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The following are the national records in Olympic weightlifting in Nigeria. Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts by the Nigeria Weightlifting Federation.
Current records
Men
Event
|
Record
|
Athlete
|
Date
|
Meet
|
Place
|
Ref
|
55 kg
|
Snatch
|
95 kg
|
King Kalu
|
25 August 2019
|
African Games
|
Rabat, Morocco
|
[1]
|
Clean and Jerk
|
123 kg
|
King Kalu
|
25 August 2019
|
African Games
|
Rabat, Morocco
|
[2]
|
Total
|
218 kg
|
King Kalu
|
25 August 2019
|
African Games
|
Rabat, Morocco
|
[3]
|
61 kg
|
Snatch
|
120 kg
|
Emmanuel Appah
|
26 August 2019
|
African Games
|
Rabat, Morocco
|
[4]
|
Clean & Jerk
|
151 kg
|
Emmanuel Appah
|
26 August 2019
|
African Games
|
Rabat, Morocco
|
[5]
|
Total
|
271 kg
|
Emmanuel Appah
|
26 August 2019
|
African Games
|
Rabat, Morocco
|
[6]
|
67 kg
|
Snatch
|
135 kg
|
Joseph Edidiong
|
10 December 2021
|
World Championships
|
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
|
[7]
|
Clean & Jerk
|
160 kg
|
Joseph Edidiong
|
10 December 2021
|
World Championships
|
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
|
[8]
|
Total
|
295 kg
|
Joseph Edidiong
|
10 December 2021
|
World Championships
|
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
|
[9]
|
73 kg
|
Snatch
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clean and Jerk
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
81 kg
|
Snatch
|
146 kg
|
Mamdum Seldum
|
27 August 2019
|
African Games
|
Rabat, Morocco
|
[10]
|
Clean and Jerk
|
178 kg
|
Mamdum Seldum
|
27 August 2019
|
African Games
|
Rabat, Morocco
|
[11]
|
Total
|
324 kg
|
Mamdum Seldum
|
27 August 2019
|
African Games
|
Rabat, Morocco
|
[12]
|
89 kg
|
Snatch
|
149 kg
|
Desmond Akano
|
28 August 2019
|
African Games
|
Rabat, Morocco
|
[13]
|
Clean and Jerk
|
180 kg
|
Desmond Akano
|
28 August 2019
|
African Games
|
Rabat, Morocco
|
[14]
|
Total
|
329 kg
|
Desmond Akano
|
28 August 2019
|
African Games
|
Rabat, Morocco
|
[15]
|
96 kg
|
Snatch
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clean and Jerk
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
102 kg
|
Snatch
|
158 kg
|
Patrick Olawale Barde
|
29 August 2019
|
African Games
|
Rabat, Morocco
|
[16]
|
Clean and Jerk
|
185 kg
|
Vincent Abayomi
|
29 August 2019
|
African Games
|
Rabat, Morocco
|
[17]
|
Total
|
343 kg
|
Patrick Olawale Barde
|
29 August 2019
|
African Games
|
Rabat, Morocco
|
[18]
|
109 kg
|
Snatch
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clean and Jerk
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
+109 kg
|
Snatch
|
143 kg
|
Abdulakeem Tijani Abdul
|
30 August 2019
|
African Games
|
Rabat, Morocco
|
[19]
|
Clean and Jerk
|
180 kg
|
Abdulakeem Tijani Abdul
|
30 August 2019
|
African Games
|
Rabat, Morocco
|
[20]
|
Total
|
323 kg
|
Abdulakeem Tijani Abdul
|
30 August 2019
|
African Games
|
Rabat, Morocco
|
[21]
|
Women
Event
|
Record
|
Athlete
|
Date
|
Meet
|
Place
|
Ref
|
45 kg
|
Snatch
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clean and Jerk
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
49 kg
|
Snatch
|
72 kg
|
Stella Kingsley
|
8 December 2021
|
World Championships
|
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
|
[22]
|
Clean and Jerk
|
96 kg
|
Stella Kingsley
|
8 December 2021
|
World Championships
|
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
|
[23]
|
Total
|
168 kg
|
Stella Kingsley
|
8 December 2021
|
World Championships
|
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
|
[24]
|
55 kg
|
Snatch
|
92 kg
|
Adijat Olarinoye,
|
30 July 2022
|
Commonwealth Games
|
Marston Green, United Kingdom
|
[25]
|
Clean and Jerk
|
116 kg
|
Adijat Olarinoye
|
26 August 2019
|
African Games
|
Rabat, Morocco
|
[26]
|
Total
|
203 kg
|
Adijat Olarinoye
|
9 December 2021
|
World Championships
|
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
|
[27]
|
59 kg
|
Snatch
|
93 kg
|
Folashade Rafiatu Lawal
|
27 August 2019
|
African Games
|
Rabat, Morocco
|
|
Clean & Jerk
|
125 kg
|
Chinenye Fidelis
|
3 November 2018
|
World Championships
