Pak Jong-ju vs Shi Zhiyong

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	Pak Jong-ju	Shi Zhiyong
Nation	North Korea	China
Born	1997	1980
Competitions	14, 2012 to 2023	28, 1999 to 2024
Olympic medals	None	3 gold
World Championships medals	1 bronze	4 gold, 3 silver
Best snatch	151 kg	169 kg
Best clean and jerk	188 kg	198 kg
Best total	339 kg (men's 73 kg, 2023)	364 kg (men's 73 kg, 2021)
Best Sinclair score	477.0	500.8
Best total, place in its class	25th of 434 in the men's 73 kg	2nd of 434 in the men's 73 kg
Snatch attempts made	69% (29 of 42)	75% (54 of 72)
Clean and jerk attempts made	52% (22 of 42)	59% (38 of 64)
Snatch as a share of clean and jerk	80%	84%
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.

Pak Jong-ju and Shi Zhiyong never lifted in the same class at the same competition. The results here run from 2012 to 2023 for Pak Jong-ju and 1999 to 2024 for Shi Zhiyong, so the side by side figures and the chart are the comparison.

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.

Lifters whose best totals came in nearby classes, from any year.

• Nearby class Shi Zhiyong vs Lü Xiaojun
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