China · Women's +87 kg, September 2019
Meng Suping
Meng Suping is a weightlifter from China, born in 1989, with one Olympic gold medal and six World Championships medals (4 silver, 2 bronze). The results below cover 15 competitions from 2009 to 2019. The latest result came in the women's +87 kg class, at the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships.
- Olympic gold
- 1
- World medals
- 6
- Best total
- 327 kg
- Best snatch
- 145 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 188 kg
Meng Suping's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Olympic Games: 1 gold. World Championships: 4 silver, 2 bronze in the total.
Weight classes: +75 kg from 2009 to 2016, +87 kg from 2018 to 2019. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (+75 kg to +87 kg) and again in June 2025. At 120.65 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be +86 kg.
Latest result: 2019 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 September 2019, +87 kg, total 311 kg, place 3.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| +87 kg2018 to 2019 | 143 | 185 | 327 |
| +75 kg2009 to 2016 | 145 | 188 | 325 |
Meng Suping by the numbers
Meng Suping'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
- 336.0
- From 327 kg at 120.92 kg bodyweight, 2018 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 3rd of 187
- 327 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's +87 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 78%
- At the best total, 143 kg of 184 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
- 29
- Turned 29 in 2018, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 14 of 15
- The other was an entry without an attempt.
How often Meng Suping makes each attempt
Meng Suping made 76% 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
Meng Suping head to head
The lifters Meng Suping 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 | Meng Suping ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | 6 | |
| 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| 6 | 6 | 0 | |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| 5 | 5 | 0 |
Meng Suping'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 | 3 | 311 | +87 kg | 120.65 | 131 | 137 | 174 | |||
| Ready Steady Tokyo (Tokyo 2020 Test Event) 6 Jul 2019 | - | No lifts | +87 kg | 117.4 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken |
| 2019 Asian Championships 18 Apr 2019 | 2 | 305 | +87 kg | 120.19 | 130 | 170 | 175 | |||
| 2019 IWF World Cup (February) 22 Feb 2019 | 1 | 325 | +87 kg | 121.35 | 135 | 140 | 176 | 185 | ||
| 2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 | 2 | 327 | +87 kg | 120.92 | 135 | 140 | 143 | 175 | 184 | |
| 2016 Olympic Games 5 Aug 2016 | 1 | 307 | +75 kg | 120.27 | 125 | 130 | 175 | 177 | ||
| 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 | 2 | 325 | +75 kg | 120.87 | 135 | 140 | 145 | 180 | ||
| 2015 Asian Championships 6 Sep 2015 | 1 | 310 | +75 kg | 118.44 | 130 | 170 | 180 | |||
| 2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2014 | 2 | 320 | +75 kg | 119.91 | 130 | 135 | 140 | 170 | 180 | |
| 2012 FISU World University Championships 5 Nov 2012 | 1 | 323 | +75 kg | 120.95 | 130 | 135 | 173 | 180 | 188 | |
| 2011 Asian Championships 9 Apr 2011 | 1 | 304 | +75 kg | 118.8 | 123 | 130 | 134 | 160 | 165 | 170 |
| 2011 China IWF Grand Prix 15 Jan 2011 | 1 | 270 | +75 kg | 116.65 | 110 | 115 | 120 | 140 | 145 | 150 |
| 2010 Asian Games 12 Nov 2010 | 2 | 311 | +75 kg | 116.7 | 130 | 135 | 176 | |||
| 2010 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Sep 2010 | 2 | 310 | +75 kg | 115.72 | 120 | 126 | 131 | 165 | 177 | 179 |
| 2009 World Weightlifting Championships 19 Nov 2009 | 3 | 296 | +75 kg | 113.95 | 125 | 131 | 165 |
Compare Meng Suping
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Meng Suping met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.

