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Chen Yanqing vs Maya Ivanova

Chen Yanqing and Maya Ivanova, compared on every result on this site. Chen Yanqing's best total is 244 kg (women's 58 kg, 2008); Maya Ivanova's is 188 kg (women's 58 kg, 2012). On the Sinclair scale, which allows for bodyweight, Chen Yanqing is ahead by 65.5 points. They never met in the same class.

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Chen Yanqing and Maya Ivanova 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 Bulgaria Maya Ivanova
Nation China Bulgaria
Born 1979 1991
Competitions 5, 1998 to 2008 15, 2007 to 2021
Olympic medals 2 gold None
World Championships medals 1 gold None
Best snatch 107.5 kg 83 kg
Best clean and jerk 138 kg 106 kg
Best total 244 kg (women's 58 kg, 2008) 188 kg (women's 58 kg, 2012)
Best Sinclair score 335.9 270.3
Best total, place in its class 5th of 834 in the women's 58 kg 261st of 834 in the women's 58 kg
Snatch attempts made Too few recorded 51% (20 of 39)
Clean and jerk attempts made Too few recorded 63% (26 of 41)
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 Maya Ivanova head to head

Chen Yanqing and Maya Ivanova never lifted in the same class at the same competition. The results here run from 1998 to 2008 for Chen Yanqing and 2007 to 2021 for Maya Ivanova, so the side by side figures and the chart are the comparison.

Careers

Chen Yanqing and Maya Ivanova, 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 Maya Ivanova: Sinclair score at each competition, 5 and 14 competitions.210280350199820022006201020142018Chen 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 pointsMaya Ivanova, 2007 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 10 Jun 2007: 230.49 pointsMaya Ivanova, 2007 IWF World Cup, 26 Nov 2007: 218.35 pointsMaya Ivanova, 2009 European Junior Championships, 25 Jul 2009: 229.62 pointsMaya Ivanova, 2011 European Junior Championships, 10 Sep 2011: 218.08 pointsMaya Ivanova, 2012 European Championships, 9 Apr 2012: 264.5 pointsMaya Ivanova, 2012 IWF Grand Prix - Baku International Cup, 14 Dec 2012: 259.82 pointsMaya Ivanova, 2013 European Championships, 8 Apr 2013: 270.35 pointsMaya Ivanova, 2013 IWF Grand Prix & 2nd Baku International Cup, 6 Dec 2013: 251.8 pointsMaya Ivanova, 2014 European Championships, 5 Apr 2014: 268.69 pointsMaya Ivanova, 2014 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2014: 269.2 pointsMaya Ivanova, 2016 European Championships, 8 Apr 2016: 249.17 pointsMaya Ivanova, 2018 European Championships, 26 Mar 2018: 244.19 pointsMaya Ivanova, 2019 International Naim Suleymanoglu Tournament, 11 Nov 2019: 247.72 pointsMaya Ivanova, 2021 European Championships, 3 Apr 2021: 266.63 points
Chen Yanqing and Maya Ivanova: Sinclair score at each competition, 5 and 14 competitions.2102803501998200420102016Chen 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 pointsMaya Ivanova, 2007 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 10 Jun 2007: 230.49 pointsMaya Ivanova, 2007 IWF World Cup, 26 Nov 2007: 218.35 pointsMaya Ivanova, 2009 European Junior Championships, 25 Jul 2009: 229.62 pointsMaya Ivanova, 2011 European Junior Championships, 10 Sep 2011: 218.08 pointsMaya Ivanova, 2012 European Championships, 9 Apr 2012: 264.5 pointsMaya Ivanova, 2012 IWF Grand Prix - Baku International Cup, 14 Dec 2012: 259.82 pointsMaya Ivanova, 2013 European Championships, 8 Apr 2013: 270.35 pointsMaya Ivanova, 2013 IWF Grand Prix & 2nd Baku International Cup, 6 Dec 2013: 251.8 pointsMaya Ivanova, 2014 European Championships, 5 Apr 2014: 268.69 pointsMaya Ivanova, 2014 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2014: 269.2 pointsMaya Ivanova, 2016 European Championships, 8 Apr 2016: 249.17 pointsMaya Ivanova, 2018 European Championships, 26 Mar 2018: 244.19 pointsMaya Ivanova, 2019 International Naim Suleymanoglu Tournament, 11 Nov 2019: 247.72 pointsMaya Ivanova, 2021 European Championships, 3 Apr 2021: 266.63 points
Chen Yanqing: round points Maya Ivanova: square points
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