China · Women's +75 kg, November 2003
Ding Meiyuan
Ding Meiyuan is a weightlifter from China, born in 1979, with one Olympic gold medal and two World Championships gold medals. The results below cover 6 competitions from 1999 to 2003. The latest result came in the women's +75 kg class, at the 2003 World Weightlifting Championships.
- Olympic gold
- 1
- World golds
- 2
- Best total
- 300 kg
- Best snatch
- 137.5 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 165 kg
Ding Meiyuan's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Latest result: 2003 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 November 2003, +75 kg, total 300 kg, place 1.
Ding Meiyuan by the numbers
Ding Meiyuan'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
- 320.8
- From 300 kg at 101.54 kg bodyweight, 2003 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 9th of 479
- 300 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
- 82%
- At the best total, 135 kg of 165 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
- 21
- Turned 21 in 2000, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 6 of 6
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Ding Meiyuan makes each attempt
Ding Meiyuan made 82% of snatch attempts and 94% 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
Ding Meiyuan head to head
The lifters Ding Meiyuan 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 | Ding Meiyuan ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Agata Wróbel |
3 | 3 | 0 |
 Carmenza Delgado |
3 | 3 | 0 |
Ding Meiyuan'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 2003 | 1 | 300 | +75 kg | 101.54 | 130 | 135.5 | 137.5 | 160 | 162.5 | |
| 2003 University World Cup 11 Jul 2003 | 1 | 287.5 | +75 kg | 96.56 | 120 | 127.5 | 150 | 155 | 160 | |
| 2002 University World Cup 28 Jun 2002 | 1 | 285 | +75 kg | 98.7 | 120 | 125 | 150 | 157.5 | 160 | |
| 2000 Olympic Games 16 Sep 2000 | 1 | 300 | +75 kg | 103.56 | 130 | 135 | 157.5 | 162.5 | 165 | |
| 1999 World Weightlifting Championships 21 Nov 1999 | 1 | 285 | +75 kg | 97 | 120 | 125 | 127.5 | 150 | 155 | 157.5 |
| 1999 University World Cup 1 May 1999 | 1 | 275 | +75 kg | 93.44 | 115 | 121 | not taken | 145 | 152.5 | 156 |
Compare Ding Meiyuan
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Ding Meiyuan met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.