Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.
Rank
|
Athlete
|
Body weight
|
Snatch (kg)
|
Clean & Jerk (kg)
|
Total
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
Rank
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
Rank
|
|
Andrey Chemerkin (RUS) |
170.30 |
185.0 |
195.0 |
200.0 |
|
240.0 |
250.0 |
262.5 |
|
462.5
|
|
Ronny Weller (GER) |
138.40 |
195.0 |
200.0 |
205.5 |
|
242.5 |
250.0 |
262.5 |
|
450.0
|
|
Viktors Ščerbatihs (LAT) |
118.45 |
182.5 |
187.5 |
190.0 |
|
220.0 |
225.0 |
240.0 |
|
412.5
|
4 |
Tibor Stark (HUN) |
134.65 |
180.0 |
185.0 |
190.0 |
4 |
215.0 |
220.0 |
225.0 |
6 |
405.0
|
5 |
Anders Bergström (SWE) |
130.20 |
175.0 |
175.0 |
180.0 |
6 |
220.0 |
225.0 |
232.5 |
4 |
400.0
|
6 |
Raimonds Bergmanis (LAT) |
134.35 |
170.0 |
175.0 |
180.0 |
7 |
220.0 |
225.0 |
230.0 |
5 |
400.0
|
7 |
Stian Grimseth (NOR) |
141.90 |
177.5 |
182.5 |
185.0 |
5 |
215.0 |
220.0 |
— |
8 |
392.5
|
8 |
Sos Khachatryan (ARM) |
141.55 |
170.0 |
175.0 |
177.5 |
8 |
205.0 |
215.0 |
215.0 |
7 |
390.0
|
9 |
Erdinç Arslan (TUR) |
137.25 |
160.0 |
165.0 |
170.0 |
10 |
210.0 |
— |
— |
11 |
375.0
|
10 |
Bruno Soto (ESP) |
140.00 |
162.5 |
167.5 |
167.5 |
12 |
205.0 |
212.5 |
212.5 |
9 |
375.0
|
11 |
Taher Mohammed (IRQ) |
121.00 |
160.0 |
165.0 |
165.0 |
9 |
195.0 |
195.0 |
200.0 |
12 |
360.0
|
12 |
Petr Sobotka (CZE) |
141.60 |
165.0 |
170.0 |
170.0 |
11 |
192.5 |
192.5 |
195.0 |
14 |
360.0
|
13 |
Ma Chan-hung (TPE) |
133.25 |
140.0 |
147.5 |
147.5 |
14 |
190.0 |
195.0 |
200.0 |
13 |
335.0
|
14 |
Nopadol Wanwang (THA) |
113.50 |
135.0 |
135.0 |
140.0 |
15 |
175.0 |
180.0 |
192.5 |
15 |
327.5
|
15 |
Isca Kam (NRU) |
126.75 |
130.0 |
140.0 |
145.0 |
13 |
170.0 |
180.0 |
190.0 |
16 |
320.0
|
— |
Sergey Siziev (RUS) |
108.55 |
170.0 |
170.0 |
170.0 |
— |
205.0 |
210.0 |
215.0 |
10 |
—
|
— |
Friedrich Konrad (AUT) |
109.55 |
160.0 |
160.0 |
160.0 |
— |
195.0 |
195.0 |
195.0 |
— |
—
|