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Hossein Tavakkoli vs Liu Zheng
Hossein Tavakkoli and Liu Zheng, compared on every result on this site. Hossein Tavakkoli's best total is 425 kg (men's 105 kg, 2000); Liu Zheng's is 330 kg (men's 105 kg, 2010). On the Sinclair scale, which allows for bodyweight, Hossein Tavakkoli is ahead by 107.4 points. They never met in the same class.
Hossein Tavakkoli and Liu Zheng 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 |  Hossein Tavakkoli |
Liu Zheng |
|---|---|---|
| Nation | Iran | Not listed |
| Born | 1978 | Not listed |
| Competitions | 5, 1998 to 2002 | 1, 2010 |
| Olympic medals | 1 gold | None |
| World Championships medals | None | None |
| Best snatch | 190 kg | 150 kg |
| Best clean and jerk | 235 kg | 180 kg |
| Best total | 425 kg (men's 105 kg, 2000) | 330 kg (men's 105 kg, 2010) |
| Best Sinclair score | 483.9 | 376.5 |
| Best total, place in its class | 8th of 888 in the men's 105 kg | 456th of 888 in the men's 105 kg |
| Snatch attempts made | 33% (5 of 15) | Too few recorded |
| Clean and jerk attempts made | 53% (8 of 15) | Too few recorded |
| Snatch as a share of clean and jerk | 81% | 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.
Hossein Tavakkoli vs Liu Zheng head to head
Hossein Tavakkoli and Liu Zheng never lifted in the same class at the same competition. The results here run from 1998 to 2002 for Hossein Tavakkoli and 2010 to 2010 for Liu Zheng, so the side by side figures and the chart are the comparison.
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