China · Men's 56 kg, September 2007
Wu Meijin
Wu Meijin is a weightlifter from China, born in 1980, with one Olympic medal (1 silver) and two World Championships gold medals. The results below cover 10 competitions from 1999 to 2007. The latest result came in the men's 56 kg class, at the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships.
- Olympic medal
- 1
- World golds
- 2
- Best total
- 287.5 kg
- Best snatch
- 130 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 160 kg
Wu Meijin's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Olympic Games: 1 silver. World Championships: 2 gold in the total.
Latest result: 2007 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 September 2007, 56 kg, total 265 kg, place 8.
Wu Meijin by the numbers
Wu Meijin'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
- 476.2
- From 287.5 kg at 55.5 kg bodyweight, 2002 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 10th of 741
- 287.5 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 56 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 80%
- At the best total, 127.5 kg of 160 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
- 22
- Turned 22 in 2002, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 9 of 10
- The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Wu Meijin makes each attempt
Wu Meijin made 48% of snatch attempts and 52% 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
Wu Meijin head to head
The lifters Wu Meijin 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 | Wu Meijin ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Nelson Castro |
4 | 4 | 0 |
| Yang Chin-yi | 4 | 4 | 0 |
 Adrian Jigău |
3 | 3 | 0 |
 Eric Bonnel |
3 | 3 | 0 |
| Mohammed Abdulmunem Ali Al-Sharuee | 3 | 3 | 0 |
 Sedat Artuç |
3 | 3 | 0 |
Wu Meijin'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 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 | 8 | 265 | 56 kg | 55.53 | 120 | 145 | not taken | |||
| 2006 World Weightlifting Championships 30 Sep 2006 | - | - | 56 kg | 55.32 | 152 | |||||
| 2005 World Weightlifting Championships 8 Nov 2005 | 4 | 278 | 56 kg | 55.65 | 122 | 156 | ||||
| 2005 University World Cup 8 Jul 2005 | 1 | 275 | 56 kg | 55.92 | 120 | 150 | 155 | not taken | ||
| 2004 Olympic Games 14 Aug 2004 | 2 | 287.5 | 56 kg | 55.69 | Snatch 130, clean and jerk 157.5; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 2003 | 1 | 287.5 | 56 kg | 55.7 | 122.5 | 127.5 | 155 | 160 | ||
| 2002 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Nov 2002 | 1 | 287.5 | 56 kg | 55.5 | 122.5 | 127.5 | 155 | 160 | ||
| 2002 University World Cup 28 Jun 2002 | 1 | 282.5 | 56 kg | 55.98 | 117.5 | 122.5 | 152.5 | 160 | ||
| 2000 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 2 Jul 2000 | 2 | 270 | 56 kg | 54.86 | 115 | 120 | 150 | |||
| 1999 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 3 Jul 1999 | 2 | 262.5 | 56 kg | 53.44 | 115 | 117.5 | 145 | |||
Compare Wu Meijin
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Wu Meijin met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.