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Hossein Tavakkoli vs Wu Changsheng
Hossein Tavakkoli and Wu Changsheng, compared on every result on this site. Hossein Tavakkoli's best total is 425 kg (men's 105 kg, 2000); Wu Changsheng's is 381 kg (men's 105 kg, 2015). On the Sinclair scale, which allows for bodyweight, Hossein Tavakkoli is ahead by 49.8 points. They never met in the same class.
Hossein Tavakkoli and Wu Changsheng 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 |
Wu Changsheng |
|---|---|---|
| Nation | Iran | Not listed |
| Born | 1978 | Not listed |
| Competitions | 5, 1998 to 2002 | 3, 2011 to 2015 |
| Olympic medals | 1 gold | None |
| World Championships medals | None | None |
| Best snatch | 190 kg | 169 kg |
| Best clean and jerk | 235 kg | 214 kg |
| Best total | 425 kg (men's 105 kg, 2000) | 381 kg (men's 105 kg, 2015) |
| Best Sinclair score | 483.9 | 434.1 |
| Best total, place in its class | 8th of 888 in the men's 105 kg | 137th 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% | 80% |
| 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 Wu Changsheng head to head
Hossein Tavakkoli and Wu Changsheng never lifted in the same class at the same competition. The results here run from 1998 to 2002 for Hossein Tavakkoli and 2011 to 2015 for Wu Changsheng, so the side by side figures and the chart are the comparison.
Hossein Tavakkoli and Wu Changsheng, 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.
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