China · Men's 56 kg, August 2016
Long Qingquan
Long Qingquan is a weightlifter from China, born in 1990, with two Olympic gold medals and four World Championships medals (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze). The results below cover 8 competitions from 2008 to 2016. The latest result came in the men's 56 kg class, at the 2016 Olympic Games.
- Olympic golds
- 2
- World medals
- 4
- Best total
- 307 kg
- Best snatch
- 137 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 170 kg
Long Qingquan's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Olympic Games: 2 gold. World Championships: 1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze in the total.
Latest result: 2016 Olympic Games, 5 August 2016, 56 kg, total 307 kg, place 1.
Long Qingquan by the numbers
Long Qingquan'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
- 507.2
- From 307 kg at 55.68 kg bodyweight, 2016 Olympic Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 1st of 741
- 307 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 56 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 81%
- At the best total, 137 kg of 170 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
- 26
- Turned 26 in 2016, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 7 of 8
- The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Long Qingquan makes each attempt
Long Qingquan made 63% 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
Long Qingquan head to head
The lifters Long Qingquan 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 | Long Qingquan ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| Yang Chin-yi | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 |
Long Qingquan'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Olympic Games 5 Aug 2016 | 1 | 307 | 56 kg | 55.68 | 132 | 137 | 161 | 166 | 170 | |
| 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 | - | - | 56 kg | 55.93 | not taken | not taken | not taken | |||
| 2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2014 | 3 | 293 | 56 kg | 55.4 | 130 | 133 | 160 | |||
| 2013 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Oct 2013 | 2 | 287 | 56 kg | 55.44 | 126 | 130 | 157 | |||
| 2010 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Sep 2010 | 2 | 288 | 56 kg | 55.64 | 127 | 154 | 161 | |||
| 2009 East Asian Games 7 Dec 2009 | 1 | 280 | 56 kg | 55.3 | 116 | 120 | 125 | 140 | 150 | 155 |
| 2009 World Weightlifting Championships 19 Nov 2009 | 1 | 292 | 56 kg | 55.43 | 125 | 130 | 156 | 162 | ||
| 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008 | 1 | 292 | 56 kg | 55.37 | 125 | 130 | 132 | 155 | 160 |
Compare Long Qingquan
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Long Qingquan met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.

