China · Women's 58 kg, November 2007

Sun Caiyan

Sun Caiyan is a weightlifter from China, born in 1974, with one World Championships gold medal. The results below cover 3 competitions from 2002 to 2007. The latest result came in the women's 58 kg class, at the 2007 IWF World Cup.

World gold
1
Best total
237.5 kg
Best snatch
105.5 kg
Best clean and jerk
133 kg
Career

Sun Caiyan's career: classes, totals and best lifts

Latest result: 2007 IWF World Cup, 26 November 2007, 58 kg, total 222 kg, place 1.

Sun Caiyan: totals from the 3 competitions with a total, 2002 to 2007, best 237.5 kg in 2002.2102302502002200320042005200620072002 University World Cup, 28 Jun 2002: 237.5 kg2003 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 Nov 2003: 225 kg2007 IWF World Cup, 26 Nov 2007: 222 kg
Sun Caiyan: totals from the 3 competitions with a total, 2002 to 2007, best 237.5 kg in 2002.2102302502002200420062002 University World Cup, 28 Jun 2002: 237.5 kg2003 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 Nov 2003: 225 kg2007 IWF World Cup, 26 Nov 2007: 222 kg
Total at each competition, in kilograms. Larger red points are senior Olympic or World Championships wins.
Numbers

Sun Caiyan by the numbers

Sun Caiyan'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
326.9
From 237.5 kg at 57.66 kg bodyweight, 2002 University World Cup. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
Best total, place in its class
11th of 834
237.5 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 58 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
79%
At the best total, 105.5 kg of 133 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
28
Turned 28 in 2002, the year of the best total.
Competitions with a total
3 of 3
A total at every competition listed.
Results

Sun Caiyan'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
2007 IWF World Cup 26 Nov 2007 1 222 58 kg 57.93 Snatch 100, clean and jerk 122; attempts not recorded
2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 2003 1 225 58 kg 57.48 97.5 kg missed100 kg missed100122.5125127.5 kg missed
2002 University World Cup 28 Jun 2002 1 237.5 58 kg 57.66 100105.5107.5 kg missed125133not taken
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Compare Sun Caiyan

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