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
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 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.
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.
Swipe the table sideways to see every attempt.
| 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 | 100 | 122.5 | 125 | |||
| 2002 University World Cup 28 Jun 2002 | 1 | 237.5 | 58 kg | 57.66 | 100 | 105.5 | 125 | 133 | not taken | |
Compare Sun Caiyan
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