China · Women's 58 kg, July 2012

Li Xueying

Li Xueying is a weightlifter from China, born in 1990, with one Olympic gold medal and two World Championships medals (1 gold, 1 silver). The results below cover 9 competitions from 2007 to 2012. The latest result came in the women's 58 kg class, at the 2012 Olympic Games.

Olympic gold
1
World medals
2
Best total
246 kg
Best snatch
108 kg
Best clean and jerk
138 kg
Career

Li Xueying's career: classes, totals and best lifts

Olympic Games: 1 gold. World Championships: 1 gold, 1 silver in the total.

Latest result: 2012 Olympic Games, 27 July 2012, 58 kg, total 246 kg, place 1.

Li Xueying: totals from the 9 competitions with a total, 2007 to 2012, best 246 kg in 2012.2202402602007200820092010201120122007 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 10 Jun 2007: 225 kg2008 Asian Championships, 26 Apr 2008: 227 kg2009 Asian Championships, 9 May 2009: 235 kg2009 World Weightlifting Championships, 19 Nov 2009: 239 kg2009 East Asian Games, 7 Dec 2009: 231 kg2010 Asian Games, 12 Nov 2010: 238 kg2011 Asian Championships, 9 Apr 2011: 235 kg2011 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2011: 236 kg2012 Olympic Games, 27 Jul 2012: 246 kg
Li Xueying: totals from the 9 competitions with a total, 2007 to 2012, best 246 kg in 2012.2202402602007200920112007 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 10 Jun 2007: 225 kg2008 Asian Championships, 26 Apr 2008: 227 kg2009 Asian Championships, 9 May 2009: 235 kg2009 World Weightlifting Championships, 19 Nov 2009: 239 kg2009 East Asian Games, 7 Dec 2009: 231 kg2010 Asian Games, 12 Nov 2010: 238 kg2011 Asian Championships, 9 Apr 2011: 235 kg2011 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2011: 236 kg2012 Olympic Games, 27 Jul 2012: 246 kg
Total at each competition, in kilograms. Larger red points are senior Olympic or World Championships wins.
Numbers

Li Xueying by the numbers

Li Xueying'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
337.5
From 246 kg at 57.98 kg bodyweight, 2012 Olympic Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
Best total, place in its class
3rd of 834
246 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 58 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, 108 kg of 138 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 2012, the year of the best total.
Competitions with a total
9 of 9
A total at every competition listed.
Attempts

How often Li Xueying makes each attempt

Li Xueying made 75% of snatch attempts and 75% 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

Worlds and Olympics field: 74%
Li Xueying: 63%

Snatch, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 58%
Li Xueying: 88%

Snatch, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 41%
Li Xueying: 75%

Clean and jerk, first attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 77%
Li Xueying: 100%

Clean and jerk, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 57%
Li Xueying: 88%

Clean and jerk, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 34%
Li Xueying: 38%
Rivals

Li Xueying head to head

The lifters Li Xueying 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 Xueying ahead Rival ahead
North Korea Jong Chun-mi 6 5 1
Thailand Pimsiri Sirikaew 4 4 0
Belarus Nastassia Novikava 3 2 1
China Lin Wan-hsuan 3 3 0
Otgontuya Gongor 3 3 0
Albania Romela Begaj 3 3 0
Results

Li Xueying'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
2012 Olympic Games 27 Jul 2012 1 246 58 kg 57.98 105 kg missed105108133138144 kg missed
2011 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2011 2 236 58 kg 57.72 103 kg missed103108 kg missed128131133
2011 Asian Championships 9 Apr 2011 1 235 58 kg 57.86 95105 kg missed107128131 kg missed131 kg missed
2010 Asian Games 12 Nov 2010 1 238 58 kg 57.37 100105107 kg missed128133135 kg missed
2009 East Asian Games 7 Dec 2009 2 231 58 kg 57.49 98 kg missed98103123128131 kg missed
2009 World Weightlifting Championships 19 Nov 2009 1 239 58 kg 57.42 100105107125130132
2009 Asian Championships 9 May 2009 1 235 58 kg 57.45 Snatch 101, clean and jerk 134; attempts not recorded
2008 Asian Championships 26 Apr 2008 1 227 58 kg 57.58 9597102120125130 kg missed
2007 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 10 Jun 2007 1 225 58 kg 57.27 9397102115119123
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Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Li Xueying met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.

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