China · Men's 62 kg, August 2008

Zhang Xiangxiang

Zhang Xiangxiang is a weightlifter from China, born in 1983, with two Olympic medals (1 gold, 1 bronze). The results below cover 5 competitions from 2000 to 2008. The latest result came in the men's 62 kg class, at the 2008 Olympic Games.

Olympic medals
2
Best total
319 kg
Best snatch
143 kg
Best clean and jerk
176 kg
Career

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

Olympic Games: 1 gold, 1 bronze.

Weight classes: 56 kg in 2000, 62 kg from 2002 to 2008. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 61.91 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 65 kg.

Latest result: 2008 Olympic Games, 9 August 2008, 62 kg, total 319 kg, place 1.

Zhang Xiangxiang: totals from the 5 competitions with a total, 2000 to 2008, best 319 kg in 2008.280305330200020022004200620082000 Olympic Games, 16 Sep 2000: 287.5 kg2002 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 30 May 2002: 312.5 kg2007 University World Cup, 9 Aug 2007: 293 kg2007 IWF World Cup, 26 Nov 2007: 304 kg2008 Olympic Games, 9 Aug 2008: 319 kg
Zhang Xiangxiang: totals from the 5 competitions with a total, 2000 to 2008, best 319 kg in 2008.280305330200020022004200620082000 Olympic Games, 16 Sep 2000: 287.5 kg2002 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 30 May 2002: 312.5 kg2007 University World Cup, 9 Aug 2007: 293 kg2007 IWF World Cup, 26 Nov 2007: 304 kg2008 Olympic Games, 9 Aug 2008: 319 kg
Total at each competition, in kilograms. Larger red points are senior Olympic or World Championships wins.

Best lifts in each class

The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.

Class Years Snatch Clean and jerk Total
62 kg2002 to 2008 2002 to 2008 143 176 319
56 kg2000 2000 125 162.5 287.5
Numbers

Zhang Xiangxiang by the numbers

Zhang Xiangxiang'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
486.8
From 319 kg at 61.91 kg bodyweight, 2008 Olympic Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
Best total, place in its class
10th of 981
319 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 62 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, 143 kg of 176 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
25
Turned 25 in 2008, the year of the best total.
Competitions with a total
5 of 5
A total at every competition listed.
Results

Zhang Xiangxiang'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
2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008 1 319 62 kg 61.91 139143 kg missed143169176184 kg missed
2007 IWF World Cup 26 Nov 2007 2 304 62 kg 61.85 Snatch 139, clean and jerk 165; attempts not recorded
2007 University World Cup 9 Aug 2007 1 293 62 kg 61.92 133138 kg missed138 kg missed160 kg missed160165 kg missed
2002 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 30 May 2002 1 312.5 62 kg 61.96 132.5140 kg missed142.5162.5170176 kg missed
2000 Olympic Games 16 Sep 2000 3 287.5 56 kg 55.94 125130 kg missed130 kg missed157.5 kg missed157.5162.5
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