|
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
|
[28]
|
Total
|
215 kg
|
Chinenye Fidelis
|
3 November 2018
|
World Championships
|
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
|
[28]
|
64 kg
|
Snatch
|
88 kg
|
Joy Ogbonne
|
28 May 2021
|
African Championships
|
Nairobi, Kenya
|
[29]
|
Clean and Jerk
|
110 kg
|
Joy Ogbonne
|
28 May 2021
|
African Championships
|
Nairobi, Kenya
|
[30]
|
Total
|
198 kg
|
Joy Ogbonne
|
28 May 2021
|
African Championships
|
Nairobi, Kenya
|
[31]
|
71 kg
|
Snatch
|
100 kg
|
Joy Ogbonne Eze
|
13 December 2021
|
World Championships
|
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
|
[32]
|
Clean and Jerk
|
130 kg
|
Joy Ogbonne Eze
|
13 December 2021
|
World Championships
|
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
|
[33]
|
Total
|
230 kg
|
Joy Ogbonne Eze
|
13 December 2021
|
World Championships
|
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
|
[34]
|
76 kg
|
Snatch
|
95 kg
|
Liadi Taiwo
|
14 December 2021
|
World Championships
|
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
|
[35]
|
Clean and Jerk
|
116 kg
|
Liadi Taiwo
|
29 May 2021
|
African Championships
|
Nairobi, Kenya
|
[36]
|
Total
|
210 kg
|
Liadi Taiwo
|
14 December 2021
|
World Championships
|
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
|
[37]
|
81 kg
|
Snatch
|
93 kg
|
Bilikis Abiocun
|
April 2019
|
African Championships
|
Cairo, Egypt
|
[38]
|
Clean and Jerk
|
125 kg
|
Bilikis Abiocun
|
April 2019
|
African Championships
|
Cairo, Egypt
|
[39]
|
Total
|
218 kg
|
Bilikis Abiocun
|
April 2019
|
African Championships
|
Cairo, Egypt
|
[40]
|
87 kg
|
Snatch
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clean and Jerk
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
+87 kg
|
Snatch
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clean and Jerk
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Historical records
Men (1998–2018)
Women (1998–2018)
Event
|
Record
|
Athlete
|
Date
|
Meet
|
Place
|
Ref
|
-48 kg
|
Snatch
|
75 kg
|
Blessed Udoh
|
14 August 2004
|
Olympic Games
|
Athens, Greece
|
|
Clean and jerk
|
105 kg
|
Blessed Udoh
|
14 August 2004
|
Olympic Games
|
Athens, Greece
|
|
Total
|
180 kg
|
Blessed Udoh
|
14 August 2004
|
Olympic Games
|
Athens, Greece
|
|
-53 kg
|
Snatch
|
80 kg
|
Chinenye Fidelis
|
6 November 2011
|
World Championships
|
Paris, France
|
|
Clean and jerk
|
115 kg
|
Chinenye Fidelis
|
6 November 2011
|
World Championships
|
Paris, France
|
|
Total
|
202 kg
|
Chineye Fidelis
|
31 March 2012
|
African Championships
|
Nairobi, Kenia
|
[44]
|
-58 kg
|
Snatch
|
95 kg
|
Franca Gbodo
|
16 August 2004
|
Olympic Games
|
Athens, Greece
|
|
Clean and jerk
|
122 kg
|
Chinenye Fidelis
|
10 May 2016
|
African Championships
|
Yaoundé, Cameroon
|
[45]
|
Total
|
212 kg
|
Franca Gbodo
|
16 August 2004
|
Olympic Games
|
Athens, Greece
|
|
-63 kg
|
Snatch
|
96 kg
|
Caro Okouokha
|
30 November 2012
|
XVIII National Sports Festival
|
Lagos, Nigeria
|
[46]
|
Clean and jerk
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
214 kg
|
Caro Okouokha
|
30 November 2012
|
XVIII National Sports Festival
|
Lagos, Nigeria
|
[47]
|
-69 kg
|
Snatch
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clean and jerk
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-75 kg
|
Snatch
|
110 kg
|
Hadiza Zakari
|
9 October 2010
|
Commonwealth Games
|
Delhi, India
|
|
Clean and jerk
|
140 kg
|
Ruth Ogbeifo
|
20 September 2000
|
Olympic Games
|
Sydney, Australia
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
90 kg
|
Snatch
|
112 kg
|
Bilkisu Musa
|
27 November 1999
|
World Championships
|
Piraeus, Greece
|
[48]
|
Clean & Jerk
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
+90 kg
|
Snatch
|
129 kg
|
Mariam Usman
|
5 August 2012
|
Olympic Games
|
London, United Kingdom
|
|
Clean and jerk
|
156 kg
|
Mariam Usman
|
13 November 2011
|
World Championships
|
Paris, France
|
|
Total
|
281 kg
|
Mariam Usman
|
29 March 2012
|
African Championships
|
Nairobi, Kenia
|
|
References
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