South Korea · Men's 85 kg, November 2014
Sa Jae-Hyouk
Sa Jae-Hyouk is a weightlifter from South Korea, born in 1985, with one Olympic gold medal and two World Championships medals (2 bronze). The results below cover 9 competitions from 2005 to 2014. The latest result came in the men's 85 kg class, at the 2014 World Weightlifting Championships.
- Olympic gold
- 1
- World medals
- 2
- Best total
- 370 kg
- Best snatch
- 171 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 205 kg
Sa Jae-Hyouk's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Olympic Games: 1 gold. World Championships: 2 bronze in the total.
Weight classes: 69 kg in 2005, 77 kg from 2007 to 2011, 85 kg in 2012, 77 kg in 2012, 85 kg in 2014.
Latest result: 2014 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 November 2014, 85 kg, total 365 kg, place 9.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 kg2012 to 2014 | 171 | 203 | 370 |
| 77 kg2007 to 2012 | 163 | 205 | 366 |
| 69 kg2005 | 145 | 179 | 324 |
Sa Jae-Hyouk by the numbers
Sa Jae-Hyouk'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
- 486.6
- From 366 kg at 76.46 kg bodyweight, 2008 Olympic Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 61st of 1,263
- 370 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
- 82%
- At the best total, 167 kg of 203 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
- 27
- Turned 27 in 2012, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 7 of 9
- The others ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Sa Jae-Hyouk makes each attempt
Sa Jae-Hyouk made 61% of snatch attempts and 50% 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
Sa Jae-Hyouk head to head
The lifters Sa Jae-Hyouk 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 | Sa Jae-Hyouk ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Inoyat Jumayev | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Sa Jae-Hyouk'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2014 | 9 | 365 | 85 kg | 82.36 | 155 | 165 | not taken | 200 | ||
| 2014 Asian Games 19 Sep 2014 | - | - | 85 kg | 82.66 | 165 | 171 | not taken | |||
| 2012 Olympic Games 27 Jul 2012 | - | - | 77 kg | 76.56 | 158 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | |
| 2012 Asian Championships 22 Apr 2012 | 3 | 370 | 85 kg | 80.01 | 162 | 167 | 203 | |||
| 2011 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2011 | 3 | 360 | 77 kg | 76.94 | 157 | 197 | 203 | |||
| 2009 World Weightlifting Championships 19 Nov 2009 | 3 | 365 | 77 kg | 76.54 | 160 | 205 | ||||
| 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008 | 1 | 366 | 77 kg | 76.46 | 160 | 163 | 201 | 203 | ||
| 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 | 5 | 353 | 77 kg | 76.04 | 153 | not taken | 187 | 197 | 200 | |
| 2005 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 17 May 2005 | 1 | 324 | 69 kg | 68.7 | 138 | 145 | 172 | 179 |
Compare Sa Jae-Hyouk
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Sa Jae-Hyouk met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.

