David Katoatau vs Liu Huanhua

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	David Katoatau	Liu Huanhua
Nation	Kiribati	China
Born	1984	2001
Competitions	36, 2007 to 2021	10, 2022 to 2026
Olympic medals	None	1 gold
World Championships medals	None	1 gold, 1 bronze
Best snatch	148 kg	190 kg
Best clean and jerk	206 kg	233 kg
Best total	351 kg (men's 105 kg, 2013)	420 kg (men's 110 kg, 2026)
Best Sinclair score	404.8	483.4
Best total, place in its class	311th of 888 in the men's 105 kg	2nd of 113 in the men's 110 kg
Snatch attempts made	60% (50 of 83)	78% (21 of 27)
Clean and jerk attempts made	66% (52 of 79)	70% (19 of 27)
Snatch as a share of clean and jerk	70%	83%
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.

David Katoatau and Liu Huanhua never lifted in the same class at the same competition. The results here run from 2007 to 2021 for David Katoatau and 2022 to 2026 for Liu Huanhua, so the side by side figures and the chart are the comparison.

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.

Lifters whose best totals came in nearby classes, from any year.

• Nearby class David Katoatau vs Ruslan Nurudinov
• Nearby class David Katoatau vs Andrei Aramnau
• Nearby class David Katoatau vs Navab Nassirshalal
• Nearby class Liu Huanhua vs Ruslan Nurudinov
• Nearby class Liu Huanhua vs Andrei Aramnau
• Nearby class Liu Huanhua vs Navab Nassirshalal