South Korea · Women's +75 kg, July 2012
Jang Mi-ran
Jang Mi-ran is a weightlifter from South Korea, born in 1983, with three Olympic medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze) and five World Championships medals (4 gold, 1 bronze). The results below cover 12 competitions from 2001 to 2012. The latest result came in the women's +75 kg class, at the 2012 Olympic Games.
- Olympic medals
- 3
- World medals
- 5
- Best total
- 326 kg
- Best snatch
- 140 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 187 kg
Jang Mi-ran's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Olympic Games: 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze. World Championships: 4 gold, 1 bronze in the total.
Latest result: 2012 Olympic Games, 27 July 2012, +75 kg, total 289 kg, place 3.
Jang Mi-ran by the numbers
Jang Mi-ran'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
- 337.2
- From 326 kg at 116.75 kg bodyweight, 2008 Olympic Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 3rd of 479
- 326 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
- 75%
- At the best total, 140 kg of 186 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
- 25
- Turned 25 in 2008, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 12 of 12
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Jang Mi-ran makes each attempt
Jang Mi-ran made 70% of snatch attempts and 73% 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
Jang Mi-ran head to head
The lifters Jang Mi-ran 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 | Jang Mi-ran ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Cheryl Haworth |
6 | 5 | 1 |
 Alexandra Aborneva |
6 | 6 | 0 |
 Olha Korobka |
5 | 4 | 1 |
 Oliba Nieve |
5 | 5 | 0 |
 Vasiliki Kasapi |
5 | 5 | 0 |
| Yuliya Dovhal |
5 | 5 | 0 |
Jang Mi-ran'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.
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| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Olympic Games 27 Jul 2012 | 3 | 289 | +75 kg | 118.07 | 120 | 125 | 158 | 164 | ||
| 2012 Asian Championships 22 Apr 2012 | 1 | 290 | +75 kg | 116.01 | 116 | 120 | 125 | 155 | 165 | |
| 2010 Asian Games 12 Nov 2010 | 1 | 311 | +75 kg | 115.92 | 130 | 175 | 181 | |||
| 2010 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Sep 2010 | 3 | 309 | +75 kg | 116.12 | 125 | 130 | 167 | 179 | ||
| 2009 World Weightlifting Championships 19 Nov 2009 | 1 | 323 | +75 kg | 115.04 | 131 | 136 | 174 | 187 | ||
| 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008 | 1 | 326 | +75 kg | 116.75 | 130 | 136 | 140 | 175 | 183 | 186 |
| 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 | 1 | 319 | +75 kg | 115.17 | 130 | 135 | 138 | 171 | 178 | 181 |
| 2006 World Weightlifting Championships 30 Sep 2006 | 1 | 314 | +75 kg | 113.52 | 130 | 135 | 170 | 175 | 179 | |
| 2005 World Weightlifting Championships 8 Nov 2005 | 1 | 300 | +75 kg | 115.12 | 125 | 128 | 162 | 172 | ||
| 2004 Olympic Games 14 Aug 2004 | 2 | 302.5 | +75 kg | 113.34 | Snatch 130, clean and jerk 172.5; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 2003 | 5 | 272.5 | +75 kg | 107.66 | 115 | 152.5 | 157.5 | |||
| 2001 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 1 Jul 2001 | 3 | 250 | +75 kg | 100.63 | 105 | 110 | 140 | |||
Compare Jang Mi-ran
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Jang Mi-ran met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.