China · Women's 86 kg, September 2026
Wu Yan
Wu Yan is a weightlifter from China, born in 2001, with one World Championships gold medal. The results below cover 3 competitions from 2024 to 2026. The latest result came in the women's 86 kg class, at the 2026 Asian Games.
- World gold
- 1
- Best total
- 273 kg
- Best snatch
- 124 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 150 kg
Wu Yan's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Weight classes: 87 kg in 2024, 81 kg in 2025, 86 kg in 2026. The IWF changed its class list in June 2025 (81 kg to 86 kg) and again in August 2026 (81 kg to 86 kg).
Latest result: 2026 Asian Games, 23 September 2026, 86 kg, total 273 kg, place 1.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86 kg2026 | 124 | 149 | 273 |
| 81 kg2025 | 116 | 147 | 263 |
| 87 kg2024 | 122 | 150 | 272 |
Wu Yan by the numbers
Wu Yan'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
- 308.0
- From 272 kg at 85.44 kg bodyweight, 2024 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients). The 273 kg best total has no recorded bodyweight, so it has no score.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 83%
- At the best total, 124 kg of 149 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
- 25
- Turned 25 in 2026, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 3 of 3
- A total at every competition listed.
Wu Yan'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Asian Games 23 Sep 2026 | 1 | 273 | 86 kg | - | Snatch 124, clean and jerk 149; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2025 Asian Championships 9 May 2025 | 1 | 263 | 81 kg | 80.94 | 111 | 116 | 136 | 142 | 147 | |
| 2024 World Weightlifting Championships 6 Dec 2024 | 1 | 272 | 87 kg | 85.44 | 115 | 120 | 122 | 143 | 148 | 150 |
Compare Wu Yan
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. These lifters lifted in nearby classes, in any year.