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Ali Nurbay vs Shi Zhiyong
Ali Nurbay and Shi Zhiyong, compared on every result on this site. Ali Nurbay's best total is 281 kg (men's 73 kg, 2023); Shi Zhiyong's is 364 kg (men's 73 kg, 2021). On the Sinclair scale, which allows for bodyweight, Shi Zhiyong is ahead by 116.6 points. They met once in the same class: Shi Zhiyong finished ahead every time.
Ali Nurbay and Shi Zhiyong side by side
Career figures from every result on this site. Where one figure is better, it is in bold. The figures are explained under the table.
| Figure | Ali Nurbay |  Shi Zhiyong |
|---|---|---|
| Nation | Not listed | China |
| Born | Not listed | 1980 |
| Competitions | 1, 2023 | 28, 1999 to 2024 |
| Olympic medals | None | 3 gold |
| World Championships medals | None | 4 gold, 3 silver |
| Best snatch | 125 kg | 169 kg |
| Best clean and jerk | 156 kg | 198 kg |
| Best total | 281 kg (men's 73 kg, 2023) | 364 kg (men's 73 kg, 2021) |
| Best Sinclair score | 384.2 | 500.8 |
| Best total, place in its class | 242nd of 434 in the men's 73 kg | 2nd of 434 in the men's 73 kg |
| Snatch attempts made | Too few recorded | 75% (54 of 72) |
| Clean and jerk attempts made | Too few recorded | 59% (38 of 64) |
| Snatch as a share of clean and jerk | 80% | 84% |
| World records held now | None | None |
How to read these figures
- Sinclair score. The total scaled for bodyweight with the IWF's 2025 to 2028 coefficients, so lifters from different classes sit on one scale. Women and men have separate formulas.
- Place in its class. Where the best total stands among every lifter with a total in that class on this site, on the IWF class list in force at the time.
- Attempts made. The share of all snatch or clean and jerk attempts the lifter made. At senior World Championships and Olympic Games since 1998, lifters make 58% of snatches and 56% of clean and jerks.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk. The snatch divided by the clean and jerk at the best total. It describes the shape of a lifter, not strength, so it is not in bold; eight in ten men lifting in national federation meets sit between 71% and 86%.
- World records held now. Records on the IWF class list in force since 1 August 2026. A record set in a class that list retired does not carry over, so a past record holder can show none.
Ali Nurbay vs Shi Zhiyong head to head
Every competition where both were entered in the same class, newest first. Each lifter's column gives the total in kilograms and the place in the class. "No lifts" means an entry without an attempt; "No total" means the results record no total, most often after three misses in one lift. Only meets where both posted a total count toward who finished ahead: the higher total, or on equal totals the published places, which went to the lighter lifter until 2017 and to the one who made the total first since.
| Competition | Ali Nurbay | Shi Zhiyong |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 IWF Grand Prix II 4 Dec 202373 kgAhead: Shi Zhiyong | 281place 18 | 340place 2 |
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