China · Men's 81 kg, July 2021
Lü Xiaojun
Lü Xiaojun is a weightlifter from China, born in 1984, with three Olympic gold medals and six World Championships gold medals. The results below cover 21 competitions from 2004 to 2021. The latest result came in the men's 81 kg class, at the 2021 Olympic Games.
- Olympic golds
- 3
- World golds
- 6
- Best total
- 380 kg
- Best snatch
- 177 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 207 kg
Lü Xiaojun's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Weight classes: 69 kg in 2004, 77 kg from 2005 to 2016, 81 kg from 2018 to 2021. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (77 kg to 81 kg) and again in June 2025. At 80.75 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 85 kg.
Latest result: 2021 Olympic Games, 23 July 2021, 81 kg, total 374 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81 kg2018 to 2021 | 174 | 207 | 378 |
| 77 kg2005 to 2016 | 177 | 205 | 380 |
| 69 kg2004 | 147.5 | 175 | 322.5 |
Lü Xiaojun by the numbers
Lü Xiaojun'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
- 505.4
- From 380 kg at 76.4 kg bodyweight, 2013 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 1st of 1,242
- 380 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 77 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 86%
- At the best total, 176 kg of 204 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
- 29
- Turned 29 in 2013, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 18 of 21
- Of the other three: one with no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk and two entered without taking an attempt.
How often Lü Xiaojun makes each attempt
Lü Xiaojun made 67% of snatch attempts and 58% 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
Lü Xiaojun head to head
The lifters Lü Xiaojun 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 | Lü Xiaojun ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Erkand Qerimaj |
7 | 7 | 0 |
 Andrés Mata |
6 | 6 | 0 |
 Rejepbay Rejepov |
5 | 5 | 0 |
| Richard Tkáč | 5 | 5 | 0 |
 Chatuphum Chinnawong |
4 | 4 | 0 |
 Ibrahim Ramadan |
4 | 4 | 0 |
Lü Xiaojun'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Olympic Games 23 Jul 2021 | 1 | 374 | 81 kg | 80.75 | 165 | 170 | 197 | 204 | ||
| 2020 Asian Championships 17 Apr 2021 | 1 | 373 | 81 kg | 80.6 | 170 | 174 | 199 | |||
| 2019 IWF World Cup (December) 10 Dec 2019 | 2 | 350 | 81 kg | 80.02 | 160 | 190 | ||||
| 2019 Challenge 210 24 Oct 2019 | - | No lifts | 81 kg | 79.87 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken |
| 2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 | 1 | 378 | 81 kg | 80.75 | 165 | 171 | 191 | 205 | 207 | |
| Ready Steady Tokyo (Tokyo 2020 Test Event) 6 Jul 2019 | 2 | 350 | 81 kg | 79.8 | 155 | 160 | 180 | 190 | not taken | |
| 2019 Asian Championships 18 Apr 2019 | - | No lifts | 81 kg | 79 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken |
| 2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 | 1 | 374 | 81 kg | 80.41 | 165 | 172 | 197 | 202 | ||
| 2016 Olympic Games 5 Aug 2016 | 1 | 379 | 77 kg | 76.83 | 170 | 175 | 177 | 197 | 202 | |
| 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 | - | - | 77 kg | 76.66 | 170 | 175 | ||||
| 2014 Asian Games 19 Sep 2014 | 1 | 375 | 77 kg | 76.68 | 165 | 170 | 175 | 200 | ||
| 2013 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Oct 2013 | 1 | 380 | 77 kg | 76.4 | 165 | 170 | 176 | 196 | 204 | not taken |
| 2012 Olympic Games 27 Jul 2012 | 1 | 379 | 77 kg | 76.62 | 170 | 175 | 195 | 204 | ||
| 2011 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2011 | 1 | 375 | 77 kg | 76.45 | 165 | 170 | 200 | 205 | ||
| 2011 Asian Championships 9 Apr 2011 | 1 | 352 | 77 kg | 76.48 | 160 | 190 | 192 | |||
| 2011 China IWF Grand Prix 15 Jan 2011 | 1 | 328 | 77 kg | 75.1 | 145 | 176 | 181 | 183 | ||
| 2010 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Sep 2010 | 1 | 370 | 77 kg | 76.42 | 165 | 170 | 200 | |||
| 2009 World Weightlifting Championships 19 Nov 2009 | 1 | 378 | 77 kg | 76.35 | 165 | 170 | 174 | 200 | 204 | |
| 2008 Asian Championships 26 Apr 2008 | 2 | 346 | 77 kg | 73.83 | 158 | 188 | ||||
| 2005 University World Cup 8 Jul 2005 | 6 | 300 | 77 kg | 72.86 | 135 | 140 | 160 | not taken | not taken | |
| 2004 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 24 May 2004 | 1 | 322.5 | 69 kg | 68.85 | 142.5 | 147.5 | 175 |
Compare Lü Xiaojun
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Lü Xiaojun met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.