Kazakhstan · Women's 55 kg, October 2022
Zulfiya Chinshanlo
Zulfiya Chinshanlo is a weightlifter from Kazakhstan, born in 1993, with one Olympic medal (1 bronze) and four World Championships medals (3 gold, 1 bronze). The results below cover 17 competitions from 2009 to 2022. The latest result came in the women's 55 kg class, at the 2022 Asian Championships.
- Olympic medal
- 1
- World medals
- 4
- Best total
- 232 kg
- Best snatch
- 98 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 134 kg
Zulfiya Chinshanlo's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Olympic Games: 1 bronze. World Championships: 3 gold, 1 bronze in the total.
Weight classes: 58 kg in 2009, 53 kg in 2009, 58 kg in 2010, 53 kg from 2010 to 2014, 55 kg from 2018 to 2021, 59 kg in 2022, 55 kg in 2022. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (53 kg to 55 kg) and again in June 2025. At 54.92 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 57 kg.
Latest result: 2022 Asian Championships, 6 October 2022, 55 kg, total 220 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59 kg2022 | 95 | 125 | 220 |
| 55 kg2018 to 2022 | 95 | 125 | 220 |
| 53 kg2009 to 2014 | 98 | 134 | 232 |
| 58 kg2009 to 2010 | 95 | 130 | 225 |
Zulfiya Chinshanlo by the numbers
Zulfiya Chinshanlo'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
- 337.2
- From 232 kg at 52.95 kg bodyweight, 2014 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 2nd of 761
- 232 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
- 73%
- At the best total, 98 kg of 134 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
- 21
- Turned 21 in 2014, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 15 of 17
- Of the other two: one entered without taking an attempt and one with a good lift in each but no total in the published results.
How often Zulfiya Chinshanlo makes each attempt
Zulfiya Chinshanlo made 71% of snatch attempts and 63% 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
Zulfiya Chinshanlo head to head
The lifters Zulfiya Chinshanlo 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 | Zulfiya Chinshanlo ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Kanae Yagi |
7 | 7 | 0 |
 Hidilyn Diaz |
5 | 1 | 4 |
 Muattar Nabieva |
5 | 3 | 2 |
 Joanna Łochowska |
5 | 5 | 0 |
 Kristina Şermetowa |
5 | 5 | 0 |
| Ayana Sadoyama | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Zulfiya Chinshanlo'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Asian Championships 6 Oct 2022 | 1 | 220 | 55 kg | 54.92 | 90 | 93 | 95 | 120 | 125 | |
| 2022 Islamic Solidarity Games 11 Aug 2022 | 1 | 220 | 59 kg | 57.76 | 90 | 93 | 95 | 115 | 125 | |
| 2021 Olympic Games 23 Jul 2021 | 3 | 213 | 55 kg | 54.95 | 90 | 123 | ||||
| 2020 Asian Championships 17 Apr 2021 | 5 | 210 | 55 kg | 55 | 88 | 92 | 118 | |||
| 2019 Alexander Cup 1 Nov 2019 | 3 | 200 | 55 kg | 54.9 | 85 | 110 | 115 | |||
| 2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 | 4 | 213 | 55 kg | 54.95 | 90 | 93 | 120 | |||
| 2019 Asian Championships 18 Apr 2019 | 4 | 194 | 55 kg | 54.98 | 80 | 84 | 105 | 110 | ||
| 2019 IWF World Cup (February) 22 Feb 2019 | - | No lifts | 55 kg | 54.9 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken |
| 2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 | 3 | 213 | 55 kg | 54.87 | 90 | 93 | 120 | |||
| 2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2014 | 1 | 232 | 53 kg | 52.95 | 95 | 98 | 127 | 133 | 134 | |
| 2014 Asian Games 19 Sep 2014 | 2 | 228 | 53 kg | 52.49 | 93 | 96 | 125 | 132 | ||
| 2012 Olympic Games 27 Jul 2012 | - | - | 53 kg | 52.7 | 92 | 95 | 125 | 131 | ||
| 2011 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2011 | 1 | 227 | 53 kg | 52.67 | 93 | 97 | 120 | 126 | 130 | |
| 2010 Asian Games 12 Nov 2010 | 2 | 219 | 53 kg | 52.58 | 90 | 95 | 97 | 122 | ||
| 2010 Youth Olympic Games 14 Aug 2010 | 2 | 225 | 58 kg | 55.54 | 90 | 95 | 120 | 125 | 130 | |
| 2009 World Weightlifting Championships 19 Nov 2009 | 1 | 219 | 53 kg | 52.99 | 87 | 90 | 120 | 125 | 129 | |
| 2009 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 19 May 2009 | 3 | 207 | 58 kg | 57.79 | 85 | 89 | 92 | 115 |
Compare Zulfiya Chinshanlo
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Zulfiya Chinshanlo met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.