China · Women's 69 kg, November 2010
Liu Chunhong
Liu Chunhong is a weightlifter from China, born in 1985, with one Olympic gold medal and three World Championships medals (2 gold, 1 silver). The results below cover 15 competitions from 2002 to 2010. The latest result came in the women's 69 kg class, at the 2010 Asian Games.
- Olympic gold
- 1
- World medals
- 3
- Best total
- 285 kg
- Best snatch
- 126 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 159 kg
Liu Chunhong's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Olympic Games: 1 gold. World Championships: 2 gold, 1 silver in the total.
Weight classes: 69 kg in 2002, 75 kg in 2003, 69 kg from 2003 to 2004, 75 kg in 2005, 69 kg from 2006 to 2010.
Latest result: 2010 Asian Games, 12 November 2010, 69 kg, total 242 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 69 kg2002 to 2010 | 122.5 | 153 | 275 |
| 75 kg2003 to 2005 | 126 | 159 | 285 |
Liu Chunhong by the numbers
Liu Chunhong'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
- 347.8
- From 285 kg at 71.85 kg bodyweight, 2005 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 7th of 626
- 285 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 75 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 79%
- At the best total, 126 kg of 159 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
- 20
- Turned 20 in 2005, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 12 of 15
- Of the other three: two with no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk and one with a good lift in each but no total in the published results.
How often Liu Chunhong makes each attempt
Liu Chunhong made 64% of snatch attempts and 86% 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
Liu Chunhong head to head
The lifters Liu Chunhong 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 | Liu Chunhong ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Rika Saito |
4 | 4 | 0 |
 Nahla Ramadan |
3 | 2 | 1 |
| Angela Medina | 3 | 3 | 0 |
 Lydia Valentín |
3 | 3 | 0 |
| Madeleine Yamechi | 3 | 3 | 0 |
 Monika Devi |
3 | 3 | 0 |
Liu Chunhong'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Asian Games 12 Nov 2010 | 1 | 242 | 69 kg | 68.55 | 106 | 110 | 128 | 132 | not taken | |
| 2009 East Asian Games 7 Dec 2009 | 2 | 231 | 69 kg | 68.46 | 100 | 106 | 120 | 125 | ||
| 2009 World Weightlifting Championships 19 Nov 2009 | 4 | 245 | 69 kg | 68.68 | 110 | 130 | 133 | 135 | ||
| 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008 | - | - | 69 kg | 68.87 | 120 | 125 | 128 | 145 | 149 | 158 |
| 2008 Asian Championships 26 Apr 2008 | 1 | 262 | 69 kg | 68.88 | 110 | 115 | 117 | 140 | 145 | |
| 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 | 2 | 271 | 69 kg | 68.75 | 112 | 117 | 121 | 145 | 150 | |
| 2006 World Weightlifting Championships 30 Sep 2006 | - | - | 69 kg | 68.57 | 111 | not taken | not taken | not taken | ||
| 2005 World Weightlifting Championships 8 Nov 2005 | 1 | 285 | 75 kg | 71.85 | 118 | 123 | 126 | 150 | 155 | 159 |
| 2005 University World Cup 8 Jul 2005 | 1 | 235 | 75 kg | 70.66 | 117 | 118 | not taken | not taken | ||
| 2005 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 17 May 2005 | 1 | 273 | 75 kg | 71.15 | 115 | 120 | 122 | 146 | 151 | not taken |
| 2004 Olympic Games 14 Aug 2004 | 1 | 275 | 69 kg | 68.14 | Snatch 122.5, clean and jerk 153; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 2003 | 1 | 270 | 69 kg | 68.47 | 115 | 118 | 120 | 142.5 | 147.5 | 150 |
| 2003 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 1 Jun 2003 | 2 | 260 | 75 kg | 70.8 | 112.5 | 142.5 | 147.5 | |||
| 2002 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Nov 2002 | - | - | 69 kg | 68.9 | 142.5 | 147.5 | ||||
| 2002 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 30 May 2002 | 1 | 255 | 69 kg | 68.52 | 107.5 | 135 | 144 | 147.5 | ||
Compare Liu Chunhong
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Liu Chunhong met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.