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Liu Chunhong vs Rika Saito
Liu Chunhong and Rika Saito, compared on every result on this site. Liu Chunhong's best total is 285 kg (women's 75 kg, 2005); Rika Saito's is 210 kg (women's 69 kg, 2008). On the Sinclair scale, which allows for bodyweight, Liu Chunhong is ahead by 83.3 points. They met six times in the same class; in the four where both posted a total, Liu Chunhong finished ahead every time.
Liu Chunhong and Rika Saito 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 |  Liu Chunhong |
 Rika Saito |
|---|---|---|
| Nation | China | Japan |
| Born | 1985 | 1983 |
| Competitions | 15, 2002 to 2010 | 10, 2000 to 2009 |
| Olympic medals | 1 gold | None |
| World Championships medals | 2 gold, 1 silver | None |
| Best snatch | 126 kg | 91 kg |
| Best clean and jerk | 159 kg | 122 kg |
| Best total | 285 kg (women's 75 kg, 2005) | 210 kg (women's 69 kg, 2008) |
| Best Sinclair score | 347.8 | 264.5 |
| Best total, place in its class | 7th of 626 in the women's 75 kg | 211th of 812 in the women's 69 kg |
| Snatch attempts made | 64% (27 of 42) | 60% (18 of 30) |
| Clean and jerk attempts made | 86% (30 of 35) | 73% (22 of 30) |
| Snatch as a share of clean and jerk | 79% | 76% |
| 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.
Liu Chunhong vs Rika Saito 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 | Liu Chunhong | Rika Saito |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 World Weightlifting Championships 19 Nov 200969 kgAhead: Liu Chunhong | 245place 4 | 208place 14 |
| 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 200869 kgNot counted | No total | 209place 6 |
| 2008 Asian Championships 26 Apr 200869 kgAhead: Liu Chunhong | 262place 1 | 210place 6 |
| 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 200769 kgAhead: Liu Chunhong | 271place 2 | 201place 19 |
| 2006 World Weightlifting Championships 30 Sep 200669 kgNot counted | No total | 200place 16 |
| 2002 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 30 May 200269 kgAhead: Liu Chunhong | 255place 1 | 195place 11 |
Liu Chunhong and Rika Saito, 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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