Men's 88 kg, July 2026
Lim Kang Yin
Lim Kang Yin is a weightlifter. The results below cover 8 competitions from 2019 to 2026. The latest result came in the men's 88 kg class, at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
- Best total
- 313 kg
- Best snatch
- 141 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 175 kg
Lim Kang Yin's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 81 kg from 2019 to 2022, 89 kg from 2023 to 2025, 88 kg from 2025 to 2026. The IWF changed its class list in June 2025 (89 kg to 88 kg) and again in August 2026. At 87.45 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 95 kg.
Latest result: 2026 Commonwealth Games, 23 July 2026, 88 kg, total 295 kg, place 7.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88 kg2025 to 2026 | 141 | 172 | 313 |
| 89 kg2023 to 2025 | 136 | 175 | 311 |
| 81 kg2019 to 2022 | 125 | 163 | 288 |
Lim Kang Yin by the numbers
Lim Kang Yin'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
- 388.2
- From 313 kg at 86.75 kg bodyweight, 2025 Commonwealth Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 75th of 143
- 313 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 88 kg class (the class list of 2025 to 2026) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 82%
- At the best total, 141 kg of 172 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%.
- Competitions with a total
- 8 of 8
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Lim Kang Yin makes each attempt
Lim Kang Yin made 67% of snatch attempts and 71% 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
Lim Kang Yin head to head
The lifters Lim Kang Yin 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 | Lim Kang Yin ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Cameron McTaggart |
4 | 0 | 4 |
| Hafizuddin Bin Roslin Muhammad | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Lim Kang Yin'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Commonwealth Games 23 Jul 2026 | 7 | 295 | 88 kg | 87.45 | 130 | 165 | ||||
| 2026 Asian Championships 10 May 2026 | 15 | 305 | 88 kg | 87.25 | 125 | 132 | 140 | 155 | 165 | |
| 2025 Commonwealth Championships 24 Aug 2025 | 7 | 313 | 88 kg | 86.75 | 130 | 137 | 141 | 160 | 172 | |
| 2025 Asian Championships 9 May 2025 | 5 | 311 | 89 kg | 86.66 | 130 | 136 | 160 | 170 | 175 | |
| 2023 Asian Championships 5 May 2023 | 12 | 305 | 89 kg | 86.45 | 130 | 135 | 160 | 170 | ||
| 2022 Commonwealth Games 30 Jul 2022 | 8 | 288 | 81 kg | 80.43 | 120 | 125 | 156 | 163 | ||
| 2020 Australian Open 28 Feb 2020 | 5 | 275 | 81 kg | 79.58 | 120 | 146 | 151 | 155 | ||
| 2019 Arafura Games 27 Apr 2019 | 7 | 250 | 81 kg | 80.05 | 105 | 110 | 135 | 140 |
Compare Lim Kang Yin
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Lim Kang Yin.