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Ding Meiyuan vs Li Yajuan

Ding Meiyuan and Li Yajuan, compared on the results on record here: medals at the Olympic Games and World Championships before 1998, and every result since. Ding Meiyuan's best total is 300 kg (women's +75 kg, 2000); Li Yajuan's is 265 kg (women's +82.5 kg, 1992). No meeting in the same class is on record; before 1998 only medals at the Olympic Games and World Championships are.

Side by side

Ding Meiyuan and Li Yajuan side by side

Figures from the results on record here: medals at the Olympic Games and World Championships before 1998, and every result since. Where one figure is better, it is in bold. Their best totals came in different classes, so kilograms alone do not say who was stronger. The figures are explained under the table.

Figure China Ding Meiyuan China Li Yajuan
Nation China China
Born 1979 1971
Competitions on record 6, 1999 to 2003 4, 1990 to 1993
Olympic medals 1 gold None
World Championships medals 2 gold 4 gold
Best snatch 137.5 kg -
Best clean and jerk 165 kg -
Best total 300 kg (women's +75 kg, 2000) 265 kg (women's +82.5 kg, 1992)
Best Sinclair score 320.8 No bodyweight on record before 1998
Best total, place in its class 9th of 479 in the women's +75 kg Not ranked: the class lists before 1998 are not on record here
Snatch attempts made 82% (14 of 17) Too few recorded
Clean and jerk attempts made 94% (17 of 18) Too few recorded
Snatch as a share of clean and jerk 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

Ding Meiyuan vs Li Yajuan head to head

No competition on record has Ding Meiyuan and Li Yajuan in the same class; before 1998 only medals at the Olympic Games and World Championships are on record. The results here run from 1999 to 2003 for Ding Meiyuan and 1990 to 1993 for Li Yajuan, so the side by side figures and the chart are the comparison.

Careers

Ding Meiyuan and Li Yajuan, competition by competition

The total at each competition, in kilograms. One of the two has totals with no recorded bodyweight, so the chart shows totals rather than Sinclair scores. Competitions that ended without a total have no point.

Ding Meiyuan and Li Yajuan: total at each competition, 6 and 4 competitions.2402753101990199219941996199820002002Ding Meiyuan, 1999 University World Cup, 1 May 1999: 275 kgDing Meiyuan, 1999 World Weightlifting Championships, 21 Nov 1999: 285 kgDing Meiyuan, 2000 Olympic Games, 16 Sep 2000: 300 kgDing Meiyuan, 2002 University World Cup, 28 Jun 2002: 285 kgDing Meiyuan, 2003 University World Cup, 11 Jul 2003: 287.5 kgDing Meiyuan, 2003 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 Nov 2003: 300 kgLi Yajuan, 1990 Women's World Weightlifting Championships, 26 May 1990: 245 kgLi Yajuan, 1991 World Weightlifting Championships, 27 Sep 1991: 255 kgLi Yajuan, 1992 Women's World Weightlifting Championships, 16 May 1992: 265 kgLi Yajuan, 1993 World Weightlifting Championships, 11 Nov 1993: 260 kg
Ding Meiyuan and Li Yajuan: total at each competition, 6 and 4 competitions.240275310199019962002Ding Meiyuan, 1999 University World Cup, 1 May 1999: 275 kgDing Meiyuan, 1999 World Weightlifting Championships, 21 Nov 1999: 285 kgDing Meiyuan, 2000 Olympic Games, 16 Sep 2000: 300 kgDing Meiyuan, 2002 University World Cup, 28 Jun 2002: 285 kgDing Meiyuan, 2003 University World Cup, 11 Jul 2003: 287.5 kgDing Meiyuan, 2003 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 Nov 2003: 300 kgLi Yajuan, 1990 Women's World Weightlifting Championships, 26 May 1990: 245 kgLi Yajuan, 1991 World Weightlifting Championships, 27 Sep 1991: 255 kgLi Yajuan, 1992 Women's World Weightlifting Championships, 16 May 1992: 265 kgLi Yajuan, 1993 World Weightlifting Championships, 11 Nov 1993: 260 kg
Ding Meiyuan: round points Li Yajuan: square points
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