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
Career

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.

Sa Jae-Hyouk: totals from the 7 competitions with a total, 2005 to 2014, best 370 kg in 2012.310345380200520072009201120132005 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 17 May 2005: 324 kg2007 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 Sep 2007: 353 kg2008 Olympic Games, 9 Aug 2008: 366 kg2009 World Weightlifting Championships, 19 Nov 2009: 365 kg2011 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2011: 360 kg2012 Asian Championships, 22 Apr 2012: 370 kg2014 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2014: 365 kg
Sa Jae-Hyouk: totals from the 7 competitions with a total, 2005 to 2014, best 370 kg in 2012.3103453802005200920132005 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 17 May 2005: 324 kg2007 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 Sep 2007: 353 kg2008 Olympic Games, 9 Aug 2008: 366 kg2009 World Weightlifting Championships, 19 Nov 2009: 365 kg2011 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2011: 360 kg2012 Asian Championships, 22 Apr 2012: 370 kg2014 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2014: 365 kg
Total at each competition, in kilograms. Larger red points are senior Olympic or World Championships wins.

Best lifts in each class

The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.

Class Years Snatch Clean and jerk Total
85 kg2012 to 2014 2012 to 2014 171 203 370
77 kg2007 to 2012 2007 to 2012 163 205 366
69 kg2005 2005 145 179 324
Numbers

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.
Attempts

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

Worlds and Olympics field: 74%
Sa Jae-Hyouk: 89%

Snatch, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 58%
Sa Jae-Hyouk: 67%

Snatch, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 41%
Sa Jae-Hyouk: 0%

Clean and jerk, first attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 77%
Sa Jae-Hyouk: 88%

Clean and jerk, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 57%
Sa Jae-Hyouk: 50%

Clean and jerk, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 34%
Sa Jae-Hyouk: 13%
Rivals

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
Poland Krzysztof Szramiak 5 5 0
South Korea Kim Kwang-Hoon 4 3 1
Albania Erkand Qerimaj 3 3 0
Nigeria Felix Ekpo 3 3 0
France Giovanni Bardis 3 3 0
Inoyat Jumayev 3 3 0
Results

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.

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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 155165not taken200210 kg missed212 kg missed
2014 Asian Games 19 Sep 2014 - - 85 kg 82.66 165171not taken207 kg missed207 kg missed210 kg missed
2012 Olympic Games 27 Jul 2012 - - 77 kg 76.56 158162 kg missednot takennot takennot takennot taken
2012 Asian Championships 22 Apr 2012 3 370 85 kg 80.01 162167171 kg missed203213 kg missed213 kg missed
2011 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2011 3 360 77 kg 76.94 157 kg missed157165 kg missed197203211 kg missed
2009 World Weightlifting Championships 19 Nov 2009 3 365 77 kg 76.54 160165 kg missed165 kg missed205212 kg missed212 kg missed
2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008 1 366 77 kg 76.46 160163165 kg missed201203211 kg missed
2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 5 353 77 kg 76.04 153158 kg missednot taken187197200
2005 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 17 May 2005 1 324 69 kg 68.7 138145152 kg missed172179188 kg missed
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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.

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