Lifters

Olympic Weightlifters, Ranked

The 300 most decorated weightlifters since 1998, women and men, ranked by Olympic and World medals, then the best Sinclair scores pound for pound. Each name opens a profile with every competition result and the attempts behind each total. The search finds any of the 18,028 lifters in the results.

Lifters in the results
18,028
Women ranked
147
Men ranked
153
Women

Most decorated women weightlifters

Ranked like a medal table: Olympic golds first, then Olympic silvers and bronzes, then World Championships golds, silvers and bronzes in the total. Medal columns read gold, silver, bronze; a dash means no medal at that championship.

# Lifter Olympics Worlds
1 China Li Wenwen China
2 China Hou Zhihui China
3 North Korea Rim Jong-sim North Korea
4 Hsu Shu-ching Chinese Taipei
5 China Chen Yanqing China
6 South Korea Jang Mi-ran South Korea
7 Spain Lydia Valentín Spain
8 Philippines Hidilyn Diaz Philippines
9 Canada Maude Charron Canada
10 Kuo Hsing-chun Chinese Taipei
11 Ecuador Neisi Dajomes Ecuador
12 Canada Christine Girard Canada -
13 China Deng Wei China
14 China Wang Mingjuan China
15 Russia Oxana Slivenko Russia
16 China Wang Zhouyu China
17 China Liu Chunhong China
18 China Xiang Yanmei China
19 United States Olivia Reeves United States
20 Norway Solfrid Koanda Norway
21 China Ding Meiyuan China
22 Thailand Pawina Thongsuk Thailand
23 China Li Xueying China
24 Thailand Sopita Tanasan Thailand
25 China Zhou Lulu China
Show all 147 women
# Lifter Olympics Worlds
26 China Tang Gonghong China
27 Thailand Udomporn Polsak Thailand
28 China Luo Shifang China
29 Ukraine Nataliya Skakun Ukraine
30 China Meng Suping China
31 Thailand Sukanya Srisurat Thailand
32 Turkey Nurcan Taylan Turkey
33 Thailand Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon Thailand
34 Chen Wei-ling Chinese Taipei
35 Colombia María Isabel Urrutia Colombia
36 North Korea Pak Hyon-suk North Korea
37 Kazakhstan Alla Vazhenina Kazakhstan -
38 China Chen Xiaomin China -
39 China Lin Weining China -
40 Mexico Soraya Jiménez Mexico -
41 United States Tara Cunningham United States -
42 China Yang Xia China -
43 Indonesia Raema Lisa Rumbewas Indonesia
44 North Korea Ri Song-hui North Korea
45 Thailand Pimsiri Sirikaew Thailand
46 Egypt Sara Ahmed Egypt
47 Poland Agata Wróbel Poland
48 Russia Valentina Popova Russia
49 Great Britain Emily Campbell Great Britain
50 Japan Hiromi Miyake Japan
51 South Korea Yoon Jin-Hee South Korea
52 Egypt Abeer Abdelrahman Egypt
53 Russia Tatiana Kashirina Russia
54 South Korea Park Hye-jeong South Korea
55 Colombia Leydi Solís Colombia
56 Li Fengying Chinese Taipei
57 India Mirabai Chanu India
58 United States Katherine Vibert United States
59 China Liao Qiuyun China
60 Russia Natalya Zabolotnaya Russia
61 Kazakhstan Zhazira Zhapparkul Kazakhstan
62 North Korea Choe Hyo-sim North Korea
63 Hungary Eszter Krutzler Hungary
64 Belarus Darya Naumava Belarus
65 Romania Mihaela Cambei Romania
66 Ecuador Tamara Salazar Ecuador
67 North Korea Kim Kuk-hyang North Korea
68 Hungary Erzsébet Márkus Hungary
69 Belarus Hanna Batsiushka Belarus
70 Colombia Mari Sánchez Colombia
