Great Britain · Men's +105 kg, April 2018
Ben Watson
Ben Watson is a weightlifter from Great Britain, born in 1990. The results below cover 6 competitions from 2009 to 2018. The latest result came in the men's +105 kg class, at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
- Best total
- 352 kg
- Best snatch
- 160 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 192 kg
Ben Watson's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 94 kg in 2009, 105 kg from 2011 to 2014, +105 kg from 2017 to 2018. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 115.89 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be +110 kg.
Latest result: 2018 Commonwealth Games, 4 April 2018, +105 kg, total 352 kg, place 6.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| +105 kg2017 to 2018 | 160 | 192 | 352 |
| 105 kg2011 to 2014 | 157 | 180 | 337 |
| 94 kg2009 | 125 | 148 | 273 |
Ben Watson by the numbers
Ben Watson'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
- 386.1
- From 352 kg at 115.89 kg bodyweight, 2018 Commonwealth Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 315th of 704
- 352 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's +105 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 83%
- At the best total, 160 kg of 192 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%.
- Age at best total
- 28
- Turned 28 in 2018, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 6 of 6
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Ben Watson makes each attempt
Ben Watson made 80% of snatch attempts and 60% 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
Ben Watson head to head
The lifters Ben Watson 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 | Ben Watson ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tovia Opeloge | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Ben Watson'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Commonwealth Games 4 Apr 2018 | 6 | 352 | +105 kg | 115.89 | 155 | 160 | 185 | 192 | ||
| 2017 Commonwealth Championships 3 Sep 2017 | 6 | 337 | +105 kg | 114.22 | 148 | 153 | 175 | 180 | 184 | |
| 2014 Commonwealth Games 23 Jul 2014 | 3 | 337 | 105 kg | 103.23 | 147 | 152 | 157 | 180 | ||
| 2013 Commonwealth Championships 24 Nov 2013 | 6 | 328 | 105 kg | 103.55 | Snatch 153, clean and jerk 175; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2011 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2011 | 28 | 300 | 105 kg | 97.84 | 135 | 140 | 155 | 160 | ||
| 2009 European Junior Championships 25 Jul 2009 | 13 | 273 | 94 kg | 89.45 | 118 | 123 | 125 | 148 | ||
Compare Ben Watson
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Ben Watson.