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Kang Yue vs Lydia Valentín
Kang Yue and Lydia Valentín, compared on every result on this site. Kang Yue's best total is 291 kg (women's 75 kg, 2014); Lydia Valentín's is 268 kg (women's 75 kg, 2014). On the Sinclair scale, which allows for bodyweight, Kang Yue is ahead by 27.7 points. They met four times in the same class; in the three where both posted a total, Kang Yue finished ahead twice, Lydia Valentín one.
Side by side
Kang Yue and Lydia Valentín 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
Kang Yue
Lydia Valentín
Nation
China
Spain
Born
1991
1985
Competitions
16, 2010 to 2021
44, 2001 to 2023
Olympic medals
None
1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
World Championships medals
1 gold, 3 silver
2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
Best snatch
131 kg
124 kg
Best clean and jerk
160 kg
147 kg
Best total
291 kg (women's 75 kg, 2014)
268 kg (women's 75 kg, 2014)
Best Sinclair score
349.0
321.3
Best total, place in its class
5th of 626 in the women's 75 kg
11th of 626 in the women's 75 kg
Snatch attempts made
71% (34 of 48)
69% (83 of 120)
Clean and jerk attempts made
58% (28 of 48)
65% (75 of 115)
Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
82%
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
Kang Yue vs Lydia Valentín head to head
Every competition where both were entered in the same class, newest first. Each lifter's column gives the total in kilograms and the place in the class. "No lifts" means an entry without an attempt; "No total" means the results record no total, most often after three misses in one lift. Only meets where both posted a total count toward who finished ahead: the higher total, or on equal totals the published places, which went to the lighter lifter until 2017 and to the one who made the total first since.
Careers
Kang Yue and Lydia Valentín, 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.
Kang Yue and Lydia Valentín: Sinclair score at each competition, 16 and 38 competitions. 220 290 360 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 Kang Yue, 2010 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 11 Jun 2010: 314.07 points Kang Yue, 2010 World Weightlifting Championships, 16 Sep 2010: 316.74 points Kang Yue, 2011 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 29 Jun 2011: 304.94 points Kang Yue, 2011 Summer Universiade, 12 Aug 2011: 299.94 points Kang Yue, 2011 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2011: 304.55 points Kang Yue, 2011 London Prepares International Invitational, 10 Dec 2011: 298.99 points Kang Yue, 2013 World Weightlifting Championships, 16 Oct 2013: 330.89 points Kang Yue, 2014 Asian Games, 19 Sep 2014: 349.02 points Kang Yue, 2014 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2014: 332.29 points Kang Yue, 2015 World Weightlifting Championships, 20 Nov 2015: 337.72 points Kang Yue, 2019 EGAT's Cup International Weightlifting Championships, 7 Jan 2019: 291.65 points Kang Yue, 2019 British International Open, 7 Jun 2019: 303.32 points Kang Yue, 2019 San Diego International Open, 2 Oct 2019: 302.54 points Kang Yue, 2019 Challenge 210, 24 Oct 2019: 293.52 points Kang Yue, 2019 Alexander Cup, 1 Nov 2019: 294 points Kang Yue, 2020 Asian Championships, 17 Apr 2021: 307.43 points Lydia Valentín, 2001 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 1 Jul 2001: 226.59 points Lydia Valentín, 2002 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 30 May 2002: 228.98 points Lydia Valentín, 2005 