71 North Korea O Jong-ae North Korea
72 Nigeria Ruth Ogbeifo Nigeria
73 Kazakhstan Anna Nurmukhambetova Kazakhstan -
74 Indonesia Citra Febrianti Indonesia -
75 Samoa Ele Opeloge Samoa -
76 Italy Giorgia Bordignon Italy -
77 South Korea Im Jyoung-Hwa South Korea -
78 China Li Zhuo China -
79 Lu Ying-chi Chinese Taipei -
80 Bulgaria Milka Maneva Bulgaria -
81 Turkmenistan Polina Guryeva Turkmenistan -
82 Indonesia Sri Wahyuni Agustiani Indonesia -
83 United States Sarah Robles United States
84 Thailand Wandee Kameaim Thailand
85 Kazakhstan Zulfiya Chinshanlo Kazakhstan
86 Thailand Surodchana Khambao Thailand
87 Russia Zarema Kasaeva Russia
88 Thailand Aree Wiratthaworn Thailand
89 Ecuador Angie Palacios Ecuador
90 Chen Wen-huei Chinese Taipei
91 North Korea Ryang Chun-hwa North Korea
92 Indonesia Sri Indriyani Indonesia
93 Indonesia Winarni Binti Slamet Indonesia
94 Dominican Republic Crismery Santana Dominican Republic
95 United States Cheryl Haworth United States
96 Nigeria Mariam Usman Nigeria
97 Thailand Pensiri Laosirikul Thailand
98 Thailand Siripuch Gulnoi Thailand
99 Mexico Aremi Fuentes Mexico -
100 Mexico Damaris Aguirre Mexico -
101 Greece Ioanna Chatziioannou Greece -
102 Ukraine Iulia Paratova Ukraine -
103 Kazakhstan Karina Goricheva Kazakhstan -
104 India Karnam Malleswari India -
105 Thailand Khassaraporn Suta Thailand -
106 Kuo Yi-hang Chinese Taipei -
107 Mexico Luz Acosta Mexico -
108 Colombia Mabel Mosquera Colombia -
109 Cameroon Madias Ngake Cameroon -
110 Japan Mikiko Ando Japan -
111 Belarus Tatsiana Stukalava Belarus -
112 Colombia Ubaldina Valoyes Colombia -
113 Indonesia Windy Cantika Aisah Indonesia -
114 China Jiang Huihua China -
115 Russia Nadezhda Evstyukhina Russia -
116 North Korea Ri Sŏng-gŭm North Korea -
117 North Korea Song Kuk-hyang North Korea -
118 Kazakhstan Svetlana Podobedova Kazakhstan -
119 China Pei Xinyi China -
120 Thailand Thanyathon Sukcharoen Thailand -
121 China Cao Lei China -
122 Kazakhstan Maiya Maneza Kazakhstan -
123 North Korea Ri Suk North Korea -
124 Romania Loredana Toma Romania -
125 China Li Yajun China -
126 Chen Jui-lien Chinese Taipei -
127 North Korea Kang Hyon-gyong North Korea -
128 North Korea Kim Il-gyong North Korea -
129 China Li Ping China -
130 China Liang Xiaomei China -
131 China Liao Guifang China -
132 China Qiu Hongmei China -
133 China Tan Yayun China -
134 China Kang Yue China -
135 Belarus Nastassia Novikava Belarus -
136 Russia Svetlana Tsarukaeva Russia -
137 Russia Albina Wiktorowna Chomitsch Russia -
138 Chen Guan-ling Chinese Taipei -
139 China Chen Xiaoting China -
140 Turkey Sibel Özkan Turkey -
141 Russia Svetlana Shimkova Russia -
142 Russia Tima Turieva Russia -
143 China Deng Mengrong China -
144 China Liu Xia China -
145 Colombia Yenny Álvarez Colombia -
146 Thailand Chayuttra Pramongkhol Thailand -
147 China Zhao Jinhong China -
Men

Most decorated men weightlifters

Ranked like a medal table: Olympic golds first, then Olympic silvers and bronzes, then World Championships golds, silvers and bronzes in the total. Medal columns read gold, silver, bronze; a dash means no medal at that championship.

