China · Women's 87 kg, April 2021
Kang Yue
Kang Yue is a weightlifter from China, born in 1991, with four World Championships medals (1 gold, 3 silver). The results below cover 16 competitions from 2010 to 2021. The latest result came in the women's 87 kg class, at the 2020 Asian Championships.
- World medals
- 4
- Best total
- 291 kg
- Best snatch
- 131 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 160 kg
Kang Yue's career: classes, totals and best lifts
World Championships: 1 gold, 3 silver in the total.
Weight classes: 69 kg from 2010 to 2011, 75 kg in 2011, 69 kg in 2011, 75 kg from 2013 to 2015, 81 kg in 2019, 87 kg from 2019 to 2021. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (75 kg to 81 kg) and again in June 2025. At 86.7 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be +86 kg.
Latest result: 2020 Asian Championships, 17 April 2021, 87 kg, total 273 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87 kg2019 to 2021 | 123 | 155 | 273 |
| 81 kg2019 | 110 | 140 | 250 |
| 75 kg2011 to 2015 | 131 | 160 | 291 |
| 69 kg2010 to 2011 | 113 | 140 | 253 |
Kang Yue by the numbers
Kang Yue'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
- 349.0
- From 291 kg at 74.54 kg bodyweight, 2014 Asian Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 5th of 626
- 291 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, 131 kg of 160 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
- 23
- Turned 23 in 2014, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 16 of 16
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Kang Yue makes each attempt
Kang Yue made 71% of snatch attempts and 58% 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
Kang Yue head to head
The lifters Kang Yue 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 | Kang Yue ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Nadezhda Evstyukhina |
4 | 1 | 3 |
| Figen Kaya | 4 | 4 | 0 |
 Alejandra Garza |
3 | 3 | 0 |
 Anna Nurmukhambetova |
3 | 3 | 0 |
| Bianka Bazsó | 3 | 3 | 0 |
 Ewa Mizdal |
3 | 3 | 0 |
Kang Yue'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Asian Championships 17 Apr 2021 | 2 | 273 | 87 kg | 86.7 | 118 | 149 | 155 | |||
| 2019 Alexander Cup 1 Nov 2019 | 1 | 260 | 87 kg | 85.75 | 110 | 115 | 140 | 145 | ||
| 2019 Challenge 210 24 Oct 2019 | 1 | 260 | 87 kg | 86.12 | 110 | 120 | 140 | |||
| 2019 San Diego International Open 2 Oct 2019 | 1 | 268 | 87 kg | 86.13 | 115 | 120 | 123 | 145 | ||
| 2019 British International Open 7 Jun 2019 | 1 | 268 | 87 kg | 85.55 | 110 | 115 | 118 | 143 | 150 | |
| 2019 EGAT's Cup International Weightlifting Championships 7 Jan 2019 | 1 | 250 | 81 kg | 79.35 | 100 | 105 | 110 | 130 | 135 | 140 |
| 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 | 1 | 282 | 75 kg | 74.78 | 127 | 155 | ||||
| 2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2014 | 2 | 277 | 75 kg | 74.51 | 126 | 151 | ||||
| 2014 Asian Games 19 Sep 2014 | 2 | 291 | 75 kg | 74.54 | 125 | 131 | 153 | 160 | ||
| 2013 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Oct 2013 | 2 | 276 | 75 kg | 74.61 | 122 | 126 | 150 | |||
| 2011 London Prepares International Invitational 10 Dec 2011 | 2 | 240 | 69 kg | 68.92 | 101 | 106 | 110 | 121 | 130 | |
| 2011 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2011 | 6 | 251 | 75 kg | 72.72 | 110 | 116 | 135 | |||
| 2011 Summer Universiade 12 Aug 2011 | 1 | 240 | 69 kg | 68.49 | 105 | 110 | 125 | 130 | ||
| 2011 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 29 Jun 2011 | 1 | 244 | 69 kg | 68.49 | 110 | 113 | 125 | 131 | ||
| 2010 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Sep 2010 | 2 | 253 | 69 kg | 68.26 | 105 | 113 | 130 | 140 | ||
| 2010 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 11 Jun 2010 | 1 | 251 | 69 kg | 68.33 | 104 | 109 | 111 | 133 | 136 | 140 |
Compare Kang Yue
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Kang Yue met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.