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Ekaterina Stepanova vs Hou Zhihui
Ekaterina Stepanova and Hou Zhihui, compared on every result on this site. Ekaterina Stepanova's best total is 118 kg (women's 48 kg, 2013); Hou Zhihui's is 217 kg (women's 49 kg, 2024). On the Sinclair scale, which allows for bodyweight, Hou Zhihui is ahead by 148.6 points. They never met in the same class.
Ekaterina Stepanova and Hou Zhihui 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 | Ekaterina Stepanova |  Hou Zhihui |
|---|---|---|
| Nation | Not listed | China |
| Born | Not listed | 1997 |
| Competitions | 1, 2013 | 17, 2015 to 2024 |
| Olympic medals | None | 2 gold |
| World Championships medals | None | 1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze |
| Best snatch | 53 kg | 97 kg |
| Best clean and jerk | 65 kg | 120 kg |
| Best total | 118 kg (women's 48 kg, 2013) | 217 kg (women's 49 kg, 2024) |
| Best Sinclair score | 183.9 | 332.6 |
| Best total, place in its class | Not ranked: the best total came in a youth class outside the senior lists | 2nd of 309 in the women's 49 kg |
| Snatch attempts made | Too few recorded | 80% (41 of 51) |
| Clean and jerk attempts made | Too few recorded | 77% (37 of 48) |
| Snatch as a share of clean and jerk | 82% | 81% |
| 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.
Ekaterina Stepanova vs Hou Zhihui head to head
Ekaterina Stepanova and Hou Zhihui never lifted in the same class at the same competition. The results here run from 2013 to 2013 for Ekaterina Stepanova and 2015 to 2024 for Hou Zhihui, so the side by side figures and the chart are the comparison.
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