China · Men's 61 kg, August 2024
Li Fabin
Li Fabin is a weightlifter from China, born in 1993, with two Olympic gold medals and four World Championships medals (3 gold, 1 silver). The results below cover 21 competitions from 2011 to 2024. The latest result came in the men's 61 kg class, at the 2024 Olympic Games.
- Olympic golds
- 2
- World medals
- 4
- Best total
- 318 kg
- Best snatch
- 146 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 175 kg
Li Fabin's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Olympic Games: 2 gold. World Championships: 3 gold, 1 silver in the total.
Weight classes: 56 kg from 2011 to 2017, 61 kg from 2018 to 2024. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (56 kg to 61 kg) and again in June 2025. At 61 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 65 kg.
Latest result: 2024 Olympic Games, 7 August 2024, 61 kg, total 310 kg, place 1.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61 kg2018 to 2024 | 146 | 175 | 318 |
| 56 kg2011 to 2017 | 134 | 157 | 291 |
Li Fabin by the numbers
Li Fabin'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 318 kg at 60.8 kg bodyweight, 2019 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 1st of 342
- 318 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 61 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 84%
- At the best total, 145 kg of 173 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
- 26
- Turned 26 in 2019, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 19 of 21
- The others ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Li Fabin makes each attempt
Li Fabin made 76% of snatch attempts and 61% 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
Li Fabin head to head
The lifters Li Fabin 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 | Li Fabin ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Seraj Al-Saleem |
9 | 9 | 0 |
 John Ceniza |
7 | 7 | 0 |
| Kao Chan-hung | 7 | 7 | 0 |
 Shota Mishvelidze |
7 | 7 | 0 |
 Yoichi Itokazu |
7 | 7 | 0 |
 Morea Baru |
6 | 6 | 0 |
Li Fabin'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Olympic Games 7 Aug 2024 | 1 | 310 | 61 kg | 61 | 137 | 140 | 143 | 167 | ||
| 2024 IWF World Cup 31 Mar 2024 | 1 | 312 | 61 kg | 61 | 138 | 143 | 146 | 166 | ||
| 2023 IWF Grand Prix II 4 Dec 2023 | - | - | 61 kg | 61 | 132 | 137 | not taken | not taken | not taken | |
| 2023 Asian Games 30 Sep 2023 | 1 | 310 | 61 kg | 61 | 137 | 141 | 143 | 167 | ||
| 2023 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Sep 2023 | 1 | 308 | 61 kg | 61 | 137 | 141 | 167 | |||
| 2023 Asian Championships 5 May 2023 | 1 | 314 | 61 kg | 60.96 | 136 | 141 | 143 | 166 | 171 | |
| 2022 World Weightlifting Championships 5 Dec 2022 | 1 | 312 | 61 kg | 60.8 | 137 | 167 | 175 | |||
| 2021 Olympic Games 23 Jul 2021 | 1 | 313 | 61 kg | 60.9 | 137 | 141 | 166 | 172 | ||
| 2020 Asian Championships 17 Apr 2021 | 1 | 312 | 61 kg | 60.7 | 138 | 142 | 170 | |||
| 2019 IWF World Cup (December) 10 Dec 2019 | 1 | 311 | 61 kg | 60.91 | 136 | 140 | 165 | 171 | ||
| 2019 Challenge 210 24 Oct 2019 | 1 | 290 | 61 kg | 60.66 | 120 | 125 | 130 | 146 | 153 | 160 |
| 2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 | 1 | 318 | 61 kg | 60.8 | 138 | 141 | 145 | 168 | 173 | |
| Ready Steady Tokyo (Tokyo 2020 Test Event) 6 Jul 2019 | 2 | 301 | 61 kg | 61 | 136 | 155 | 160 | 165 | ||
| 2019 Asian Championships 18 Apr 2019 | 1 | 312 | 61 kg | 60.87 | 137 | 141 | 167 | 171 | ||
| 2019 IWF World Cup (February) 22 Feb 2019 | - | - | 61 kg | 60.75 | 137 | 141 | not taken | not taken | not taken | |
| 2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 | 2 | 310 | 61 kg | 60.69 | 133 | 138 | 142 | 160 | 165 | 168 |
| 2017 Asian Championships 21 Apr 2017 | 2 | 272 | 56 kg | 55.78 | 123 | 145 | 149 | |||
| 2016 Asian Championships 22 Apr 2016 | 3 | 273 | 56 kg | 55.6 | 121 | 126 | 142 | 147 | ||
| 2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2014 | 4 | 291 | 56 kg | 55.5 | 130 | 134 | 157 | |||
| 2012 Asian Championships 22 Apr 2012 | 1 | 279 | 56 kg | 55.64 | 121 | 125 | 126 | 150 | 153 | |
| 2011 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 29 Jun 2011 | 1 | 275 | 56 kg | 55.83 | 117 | 122 | 124 | 146 | 151 |
Compare Li Fabin
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Li Fabin met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.