China · Men's 109 kg, April 2021
Yang Zhe
Yang Zhe is a weightlifter from China, born in 1991, with two World Championships medals (1 silver, 1 bronze). The results below cover 17 competitions from 2009 to 2021. The latest result came in the men's 109 kg class, at the 2020 Asian Championships.
- World medals
- 2
- Best total
- 420 kg
- Best snatch
- 200 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 225 kg
Yang Zhe's career: classes, totals and best lifts
World Championships: 1 silver, 1 bronze in the total.
Weight classes: 105 kg from 2009 to 2016, 109 kg from 2018 to 2019, +109 kg in 2019, 109 kg from 2019 to 2021. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (105 kg to 109 kg) and again in June 2025. At 108.2 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 110 kg.
Latest result: 2020 Asian Championships, 17 April 2021, 109 kg, total 415 kg, place 3.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 109 kg2018 to 2021 | 200 | 225 | 420 |
| +109 kg2019 | 170 | 180 | 350 |
| 105 kg2009 to 2016 | 191 | 225 | 415 |
Yang Zhe by the numbers
Yang Zhe'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
- 472.7
- From 415 kg at 104.59 kg bodyweight, 2016 Olympic Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 5th of 300
- 420 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 109 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 88%
- At the best total, 197 kg of 223 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
- 28
- Turned 28 in 2019, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 17 of 17
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Yang Zhe makes each attempt
Yang Zhe made 76% of snatch attempts and 70% 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
Yang Zhe head to head
The lifters Yang Zhe 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 | Yang Zhe ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryunosuke Mochida | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Hiroaki Shiraishi | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Ibragim Bersanov | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Jeong Kisam | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Seo Hui-yeop | 5 | 5 | 0 |
 Akbar Djuraev |
4 | 3 | 1 |
Yang Zhe'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Asian Championships 17 Apr 2021 | 3 | 415 | 109 kg | 108.2 | 187 | 193 | 200 | 215 | ||
| 2019 IWF World Cup (December) 10 Dec 2019 | 1 | 409 | 109 kg | 108.97 | 180 | 186 | 192 | 213 | 217 | |
| 2019 Challenge 210 24 Oct 2019 | 3 | 350 | +109 kg | 111.45 | 150 | 160 | 170 | 170 | 180 | not taken |
| 2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 | 3 | 420 | 109 kg | 108.95 | 187 | 192 | 197 | 217 | 223 | |
| Ready Steady Tokyo (Tokyo 2020 Test Event) 6 Jul 2019 | 1 | 406 | 109 kg | 108.75 | 180 | 190 | 205 | 211 | 216 | |
| 2019 Asian Championships 18 Apr 2019 | 1 | 417 | 109 kg | 108.57 | 187 | 192 | 217 | 225 | ||
| 2019 IWF World Cup (February) 22 Feb 2019 | 1 | 408 | 109 kg | 108.4 | 180 | 186 | 193 | 205 | 215 | not taken |
| 2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 | 2 | 419 | 109 kg | 108.48 | 186 | 191 | 196 | 215 | 220 | 223 |
| 2016 Olympic Games 5 Aug 2016 | 4 | 415 | 105 kg | 104.59 | 190 | 220 | 225 | |||
| 2015 IWF Grand Prix 5th Russian Federation President's Cup 12 Dec 2015 | 4 | 402 | 105 kg | 104.88 | 185 | 217 | not taken | |||
| 2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2014 | 4 | 411 | 105 kg | 103.89 | 186 | 191 | 220 | |||
| 2014 Asian Games 19 Sep 2014 | 1 | 403 | 105 kg | 104.28 | 186 | 217 | ||||
| 2011 IWF Grand Prix - President's Cup 17 Dec 2011 | 7 | 370 | 105 kg | 104.2 | 170 | 200 | not taken | not taken | ||
| 2011 Asian Championships 9 Apr 2011 | 1 | 403 | 105 kg | 104.36 | 180 | 185 | 187 | 211 | 216 | |
| 2011 China IWF Grand Prix 15 Jan 2011 | 1 | 380 | 105 kg | 103.6 | 170 | 175 | 180 | 190 | 200 | not taken |
| 2010 Asian Games 12 Nov 2010 | 1 | 402 | 105 kg | 103.8 | 180 | 185 | 212 | 217 | ||
| 2009 East Asian Games 7 Dec 2009 | 1 | 390 | 105 kg | 103.88 | 170 | 175 | 180 | 205 | 210 | not taken |
Compare Yang Zhe
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Yang Zhe met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.