# Lifter Olympics Worlds
1 Georgia Lasha Talakhadze Georgia
2 China Lü Xiaojun China
3 China Shi Zhiyong China
4 Iran Hossein Rezazadeh Iran
5 Turkey Halil Mutlu Turkey
6 China Li Fabin China
7 China Long Qingquan China
8 North Korea Om Yun-chol North Korea
9 Uzbekistan Akbar Djuraev Uzbekistan
10 Iran Kianoush Rostami Iran
11 Poland Szymon Kołecki Poland
12 Colombia Óscar Figueroa Colombia
13 Georgia Giorgi Asanidze Georgia
14 Greece Pyrros Dimas Greece
15 Bulgaria Nikolaj Pešalov Bulgaria
16 China Zhang Xiangxiang China -
17 China Chen Lijun China
18 Uzbekistan Ruslan Nurudinov Uzbekistan
19 Bulgaria Karlos Nasar Bulgaria
20 China Liao Hui China
21 China Zhang Guozheng China
22 North Korea Kim Un-guk North Korea
23 Iran Behdad Salimi Iran
24 Bulgaria Galabin Boevski Bulgaria
25 Greece Kakhi Kakhiashvili Greece
Show all 153 men
# Lifter Olympics Worlds
26 Iran Sohrab Moradi Iran
27 Qatar Fares El-Bakh Qatar
28 Indonesia Rizki Juniansyah Indonesia
29 Bulgaria Milen Dobrev Bulgaria
30 Poland Adrian Zieliński Poland
31 Belarus Andrei Aramnau Belarus
32 China Lu Yong China
33 China Liu Huanhua China
34 Turkey Taner Sağır Turkey
35 Germany Matthias Steiner Germany
36 South Korea Sa Jae-Hyouk South Korea
37 Iran Saeid Mohammadpour Iran
38 Russia Dmitry Berestov Russia -
39 Iran Hossein Tavakkoli Iran -
40 China Lin Qingfeng China -
41 Iran Navab Nassirshalal Iran -
42 China Zhan Xugang China -
43 Indonesia Eko Yuli Irawan Indonesia
44 Armenia Simon Martirosyan Armenia
45 Latvia Viktors Ščerbatihs Latvia
46 Armenia Gor Minasyan Armenia
47 Indonesia Triyatno Indonesia
48 Colombia Luis Javier Mosquera Colombia -
49 Armenia Varazdat Lalayan Armenia
50 China Wu Jingbiao China
51 Thailand Weeraphon Wichuma Thailand
52 Belarus Andrei Rybakou Belarus
53 China Wu Meijin China
54 Egypt Mohamed Ihab Egypt
55 Russia Dmitry Klokov Russia
56 China Li Hongli China
57 China Le Maosheng China
58 Greece Leonidas Sabanis Greece
59 Thailand Theerapong Silachai Thailand
60 China Tian Tao China
61 Colombia Yeison López Colombia
62 Venezuela Keydomar Vallenilla Venezuela
63 Belarus Vadzim Straltsou Belarus
64 Ukraine Ihor Razoronov Ukraine
65 France Vencelas Dabaya France
66 Bulgaria Georgi Markov Bulgaria
67 Russia Khadzhimurat Akkaev Russia
68 South Korea Kim Min-jae South Korea
69 Bulgaria Alan Tsagaev Bulgaria
70 Russia Evgeny Chigishev Russia
71 South Korea Lee Bae-young South Korea
72 Germany Marc Huster Germany
73 Iran Ali Davoudi Iran
74 Iran Sajjad Anoushiravani Iran
75 Greece Viktor Mitrou Greece
76 Vietnam Hoang Anh Tuan Vietnam
77 Poland Bartłomiej Bonk Poland
78 Turkey Daniyar Ismayilov Turkey
79 Colombia Diego Salazar Colombia
80 Venezuela Julio Mayora Venezuela
81 Armenia Tigran Vardan Martirosyan Armenia
