Japan · Women's 48 kg, September 2000
Kaori Niyanagi
Kaori Niyanagi is a weightlifter from Japan, born in 1977, with one World Championships medal (1 bronze). The results below cover 5 competitions from 1998 to 2000. The latest result came in the women's 48 kg class, at the 2000 Olympic Games.
- World medal
- 1
- Best total
- 185 kg
- Best snatch
- 80 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 105 kg
Kaori Niyanagi's career: classes, totals and best lifts
World Championships: 1 bronze in the total.
Latest result: 2000 Olympic Games, 16 September 2000, 48 kg, total 175 kg, place 6.
Kaori Niyanagi by the numbers
Kaori Niyanagi'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
- 289.0
- From 185 kg at 47.71 kg bodyweight, 1999 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 52nd of 575
- 185 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 48 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 76%
- At the best total, 80 kg of 105 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
- 22
- Turned 22 in 1999, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 5 of 5
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Kaori Niyanagi makes each attempt
Kaori Niyanagi made 40% of snatch attempts and 53% 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
Kaori Niyanagi head to head
The lifters Kaori Niyanagi 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 | Kaori Niyanagi ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Tara Cunningham |
3 | 1 | 2 |
| Masumi Imaoka |
3 | 2 | 1 |
 Eva Giganti |
3 | 3 | 0 |
 Sabrina Richard |
3 | 3 | 0 |
Kaori Niyanagi'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Olympic Games 16 Sep 2000 | 6 | 175 | 48 kg | 47.66 | 75 | 100 | ||||
| 1999 World Weightlifting Championships 21 Nov 1999 | 3 | 185 | 48 kg | 47.71 | 75 | 80 | 100 | 105 | ||
| 1999 University World Cup 1 May 1999 | 1 | 172.5 | 48 kg | 47.8 | 72.5 | 95 | 100 | |||
| 1998 World Weightlifting Championships 10 Nov 1998 | 8 | 165 | 48 kg | 47.55 | 70 | 95 | ||||
| 1998 University World Cup 24 Apr 1998 | 2 | 172.5 | 48 kg | 47.6 | 72.5 | 95 | 100 |
Compare Kaori Niyanagi
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Kaori Niyanagi.