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Xiang Yanmei vs Zhang Ning
Xiang Yanmei and Zhang Ning, compared on every result on this site. Xiang Yanmei's best total is 271 kg (women's 69 kg, 2013); Zhang Ning's is 242.5 kg (women's 75 kg, 2002). On the Sinclair scale, which allows for bodyweight, Xiang Yanmei is ahead by 44.3 points. They never met in the same class.
Xiang Yanmei and Zhang Ning 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 |  Xiang Yanmei |
Zhang Ning |
|---|---|---|
| Nation | China | Not listed |
| Born | 1992 | Not listed |
| Competitions | 8, 2009 to 2016 | 3, 2002 to 2005 |
| Olympic medals | 1 gold | None |
| World Championships medals | 2 gold, 1 silver | None |
| Best snatch | 123 kg | 110 kg |
| Best clean and jerk | 150 kg | 132.5 kg |
| Best total | 271 kg (women's 69 kg, 2013) | 242.5 kg (women's 75 kg, 2002) |
| Best Sinclair score | 338.6 | 294.3 |
| Best total, place in its class | 5th of 812 in the women's 69 kg | 67th of 626 in the women's 75 kg |
| Snatch attempts made | 83% (20 of 24) | Too few recorded |
| Clean and jerk attempts made | 75% (18 of 24) | Too few recorded |
| Snatch as a share of clean and jerk | 83% | 83% |
| 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.
Xiang Yanmei vs Zhang Ning head to head
Xiang Yanmei and Zhang Ning never lifted in the same class at the same competition. The results here run from 2009 to 2016 for Xiang Yanmei and 2002 to 2005 for Zhang Ning, so the side by side figures and the chart are the comparison.
Xiang Yanmei and Zhang Ning, 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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Lifters whose best totals came in nearby classes, from any year.