82 Georgia Arsen Kasabiev Georgia -
83 China Lu Haojie China -
84 Germany Ronny Weller Germany -
85 Kazakhstan Sergey Filimonov Kazakhstan -
86 China Wu Wenxiong China -
87 Dominican Republic Zacarías Bonnat Dominican Republic -
88 Italy Antonino Pizzolato Italy
89 Poland Marcin Dołęga Poland
90 Indonesia Rahmat Erwin Abdullah Indonesia
91 Russia Andrei Chemerkin Russia
92 Belarus Yauheni Tsikhantsou Belarus
93 Kazakhstan Alexandr Zaichikov Kazakhstan
94 Belarus Henadzi Aliashchuk Belarus
95 Qatar Said Saif Asaad Qatar
96 Latvia Artūrs Plēsnieks Latvia
97 Turkey Reyhan Arabacıoğlu Turkey
98 Lithuania Aurimas Didžbalis Lithuania
99 Armenia Gevorg Davtyan Armenia
100 Kazakhstan Igor Son Kazakhstan
101 Egypt Tarek Yehia Egypt
102 Vietnam Tran Le Quoc Toan Vietnam
103 Bulgaria Velichko Cholakov Bulgaria
104 Cuba Yoandry Hernández Cuba
105 United States Hampton Morris United States
106 North Korea Kim Myong-Hyok North Korea
107 Georgia Anton Pliesnoi Georgia
108 Bulgaria Bozhidar Andreev Bulgaria
109 Uzbekistan Ivan Efremov Uzbekistan
110 South Korea Jeon Sang-Guen South Korea
111 Turkey Sedat Artuç Turkey
112 Russia Aleksey Petrov Russia -
113 Armenia Arsen Melikyan Armenia -
114 Thailand Chatuphum Chinnawong Thailand -
115 Kazakhstan Denis Ulanov Kazakhstan -
116 Russia Eduard Tyukin Russia -
117 Kazakhstan Farkhad Kharki Kazakhstan -
118 Russia Gleb Pisarevskiy Russia -
119 Georgia Irakli Turmanidze Georgia -
120 Venezuela Israel José Rubio Venezuela -
121 Cuba Iván Cambar Cuba -
122 Cuba Jadier Valladares Cuba -
123 Syria Man Asaad Syria -
124 Italy Mirko Zanni Italy -
125 Belarus Siarhei Laurenau Belarus -
126 Thailand Sinphet Kruaithong Thailand -
127 Poland Tomasz Zieliński Poland -
128 Cuba Yordanis Borrero Cuba -
129 Kazakhstan Ilya Ilyin Kazakhstan -
130 Colombia Francisco Mosquera Colombia -
131 Azerbaijan Nizami Pashayev Azerbaijan -
132 North Korea Pak Myong-jin North Korea -
133 Russia Artem Okulov Russia -
134 Ukraine Denys Hotfrid Ukraine -
135 Russia Aleksandr Ivanov Russia -
136 Iran Ali Hashemi Iran -
137 Bahrain Lesman Paredes Bahrain -
138 China Qiu Le China -
139 North Korea Ri Ryong-hyon North Korea -
140 Russia Ruslan Albegov Russia -
141 Bulgaria Zlatan Vanev Bulgaria -
142 China Li Dayin China -
143 Qatar Jaber Saeed Salem Qatar -
144 Vietnam Thạch Kim Tuấn Vietnam -
145 Russia Vladimir Smorchkov Russia -
146 Turkey Muhammed Furkan Özbek Turkey -
147 Russia Roman Konstantinov Russia -
148 Wang Shin-yuan Chinese Taipei -
149 Iran Mirmostafa Javadi Iran -
150 Kazakhstan Nurgissa Adiletuly Kazakhstan -
151 North Korea Pak Pyol North Korea -
152 North Korea Ri Chong-song North Korea -
153 North Korea Ri Won-ju North Korea -
Pound for pound

