China · Men's 77 kg, September 2015
Liao Hui
Liao Hui is a weightlifter from China, born in 1987, with one Olympic gold medal and three World Championships gold medals. The results below cover 9 competitions from 2007 to 2015. The latest result came in the men's 77 kg class, at the 2015 IWF Grand Prix.
- Olympic gold
- 1
- World golds
- 3
- Best total
- 360 kg
- Best snatch
- 170 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 198 kg
Liao Hui's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Weight classes: 69 kg from 2007 to 2009, 77 kg in 2009, 69 kg from 2010 to 2014, 77 kg in 2015. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 73.72 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 75 kg.
Latest result: 2015 IWF Grand Prix, 21 September 2015, 77 kg, total 360 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77 kg2009 to 2015 | 170 | 196 | 360 |
| 69 kg2007 to 2014 | 166 | 198 | 359 |
Liao Hui by the numbers
Liao Hui'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
- 510.2
- From 359 kg at 68.68 kg bodyweight, 2014 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 26th of 1,242
- 360 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 77 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 89%
- At the best total, 170 kg of 190 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
- 28
- Turned 28 in 2015, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 8 of 9
- The other shows a good lift in each but no total in the published results.
How often Liao Hui makes each attempt
Liao Hui made 58% of snatch attempts and 67% 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
Liao Hui head to head
The lifters Liao Hui 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 | Liao Hui ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Nathaniel Williams | 3 | 3 | 0 |
 Francis Luna-Grenier |
3 | 3 | 0 |
 Mark Spooner |
3 | 3 | 0 |
Liao Hui'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 IWF Grand Prix 21 Sep 2015 | 1 | 360 | 77 kg | 73.72 | 160 | 170 | 190 | |||
| 2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2014 | 1 | 359 | 69 kg | 68.68 | 155 | 166 | 185 | 193 | not taken | |
| 2013 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Oct 2013 | 1 | 358 | 69 kg | 68.52 | 155 | 160 | 186 | 195 | 198 | |
| 2010 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Sep 2010 | - | - | 69 kg | 68.85 | 156 | 160 | 184 | 198 | not taken | |
| 2009 East Asian Games 7 Dec 2009 | 2 | 351 | 77 kg | 72.37 | 155 | 191 | 196 | |||
| 2009 World Weightlifting Championships 19 Nov 2009 | 1 | 346 | 69 kg | 68.92 | 155 | 160 | 186 | not taken | ||
| 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008 | 1 | 348 | 69 kg | 68.97 | 153 | 158 | 185 | 190 | ||
| 2007 IWF World Cup 26 Nov 2007 | 1 | 335 | 69 kg | 68.79 | Snatch 145, clean and jerk 190; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2007 University World Cup 9 Aug 2007 | 1 | 325 | 69 kg | 68.92 | 145 | 180 | ||||
Compare Liao Hui
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Liao Hui met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.