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 17 May 2005: 266.38 points Lydia Valentín, 2005 World Weightlifting Championships, 8 Nov 2005: 264.69 points Lydia Valentín, 2007 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 Sep 2007: 287.62 points Lydia Valentín, 2008 Olympic Test Event, 22 Jan 2008: 276.03 points Lydia Valentín, 2008 European Championships, 11 Apr 2008: 294.05 points Lydia Valentín, 2008 Olympic Games, 9 Aug 2008: 300.07 points Lydia Valentín, 2009 European Championships, 4 Apr 2009: 302.6 points Lydia Valentín, 2009 Monique Maurice Challenge, 26 Sep 2009: 284.89 points Lydia Valentín, 2009 World Weightlifting Championships, 19 Nov 2009: 290.18 points Lydia Valentín, 2010 European Championships, 2 Apr 2010: 306.57 points Lydia Valentín, 2010 Criollo Cup and Iberoamerican Cup, 25 Oct 2010: 309.87 points Lydia Valentín, 2011 European Championships, 11 Apr 2011: 316.71 points Lydia Valentín, 2011 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2011: 309.82 points Lydia Valentín, 2011 London Prepares International Invitational, 10 Dec 2011: 302.72 points Lydia Valentín, 2011 IWF Grand Prix - President's Cup, 17 Dec 2011: 307.61 points Lydia Valentín, 2012 European Championships, 9 Apr 2012: 311.88 points Lydia Valentín, 2012 Olympic Games, 27 Jul 2012: 318.13 points Lydia Valentín, 2013 European Championships, 8 Apr 2013: 306.57 points Lydia Valentín, 2013 Mediterranean Games, 20 Jun 2013: 319.62 points Lydia Valentín, 2013 World Weightlifting Championships, 16 Oct 2013: 312.73 points Lydia Valentín, 2013 IWF Grand Prix - President's Cup, 21 Nov 2013: 301.45 points Lydia Valentín, 2014 European Championships, 5 Apr 2014: 321.31 points Lydia Valentín, 2014 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2014: 318.13 points Lydia Valentín, 2015 European Championships, 10 Apr 2015: 317.26 points Lydia Valentín, 2016 Olympic Games, 5 Aug 2016: 309.28 points Lydia Valentín, 2017 European Championships, 1 Apr 2017: 301.57 points Lydia Valentín, 2017 World Weightlifting Championships, 27 Nov 2017: 309.38 points Lydia Valentín, 2018 European Championships, 26 Mar 2018: 300.11 points Lydia Valentín, 2018 Mediterranean Games, 22 Jun 2018: 298.83 points Lydia Valentín, 2018 World Weightlifting Championships, 1 Nov 2018: 290.83 points Lydia Valentín, 2019 European Championships, 6 Apr 2019: 287.36 points Lydia Valentín, 2019 Cup of the Blue Swords, 28 Aug 2019: 263.04 points Lydia Valentín, 2019 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 Sep 2019: 287.84 points Lydia Valentín, 2019 Mediterranean Cup, 4 Oct 2019: 274.3 points Lydia Valentín, 2020 Malta International Open, 23 Feb 2020: 273.85 points Lydia Valentín, 2021 Olympic Games, 23 Jul 2021: 260.77 points
Kang Yue and Lydia Valentín: Sinclair score at each competition, 16 and 38 competitions. 220 290 360 2001 2007 2013 2019 Kang Yue, 2010 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 11 Jun 2010: 314.07 points Kang Yue, 2010 World Weightlifting Championships, 16 Sep 2010: 316.74 points Kang Yue, 2011 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 29 Jun 2011: 304.94 points Kang Yue, 2011 Summer Universiade, 12 Aug 2011: 299.94 points Kang Yue, 2011 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2011: 304.55 points Kang Yue, 2011 London Prepares International Invitational, 10 Dec 2011: 298.99 points Kang Yue, 2013 World Weightlifting Championships, 16 Oct 2013: 330.89 points Kang Yue, 2014 Asian Games, 19 Sep 2014: 349.02 points Kang Yue, 2014 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2014: 332.29 points