Pound for pound: the best Sinclair scores since 1998

Sinclair calculator

Each lifter's best total adjusted for bodyweight with the Sinclair formula (2025 to 2028 coefficients), so a 49 kg lifter and a +109 kg lifter sit on one list.

Men

# Lifter Sinclair
1 China Liao Hui 359 kg at 68.68 kg, 2014 World Weightlifting Championships 510.2
2 China Chen Lijun 333 kg at 61.89 kg, 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 508.3
3 Bulgaria Galabin Boevski 357.5 kg at 68.65 kg, 1999 World Weightlifting Championships 508.2
4 China Long Qingquan 307 kg at 55.68 kg, 2016 Olympic Games 507.2
5 North Korea Kim Un-guk 332 kg at 61.81 kg, 2014 Asian Games 507.2
6 China Lü Xiaojun 380 kg at 76.4 kg, 2013 World Weightlifting Championships 505.4
7 Turkey Halil Mutlu 305 kg at 55.62 kg, 2000 Olympic Games 504.4
8 North Korea Om Yun-chol 303 kg at 55.57 kg, 2016 Olympic Games 501.4
9 China Shi Zhiyong 350 kg at 67.98 kg, 2005 World Weightlifting Championships 500.8
10 Turkey Taner Sağır 375 kg at 76.1 kg, 2004 Olympic Games 499.9
11 Bulgaria Georgi Markov 352.5 kg at 68.92 kg, 2000 Olympic Games 499.8
12 Turkey Daniyar Ismayilov 351 kg at 68.59 kg, 2016 Olympic Games 499.3
13 Indonesia Rizki Juniansyah 365 kg at 73 kg, 2024 IWF World Cup 499.0
14 Bulgaria Karlos Nasar 417 kg at 93.35 kg, 2025 European Championships 498.9
15 China Zhang Jie 326 kg at 61.68 kg, 2008 Asian Championships 498.8

Women

# Lifter Sinclair
1 Russia Tatiana Kashirina 348 kg at 106.21 kg, 2014 World Weightlifting Championships 367.7
2 Russia Natalya Zabolotnaya 296 kg at 75 kg, 2011 IWF Grand Prix - President's Cup 354.0
3 Kazakhstan Svetlana Podobedova 295 kg at 74.67 kg, 2010 World Weightlifting Championships 353.5
4 Russia Nadezhda Evstyukhina 293 kg at 74.18 kg, 2011 World Weightlifting Championships 352.2
5 North Korea Kim Un-ju 292 kg at 74.47 kg, 2014 Asian Games 350.4
6 China Kang Yue 291 kg at 74.54 kg, 2014 Asian Games 349.0
7 China Liu Chunhong 285 kg at 71.85 kg, 2005 World Weightlifting Championships 347.8
8 Azerbaijan Boyanka Kostova 252 kg at 57.9 kg, 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 346.0
9 China Cao Lei 286 kg at 73.51 kg, 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 345.3
10 Russia Oxana Slivenko 276 kg at 68.38 kg, 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 345.2
11 China Deng Wei 262 kg at 62.34 kg, 2016 Olympic Games 344.5
12 Lin Tzu-chi 261 kg at 62.31 kg, 2014 Asian Games 343.2
13 Russia Zarema Kasaeva 275 kg at 68.94 kg, 2005 World Weightlifting Championships 342.5
14 China Liu Haixia 274 kg at 68.55 kg, 2005 World Weightlifting Championships 342.3
15 Kuo Hsing-chun 249 kg at 57.83 kg, 2017 Summer Universiade 342.1
Profiles

Other lifters with full results

Lifters outside the medal rankings above, A to Z, each with every international result and attempt.

Show all 279 lifters