China · Women's 76 kg, April 2021
Zhang Wangli
Zhang Wangli is a weightlifter from China, born in 1996, with two World Championships medals (1 gold, 1 silver). The results below cover 9 competitions from 2015 to 2021. The latest result came in the women's 76 kg class, at the 2020 Asian Championships.
- World medals
- 2
- Best total
- 274 kg
- Best snatch
- 120 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 156 kg
Zhang Wangli's career: classes, totals and best lifts
World Championships: 1 gold, 1 silver in the total.
Weight classes: 69 kg from 2015 to 2016, 71 kg in 2018, 76 kg from 2019 to 2021. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (69 kg to 71 kg) and again in June 2025. At 74.2 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 77 kg.
Latest result: 2020 Asian Championships, 17 April 2021, 76 kg, total 263 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76 kg2019 to 2021 | 120 | 156 | 274 |
| 71 kg2018 | 115 | 152 | 267 |
| 69 kg2015 to 2016 | 113 | 150 | 263 |
Zhang Wangli by the numbers
Zhang Wangli'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
- 337.5
- From 263 kg at 65.14 kg bodyweight, 2015 IWF Grand Prix. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 3rd of 387
- 274 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 76 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 76%
- At the best total, 118 kg of 156 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 2019, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 9 of 9
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Zhang Wangli makes each attempt
Zhang Wangli made 74% of snatch attempts and 85% 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
Zhang Wangli head to head
The lifters Zhang Wangli 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 Wangli ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Kim Su-hyeon |
6 | 6 | 0 |
 Gulnabat Kadyrova |
5 | 5 | 0 |
 Rim Jong-sim |
4 | 1 | 3 |
| Kang Yeoun-hee |
4 | 4 | 0 |
 Kristel Macrohon |
4 | 4 | 0 |
 Ayumi Kamiya |
3 | 3 | 0 |
Zhang Wangli'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Asian Championships 17 Apr 2021 | 1 | 263 | 76 kg | 74.2 | 110 | 115 | 139 | 148 | ||
| 2019 IWF World Cup (December) 10 Dec 2019 | 2 | 261 | 76 kg | 73.65 | 110 | 115 | 137 | 142 | 146 | |
| 2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 | 2 | 271 | 76 kg | 73.95 | 113 | 118 | 145 | 153 | ||
| Ready Steady Tokyo (Tokyo 2020 Test Event) 6 Jul 2019 | 1 | 270 | 76 kg | 71.7 | 110 | 115 | 120 | 140 | 145 | 150 |
| 2019 Asian Championships 18 Apr 2019 | 2 | 264 | 76 kg | 72.97 | 113 | 118 | 146 | |||
| 2019 IWF World Cup (February) 22 Feb 2019 | 1 | 274 | 76 kg | 72.5 | 113 | 118 | 146 | 153 | 156 | |
| 2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 | 1 | 267 | 71 kg | 70.1 | 108 | 113 | 115 | 140 | 148 | 152 |
| 2016 Asian Championships 22 Apr 2016 | 1 | 245 | 69 kg | 66.25 | 96 | 103 | 110 | 125 | 130 | 135 |
| 2015 IWF Grand Prix 21 Sep 2015 | 1 | 263 | 69 kg | 65.14 | 113 | 136 | 145 | 150 |
Compare Zhang Wangli
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Zhang Wangli.