
200 kg |
Laryne Jefferies |
17 June 2024 |
South African Championships |
Stellenbosch, South Africa |
[4] |
| 81 kg |
| Snatch |
89 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
|
| Clean & Jerk |
111 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
|
| Total |
223 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
|
| 87 kg |
| Snatch |
92 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
|
| Clean & Jerk |
115 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
|
| Total |
233 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
|
| +87 kg |
| Snatch |
102 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
|
| Clean & Jerk |
120 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
|
| Total |
235 kg |
Standard |
|
|
|
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