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Chen Yanqing vs Ruth Ayodele

Chen Yanqing and Ruth Ayodele, compared on every result on this site. Chen Yanqing's best total is 244 kg (women's 58 kg, 2008); Ruth Ayodele's is 222 kg (women's 64 kg, 2023). On the Sinclair scale, which allows for bodyweight, Chen Yanqing is ahead by 37.4 points. They never met in the same class.

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Chen Yanqing and Ruth Ayodele 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 Nigeria Ruth Ayodele
Nation China Nigeria
Born 1979 2000
Competitions 5, 1998 to 2008 7, 2023 to 2026
Olympic medals 2 gold None
World Championships medals 1 gold 1 silver
Best snatch 107.5 kg 100 kg
Best clean and jerk 138 kg 122 kg
Best total 244 kg (women's 58 kg, 2008) 222 kg (women's 64 kg, 2023)
Best Sinclair score 335.9 298.5
Best total, place in its class 5th of 834 in the women's 58 kg 38th of 499 in the women's 64 kg
Snatch attempts made Too few recorded 52% (11 of 21)
Clean and jerk attempts made Too few recorded 60% (12 of 20)
Snatch as a share of clean and jerk 77% 82%
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 Ruth Ayodele head to head

Chen Yanqing and Ruth Ayodele never lifted in the same class at the same competition. The results here run from 1998 to 2008 for Chen Yanqing and 2023 to 2026 for Ruth Ayodele, so the side by side figures and the chart are the comparison.

Careers

Chen Yanqing and Ruth Ayodele, 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 Ruth Ayodele: Sinclair score at each competition, 5 and 7 competitions.25030035019982002200620102014201820222026Chen 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 pointsRuth Ayodele, 2023 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Sep 2023: 298.47 pointsRuth Ayodele, 2023 IWF Grand Prix II, 4 Dec 2023: 293.33 pointsRuth Ayodele, 2024 African Games, 9 Mar 2024: 277.15 pointsRuth Ayodele, 2025 African Championships, 20 Apr 2025: 280.34 pointsRuth Ayodele, 2025 Commonwealth Championships, 24 Aug 2025: 283.86 pointsRuth Ayodele, 2026 African Championships, 10 May 2026: 263.52 pointsRuth Ayodele, 2026 Commonwealth Games, 23 Jul 2026: 255.83 points
Chen Yanqing and Ruth Ayodele: Sinclair score at each competition, 5 and 7 competitions.25030035019982004201020162022Chen 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 pointsRuth Ayodele, 2023 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Sep 2023: 298.47 pointsRuth Ayodele, 2023 IWF Grand Prix II, 4 Dec 2023: 293.33 pointsRuth Ayodele, 2024 African Games, 9 Mar 2024: 277.15 pointsRuth Ayodele, 2025 African Championships, 20 Apr 2025: 280.34 pointsRuth Ayodele, 2025 Commonwealth Championships, 24 Aug 2025: 283.86 pointsRuth Ayodele, 2026 African Championships, 10 May 2026: 263.52 pointsRuth Ayodele, 2026 Commonwealth Games, 23 Jul 2026: 255.83 points
Chen Yanqing: round points Ruth Ayodele: square points
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