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Cao Lei vs Yang Houqin
Cao Lei and Yang Houqin, compared on every result on this site. Cao Lei's best total is 286 kg (women's 75 kg, 2007); Yang Houqin's is 232.5 kg (women's 75 kg, 2001). On the Sinclair scale, which allows for bodyweight, Cao Lei is ahead by 64.4 points. They met seven times in the same class; in the five where both posted a total, Cao Lei finished ahead every time.
Cao Lei and Yang Houqin 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 |  Cao Lei |
Yang Houqin |
|---|---|---|
| Nation | China | China |
| Born | 1983 | 1981 |
| Competitions | 9, 2003 to 2010 | 9, 2001 to 2010 |
| Olympic medals | None | None |
| World Championships medals | 2 gold, 1 silver | None |
| Best snatch | 128 kg | 110 kg |
| Best clean and jerk | 158 kg | 130 kg |
| Best total | 286 kg (women's 75 kg, 2007) | 232.5 kg (women's 75 kg, 2001) |
| Best Sinclair score | 345.3 | 280.9 |
| Best total, place in its class | 6th of 626 in the women's 75 kg | 105th of 626 in the women's 75 kg |
| Snatch attempts made | 88% (21 of 24) | 73% (16 of 22) |
| Clean and jerk attempts made | 88% (21 of 24) | 48% (10 of 21) |
| Snatch as a share of clean and jerk | 81% | 79% |
| 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 women lifting in national federation meets sit between 70% and 85%.
- 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.
Cao Lei vs Yang Houqin 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 | Cao Lei | Yang Houqin |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 Asian Games 12 Nov 201075 kgNot counted | 265place 2 | No total |
| 2009 East Asian Games 7 Dec 200975 kgAhead: Cao Lei | 252place 1 | 207place 4 |
| 2009 World Weightlifting Championships 19 Nov 200975 kgAhead: Cao Lei | 269place 2 | 210place 10 |
| 2009 Asian Championships 9 May 200975 kgAhead: Cao Lei | 258place 2 | 225place 4 |
| 2008 Asian Championships 26 Apr 200875 kgAhead: Cao Lei | 276place 1 | 217place 6 |
| 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 200775 kgAhead: Cao Lei | 286place 1 | 207place 21 |
| 2006 World Weightlifting Championships 30 Sep 200675 kgNot counted | 268place 1 | No total |
Cao Lei and Yang Houqin, 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.
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Lifters whose best totals came in nearby classes, from any year.