China · Women's 55 kg, July 2021
Liao Qiuyun
Liao Qiuyun is a weightlifter from China, born in 1995, with one Olympic medal (1 silver) and one World Championships gold medal. The results below cover 10 competitions from 2016 to 2021. The latest result came in the women's 55 kg class, at the 2021 Olympic Games.
- Olympic medal
- 1
- World gold
- 1
- Best total
- 227 kg
- Best snatch
- 98 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 129 kg
Liao Qiuyun's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Olympic Games: 1 silver. World Championships: 1 gold in the total.
Weight classes: 53 kg from 2016 to 2017, 55 kg from 2019 to 2021. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (53 kg to 55 kg) and again in June 2025. At 54.65 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 57 kg.
Latest result: 2021 Olympic Games, 23 July 2021, 55 kg, total 223 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 kg2019 to 2021 | 98 | 129 | 227 |
| 53 kg2016 to 2017 | 93 | 115 | 208 |
Liao Qiuyun by the numbers
Liao Qiuyun'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
- 322.6
- From 227 kg at 54.8 kg bodyweight, 2019 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 2nd of 394
- 227 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
- 76%
- At the best total, 98 kg of 129 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
- 24
- Turned 24 in 2019, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 9 of 10
- The other was an entry without an attempt.
How often Liao Qiuyun makes each attempt
Liao Qiuyun made 78% of snatch attempts and 88% 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 Qiuyun head to head
The lifters Liao Qiuyun 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 Qiuyun ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Kristina Şermetowa |
6 | 6 | 0 |
 Hidilyn Diaz |
5 | 4 | 1 |
| Ayana Sadoyama | 5 | 5 | 0 |
 Kanae Yagi |
5 | 5 | 0 |
 Muattar Nabieva |
5 | 5 | 0 |
 Zulfiya Chinshanlo |
4 | 4 | 0 |
Liao Qiuyun'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Olympic Games 23 Jul 2021 | 2 | 223 | 55 kg | 54.65 | 92 | 95 | 97 | 118 | 123 | 126 |
| 2020 Asian Championships 17 Apr 2021 | 1 | 222 | 55 kg | 55 | 95 | 98 | 120 | 124 | ||
| 2019 IWF World Cup (December) 10 Dec 2019 | 2 | 210 | 55 kg | 54.92 | 88 | 93 | 95 | 115 | ||
| 2019 San Diego International Open 2 Oct 2019 | - | No lifts | 55 kg | 53.91 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken |
| 2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 | 1 | 227 | 55 kg | 54.8 | 95 | 98 | 120 | 125 | 129 | |
| Ready Steady Tokyo (Tokyo 2020 Test Event) 6 Jul 2019 | 1 | 218 | 55 kg | 54.8 | 95 | 98 | 115 | 120 | not taken | |
| 2019 Asian Championships 18 Apr 2019 | 1 | 224 | 55 kg | 54.59 | 93 | 96 | 118 | 122 | 128 | |
| 2019 IWF World Cup (February) 22 Feb 2019 | 1 | 221 | 55 kg | 54.35 | 93 | 96 | 118 | 121 | 125 | |
| 2017 Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games 17 Sep 2017 | 1 | 208 | 53 kg | 52.69 | 85 | 90 | 93 | 110 | 115 | not taken |
| 2016 FISU World University Championships 13 Nov 2016 | 1 | 200 | 53 kg | 52.3 | 85 | 90 | 105 | 110 | not taken |
Compare Liao Qiuyun
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Liao Qiuyun met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.