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Mohammad Ali Falahatinejad vs Zhan Xugang

Mohammad Ali Falahatinejad and Zhan Xugang, compared on every result on this site. Mohammad Ali Falahatinejad's best total is 357.5 kg (men's 77 kg, 2003); Zhan Xugang's is 367.5 kg (men's 77 kg, 2000). On the Sinclair scale, which allows for bodyweight, Zhan Xugang is ahead by 14.6 points. They met once in the same class, and never both posted a total.

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Mohammad Ali Falahatinejad and Zhan Xugang 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 Iran Mohammad Ali Falahatinejad China Zhan Xugang
Nation Iran China
Born 1976 1974
Competitions 4, 1999 to 2007 6, 1998 to 2004
Olympic medals None 1 gold
World Championships medals 1 gold None
Best snatch 155 kg 162.5 kg
Best clean and jerk 202.5 kg 207.5 kg
Best total 357.5 kg (men's 77 kg, 2003) 367.5 kg (men's 77 kg, 2000)
Best Sinclair score 475.0 489.6
Best total, place in its class 35th of 1,242 in the men's 77 kg 10th of 1,242 in the men's 77 kg
Snatch attempts made 42% (5 of 12) 47% (7 of 15)
Clean and jerk attempts made 42% (5 of 12) 50% (6 of 12)
Snatch as a share of clean and jerk 77% 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

Mohammad Ali Falahatinejad vs Zhan Xugang 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 Class Mohammad Ali Falahatinejad Zhan Xugang Ahead
2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 200377 kgNot counted 77 kg 357.5place 1 No total Not counted
Careers

Mohammad Ali Falahatinejad and Zhan Xugang, 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.

Mohammad Ali Falahatinejad and Zhan Xugang: Sinclair score at each competition, 3 and 3 competitions.42046050019982000200220042006Mohammad Ali Falahatinejad, 1999 World Weightlifting Championships, 21 Nov 1999: 432.42 pointsMohammad Ali Falahatinejad, 2003 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 Nov 2003: 474.96 pointsMohammad Ali Falahatinejad, 2007 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 Sep 2007: 435.3 pointsZhan Xugang, 1998 University World Cup, 24 Apr 1998: 437.25 pointsZhan Xugang, 1999 World Weightlifting Championships, 21 Nov 1999: 486.01 pointsZhan Xugang, 2000 Olympic Games, 16 Sep 2000: 489.56 points
Mohammad Ali Falahatinejad and Zhan Xugang: Sinclair score at each competition, 3 and 3 competitions.4204605001998200120042007Mohammad Ali Falahatinejad, 1999 World Weightlifting Championships, 21 Nov 1999: 432.42 pointsMohammad Ali Falahatinejad, 2003 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 Nov 2003: 474.96 pointsMohammad Ali Falahatinejad, 2007 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 Sep 2007: 435.3 pointsZhan Xugang, 1998 University World Cup, 24 Apr 1998: 437.25 pointsZhan Xugang, 1999 World Weightlifting Championships, 21 Nov 1999: 486.01 pointsZhan Xugang, 2000 Olympic Games, 16 Sep 2000: 489.56 points
Mohammad Ali Falahatinejad: round points Zhan Xugang: square points
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