China · Women's 48 kg, December 2009
Yang Lian
Yang Lian is a weightlifter from China, born in 1982, with one World Championships gold medal. The results below cover 2 competitions from 2006 to 2009. The latest result came in the women's 48 kg class, at the 2009 East Asian Games.
- World gold
- 1
- Best total
- 217 kg
- Best snatch
- 98 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 119 kg
Yang Lian's career
Latest result: 2009 East Asian Games, 7 December 2009, 48 kg, total 202 kg, place 1.
Yang Lian by the numbers
Yang Lian'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
- 338.5
- From 217 kg at 47.8 kg bodyweight, 2006 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 1st of 575
- 217 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 48 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 82%
- At the best total, 98 kg of 119 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
- 24
- Turned 24 in 2006, the year of the best total.
Yang Lian'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 East Asian Games 7 Dec 2009 | 1 | 202 | 48 kg | 47.68 | 85 | 88 | 90 | 103 | 108 | 112 |
| 2006 World Weightlifting Championships 30 Sep 2006 | 1 | 217 | 48 kg | 47.8 | 90 | 95 | 98 | 110 | 116 | 119 |
Compare Yang Lian
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Yang Lian.

