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Lee Sang-yeon vs Nikolaj Pešalov
Lee Sang-yeon and Nikolaj Pešalov, compared on every result on this site. Lee Sang-yeon's best total is 331 kg (men's 73 kg, 2024); Nikolaj Pešalov's is 337.5 kg (men's 69 kg, 2004). On the Sinclair scale, which allows for bodyweight, Nikolaj Pešalov is ahead by 39.4 points. They never met in the same class.
Lee Sang-yeon and Nikolaj Pešalov 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 |  Lee Sang-yeon |
 Nikolaj Pešalov |
|---|---|---|
| Nation | South Korea | Bulgaria |
| Born | 1995 | 1970 |
| Competitions | 10, 2016 to 2024 | 8, 1998 to 2007 |
| Olympic medals | None | 1 gold, 1 bronze |
| World Championships medals | None | 1 silver |
| Best snatch | 148 kg | 150 kg |
| Best clean and jerk | 191 kg | 187.5 kg |
| Best total | 331 kg (men's 73 kg, 2024) | 337.5 kg (men's 69 kg, 2004) |
| Best Sinclair score | 458.6 | 498.0 |
| Best total, place in its class | 43rd of 434 in the men's 73 kg | 23rd of 1,135 in the men's 69 kg |
| Snatch attempts made | 50% (15 of 30) | 53% (8 of 15) |
| Clean and jerk attempts made | 40% (12 of 30) | Too few recorded |
| Snatch as a share of clean and jerk | 73% | 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.
Lee Sang-yeon vs Nikolaj Pešalov head to head
Lee Sang-yeon and Nikolaj Pešalov never lifted in the same class at the same competition. The results here run from 2016 to 2024 for Lee Sang-yeon and 1998 to 2007 for Nikolaj Pešalov, so the side by side figures and the chart are the comparison.
Lee Sang-yeon and Nikolaj Pešalov, 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.
More comparisons
Lifters whose best totals came in nearby classes, from any year.