China · Men's 85 kg, July 2012
Lu Yong
Lu Yong is a weightlifter from China, born in 1986, with one Olympic gold medal and two World Championships medals (1 gold, 1 silver). The results below cover 11 competitions from 2005 to 2012. The latest result came in the men's 85 kg class, at the 2012 Olympic Games.
- Olympic gold
- 1
- World medals
- 2
- Best total
- 394 kg
- Best snatch
- 180 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 214 kg
Lu Yong's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Olympic Games: 1 gold. World Championships: 1 gold, 1 silver in the total.
Latest result: 2012 Olympic Games, 27 July 2012, 85 kg, no total.
Lu Yong by the numbers
Lu Yong'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
- 495.6
- From 394 kg at 84.41 kg bodyweight, 2008 Olympic Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 3rd of 1,263
- 394 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 85 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 84%
- At the best total, 180 kg of 214 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
- 22
- Turned 22 in 2008, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 9 of 11
- The others ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Lu Yong makes each attempt
Lu Yong made 64% of snatch attempts and 66% 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
Lu Yong head to head
The lifters Lu Yong 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 | Lu Yong ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mansurbek Chashemov |
5 | 5 | 0 |
 Mansur Rejepov |
4 | 4 | 0 |
 Ondrej Kutlik |
4 | 4 | 0 |
 Benjamin Hennequin |
3 | 3 | 0 |
 Carlos Andica |
3 | 3 | 0 |
 Jadier Valladares |
3 | 3 | 0 |
Lu Yong'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Olympic Games 27 Jul 2012 | - | - | 85 kg | 84.54 | 175 | 178 | ||||
| 2011 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2011 | - | - | 85 kg | 84.78 | 170 | |||||
| 2011 Asian Championships 9 Apr 2011 | 1 | 385 | 85 kg | 84.85 | 167 | 173 | 200 | 205 | 212 | |
| 2011 China IWF Grand Prix 15 Jan 2011 | 1 | 366 | 85 kg | 84.8 | 161 | 166 | 190 | 200 | not taken | |
| 2010 Asian Games 12 Nov 2010 | 1 | 376 | 85 kg | 84.8 | 170 | 173 | 201 | 203 | not taken | |
| 2010 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Sep 2010 | 5 | 372 | 85 kg | 84.78 | 170 | 202 | not taken | not taken | ||
| 2009 East Asian Games 7 Dec 2009 | 1 | 370 | 85 kg | 84.29 | 155 | 165 | 170 | 190 | 195 | 200 |
| 2009 World Weightlifting Championships 19 Nov 2009 | 1 | 383 | 85 kg | 84.68 | 170 | 175 | 206 | 208 | ||
| 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008 | 1 | 394 | 85 kg | 84.41 | 175 | 180 | 208 | 214 | ||
| 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 | 6 | 363 | 85 kg | 84.09 | 168 | 195 | ||||
| 2005 World Weightlifting Championships 8 Nov 2005 | 2 | 385 | 85 kg | 84.35 | 165 | 171 | 175 | 200 | 205 | 210 |
Compare Lu Yong
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Lu Yong met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.