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Chen Yanqing vs Kang Hyon-gyong

Chen Yanqing and Kang Hyon-gyong, compared on every result on this site. Chen Yanqing's best total is 244 kg (women's 58 kg, 2008); Kang Hyon-gyong's is 234 kg (women's 55 kg, 2024). On the Sinclair scale, which allows for bodyweight, Chen Yanqing is ahead by 4.1 points. They never met in the same class.

Side by side

Chen Yanqing and Kang Hyon-gyong 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 China Chen Yanqing North Korea Kang Hyon-gyong
Nation China North Korea
Born 1979 1999
Competitions 5, 1998 to 2008 11, 2013 to 2026
Olympic medals 2 gold None
World Championships medals 1 gold 2 gold
Best snatch 107.5 kg 104 kg
Best clean and jerk 138 kg 131 kg
Best total 244 kg (women's 58 kg, 2008) 234 kg (women's 55 kg, 2024)
Best Sinclair score 335.9 331.8
Best total, place in its class 5th of 834 in the women's 58 kg 1st of 394 in the women's 55 kg
Snatch attempts made Too few recorded 57% (17 of 30)
Clean and jerk attempts made Too few recorded 73% (19 of 26)
Snatch as a share of clean and jerk 77% 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.
Head to head

Chen Yanqing vs Kang Hyon-gyong head to head

Chen Yanqing and Kang Hyon-gyong never lifted in the same class at the same competition. The results here run from 1998 to 2008 for Chen Yanqing and 2013 to 2026 for Kang Hyon-gyong, so the side by side figures and the chart are the comparison.

Careers

Chen Yanqing and Kang Hyon-gyong, 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.

Chen Yanqing and Kang Hyon-gyong: Sinclair score at each competition, 5 and 8 competitions.2302903501998200220062010201420182022Chen Yanqing, 1998 University World Cup, 24 Apr 1998: 302.71 pointsChen Yanqing, 1999 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 3 Jul 1999: 321.49 pointsChen Yanqing, 1999 World Weightlifting Championships, 21 Nov 1999: 324.15 pointsChen Yanqing, 2004 Olympic Games, 14 Aug 2004: 328.65 pointsChen Yanqing, 2008 Olympic Games, 9 Aug 2008: 335.88 pointsKang Hyon-gyong, 2013 Youth World Weightlifting Championships, 7 Apr 2013: 235.99 pointsKang Hyon-gyong, 2013 Asian Youth Games, 17 Aug 2013: 236.96 pointsKang Hyon-gyong, 2017 Asian Junior Championships, 21 Jul 2017: 291.89 pointsKang Hyon-gyong, 2023 Asian Games, 30 Sep 2023: 330.47 pointsKang Hyon-gyong, 2024 Asian Championships, 3 Feb 2024: 321.85 pointsKang Hyon-gyong, 2024 IWF World Cup, 31 Mar 2024: 331.77 pointsKang Hyon-gyong, 2024 World Weightlifting Championships, 6 Dec 2024: 320.43 pointsKang Hyon-gyong, 2025 World Weightlifting Championships, 2 Oct 2025: 311.32 points
Chen Yanqing and Kang Hyon-gyong: Sinclair score at each competition, 5 and 8 competitions.23029035019982004201020162022Chen Yanqing, 1998 University World Cup, 24 Apr 1998: 302.71 pointsChen Yanqing, 1999 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 3 Jul 1999: 321.49 pointsChen Yanqing, 1999 World Weightlifting Championships, 21 Nov 1999: 324.15 pointsChen Yanqing, 2004 Olympic Games, 14 Aug 2004: 328.65 pointsChen Yanqing, 2008 Olympic Games, 9 Aug 2008: 335.88 pointsKang Hyon-gyong, 2013 Youth World Weightlifting Championships, 7 Apr 2013: 235.99 pointsKang Hyon-gyong, 2013 Asian Youth Games, 17 Aug 2013: 236.96 pointsKang Hyon-gyong, 2017 Asian Junior Championships, 21 Jul 2017: 291.89 pointsKang Hyon-gyong, 2023 Asian Games, 30 Sep 2023: 330.47 pointsKang Hyon-gyong, 2024 Asian Championships, 3 Feb 2024: 321.85 pointsKang Hyon-gyong, 2024 IWF World Cup, 31 Mar 2024: 331.77 pointsKang Hyon-gyong, 2024 World Weightlifting Championships, 6 Dec 2024: 320.43 pointsKang Hyon-gyong, 2025 World Weightlifting Championships, 2 Oct 2025: 311.32 points
Chen Yanqing: round points Kang Hyon-gyong: square points
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