China · Women's 63 kg, June 2013
Liu Xia
Liu Xia is a weightlifter from China, born in 1981, with three World Championships medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze). The results below cover 10 competitions from 2002 to 2013. The latest result came in the women's 63 kg class, at the 2013 Asian Championships.
- World medals
- 3
- Best total
- 245 kg
- Best snatch
- 107.5 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 137.5 kg
Liu Xia's career: classes, totals and best lifts
World Championships: 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze in the total.
Latest result: 2013 Asian Championships, 20 June 2013, 63 kg, total 110 kg, place 7.
Liu Xia by the numbers
Liu Xia'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
- 321.7
- From 245 kg at 62.47 kg bodyweight, 2003 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 17th of 864
- 245 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 63 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 78%
- At the best total, 107.5 kg of 137.5 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
- 22
- Turned 22 in 2003, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 10 of 10
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Liu Xia makes each attempt
Liu Xia made 85% of snatch attempts and 69% 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 Xia head to head
The lifters Liu Xia 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 Xia ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nguyễn Thị Lợi | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 Kim Soo-Kyung |
3 | 1 | 2 |
 Maiya Maneza |
3 | 1 | 2 |
 Hanna Batsiushka |
3 | 2 | 1 |
 Nikoletta Nagy |
3 | 2 | 1 |
 Zlatina Atanasova |
3 | 3 | 0 |
Liu Xia'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Asian Championships 20 Jun 2013 | 7 | 110 | 63 kg | 58.04 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 50 | 55 | 60 |
| 2012 Asian Championships 22 Apr 2012 | 11 | 125 | 63 kg | 60.99 | 45 | 50 | 60 | 55 | 60 | 65 |
| 2011 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2011 | 29 | 125 | 63 kg | 60.49 | 50 | 55 | 60 | 55 | 60 | 65 |
| 2010 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Sep 2010 | 9 | 220 | 63 kg | 62.62 | 95 | 125 | ||||
| 2009 East Asian Games 7 Dec 2009 | 2 | 221 | 63 kg | 62.29 | 95 | 100 | 103 | 118 | not taken | |
| 2009 Asian Championships 9 May 2009 | 1 | 231 | 63 kg | 62.8 | Snatch 101, clean and jerk 130; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2005 World Weightlifting Championships 8 Nov 2005 | 3 | 238 | 63 kg | 62.3 | 97 | 102 | 105 | 128 | 133 | |
| 2005 University World Cup 8 Jul 2005 | 1 | 227 | 63 kg | 62.61 | 95 | 98 | 129 | |||
| 2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 2003 | 2 | 245 | 63 kg | 62.47 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 132.5 | 137.5 | ||
| 2002 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Nov 2002 | 1 | 242.5 | 63 kg | 62.9 | 100 | 105 | 107.5 | 130 | 135 | |
Compare Liu Xia
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Liu Xia met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.