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Ben Brennan vs Chen Lijun

Ben Brennan and Chen Lijun, compared on every result on this site. Ben Brennan's best total is 252 kg (men's 65 kg, 2025); Chen Lijun's is 339 kg (men's 67 kg, 2019). On the Sinclair scale, which allows for bodyweight, Chen Lijun is ahead by 134.2 points. They never met in the same class.

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Ben Brennan and Chen Lijun 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 Ben Brennan China Chen Lijun
Nation Not listed China
Born Not listed 1993
Competitions 4, 2024 to 2025 20, 2010 to 2024
Olympic medals None 1 gold
World Championships medals None 5 gold, 1 silver
Best snatch 112 kg 154 kg
Best clean and jerk 140 kg 187 kg
Best total 252 kg (men's 65 kg, 2025) 339 kg (men's 67 kg, 2019)
Best Sinclair score 374.1 508.3
Best total, place in its class 70th of 99 in the men's 65 kg 1st of 408 in the men's 67 kg
Snatch attempts made 67% (8 of 12) 66% (37 of 56)
Clean and jerk attempts made 58% (7 of 12) 77% (37 of 48)
Snatch as a share of clean and jerk 80% 83%
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.
Head to head

Ben Brennan vs Chen Lijun head to head

Ben Brennan and Chen Lijun never lifted in the same class at the same competition. The results here run from 2024 to 2025 for Ben Brennan and 2010 to 2024 for Chen Lijun, so the side by side figures and the chart are the comparison.

Careers

Ben Brennan and Chen Lijun, competition by competition

The Sinclair score at each competition: the total scaled for bodyweight, so lifters from different classes sit on one scale. Competitions that ended without a total or a bodyweight have no point.

Ben Brennan and Chen Lijun: Sinclair score at each competition, 4 and 16 competitions.30042555020102012201420162018202020222024Ben Brennan, 2024 European Youth Championships, 15 Jun 2024: 311.99 pointsBen Brennan, 2025 IWF World Youth Championships, 30 Apr 2025: 363.54 pointsBen Brennan, 2025 European Youth Championships, 23 Jul 2025: 373.52 pointsBen Brennan, 2025 European Junior Championships, 28 Oct 2025: 374.08 pointsChen Lijun, 2010 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 11 Jun 2010: 449.47 pointsChen Lijun, 2013 World Weightlifting Championships, 16 Oct 2013: 490.92 pointsChen Lijun, 2014 Asian Games, 19 Sep 2014: 490.06 pointsChen Lijun, 2015 World Weightlifting Championships, 20 Nov 2015: 508.26 pointsChen Lijun, 2016 FISU World University Championships, 13 Nov 2016: 457.24 pointsChen Lijun, 2018 World Weightlifting Championships, 1 Nov 2018: 480.53 pointsChen Lijun, 2019 Asian Championships, 18 Apr 2019: 490.12 pointsChen Lijun, 2019 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 Sep 2019: 487.08 pointsChen Lijun, 2019 Challenge 210, 24 Oct 2019: 377.11 pointsChen Lijun, 2019 IWF World Cup (December), 10 Dec 2019: 464 pointsChen Lijun, 2020 Asian Championships, 17 Apr 2021: 481.54 pointsChen Lijun, 2021 Olympic Games, 23 Jul 2021: 480.34 pointsChen Lijun, 2022 World Weightlifting Championships, 5 Dec 2022: 469 pointsChen Lijun, 2023 Asian Championships, 5 May 2023: 478.59 pointsChen Lijun, 2023 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Sep 2023: 481.06 pointsChen Lijun, 2023 Asian Games, 30 Sep 2023: 476.73 points
Ben Brennan and Chen Lijun: Sinclair score at each competition, 4 and 16 competitions.300425550201020162022Ben Brennan, 2024 European Youth Championships, 15 Jun 2024: 311.99 pointsBen Brennan, 2025 IWF World Youth Championships, 30 Apr 2025: 363.54 pointsBen Brennan, 2025 European Youth Championships, 23 Jul 2025: 373.52 pointsBen Brennan, 2025 European Junior Championships, 28 Oct 2025: 374.08 pointsChen Lijun, 2010 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 11 Jun 2010: 449.47 pointsChen Lijun, 2013 World Weightlifting Championships, 16 Oct 2013: 490.92 pointsChen Lijun, 2014 Asian Games, 19 Sep 2014: 490.06 pointsChen Lijun, 2015 World Weightlifting Championships, 20 Nov 2015: 508.26 pointsChen Lijun, 2016 FISU World University Championships, 13 Nov 2016: 457.24 pointsChen Lijun, 2018 World Weightlifting Championships, 1 Nov 2018: 480.53 pointsChen Lijun, 2019 Asian Championships, 18 Apr 2019: 490.12 pointsChen Lijun, 2019 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 Sep 2019: 487.08 pointsChen Lijun, 2019 Challenge 210, 24 Oct 2019: 377.11 pointsChen Lijun, 2019 IWF World Cup (December), 10 Dec 2019: 464 pointsChen Lijun, 2020 Asian Championships, 17 Apr 2021: 481.54 pointsChen Lijun, 2021 Olympic Games, 23 Jul 2021: 480.34 pointsChen Lijun, 2022 World Weightlifting Championships, 5 Dec 2022: 469 pointsChen Lijun, 2023 Asian Championships, 5 May 2023: 478.59 pointsChen Lijun, 2023 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Sep 2023: 481.06 pointsChen Lijun, 2023 Asian Games, 30 Sep 2023: 476.73 points
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