Nigeria · Women's +75 kg, November 2003
Balkisu Musa
Balkisu Musa is a weightlifter from Nigeria, born in 1970, with one World Championships medal (1 bronze). The results below cover 3 competitions from 1999 to 2003. The latest result came in the women's +75 kg class, at the 2003 World Weightlifting Championships.
- World medal
- 1
- Best total
- 252.5 kg
- Best snatch
- 112.5 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 140 kg
Balkisu Musa's career
World Championships: 1 bronze in the total.
Latest result: 2003 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 November 2003, +75 kg, total 215 kg, place 23.
Balkisu Musa by the numbers
Balkisu Musa'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
- 290.3
- From 252.5 kg at 82.21 kg bodyweight, 1999 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 68th of 479
- 252.5 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's +75 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 80%
- At the best total, 112.5 kg of 140 kg. A higher share means a stronger snatch for the clean and jerk. Eight in ten women lifting in national federation meets sit between 70% and 85%.
- Age at best total
- 29
- Turned 29 in 1999, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 2 of 3
- The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
Balkisu Musa'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.
Swipe the table sideways to see every attempt.
| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 2003 | 23 | 215 | +75 kg | 89.86 | 97.5 | 117.5 | ||||
| 2000 Olympic Test Event 25 Mar 2000 | - | - | +75 kg | 94.3 | 110 | 115 | ||||
| 1999 World Weightlifting Championships 21 Nov 1999 | 3 | 252.5 | +75 kg | 82.21 | 105 | 110 | 112.5 | 130 | 135 | 140 |
Compare Balkisu Musa
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