Women's 81 kg, October 2022
Karina Kuzganbayeva
Karina Kuzganbayeva is a weightlifter. The results below cover 9 competitions from 2016 to 2022. The latest result came in the women's 81 kg class, at the 2022 Asian Championships.
- Best total
- 232 kg
- Best snatch
- 104 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 128 kg
Karina Kuzganbayeva's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 63 kg in 2016, 69 kg in 2017, 81 kg from 2019 to 2021, 87 kg in 2021, 81 kg in 2022. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (69 kg to 81 kg) and again in June 2025. At 79.09 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 86 kg.
Latest result: 2022 Asian Championships, 6 October 2022, 81 kg, total 203 kg, place 7.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81 kg2019 to 2022 | 104 | 128 | 232 |
| 87 kg2021 | 102 | 128 | 230 |
| 69 kg2017 | 94 | 113 | 207 |
| 63 kg2016 | 82 | 100 | 182 |
Karina Kuzganbayeva by the numbers
Karina Kuzganbayeva'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
- 268.6
- From 232 kg at 80.8 kg bodyweight, 2020 Asian Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 57th of 274
- 232 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 81 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, 104 kg of 128 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%.
- Competitions with a total
- 9 of 9
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Karina Kuzganbayeva makes each attempt
Karina Kuzganbayeva made 85% of snatch attempts and 78% 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
Karina Kuzganbayeva head to head
The lifters Karina Kuzganbayeva 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 | Karina Kuzganbayeva ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jang Hyeonju | 3 | 2 | 1 |
 Tursunoy Jabborova |
3 | 2 | 1 |
Karina Kuzganbayeva'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. A row that names two events was one competition scored for both; its places can differ because each ranks its own field.
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| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Asian Championships 6 Oct 2022 | 7 | 203 | 81 kg | 79.09 | 90 | 113 | ||||
| 2021 World Weightlifting Championships 7 Dec 2021 | 7 | 230 | 87 kg | 86.5 | 98 | 102 | 122 | 125 | 128 | |
| 2020 Asian Championships 17 Apr 2021 | 2 | 232 | 81 kg | 80.8 | 99 | 102 | 104 | 125 | 128 | |
| 2020 Asian Junior Championships 13 Feb 2020 | 1 | 227 | 81 kg | 80.75 | 93 | 97 | 101 | 118 | 123 | 126 |
| 2019 Asian Junior Championships 19 Oct 2019 | 2 | 218 | 81 kg | 80.91 | 90 | 93 | 96 | 117 | 122 | |
| 2019 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 1 Jun 2019 | 1 | 224 | 81 kg | 80.85 | 93 | 96 | 98 | 120 | 124 | 126 |
| 2017 Asian Junior Championships 21 Jul 2017 Also the 2017 Asian Youth Championships, place 1 | 3 | 200 | 69 kg | 68.46 | 86 | 90 | 106 | 110 | ||
| 2017 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 3 Apr 2017 | 3 | 207 | 69 kg | 68.86 | 86 | 90 | 94 | 108 | 113 | |
| 2016 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 19 Oct 2016 | 9 | 182 | 63 kg | 62.89 | 75 | 80 | 82 | 93 | 97 | 100 |
Compare Karina Kuzganbayeva
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Karina Kuzganbayeva.