China · Men's 69 kg, September 2007

Zhang Guozheng

Zhang Guozheng is a weightlifter from China, born in 1974, with one Olympic gold medal and three World Championships gold medals. The results below cover 8 competitions from 1999 to 2007. The latest result came in the men's 69 kg class, at the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships.

Olympic gold
1
World golds
3
Best total
347.5 kg
Best snatch
160 kg
Best clean and jerk
192.5 kg
Career

Zhang Guozheng's career: classes, totals and best lifts

Latest result: 2007 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 September 2007, 69 kg, total 347 kg, place 1.

Zhang Guozheng: totals from the 8 competitions with a total, 1999 to 2007, best 347.5 kg in 2002.330345360199920012003200520071999 University World Cup, 1 May 1999: 335 kg1999 World Weightlifting Championships, 21 Nov 1999: 337.5 kg2000 Olympic Games, 16 Sep 2000: 337.5 kg2002 University World Cup, 28 Jun 2002: 345 kg2002 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 Nov 2002: 347.5 kg2003 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 Nov 2003: 345 kg2004 Olympic Games, 14 Aug 2004: 347.5 kg2007 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 Sep 2007: 347 kg
Zhang Guozheng: totals from the 8 competitions with a total, 1999 to 2007, best 347.5 kg in 2002.330345360199920012003200520071999 University World Cup, 1 May 1999: 335 kg1999 World Weightlifting Championships, 21 Nov 1999: 337.5 kg2000 Olympic Games, 16 Sep 2000: 337.5 kg2002 University World Cup, 28 Jun 2002: 345 kg2002 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 Nov 2002: 347.5 kg2003 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 Nov 2003: 345 kg2004 Olympic Games, 14 Aug 2004: 347.5 kg2007 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 Sep 2007: 347 kg
Total at each competition, in kilograms. Larger red points are senior Olympic or World Championships wins.
Numbers

Zhang Guozheng by the numbers

Zhang Guozheng'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
493.6
From 347.5 kg at 68.74 kg bodyweight, 2004 Olympic Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
Best total, place in its class
7th of 1,135
347.5 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 69 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
81%
At the best total, 155 kg of 192.5 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 2002, the year of the best total.
Competitions with a total
8 of 8
A total at every competition listed.
Attempts

How often Zhang Guozheng makes each attempt

Zhang Guozheng made 67% of snatch attempts and 67% 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

Worlds and Olympics field: 74%
Zhang Guozheng: 57%

Snatch, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 58%
Zhang Guozheng: 86%

Snatch, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 41%
Zhang Guozheng: 57%

Clean and jerk, first attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 77%
Zhang Guozheng: 86%

Clean and jerk, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 57%
Zhang Guozheng: 86%

Clean and jerk, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 34%
Zhang Guozheng: 29%
Rivals

Zhang Guozheng head to head

The lifters Zhang Guozheng 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 Zhang Guozheng ahead Rival ahead
Azerbaijan Turan Mirzayev 6 6 0
Belarus Siarhei Laurenau 4 3 1
Italy Giuseppe Ficco 4 4 0
France Vencelas Dabaya 4 4 0
Turkey Yasin Arslan 4 4 0
Japan Yoshito Shintani 4 4 0
Results

Zhang Guozheng'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
2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 1 347 69 kg 68.99 150155157 kg missed184189192
2004 Olympic Games 14 Aug 2004 1 347.5 69 kg 68.74 Snatch 160, clean and jerk 187.5; attempts not recorded
2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 2003 1 345 69 kg 68.76 152.5 kg missed152.5 kg missed152.5187.5192.5195 kg missed
2002 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Nov 2002 1 347.5 69 kg 68.8 150155157.5 kg missed185192.5 kg missed192.5
2002 University World Cup 28 Jun 2002 1 345 69 kg 68.9 145150155180190197 kg missed
2000 Olympic Games 16 Sep 2000 4 337.5 69 kg 68.64 150 kg missed150152.5185 kg missed185190 kg missed
1999 World Weightlifting Championships 21 Nov 1999 5 337.5 69 kg 68.9 150 kg missed150155 kg missed180187.5190 kg missed
1999 University World Cup 1 May 1999 1 335 69 kg 68.98 140145147.5180187.5195.5 kg missed
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Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Zhang Guozheng met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.

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