American Men’s Records  
These are the records since the body weight categories changes in 2018 to the present.  
               
               
Class/Lift Name Represents Weight Date Site Event Name  
55 KG/Snatch Brey Kobashigawa Team Hawaii 110 kg 12/9/2018 Milwaukee, WI American Open Finals  
  Record Standard   110 kg        
               
Class/Lift Name Represents Weight Date Site Event Name  
55 kg/Clean & Jerk Gabe Chhum  Max Kane Barbell   134 kg 6/28/2022 Las Vegas, NV Junior National Championships  
  Record Standard   134 kg        
               
Class/Lift Name Represents Weight Date Site Event Name  
55 kg/Total Record Standard   242 kg        
               
Class/Lift Name Represents Weight Date Site Event Name  
61 kg/Snatch Hampton Morris USA/unattached 127 kg 4/2/2024 Phuket, THA  2024 IWF World Cup  
  Hampton Morris USA/unattached 126 kg 2/13/2024 Sofia, BGR  2024 European Championships  
  Hampton Morris Max Kane Barbell 125 kg 12/7/2023 Willmington, NC 2023 IWF Grand Prix 2  
  Hampton Morris USA/unattached 124 kg 6/10/2023 Dohar, QA 2023 IWF Grand Prix 1  
  Derrick Johnson Kings of Weightlifting 123kg 2/15/2019 Chicago, IL 2019 Pan American Championship Trials  
               
Class/Lift Name Represents Weight Date Site Event Name  
61 kg/ Clean & Jerk Hampton Morris USA/unattached             176 kg *   ** 4/24/2024 Phuket, THA 2024 IWF World Cup *JR WR, ** SR  WR
  Hampton Morris USA/unattached    172 kg * 4/24/2024 Phuket, THA 2024 IWF World Cup  *JR WR
  Hampton Morris USA/unattached 171 kg 2/13/2024 Sofia, BGR 2024 European Championships  
  Hampton Morris USA/unattached 170 kg 12/7/2023 Dohar, QA 2023 IWF Grand Prix 2  
  Hampton Morris USA/unattached     168 kg * 9/6/2023 Riyadh, SAU 2023 IWF World Championships  *JR WR
  Hampton Morris USA/unattached 166 kg 6/10/2023 Dohar, QA 2023 IWF Grand Prix 1  
  Hampton Morris USA/unattached 163 kg 10/20/2022 Lima, PER 2023 IWF Grand Prix 2  
  Hampton Morris USA/unattached 162 kg 7/24/2022 Bogota, COL 2022 Pan American Championships  
  Hampton Morris unattached 161 kg 7/1/2022 Las Vegas, NV 2022 USA Weightlifting National Championships  
  Hampton Morris USA/unattached 160 kg 5/3/2022 Heraklion, GRC 2022 IWF Junior World Championships  
  Hampton Morris USA/unattached 156 kg 10/6/2021 Jeddah, SAU 2021 IWF Youth World Championships  
  Hampton Morris USA/unattached 155kg 7/10/2021 Manizales, COL Rescheduled 2020 Junior Pan American Championships  
  Christopher LeRoux Team Florida 153 kg 12/6/1991 Blaine, MN 1991 USA National Championships  
               
Class/Lift Name Represents Weight Date Site Event Name  
61 kg/ Total Hampton Morris USA/unattached 303 kg 4/24/2024 Phuket, Tha 2024 IWF World Cup  
  Hampton Morris USA/unattached 297 kg 2/13/2024 Sofia, BGR 2024 European Championships  
  Hampton Morris USA/unattached 292 kg 12/5/2023 Dohar, QA 2023 IWF Grand Prix 2  
  Hampton Morris USA/unattached 290 kg 6/10/2023 Dohar, QA 2023 IWF Grand Prix 2  
  Hampton Morris USA/unattached 286 kg 10/20/2022 Lima, PER 2023 IWF Grand Prix 2  
  Hampton Morris unattached 282 kg 7/1/2022 Las Vegas, NV 2022 USA Weightlifting National Championships  
  Hampton Morris USA/unattached 276 kg 5/3/2022 Heraklion, GRC 2022 IWF Junior World Championships  
  Bryan Jacob Gayle Hatch WLT 272.5 kg 5/30/1992 Baton Rouge, LA    
               
               
Class/Lift Name Represents Weight Date Site Event Name  
67 kg /Snatch Record Standard   139 kg        
               
Class/Lift Name Represents Weight Date Site Event Name  
67 kg /Clean & Jerk Hampton Morris USA/unattached 178 kg 11/17/2023 Guadalahara, MEX 2023 IWF Junior World Championships  
  Record Standard   178 kg        
               
Class/Lift Name Represents Weight Date Site Event Name  
67 kg /Total Record Standard   312 kg        
               
               
Class/Lift Name Represents Weight Date Site Event Name  
73 kg/Snatch CJ Cummings USA/Team Divergent 155 kg 4/21/2021 Santo Domingo, DOM Rescheduled 2020 Pan American Championships  
  CJ Cummings USA/Team Divergent    154 kg* 6/25/2019 La Havana, CUB 2019 Junior Pan American Championships  *JR WR
  CJ Cummings USA/Team Divergent    153 kg* 4/27/2019 Guatemala City, GUAT 2019 Junior Pan American Championships  *JR WR
  Record Standard      152 kg        
               
