Men's 81 kg, May 2023
Ameur Messaoudi
Ameur Messaoudi is a weightlifter. The results below cover 7 competitions from 2013 to 2023. The latest result came in the men's 81 kg class, at the 2023 African Championships.
- Best total
- 315 kg
- Best snatch
- 145 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 170 kg
Ameur Messaoudi's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 77 kg in 2013, 85 kg from 2014 to 2017, 81 kg in 2023. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (85 kg to 81 kg) and again in June 2025. At 80.9 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 85 kg.
Latest result: 2023 African Championships, 11 May 2023, 81 kg, total 315 kg, place 1.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81 kg2023 | 145 | 170 | 315 |
| 85 kg2014 to 2017 | 140 | 170 | 310 |
| 77 kg2013 | 118 | 147 | 265 |
Ameur Messaoudi by the numbers
Ameur Messaoudi's record in context: where the best total ranks, how the snatch compares with the clean and jerk, and the lifts behind the best Sinclair score.
- Best Sinclair score
- 405.5
- From 315 kg at 80.9 kg bodyweight, 2023 African Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 200th of 512
- 315 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 81 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 85%
- At the best total, 145 kg of 170 kg. A higher share means a stronger snatch for the clean and jerk. Eight in ten men lifting in national federation meets sit between 71% and 86%.
- Competitions with a total
- 6 of 7
- The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Ameur Messaoudi makes each attempt
Ameur Messaoudi made 72% of snatch attempts and 61% of clean and jerk attempts at the competitions on this site, against 58% and 56% for every lifter at senior World Championships and Olympic Games since 1998. Below, each attempt in turn. Third attempts are the hardest: lifters ask for their heaviest weight last.
Snatch, first attempt
Snatch, second attempt
Snatch, third attempt
Clean and jerk, first attempt
Clean and jerk, second attempt
Clean and jerk, third attempt
Ameur Messaoudi head to head
The lifters Ameur Messaoudi has met most often in the same class, three times or more with both posting a total, and how often each finished ahead.
| Rival | Met | Ameur Messaoudi ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wajih Tlili | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Ameur Messaoudi's competition results
Every result, newest first, with all six attempts. A struck-through weight is a missed attempt and a dash an attempt not taken. A dash under Total means no total was recorded, and "No lifts" that the lifter was entered but did not lift. Places are for the total.
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| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 African Championships 11 May 2023 | 1 | 315 | 81 kg | 80.9 | 140 | 145 | 170 | |||
| 2017 African Championships 10 Jul 2017 | 3 | 310 | 85 kg | 83.31 | 135 | 140 | 170 | |||
| 2016 African Junior Championships 8 Dec 2016 | 3 | 273 | 85 kg | 79.5 | 110 | 120 | 125 | 140 | 148 | |
| 2015 Arab Championships 15 Dec 2015 | 3 | 302 | 85 kg | 83.9 | Snatch 135, clean and jerk 167; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2015 Arab Junior Championships 1 Jan 2015 | 2 | 279 | 85 kg | 80.15 | 115 | 122 | 127 | 145 | 152 | |
| 2014 African Junior Championships 15 Apr 2014 | - | - | 85 kg | 77.9 | 140 | 150 | ||||
| 2013 African Youth Championships 28 Oct 2013 | 1 | 265 | 77 kg | 75 | 107 | 113 | 118 | 140 | 145 | 147 |
Compare Ameur Messaoudi
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Ameur Messaoudi.