China · Women's 69 kg, August 2016
Xiang Yanmei
Xiang Yanmei is a weightlifter from China, born in 1992, with one Olympic gold medal and three World Championships medals (2 gold, 1 silver). The results below cover 8 competitions from 2009 to 2016. The latest result came in the women's 69 kg class, at the 2016 Olympic Games.
- Olympic gold
- 1
- World medals
- 3
- Best total
- 271 kg
- Best snatch
- 123 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 150 kg
Xiang Yanmei's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Olympic Games: 1 gold. World Championships: 2 gold, 1 silver in the total.
Weight classes: 75 kg in 2009, 69 kg in 2011, 75 kg in 2011, 69 kg from 2011 to 2016.
Latest result: 2016 Olympic Games, 5 August 2016, 69 kg, total 261 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 69 kg2011 to 2016 | 123 | 150 | 271 |
| 75 kg2009 to 2011 | 115 | 146 | 261 |
Xiang Yanmei by the numbers
Xiang Yanmei'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
- 338.6
- From 271 kg at 68.51 kg bodyweight, 2013 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 5th of 812
- 271 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 69 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 83%
- At the best total, 123 kg of 148 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
- 21
- Turned 21 in 2013, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 8 of 8
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Xiang Yanmei makes each attempt
Xiang Yanmei made 83% of snatch attempts and 75% 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
Xiang Yanmei head to head
The lifters Xiang Yanmei 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 | Xiang Yanmei ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Zhazira Zhapparkul |
4 | 4 | 0 |
 Dzina Sazanavets |
3 | 3 | 0 |
| Manzurahon Mamasaliyeva | 3 | 3 | 0 |
 Marie-Ève Beauchemin-Nadeau |
3 | 3 | 0 |
| Marie-Josée Arès-Pilon |
3 | 3 | 0 |
Xiang Yanmei'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Olympic Games 5 Aug 2016 | 1 | 261 | 69 kg | 68.78 | 113 | 116 | 142 | 145 | ||
| 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 | 1 | 263 | 69 kg | 69 | 117 | 120 | 143 | |||
| 2014 Asian Games 19 Sep 2014 | 1 | 268 | 69 kg | 68.78 | 118 | 145 | 150 | |||
| 2013 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Oct 2013 | 1 | 271 | 69 kg | 68.51 | 117 | 120 | 123 | 145 | 148 | |
| 2011 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2011 | 2 | 264 | 69 kg | 68.4 | 110 | 114 | 116 | 140 | 148 | |
| 2011 Asian Championships 9 Apr 2011 | 1 | 261 | 75 kg | 69.84 | 105 | 110 | 115 | 135 | 140 | 146 |
| 2011 China IWF Grand Prix 15 Jan 2011 | 1 | 235 | 69 kg | 68.05 | 95 | 100 | 105 | 120 | 125 | 130 |
| 2009 Asian Junior Championships 16 Dec 2009 | 1 | 240 | 75 kg | 70.9 | 95 | 100 | 105 | 125 | 130 | 135 |
Compare Xiang Yanmei
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Xiang Yanmei met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.