World and Olympic records set at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Event Date Round Name Nationality Weight Record
Men 's 56 kg 29 July Clean and jerk Om Yun-Chol North Korea 168 kg OR
Men 's 62 kg 30 July Snatch Kim Un-Guk North Korea 153 kg OR
Men 's 62 kg 30 July Total Kim Un-Guk North Korea 327 kg WR , OR
Men 's 62 kg 30 July Clean and jerk Óscar Figueroa Colombia 177 kg OR
Men 's 77 kg 1 August Snatch Lü Xiaojun China 175 kg WR , OR
Men 's 77 kg 1 August Total Lü Xiaojun China 379 kg WR , OR
Men 's 94 kg 4 August Clean & Jerk Ilya Ilyin Kazakhstan 233 kg WR , OR
Men 's 94 kg 4 August Total Ilya Ilyin Kazakhstan 418 kg WR , OR
Olympic and World records set by sport -- Weightlifting
A number of world records and Olympic records were set in various events at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. 32 world records were broken in eight sports. The largest number of world records was set in swimming, with eight. China, Great Britain and the United States set the most records, with five each.