China · Women's 49 kg, August 2024
Hou Zhihui
Hou Zhihui is a weightlifter from China, born in 1997, with two Olympic gold medals and four World Championships medals (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze). The results below cover 17 competitions from 2015 to 2024. The latest result came in the women's 49 kg class, at the 2024 Olympic Games.
- Olympic golds
- 2
- World medals
- 4
- Best total
- 217 kg
- Best snatch
- 97 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 120 kg
Hou Zhihui's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Olympic Games: 2 gold. World Championships: 1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze in the total.
Weight classes: 48 kg in 2015, 53 kg in 2015, 49 kg from 2018 to 2023, 55 kg in 2023, 49 kg from 2023 to 2024. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (53 kg to 49 kg).
Latest result: 2024 Olympic Games, 7 August 2024, 49 kg, total 206 kg, place 1.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 kg2018 to 2024 | 97 | 120 | 217 |
| 55 kg2023 | 95 | 115 | 210 |
| 53 kg2015 | 93 | 118 | 211 |
| 48 kg2015 | 91 | 113 | 204 |
Hou Zhihui by the numbers
Hou Zhihui'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
- 332.6
- From 217 kg at 49 kg bodyweight, 2024 IWF World Cup. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 2nd of 309
- 217 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 49 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 81%
- At the best total, 97 kg of 120 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
- 27
- Turned 27 in 2024, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 17 of 17
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Hou Zhihui makes each attempt
Hou Zhihui made 80% of snatch attempts and 77% 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
Hou Zhihui head to head
The lifters Hou Zhihui 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 | Hou Zhihui ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jiang Huihua |
11 | 4 | 7 |
| Fang Wan-ling | 10 | 10 | 0 |
 Mirabai Chanu |
8 | 7 | 1 |
 Ri Sŏng-gŭm |
7 | 4 | 3 |
 Andrea de la Herrán |
6 | 6 | 0 |
 Katherin Echandia |
6 | 6 | 0 |
Hou Zhihui'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Olympic Games 7 Aug 2024 | 1 | 206 | 49 kg | 49 | 89 | 110 | 117 | |||
| 2024 IWF World Cup 31 Mar 2024 | 2 | 217 | 49 kg | 49 | 93 | 97 | 113 | 120 | ||
| 2023 IWF Grand Prix II 4 Dec 2023 | 3 | 209 | 49 kg | 49 | 90 | 94 | 96 | 113 | ||
| 2023 Asian Games 30 Sep 2023 | 3 | 210 | 55 kg | 50.7 | 90 | 95 | 110 | 115 | not taken | |
| 2023 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Sep 2023 | 2 | 211 | 49 kg | 48.91 | 89 | 93 | 95 | 111 | 116 | |
| 2023 Asian Championships 5 May 2023 | 2 | 204 | 49 kg | 48.75 | 86 | 89 | 93 | 107 | 111 | |
| 2022 World Weightlifting Championships 5 Dec 2022 | 3 | 198 | 49 kg | 48.3 | 86 | 89 | 106 | 109 | not taken | |
| 2021 Olympic Games 23 Jul 2021 | 1 | 210 | 49 kg | 49 | 88 | 92 | 94 | 109 | 114 | 116 |
| 2020 Asian Championships 17 Apr 2021 | 1 | 213 | 49 kg | 48.7 | 90 | 94 | 96 | 110 | 115 | 117 |
| 2019 IWF World Cup (December) 10 Dec 2019 | 3 | 204 | 49 kg | 48.98 | 88 | 92 | 94 | 110 | ||
| 2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 | 2 | 211 | 49 kg | 48.85 | 89 | 94 | 110 | 117 | ||
| Ready Steady Tokyo (Tokyo 2020 Test Event) 6 Jul 2019 | 1 | 205 | 49 kg | 48.7 | 89 | 93 | 95 | 110 | ||
| 2019 Asian Championships 18 Apr 2019 | 1 | 208 | 49 kg | 48.63 | 88 | 92 | 109 | 113 | 116 | |
| 2019 IWF World Cup (February) 22 Feb 2019 | 1 | 210 | 49 kg | 48.8 | 90 | 94 | 111 | 116 | not taken | |
| 2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 | 1 | 208 | 49 kg | 48.46 | 88 | 93 | 108 | 112 | 115 | |
| 2015 IWF Grand Prix 21 Sep 2015 | 2 | 211 | 53 kg | 49 | 90 | 93 | 110 | 115 | 118 | |
| 2015 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 6 Jun 2015 | 2 | 204 | 48 kg | 47.52 | 80 | 88 | 91 | 105 | 110 | 113 |
Compare Hou Zhihui
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Hou Zhihui met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.