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Kim Myong-Hyok vs Oleg Chen
Kim Myong-Hyok and Oleg Chen, compared on every result on this site. Kim Myong-Hyok's best total is 342 kg (men's 69 kg, 2014); Oleg Chen's is 344 kg (men's 69 kg, 2015). On the Sinclair scale, which allows for bodyweight, Oleg Chen is ahead by 2.1 points. They met four times in the same class: Kim Myong-Hyok finished ahead once, Oleg Chen three.
Kim Myong-Hyok and Oleg Chen 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 |  Kim Myong-Hyok |
 Oleg Chen |
|---|---|---|
| Nation | North Korea | Russia |
| Born | 1990 | 1988 |
| Competitions | 12, 2011 to 2018 | 16, 2006 to 2019 |
| Olympic medals | 1 bronze | None |
| World Championships medals | 2 bronze | 3 silver |
| Best snatch | 160 kg | 160 kg |
| Best clean and jerk | 187 kg | 184 kg |
| Best total | 342 kg (men's 69 kg, 2014) | 344 kg (men's 69 kg, 2015) |
| Best Sinclair score | 486.1 | 488.2 |
| Best total, place in its class | 13th of 1,135 in the men's 69 kg | 10th of 1,135 in the men's 69 kg |
| Snatch attempts made | 53% (19 of 36) | 77% (37 of 48) |
| Clean and jerk attempts made | 42% (14 of 33) | 68% (32 of 47) |
| Snatch as a share of clean and jerk | 88% | 87% |
| 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.
Kim Myong-Hyok vs Oleg Chen 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 | Kim Myong-Hyok | Oleg Chen |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 201569 kgAhead: Oleg Chen | 342place 4 | 344place 2 |
| 2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 201469 kgAhead: Kim Myong-Hyok | 334place 3 | 332place 4 |
| 2013 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Oct 201369 kgAhead: Oleg Chen | 337place 3 | 340place 2 |
| 2011 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 201169 kgAhead: Oleg Chen | 310place 22 | 336place 2 |
Kim Myong-Hyok and Oleg Chen, 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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Lifters whose best totals came in nearby classes, from any year.