South Korea · Men's 94 kg, May 2009
Song Jong-shik
Song Jong-shik is a weightlifter from South Korea, born in 1976. The results below cover 5 competitions from 2001 to 2009. The latest result came in the men's 94 kg class, at the 2009 Asian Championships.
- Best total
- 360 kg
- Best snatch
- 160 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 205 kg
Song Jong-shik's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 85 kg from 2001 to 2004, 94 kg from 2008 to 2009. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 87.6 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 95 kg.
Latest result: 2009 Asian Championships, 9 May 2009, 94 kg, total 275 kg, place 10.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94 kg2008 to 2009 | 125 | 200 | 275 |
| 85 kg2001 to 2004 | 160 | 205 | 360 |
Song Jong-shik by the numbers
Song Jong-shik'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
- 454.9
- From 360 kg at 83.7 kg bodyweight, 2001 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 101st of 1,263
- 360 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
- 76%
- At the best total, 155 kg of 205 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
- 25
- Turned 25 in 2001, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 3 of 5
- The others ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
Song Jong-shik'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Asian Championships 9 May 2009 | 10 | 275 | 94 kg | 87.6 | Snatch 125, clean and jerk 150; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2008 Asian Championships 26 Apr 2008 | - | - | 94 kg | 91.41 | 195 | 200 | ||||
| 2004 Olympic Games 14 Aug 2004 | 8 | 360 | 85 kg | 84.21 | Snatch 160, clean and jerk 200; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 2003 | - | - | 85 kg | 84.55 | 160 | |||||
| 2001 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2001 | 8 | 360 | 85 kg | 83.7 | 150 | 155 | 190 | 205 | ||
Compare Song Jong-shik
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Song Jong-shik.

