China · Women's 75 kg, November 2010
Cao Lei
Cao Lei is a weightlifter from China, born in 1983, with three World Championships medals (2 gold, 1 silver). The results below cover 9 competitions from 2003 to 2010. The latest result came in the women's 75 kg class, at the 2010 Asian Games.
- World medals
- 3
- Best total
- 286 kg
- Best snatch
- 128 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 158 kg
Cao Lei's career: classes, totals and best lifts
World Championships: 2 gold, 1 silver in the total.
Weight classes: 69 kg in 2003, 75 kg from 2006 to 2010. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 72.05 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 77 kg.
Latest result: 2010 Asian Games, 12 November 2010, 75 kg, total 265 kg, place 2.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75 kg2006 to 2010 | 128 | 158 | 286 |
| 69 kg2003 | 105 | 140 | 245 |
Cao Lei by the numbers
Cao Lei's record in context: where the best total ranks, how the snatch compares with the clean and jerk, and the lifts behind the best Sinclair score.
- Best Sinclair score
- 345.3
- From 286 kg at 73.51 kg bodyweight, 2007 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 6th of 626
- 286 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 75 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 81%
- At the best total, 128 kg of 158 kg. A higher share means a stronger snatch for the clean and jerk. Eight in ten women lifting in national federation meets sit between 70% and 85%.
- Age at best total
- 24
- Turned 24 in 2007, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 8 of 9
- The other shows a good lift in each but no total in the published results.
How often Cao Lei makes each attempt
Cao Lei made 88% of snatch attempts and 88% of clean and jerk attempts at the competitions on this site, against 58% and 56% for every lifter at senior World Championships and Olympic Games since 1998. Below, each attempt in turn. Third attempts are the hardest: lifters ask for their heaviest weight last.
Snatch, first attempt
Snatch, second attempt
Snatch, third attempt
Clean and jerk, first attempt
Clean and jerk, second attempt
Clean and jerk, third attempt
Cao Lei head to head
The lifters Cao Lei has met most often in the same class, three times or more with both posting a total, and how often each finished ahead.
| Rival | Met | Cao Lei ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yang Houqin |
5 | 5 | 0 |
 Nguyễn Thị Phương Loan |
4 | 4 | 0 |
| Irina Vlassova | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Khanittha Petanang | 3 | 3 | 0 |
 Lim Ji-Hye |
3 | 3 | 0 |
 Nadiya Myronyuk |
3 | 3 | 0 |
Cao Lei's competition results
Every result, newest first, with all six attempts. A struck-through weight is a missed attempt and a dash an attempt not taken. A dash under Total means no total was recorded, and "No lifts" that the lifter was entered but did not lift. Places are for the total.
Swipe the table sideways to see every attempt.
| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Asian Games 12 Nov 2010 | 2 | 265 | 75 kg | 72.05 | 110 | 115 | 118 | 137 | 143 | 147 |
| 2009 East Asian Games 7 Dec 2009 | 1 | 252 | 75 kg | 72.34 | 105 | 110 | 112 | 130 | 135 | 140 |
| 2009 World Weightlifting Championships 19 Nov 2009 | 2 | 269 | 75 kg | 72.43 | 112 | 118 | 121 | 140 | 145 | 148 |
| 2009 Asian Championships 9 May 2009 | 2 | 258 | 75 kg | 73.75 | Snatch 115, clean and jerk 143; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008 | - | - | 75 kg | 73.16 | 120 | 125 | 128 | 147 | 154 | |
| 2008 Asian Championships 26 Apr 2008 | 1 | 276 | 75 kg | 73.82 | 115 | 120 | 121 | 145 | 149 | 155 |
| 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 | 1 | 286 | 75 kg | 73.51 | 121 | 125 | 128 | 153 | 158 | |
| 2006 World Weightlifting Championships 30 Sep 2006 | 1 | 268 | 75 kg | 71.49 | 115 | 118 | 145 | 150 | ||
| 2003 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 1 Jun 2003 | 1 | 245 | 69 kg | 68 | 105 | 130 | 135 | 140 | ||
Compare Cao Lei
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Cao Lei met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.