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Kaori Niyanagi vs Tara Cunningham
Kaori Niyanagi and Tara Cunningham, compared on every result on this site. Kaori Niyanagi's best total is 185 kg (women's 48 kg, 1999); Tara Cunningham's is 185 kg (women's 48 kg, 2000). On the Sinclair scale, which allows for bodyweight, Tara Cunningham is ahead by 1.0 points. They met three times in the same class: Kaori Niyanagi finished ahead once, Tara Cunningham two.
Kaori Niyanagi and Tara Cunningham 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 |  Kaori Niyanagi |
 Tara Cunningham |
|---|---|---|
| Nation | Japan | United States |
| Born | 1977 | 1972 |
| Competitions | 5, 1998 to 2000 | 6, 1998 to 2004 |
| Olympic medals | None | 1 gold |
| World Championships medals | 1 bronze | None |
| Best snatch | 80 kg | 85 kg |
| Best clean and jerk | 105 kg | 102.5 kg |
| Best total | 185 kg (women's 48 kg, 1999) | 185 kg (women's 48 kg, 2000) |
| Best Sinclair score | 289.0 | 290.0 |
| Best total, place in its class | 52nd of 575 in the women's 48 kg | 52nd of 575 in the women's 48 kg |
| Snatch attempts made | 40% (6 of 15) | 67% (10 of 15) |
| Clean and jerk attempts made | 53% (8 of 15) | 67% (10 of 15) |
| Snatch as a share of clean and jerk | 76% | 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 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.
Kaori Niyanagi vs Tara Cunningham 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.
| Competition | Kaori Niyanagi | Tara Cunningham |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 Olympic Games 16 Sep 200048 kgAhead: Tara Cunningham | 175place 6 | 185place 1 |
| 1999 World Weightlifting Championships 21 Nov 199948 kgAhead: Kaori Niyanagi | 185place 3 | 175place 9 |
| 1998 World Weightlifting Championships 10 Nov 199848 kgAhead: Tara Cunningham | 165place 8 | 167.5place 6 |
Kaori Niyanagi and Tara Cunningham, 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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