Kang Yue, 2015 World Weightlifting Championships, 20 Nov 2015: 337.72 points Kang Yue, 2019 EGAT's Cup International Weightlifting Championships, 7 Jan 2019: 291.65 points Kang Yue, 2019 British International Open, 7 Jun 2019: 303.32 points Kang Yue, 2019 San Diego International Open, 2 Oct 2019: 302.54 points Kang Yue, 2019 Challenge 210, 24 Oct 2019: 293.52 points Kang Yue, 2019 Alexander Cup, 1 Nov 2019: 294 points Kang Yue, 2020 Asian Championships, 17 Apr 2021: 307.43 points Lydia Valentín, 2001 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 1 Jul 2001: 226.59 points Lydia Valentín, 2002 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 30 May 2002: 228.98 points Lydia Valentín, 2005 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 17 May 2005: 266.38 points Lydia Valentín, 2005 World Weightlifting Championships, 8 Nov 2005: 264.69 points Lydia Valentín, 2007 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 Sep 2007: 287.62 points Lydia Valentín, 2008 Olympic Test Event, 22 Jan 2008: 276.03 points Lydia Valentín, 2008 European Championships, 11 Apr 2008: 294.05 points Lydia Valentín, 2008 Olympic Games, 9 Aug 2008: 300.07 points Lydia Valentín, 2009 European Championships, 4 Apr 2009: 302.6 points Lydia Valentín, 2009 Monique Maurice Challenge, 26 Sep 2009: 284.89 points Lydia Valentín, 2009 World Weightlifting Championships, 19 Nov 2009: 290.18 points Lydia Valentín, 2010 European Championships, 2 Apr 2010: 306.57 points Lydia Valentín, 2010 Criollo Cup and Iberoamerican Cup, 25 Oct 2010: 309.87 points Lydia Valentín, 2011 European Championships, 11 Apr 2011: 316.71 points Lydia Valentín, 2011 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2011: 309.82 points Lydia Valentín, 2011 London Prepares International Invitational, 10 Dec 2011: 302.72 points Lydia Valentín, 2011 IWF Grand Prix - President's Cup, 17 Dec 2011: 307.61 points Lydia Valentín, 2012 European Championships, 9 Apr 2012: 311.88 points Lydia Valentín, 2012 Olympic Games, 27 Jul 2012: 318.13 points Lydia Valentín, 2013 European Championships, 8 Apr 2013: 306.57 points Lydia Valentín, 2013 Mediterranean Games, 20 Jun 2013: 319.62 points Lydia Valentín, 2013 World Weightlifting Championships, 16 Oct 2013: 312.73 points Lydia Valentín, 2013 IWF Grand Prix - President's Cup, 21 Nov 2013: 301.45 points Lydia Valentín, 2014 European Championships, 5 Apr 2014: 321.31 points Lydia Valentín, 2014 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2014: 318.13 points Lydia Valentín, 2015 European Championships, 10 Apr 2015: 317.26 points Lydia Valentín, 2016 Olympic Games, 5 Aug 2016: 309.28 points Lydia Valentín, 2017 European Championships, 1 Apr 2017: 301.57 points Lydia Valentín, 2017 World Weightlifting Championships, 27 Nov 2017: 309.38 points Lydia Valentín, 2018 European Championships, 26 Mar 2018: 300.11 points Lydia Valentín, 2018 Mediterranean Games, 22 Jun 2018: 298.83 points Lydia Valentín, 2018 World Weightlifting Championships, 1 Nov 2018: 290.83 points Lydia Valentín, 2019 European Championships, 6 Apr 2019: 287.36 points Lydia Valentín, 2019 Cup of the Blue Swords, 28 Aug 2019: 263.04 points Lydia Valentín, 2019 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 Sep 2019: 287.84 points Lydia Valentín, 2019 Mediterranean Cup, 4 Oct 2019: 274.3 points Lydia Valentín, 2020 Malta International Open, 23 Feb 2020: 273.85 points Lydia Valentín, 2021 Olympic Games, 23 Jul 2021: 260.77 points
Kang Yue: round points
Lydia Valentín: square points
Lifters whose best totals came in nearby classes, from any year.