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Lü Xiaojun vs Valery Shary
Lü Xiaojun and Valery Shary, compared on the results on record here: Olympic medals before 1998 and every result since. Lü Xiaojun's best total is 380 kg (men's 77 kg, 2013); Valery Shary's is 365 kg (men's 82.5 kg, 1976). No meeting in the same class is on record; before 1998 only medals at the Olympic Games are.
Lü Xiaojun and Valery Shary side by side
Figures from the results on record here: Olympic medals before 1998 and every result since. Where one figure is better, it is in bold. Their best totals came in different classes, so kilograms alone do not say who was stronger. The figures are explained under the table.
| Figure |  Lü Xiaojun |
Valery Shary |
|---|---|---|
| Nation | China | Soviet Union |
| Born | 1984 | 1947 |
| Competitions on record | 21, 2004 to 2021 | 1, 1976 |
| Olympic medals | 3 gold | 1 gold |
| World Championships medals | 6 gold | None since 1998; earlier ones are not on record |
| Best snatch | 177 kg | - |
| Best clean and jerk | 207 kg | - |
| Best total | 380 kg (men's 77 kg, 2013) | 365 kg (men's 82.5 kg, 1976) |
| Best Sinclair score | 505.4 | No bodyweight on record before 1998 |
| Best total, place in its class | 1st of 1,242 in the men's 77 kg | Not ranked: the class lists before 1998 are not on record here |
| Snatch attempts made | 67% (38 of 57) | Too few recorded |
| Clean and jerk attempts made | 58% (31 of 53) | Too few recorded |
| Snatch as a share of clean and jerk | 86% | - |
| 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.
Lü Xiaojun vs Valery Shary head to head
No competition on record has Lü Xiaojun and Valery Shary in the same class; before 1998 only medals at the Olympic Games are on record. The results here run from 2004 to 2021 for Lü Xiaojun and 1976 to 1976 for Valery Shary, so the side by side figures and the chart are the comparison.
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