China · Men's 62 kg, August 2004
Le Maosheng
Le Maosheng is a weightlifter from China, born in 1978, with one Olympic medal (1 silver) and three World Championships medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze). The results below cover 8 competitions from 1998 to 2004. The latest result came in the men's 62 kg class, at the 2004 Olympic Games.
- Olympic medal
- 1
- World medals
- 3
- Best total
- 320 kg
- Best snatch
- 142.5 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 180.5 kg
Le Maosheng's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Olympic Games: 1 silver. World Championships: 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze in the total.
Latest result: 2004 Olympic Games, 14 August 2004, 62 kg, total 312.5 kg, place 2.
Le Maosheng by the numbers
Le Maosheng'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
- 491.6
- From 320 kg at 61.33 kg bodyweight, 1999 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 8th of 981
- 320 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 62 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 78%
- At the best total, 140 kg of 180.5 kg. A higher share means a stronger snatch for the clean and jerk. Eight in ten men lifting in national federation meets sit between 71% and 86%.
- Age at best total
- 21
- Turned 21 in 1999, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 8 of 8
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Le Maosheng makes each attempt
Le Maosheng made 52% of snatch attempts and 48% 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
Le Maosheng head to head
The lifters Le Maosheng 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 | Le Maosheng ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Leonidas Sabanis |
4 | 2 | 2 |
| Samson N'Dicka-Matam | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Yurik Sarkisyan | 4 | 4 | 0 |
 Nikolaj Pešalov |
3 | 1 | 2 |
 Elkhan Suleymanov |
3 | 3 | 0 |
 Marcus Stephen |
3 | 3 | 0 |
Le Maosheng'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Olympic Games 14 Aug 2004 | 2 | 312.5 | 62 kg | 61.27 | Snatch 140, clean and jerk 172.5; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 2003 | 3 | 305 | 62 kg | 61.88 | 135 | 170 | ||||
| 2002 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Nov 2002 | 2 | 310 | 62 kg | 61.5 | 140 | 170 | ||||
| 2000 Olympic Games 16 Sep 2000 | 4 | 315 | 62 kg | 61.28 | 140 | 175 | ||||
| 1999 World Weightlifting Championships 21 Nov 1999 | 1 | 320 | 62 kg | 61.33 | 135 | 140 | 172.5 | 177.5 | 180.5 | |
| 1999 University World Cup 1 May 1999 | 1 | 312.5 | 62 kg | 61.72 | 135 | 142.5 | 170 | |||
| 1998 World Weightlifting Championships 10 Nov 1998 | 5 | 307.5 | 62 kg | 61.48 | 137.5 | 170 | ||||
| 1998 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 18 May 1998 | 1 | 315 | 62 kg | 62 | 127.5 | 135 | 140 | 160 | 175 | |
Compare Le Maosheng
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Le Maosheng met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.