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Ding Meiyuan vs Lyubov Kovalchuk

Ding Meiyuan and Lyubov Kovalchuk, compared on every result on this site. Ding Meiyuan's best total is 300 kg (women's +75 kg, 2000); Lyubov Kovalchuk's is 274 kg (women's +87 kg, 2023). On the Sinclair scale, which allows for bodyweight, Ding Meiyuan is ahead by 44.7 points. They never met in the same class.

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Ding Meiyuan and Lyubov Kovalchuk 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 Ding Meiyuan Kazakhstan Lyubov Kovalchuk
Nation China Kazakhstan
Born 1979 2001
Competitions 6, 1999 to 2003 6, 2022 to 2025
Olympic medals 1 gold None
World Championships medals 2 gold None
Best snatch 137.5 kg 118 kg
Best clean and jerk 165 kg 156 kg
Best total 300 kg (women's +75 kg, 2000) 274 kg (women's +87 kg, 2023)
Best Sinclair score 320.8 276.2
Best total, place in its class 9th of 479 in the women's +75 kg 21st of 187 in the women's +87 kg
Snatch attempts made 82% (14 of 17) 67% (12 of 18)
Clean and jerk attempts made 94% (17 of 18) 78% (14 of 18)
Snatch as a share of clean and jerk 82% 76%
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 Lyubov Kovalchuk head to head

Ding Meiyuan and Lyubov Kovalchuk never lifted in the same class at the same competition. The results here run from 1999 to 2003 for Ding Meiyuan and 2022 to 2025 for Lyubov Kovalchuk, so the side by side figures and the chart are the comparison.

Careers

Ding Meiyuan and Lyubov Kovalchuk, 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.

Ding Meiyuan and Lyubov Kovalchuk: Sinclair score at each competition, 6 and 6 competitions.2502903301999200320072011201520192023Ding Meiyuan, 1999 University World Cup, 1 May 1999: 301.65 pointsDing Meiyuan, 1999 World Weightlifting Championships, 21 Nov 1999: 308.92 pointsDing Meiyuan, 2000 Olympic Games, 16 Sep 2000: 319.11 pointsDing Meiyuan, 2002 University World Cup, 28 Jun 2002: 307.3 pointsDing Meiyuan, 2003 University World Cup, 11 Jul 2003: 312.07 pointsDing Meiyuan, 2003 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 Nov 2003: 320.84 pointsLyubov Kovalchuk, 2022 Islamic Solidarity Games, 11 Aug 2022: 266.28 pointsLyubov Kovalchuk, 2022 Asian Championships, 6 Oct 2022: 271.18 pointsLyubov Kovalchuk, 2022 World Weightlifting Championships, 5 Dec 2022: 261.11 pointsLyubov Kovalchuk, 2023 Asian Championships, 5 May 2023: 276.16 pointsLyubov Kovalchuk, 2024 World Weightlifting Championships, 6 Dec 2024: 269 pointsLyubov Kovalchuk, 2025 Asian Championships, 9 May 2025: 261.71 points
Ding Meiyuan and Lyubov Kovalchuk: Sinclair score at each competition, 6 and 6 competitions.25029033019992005201120172023Ding Meiyuan, 1999 University World Cup, 1 May 1999: 301.65 pointsDing Meiyuan, 1999 World Weightlifting Championships, 21 Nov 1999: 308.92 pointsDing Meiyuan, 2000 Olympic Games, 16 Sep 2000: 319.11 pointsDing Meiyuan, 2002 University World Cup, 28 Jun 2002: 307.3 pointsDing Meiyuan, 2003 University World Cup, 11 Jul 2003: 312.07 pointsDing Meiyuan, 2003 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 Nov 2003: 320.84 pointsLyubov Kovalchuk, 2022 Islamic Solidarity Games, 11 Aug 2022: 266.28 pointsLyubov Kovalchuk, 2022 Asian Championships, 6 Oct 2022: 271.18 pointsLyubov Kovalchuk, 2022 World Weightlifting Championships, 5 Dec 2022: 261.11 pointsLyubov Kovalchuk, 2023 Asian Championships, 5 May 2023: 276.16 pointsLyubov Kovalchuk, 2024 World Weightlifting Championships, 6 Dec 2024: 269 pointsLyubov Kovalchuk, 2025 Asian Championships, 9 May 2025: 261.71 points
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