China · Women's 58 kg, August 2008
Chen Yanqing
Chen Yanqing is a weightlifter from China, born in 1979, with two Olympic gold medals and one World Championships gold medal. The results below cover 5 competitions from 1998 to 2008. The latest result came in the women's 58 kg class, at the 2008 Olympic Games.
- Olympic golds
- 2
- World gold
- 1
- Best total
- 244 kg
- Best snatch
- 107.5 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 138 kg
Chen Yanqing's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Latest result: 2008 Olympic Games, 9 August 2008, 58 kg, total 244 kg, place 1.
Chen Yanqing by the numbers
Chen Yanqing'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
- 335.9
- From 244 kg at 57.66 kg bodyweight, 2008 Olympic Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 5th of 834
- 244 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 58 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 77%
- At the best total, 106 kg of 138 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
- 29
- Turned 29 in 2008, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 5 of 5
- A total at every competition listed.
Chen Yanqing head to head
The lifters Chen Yanqing 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 | Chen Yanqing ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Aleksandra Klejnowska |
4 | 4 | 0 |
 Maryse Turcotte |
3 | 3 | 0 |
 Michaela Breeze |
3 | 3 | 0 |
Chen Yanqing'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008 | 1 | 244 | 58 kg | 57.66 | 100 | 103 | 106 | 130 | 132 | 138 |
| 2004 Olympic Games 14 Aug 2004 | 1 | 237.5 | 58 kg | 57.17 | Snatch 107.5, clean and jerk 130; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 1999 World Weightlifting Championships 21 Nov 1999 | 1 | 235 | 58 kg | 57.47 | 100 | 105 | 125 | 130 | ||
| 1999 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 3 Jul 1999 | 1 | 232.5 | 58 kg | 57.24 | 95 | 100 | 102.5 | 125 | 130 | not taken |
| 1998 University World Cup 24 Apr 1998 | 1 | 220 | 58 kg | 57.7 | 95.5 | 97.5 | not taken | 120.5 | 122.5 | not taken |
Compare Chen Yanqing
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Chen Yanqing met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.