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Li Wenwen vs Son Young-hee
Li Wenwen and Son Young-hee, compared on every result on this site. Li Wenwen's best total is 335 kg (women's +87 kg, 2021); Son Young-hee's is 289 kg (women's +87 kg, 2023). On the Sinclair scale, which allows for bodyweight, Li Wenwen is ahead by 36.5 points. They met eight times in the same class; in the seven where both posted a total, Li Wenwen finished ahead every time.
Li Wenwen and Son Young-hee 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 |  Li Wenwen |
 Son Young-hee |
|---|---|---|
| Nation | China | South Korea |
| Born | 2000 | 1993 |
| Competitions | 15, 2019 to 2026 | 22, 2011 to 2025 |
| Olympic medals | 2 gold | None |
| World Championships medals | 2 gold | 1 gold, 1 bronze |
| Best snatch | 148 kg | 127 kg |
| Best clean and jerk | 187 kg | 169 kg |
| Best total | 335 kg (women's +87 kg, 2021) | 289 kg (women's +87 kg, 2023) |
| Best Sinclair score | 335.7 | 299.2 |
| Best total, place in its class | 1st of 187 in the women's +87 kg | 9th of 187 in the women's +87 kg |
| Snatch attempts made | 84% (31 of 37) | 68% (43 of 63) |
| Clean and jerk attempts made | 88% (28 of 32) | 59% (36 of 61) |
| Snatch as a share of clean and jerk | 79% | 71% |
| 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.
Li Wenwen vs Son Young-hee 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 | Li Wenwen | Son Young-hee |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 IWF World Cup 31 Mar 2024+87 kgAhead: Li Wenwen | 325place 1 | 283place 3 |
| 2023 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Sep 2023+87 kgNot counted | No total | No total |
| 2023 Asian Championships 5 May 2023+87 kgAhead: Li Wenwen | 315place 1 | 289place 3 |
| 2022 World Weightlifting Championships 5 Dec 2022+87 kgAhead: Li Wenwen | 311place 1 | 280place 5 |
| 2020 Asian Championships 17 Apr 2021+87 kgAhead: Li Wenwen | 335place 1 | 279place 2 |
| 2019 IWF World Cup (December) 10 Dec 2019+87 kgAhead: Li Wenwen | 315place 1 | 273place 3 |
| 2019 Challenge 210 24 Oct 2019+87 kgAhead: Li Wenwen | 295place 1 | 252place 2 |
| 2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019+87 kgAhead: Li Wenwen | 332place 1 | 276place 8 |
Li Wenwen and Son Young-hee, 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.