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Tara Cunningham vs Wang Mingjuan
Tara Cunningham and Wang Mingjuan, compared on every result on this site. Tara Cunningham's best total is 185 kg (women's 48 kg, 2000); Wang Mingjuan's is 213 kg (women's 48 kg, 2005). On the Sinclair scale, which allows for bodyweight, Wang Mingjuan is ahead by 42.2 points. They met once in the same class: Wang Mingjuan finished ahead every time.
Tara Cunningham and Wang Mingjuan 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 |  Tara Cunningham |
 Wang Mingjuan |
|---|---|---|
| Nation | United States | China |
| Born | 1972 | 1985 |
| Competitions | 6, 1998 to 2004 | 10, 2002 to 2012 |
| Olympic medals | 1 gold | 1 gold |
| World Championships medals | None | 4 gold |
| Best snatch | 85 kg | 95 kg |
| Best clean and jerk | 102.5 kg | 118 kg |
| Best total | 185 kg (women's 48 kg, 2000) | 213 kg (women's 48 kg, 2005) |
| Best Sinclair score | 290.0 | 332.2 |
| Best total, place in its class | 52nd of 575 in the women's 48 kg | 3rd of 575 in the women's 48 kg |
| Snatch attempts made | 67% (10 of 15) | 85% (23 of 27) |
| Clean and jerk attempts made | 67% (10 of 15) | 83% (19 of 23) |
| Snatch as a share of clean and jerk | 80% | 81% |
| 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.
Tara Cunningham vs Wang Mingjuan 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 | Tara Cunningham | Wang Mingjuan |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 200348 kgAhead: Wang Mingjuan | 175place 7 | 200place 1 |
Tara Cunningham and Wang Mingjuan, 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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