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
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
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
Clean & Jerk
168 kg
Jon-antohein Phillips
9 December 2024
World Championships
Manama , Bahrain
Total
291 kg
Jon-antohein Phillips
9 December 2024
World Championships
Manama , Bahrain
89 kg
Snatch
139 kg
William Swart
11 December 2024
World Championships
Manama , Bahrain
Clean & Jerk
179 kg
William Swart
11 December 2024
World Championships
Manama , Bahrain
Total
318 kg
William Swart
11 December 2024
World Championships
Manama , Bahrain
96 kg
Snatch
141 kg
Ruben Burger
27 February 2022
Clean & Jerk
173 kg
Ruben Burger
30 October 2021
Total
313 kg
Ruben Burger
30 October 2021
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
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
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
Women
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
Clean & Jerk
106 kg
Anneke Spies
7 September 2023
Total
190 kg
Anneke Spies
31 July 2022
Commonwealth Games
Marston Green , United Kingdom
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
71 kg
Snatch
88 kg
Laryne Jefferies
29 October 2023
South African Championships
Randburg , South Africa
Clean & Jerk
112 kg
Laryne Jefferies
29 October 2023
South African Championships
Randburg , South Africa
Total
200 kg
Laryne Jefferies
29 October 2023
South African Championships
Randburg , South Africa
76 kg
Snatch
91 kg
Laryne Jefferies
17 June 2024
South African Championships
Stellenbosch , South Africa
Clean & Jerk
109 kg
Laryne Jefferies
17 June 2024
South African Championships
Stellenbosch , South Africa
Total
200 kg
Laryne Jefferies
17 June 2024
South African Championships
Stellenbosch , South Africa
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
References
General
Specific
"Men's 73 kg Results" (PDF). Microplus Informatica . 31 July 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
^ "SA Championships 2024 Combined Competition Results" (PDF). saweightlifting.co.za . Retrieved 6 December 2024.
"2024 IWF World Championships" . IWF . Retrieved 16 January 2025.
"2024 IWF World Championships" . IWF . Retrieved 16 January 2025.
"2024 IWF World Championships" . IWF . Retrieved 16 January 2025.
"2024 IWF World Championships" . IWF . Retrieved 16 January 2025.
"2024 IWF World Championships" . IWF . Retrieved 16 January 2025.
"2023 IWF World Championships" . IWF . Retrieved 13 September 2023.
^ "SA Senior Championships 2023 Results" . saweightlifting.co.za . Retrieved 28 November 2023.
^ "12th All African Games" . IWF . Retrieved 23 March 2023.
"Women's 59kg Results" (PDF). Microplus Informatica . 31 July 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
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