China · Women's 55 kg, April 2021
Li Yajun
Li Yajun is a weightlifter from China, born in 1993, with three World Championships medals (2 gold, 1 bronze). The results below cover 11 competitions from 2013 to 2021. The latest result came in the women's 55 kg class, at the 2020 Asian Championships.
- World medals
- 3
- Best total
- 225 kg
- Best snatch
- 102 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 125 kg
Li Yajun's career: classes, totals and best lifts
World Championships: 2 gold, 1 bronze in the total.
Weight classes: 53 kg from 2013 to 2016, 55 kg from 2018 to 2019, 59 kg in 2019, 55 kg in 2021. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (53 kg to 55 kg) and again in June 2025. At 54.8 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 57 kg.
Latest result: 2020 Asian Championships, 17 April 2021, 55 kg, total 221 kg, place 2.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 kg2018 to 2021 | 102 | 125 | 225 |
| 59 kg2019 | 100 | 123 | 223 |
| 53 kg2013 to 2016 | 101 | 121 | 221 |
Li Yajun by the numbers
Li Yajun'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
- 323.7
- From 221 kg at 52.34 kg bodyweight, 2015 IWF Grand Prix. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 3rd of 394
- 225 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 55 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 83%
- At the best total, 102 kg of 123 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
- 25
- Turned 25 in 2018, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 9 of 11
- The others ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Li Yajun makes each attempt
Li Yajun made 63% of snatch attempts and 73% 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 Yajun head to head
The lifters Li Yajun 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 Yajun ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Zulfiya Chinshanlo |
4 | 3 | 1 |
 Kanae Yagi |
3 | 3 | 0 |
| Zhang Wanqiong |
3 | 3 | 0 |
Li Yajun'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Asian Championships 17 Apr 2021 | 2 | 221 | 55 kg | 54.8 | 98 | 101 | 120 | |||
| 2019 IWF World Cup (December) 10 Dec 2019 | 3 | 223 | 59 kg | 55.01 | 96 | 100 | 117 | 123 | ||
| 2019 Alexander Cup 1 Nov 2019 | 1 | 217 | 55 kg | 54.25 | 92 | 96 | 112 | 118 | 121 | |
| 2019 San Diego International Open 2 Oct 2019 | 1 | 220 | 55 kg | 54.56 | 95 | 115 | 120 | 125 | ||
| Ready Steady Tokyo (Tokyo 2020 Test Event) 6 Jul 2019 | - | - | 55 kg | 54.65 | 95 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | |
| 2019 IWF World Cup (February) 22 Feb 2019 | 2 | 215 | 55 kg | 54.95 | 96 | 116 | 119 | |||
| 2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 | 1 | 225 | 55 kg | 54.82 | 97 | 100 | 102 | 117 | 121 | 123 |
| 2016 Olympic Games 5 Aug 2016 | - | - | 53 kg | 52.5 | 98 | 101 | ||||
| 2015 IWF Grand Prix 21 Sep 2015 | 1 | 221 | 53 kg | 52.34 | 95 | 98 | 101 | 115 | 120 | |
| 2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2014 | 3 | 214 | 53 kg | 52.55 | 96 | 115 | 117 | 118 | ||
| 2013 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Oct 2013 | 1 | 221 | 53 kg | 52.39 | 95 | 100 | 115 | 120 | 121 |
Compare Li Yajun
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Li Yajun met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.