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State Records
Eligibility Requirements
To be eligible to set a New York State record, an athlete be a member of the NY Weightlifting State Organization (WSO).
Records may be set at any of the following events:
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USA Weightlifting National meets.
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International meets (representing USAW).
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Meets held within the NY WSO.
Note: Records cannot be set at WSO-level meets held outside of the NY WSO. In accordance with USAW and IWF policies, lifts performed in online competitions are not eligible for record consideration. Athletes can set records across multiple age groups. For example, a 15 year old athlete can simultaneously set records in the youth, junior, and senior age categories if their snatch, clean and jerk, and/or total exceed the current records. This is true for both state and state meet records. Masters athletes can do the same setting records in both the senior and masters categories simultaneously.
Bodyweight Categories
On August 1, 2026 the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) announced implemented the weight categories listed below.
Junior, Senior, and Masters Age Groups:
Men: 60 kg, 65 kg, 70 kg, 75 kg, 85 kg, 95 kg, 110 kg, +110 kg.
Women: 49 kg, 53 kg, 57 kg, 61 kg, 69 kg, 77 kg, 86 kg, +86 kg.
Youth Age Group:
Men: 55 kg, 60 kg, 65 kg, 70 kg, 75 kg, 85 kg, 95 kg, +95 kg.
Women: 45 kg, 49 kg, 53 kg, 57 kg, 61 kg, 69 kg, 77 kg, +77 kg.
Record Standards
The new record standards are based on state records or unbroken standards from the old categories, shifted to the next comparable class. For example:
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The old Men’s 71 kg records became the standard for the new Men’s 70 kg category.
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The old Women’s 48 kg records became the standard for the new Women’s 49 kg category.
To claim a record, the existing standard must be exceeded by 1 kg.
Updating Records
New records will be updated after each local and national event. Meet results will be reviewed to confirm new records. Members may still submit the record application form if they prefer.
Archived Records – Old Bodyweight Categories
Records for the previous bodyweight class eras have been archived further down this page. If a member believes they have a past result that would break a record from the old categories, they are encouraged to complete the record application. These legacy records may still be claimed if the result is valid and verifiable.
Click here to apply for a record.
State Meet Records
These records can only be made or broken at the annual New York State Championship meet. Update: The old weight class records have been archived. New records will be established at the 2026 event on September 26 & 27. The top lift(s) and/or total in each weight class and age group at the conclusion of the competition will become the new state meet record. In the case of a tie, the athlete who lifted the weight first will hold the record.
2025 to 2026
On November 21, 2025, the International Weightlifting Federation's executive board announced another change the bodyweight categories for the sport of weightlifting. This change went into effect on August 1, 2026. State and State Meet records set in New York from 2025 to 2026 in the old weight classes are preserved here.
2018 to 2025
On December 20, 2024, the International Weightlifting Federation's executive board announced a change the bodyweight categories for the sport of weightlifting. This change went into effect on June 1, 2025. State and State Meet records set in New York from 2018 to 2025 in the old weight classes are preserved here.
1998 to 2018
On July 5, 2018, the International Weightlifting Federation's executive board voted to change the bodyweight categories for the sport of weightlifting to the ones we currently use today. Records set in New York State from 1998 to 2018 in the old weight classes are preserved here.