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Kim Un-guk vs Wu Wenxiong

Kim Un-guk and Wu Wenxiong, compared on every result on this site. Kim Un-guk's best total is 332 kg (men's 62 kg, 2014); Wu Wenxiong's is 287.5 kg (men's 56 kg, 2000). On the Sinclair scale, which allows for bodyweight, Kim Un-guk is ahead by 30.9 points. They never met in the same class.

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Kim Un-guk and Wu Wenxiong 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 North Korea Kim Un-guk China Wu Wenxiong
Nation North Korea China
Born 1988 1981
Competitions 11, 2009 to 2015 2, 1999 to 2000
Olympic medals 1 gold 1 silver
World Championships medals 2 gold, 2 silver None
Best snatch 154 kg 125 kg
Best clean and jerk 178 kg 162.5 kg
Best total 332 kg (men's 62 kg, 2014) 287.5 kg (men's 56 kg, 2000)
Best Sinclair score 507.2 476.4
Best total, place in its class 2nd of 981 in the men's 62 kg 10th of 741 in the men's 56 kg
Snatch attempts made 76% (25 of 33) Too few recorded
Clean and jerk attempts made 72% (23 of 32) Too few recorded
Snatch as a share of clean and jerk 87% 77%
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.
Head to head

Kim Un-guk vs Wu Wenxiong head to head

Kim Un-guk and Wu Wenxiong never lifted in the same class at the same competition. The results here run from 2009 to 2015 for Kim Un-guk and 1999 to 2000 for Wu Wenxiong, so the side by side figures and the chart are the comparison.

Careers

Kim Un-guk and Wu Wenxiong, 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.

Kim Un-guk and Wu Wenxiong: Sinclair score at each competition, 10 and 2 competitions.45048552019992001200320052007200920112013Kim Un-guk, 2009 East Asian Games, 7 Dec 2009: 473.38 pointsKim Un-guk, 2010 World Weightlifting Championships, 16 Sep 2010: 490.59 pointsKim Un-guk, 2010 Asian Games, 12 Nov 2010: 484.01 pointsKim Un-guk, 2011 Asian Championships, 9 Apr 2011: 467.11 pointsKim Un-guk, 2011 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2011: 488.53 pointsKim Un-guk, 2012 Olympic Games, 27 Jul 2012: 499.8 pointsKim Un-guk, 2013 Asian Championships, 20 Jun 2013: 481.01 pointsKim Un-guk, 2013 World Weightlifting Championships, 16 Oct 2013: 489.9 pointsKim Un-guk, 2014 Asian Games, 19 Sep 2014: 507.21 pointsKim Un-guk, 2014 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2014: 496.63 pointsWu Wenxiong, 1999 World Weightlifting Championships, 21 Nov 1999: 458.94 pointsWu Wenxiong, 2000 Olympic Games, 16 Sep 2000: 476.36 points
Kim Un-guk and Wu Wenxiong: Sinclair score at each competition, 10 and 2 competitions.450485520199920052011Kim Un-guk, 2009 East Asian Games, 7 Dec 2009: 473.38 pointsKim Un-guk, 2010 World Weightlifting Championships, 16 Sep 2010: 490.59 pointsKim Un-guk, 2010 Asian Games, 12 Nov 2010: 484.01 pointsKim Un-guk, 2011 Asian Championships, 9 Apr 2011: 467.11 pointsKim Un-guk, 2011 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2011: 488.53 pointsKim Un-guk, 2012 Olympic Games, 27 Jul 2012: 499.8 pointsKim Un-guk, 2013 Asian Championships, 20 Jun 2013: 481.01 pointsKim Un-guk, 2013 World Weightlifting Championships, 16 Oct 2013: 489.9 pointsKim Un-guk, 2014 Asian Games, 19 Sep 2014: 507.21 pointsKim Un-guk, 2014 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2014: 496.63 pointsWu Wenxiong, 1999 World Weightlifting Championships, 21 Nov 1999: 458.94 pointsWu Wenxiong, 2000 Olympic Games, 16 Sep 2000: 476.36 points
Kim Un-guk: round points Wu Wenxiong: square points
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