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Om Yun-chol vs William Vargas

Om Yun-chol and William Vargas, compared on every result on this site. Om Yun-chol's best total is 303 kg (men's 56 kg, 2016); William Vargas's is 282.5 kg (men's 56 kg, 1998). On the Sinclair scale, which allows for bodyweight, Om Yun-chol is ahead by 36.3 points. They never met in the same class.

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Om Yun-chol and William Vargas 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 North Korea Om Yun-chol Cuba William Vargas
Nation North Korea Cuba
Born 1991 1970
Competitions 17, 2011 to 2019 2, 1998 to 2001
Olympic medals 1 gold, 1 silver None
World Championships medals 5 gold 1 bronze
Best snatch 134 kg 127.5 kg
Best clean and jerk 171 kg 155 kg
Best total 303 kg (men's 56 kg, 2016) 282.5 kg (men's 56 kg, 1998)
Best Sinclair score 501.4 465.1
Best total, place in its class 3rd of 741 in the men's 56 kg 21st of 741 in the men's 56 kg
Snatch attempts made 64% (32 of 50) Too few recorded
Clean and jerk attempts made 63% (31 of 49) Too few recorded
Snatch as a share of clean and jerk 79% 82%
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

Om Yun-chol vs William Vargas head to head

Om Yun-chol and William Vargas never lifted in the same class at the same competition. The results here run from 2011 to 2019 for Om Yun-chol and 1998 to 2001 for William Vargas, so the side by side figures and the chart are the comparison.

Careers

Om Yun-chol and William Vargas, 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.

Om Yun-chol and William Vargas: Sinclair score at each competition, 17 and 2 competitions.430470510199820022006201020142018Om Yun-chol, 2011 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 29 Jun 2011: 447 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2011 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2011: 440.65 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2012 Olympic Games, 27 Jul 2012: 483.56 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2013 Asian Championships, 20 Jun 2013: 472.4 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2013 Asian Interclub Championships, 11 Sep 2013: 477.16 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2013 World Weightlifting Championships, 16 Oct 2013: 476.22 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2014 Asian Games, 19 Sep 2014: 492.29 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2014 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2014: 488.85 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2015 IWF Grand Prix, 21 Sep 2015: 498.27 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2015 World Weightlifting Championships, 20 Nov 2015: 498.27 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2016 Olympic Games, 5 Aug 2016: 501.4 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2017 Summer Universiade, 19 Aug 2017: 484.33 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2018 Asian Games, 20 Aug 2018: 472.8 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2018 World Weightlifting Championships, 1 Nov 2018: 471.12 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2019 IWF World Cup (February), 22 Feb 2019: 445.87 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2019 Asian Championships, 18 Apr 2019: 470.68 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2019 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 Sep 2019: 490.82 pointsWilliam Vargas, 1998 World Weightlifting Championships, 10 Nov 1998: 465.06 pointsWilliam Vargas, 2001 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2001: 456.57 points
Om Yun-chol and William Vargas: Sinclair score at each competition, 17 and 2 competitions.4304705101998200420102016Om Yun-chol, 2011 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 29 Jun 2011: 447 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2011 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2011: 440.65 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2012 Olympic Games, 27 Jul 2012: 483.56 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2013 Asian Championships, 20 Jun 2013: 472.4 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2013 Asian Interclub Championships, 11 Sep 2013: 477.16 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2013 World Weightlifting Championships, 16 Oct 2013: 476.22 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2014 Asian Games, 19 Sep 2014: 492.29 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2014 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2014: 488.85 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2015 IWF Grand Prix, 21 Sep 2015: 498.27 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2015 World Weightlifting Championships, 20 Nov 2015: 498.27 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2016 Olympic Games, 5 Aug 2016: 501.4 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2017 Summer Universiade, 19 Aug 2017: 484.33 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2018 Asian Games, 20 Aug 2018: 472.8 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2018 World Weightlifting Championships, 1 Nov 2018: 471.12 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2019 IWF World Cup (February), 22 Feb 2019: 445.87 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2019 Asian Championships, 18 Apr 2019: 470.68 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2019 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 Sep 2019: 490.82 pointsWilliam Vargas, 1998 World Weightlifting Championships, 10 Nov 1998: 465.06 pointsWilliam Vargas, 2001 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2001: 456.57 points
Om Yun-chol: round points William Vargas: square points
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