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
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 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.
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
Snatch, second attempt
Snatch, third attempt
Clean and jerk, first attempt
Clean and jerk, second attempt
Clean and jerk, third attempt
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 5 | 1 | |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Otgontuya Gongor | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 |
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.
Swipe the table sideways to see every attempt.
| 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 | 108 | 133 | 138 | ||
| 2011 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2011 | 2 | 236 | 58 kg | 57.72 | 103 | 128 | 131 | 133 | ||
| 2011 Asian Championships 9 Apr 2011 | 1 | 235 | 58 kg | 57.86 | 95 | 107 | 128 | |||
| 2010 Asian Games 12 Nov 2010 | 1 | 238 | 58 kg | 57.37 | 100 | 105 | 128 | 133 | ||
| 2009 East Asian Games 7 Dec 2009 | 2 | 231 | 58 kg | 57.49 | 98 | 103 | 123 | 128 | ||
| 2009 World Weightlifting Championships 19 Nov 2009 | 1 | 239 | 58 kg | 57.42 | 100 | 105 | 107 | 125 | 130 | 132 |
| 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 | 95 | 97 | 102 | 120 | 125 | |
| 2007 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 10 Jun 2007 | 1 | 225 | 58 kg | 57.27 | 93 | 97 | 102 | 115 | 119 | 123 |
Compare Li Xueying
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.

