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Chiu Yi-lieh vs Nikolaj Pešalov

Chiu Yi-lieh and Nikolaj Pešalov, compared on every result on this site. Chiu Yi-lieh's best total is 290 kg (men's 69 kg, 2007); Nikolaj Pešalov's is 337.5 kg (men's 69 kg, 2004). On the Sinclair scale, which allows for bodyweight, Nikolaj Pešalov is ahead by 85.9 points. They never met in the same class.

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Chiu Yi-lieh and Nikolaj Pešalov 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 Chiu Yi-lieh Bulgaria Nikolaj Pešalov
Nation Not listed Bulgaria
Born Not listed 1970
Competitions 4, 2003 to 2010 8, 1998 to 2007
Olympic medals None 1 gold, 1 bronze
World Championships medals None 1 silver
Best snatch 130 kg 150 kg
Best clean and jerk 160 kg 187.5 kg
Best total 290 kg (men's 69 kg, 2007) 337.5 kg (men's 69 kg, 2004)
Best Sinclair score 412.1 498.0
Best total, place in its class 355th of 1,135 in the men's 69 kg 23rd of 1,135 in the men's 69 kg
Snatch attempts made 58% (7 of 12) 53% (8 of 15)
Clean and jerk attempts made 50% (6 of 12) Too few recorded
Snatch as a share of clean and jerk 81% 80%
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

Chiu Yi-lieh vs Nikolaj Pešalov head to head

Chiu Yi-lieh and Nikolaj Pešalov never lifted in the same class at the same competition. The results here run from 2003 to 2010 for Chiu Yi-lieh and 1998 to 2007 for Nikolaj Pešalov, so the side by side figures and the chart are the comparison.

Careers

Chiu Yi-lieh and Nikolaj Pešalov, 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.

Chiu Yi-lieh and Nikolaj Pešalov: Sinclair score at each competition, 4 and 5 competitions.3604355101998200020022004200620082010Chiu Yi-lieh, 2003 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 Nov 2003: 372.12 pointsChiu Yi-lieh, 2006 University World Cup, 30 Jun 2006: 387.66 pointsChiu Yi-lieh, 2007 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 Sep 2007: 412.09 pointsChiu Yi-lieh, 2010 World Weightlifting Championships, 16 Sep 2010: 391.83 pointsNikolaj Pešalov, 1998 World Weightlifting Championships, 10 Nov 1998: 485.11 pointsNikolaj Pešalov, 1999 World Weightlifting Championships, 21 Nov 1999: 478.53 pointsNikolaj Pešalov, 2000 Olympic Games, 16 Sep 2000: 497.96 pointsNikolaj Pešalov, 2003 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 Nov 2003: 457.53 pointsNikolaj Pešalov, 2004 Olympic Games, 14 Aug 2004: 482.46 points
Chiu Yi-lieh and Nikolaj Pešalov: Sinclair score at each competition, 4 and 5 competitions.36043551019982001200420072010Chiu Yi-lieh, 2003 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 Nov 2003: 372.12 pointsChiu Yi-lieh, 2006 University World Cup, 30 Jun 2006: 387.66 pointsChiu Yi-lieh, 2007 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 Sep 2007: 412.09 pointsChiu Yi-lieh, 2010 World Weightlifting Championships, 16 Sep 2010: 391.83 pointsNikolaj Pešalov, 1998 World Weightlifting Championships, 10 Nov 1998: 485.11 pointsNikolaj Pešalov, 1999 World Weightlifting Championships, 21 Nov 1999: 478.53 pointsNikolaj Pešalov, 2000 Olympic Games, 16 Sep 2000: 497.96 pointsNikolaj Pešalov, 2003 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 Nov 2003: 457.53 pointsNikolaj Pešalov, 2004 Olympic Games, 14 Aug 2004: 482.46 points
Chiu Yi-lieh: round points Nikolaj Pešalov: square points
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