China · Women's 53 kg, September 2000
Yang Xia
Yang Xia is a weightlifter from China, born in 1977, with one Olympic gold medal. The results below cover 1 competition in 2000. The latest result came in the women's 53 kg class, at the 2000 Olympic Games.
- Olympic gold
- 1
- Best total
- 225 kg
- Best snatch
- 100 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 125 kg
Yang Xia's career
Latest result: 2000 Olympic Games, 16 September 2000, 53 kg, total 225 kg, place 1.
Yang Xia by the numbers
Yang Xia'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
- 329.0
- From 225 kg at 52.46 kg bodyweight, 2000 Olympic Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 6th of 761
- 225 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 53 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, 100 kg of 125 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
- 23
- Turned 23 in 2000, the year of the best total.
Yang Xia'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Olympic Games 16 Sep 2000 | 1 | 225 | 53 kg | 52.46 | 95 | 97.5 | 100 | 122.5 | 125 | not taken |
Compare Yang Xia
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. These lifters lifted in nearby classes, in any year.

