World Records
As of the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics, the official world record for the Men's Clean and Jerk, in the 105kg+ category, is 263.5 kilograms (581 lb). This record was set by Hossein Rezazadeh of Iran.
The former world record in the Clean and Jerk was 266.0 kilograms (586 lb) by Leonid Taranenko of the Soviet Union. However this weight is not considered a world record by the International Weightlifting Federation, since all the old records were annulled after a restructuring of weight classes.
The world record for the Women's Clean and Jerk, in the 75kg+ category, is 188.0 kilograms (414 lb) as of the 3rd World University Championships. This record was set by Suping Meng of China.
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