Class/Lift Name Represents Weight Date Site Event Name  
73 kg/ Clean & Jerk CJ Cummings USA/Team Divergent    193 kg* 6/25/2019 La Havana, CUB 2019 Junior Pan American Championships  *JR WR
  CJ Cummings USA/Team Divergent    192 kg* 6/8/2019 Suva, FIJI 2019 IWF Junior World Championships  *JR WR
  CJ Cummings USA/Team Divergent    191 kg* 4/27/2019 Guatemala City, GUAT 2019 Junior Pan American Championships  *JR WR
  Record Standard   191 kg        
               
Class/Lift Name Represents Weight Date Site Event Name  
73 kg/Total CJ Cummings USA/Team Divergent    347 kg* 6/25/2019 La Havana, CUB 2019 Junior Pan American Championships  
  CJ Cummings USA/Team Divergent    344 kg* 4/24/2019 Guatemala City, GUAT 2019 Junior Pan American Championships  
  CJ Cummings USA/Team Divergent    340 kg* 4/24/2019 Guatemala City, GUAT 2019 Junior Pan American Championships  
  Record Standard   340 kg        
               
Class/Lift Name Represents Weight Date Site Event Name  
81 kg / Snatch Record Standard   163 kg        
               
Class/Lift Name Represents Weight Date Site Event Name  
81 kg / Clean & Jerk Harrison Maurus USA/Alpha Barbell 200kg * 11/5/2018 Ashgabat, TKM 2018 IWF Senior World Championships  *JR WR
  Record Standard   199 kg        
               
Class/Lift Name Represents Weight Date Site Event Name  
81 kg / Total Harrison Maurus USA/Alpha Barbell 361kg 7/31/2021 Tokyo, JPN  2020 Olympic Games  
  Harrison Maurus USA/Alpha Barbell 357kg 11/5/2018 Ashgabat, TKM 2018 IWF Senior World Championships  
  Record Standard   357 kg        
               
Class / Lift Name Represents Weight Date Site Event Name  
89 kg / Snatch Record Standard   170 kg        
               
Class / Lift Name Represents Weight Date Site Event Name  
89 kg / Clean & Jerk Record Standard   170 kg        
               
Class / Lift Name Represents Weight Date Site Event Name  
89 kg / Total Nathan Damron USA/Cal Strength 370 kg 12/11/2022 Bogata, COL 2022 IWF World Championships  
  Record Standard   370 kg        
               
Class / Lift Name Represents Weight Date Site Event Name  
96 kg / Snatch Record Standard   174 kg        
               
Class / Lift Name Represents Weight Date Site Event Name  
96 kg / Clean & Jerk Record Standard   213 kg        
               
Class / Lift Name Represents Weight Date Site Event Name  
96 kg / Total Record Standard   380 kg        
               
Class / Lift Name Represents Weight Date Site Event Name  
102 kg / Snatch Wes Kitts USA/Cal Strength 177 kg 6/16/2023 Havana, Cuba 2023 Grand Prix 1  
  Record Standard   175 kg        
               
Class / Lift Name Represents Weight Date Site Event Name  
102 kg / Clean & Jerk Record Standard   218 kg        
               
Class / Lift Name Represents Weight Date Site Event Name  
102 kg  / Total Wes Kitts USA/Cal Strength 388 kg 6/16/2023 Havana, Cuba 2023 Grand Prix 1  
  Record Standard   387 kg        
               
Class / Lift Name Represents Weight Date Site Event Name  
109 kg / Snatch Wes Kitts USA/Cal Strength 177 kg 8/3/2021 Tokyo, JPN 2020 Olympic Games  
  Record Standard   177 kg        
               
Class / Lift Name Represents Weight Date Site Event Name  
109 kg / Clean & Jerk Wes Kitts USA/California Strength 223 kg 4/26/2019 Guatemala City, GUA 2019 Pan American Championships  
  Record Standard   223 kg        
               
Class / Lift Name Represents Weight Date Site Event Name  
109 kg / Total Wes Kitts USA/California Strength 399kg 4/26/2019 Guatemala City, GUA 2019 Pan American Championships  
  Record Standard   394 kg        
               
Class / Lift Name Represents Weight Date Site Event Name  
               +109 / Snatch Shane Hamman USA/Unattached 197.5 kg 11/26/2002 Warsaw, POL 2002 World Weightlifting Championships  
               
Class / Lift Name Represents Weight Date Site Event Name  
               +109 / Clean & Jerk Shane Hamman USA/Unattached 237.5 kg 8/25/2004 Athens, GRE 2004 Olympic Games  
               
Class / Lift Name Represents Weight Date Site Event Name  
               +109 / Clean & Jerk Shane Hamman USA/Unattached 430 kg 8/25/2004 Athens, GRE 2004 Olympic Games  
               
* Junior World Record              

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