France · Men's 85 kg, August 2016
Benjamin Hennequin
Benjamin Hennequin is a weightlifter from France, born in 1984, with one World Championships medal (1 silver). The results below cover 21 competitions from 2003 to 2016. The latest result came in the men's 85 kg class, at the 2016 Olympic Games.
- World medal
- 1
- Best total
- 378 kg
- Best snatch
- 170 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 208 kg
Benjamin Hennequin's career: classes, totals and best lifts
World Championships: 1 silver in the total.
Weight classes: 85 kg from 2003 to 2009, 94 kg in 2009, 85 kg from 2009 to 2011, 94 kg in 2011, 85 kg in 2011, 94 kg in 2012, 85 kg from 2012 to 2016.
Latest result: 2016 Olympic Games, 5 August 2016, 85 kg, total 350 kg, place 9.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 kg2003 to 2016 | 170 | 208 | 378 |
| 94 kg2009 to 2012 | 168 | 208 | 376 |
Benjamin Hennequin by the numbers
Benjamin Hennequin'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
- 474.7
- From 378 kg at 84.69 kg bodyweight, 2011 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 38th of 1,263
- 378 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 85 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 82%
- At the best total, 170 kg of 208 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
- 27
- Turned 27 in 2011, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 16 of 21
- The others ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Benjamin Hennequin makes each attempt
Benjamin Hennequin made 56% of snatch attempts and 59% 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
Benjamin Hennequin head to head
The lifters Benjamin Hennequin 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 | Benjamin Hennequin ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giovanni Bardis |
6 | 5 | 1 |
 János Baranyai |
5 | 5 | 0 |
 Kianoush Rostami |
4 | 0 | 4 |
 Apti Aukhadov |
4 | 1 | 3 |
| David Matam | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Marius Mickevicius | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Benjamin Hennequin'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Olympic Games 5 Aug 2016 | 9 | 350 | 85 kg | 84.43 | 155 | 195 | ||||
| 2016 European Championships 8 Apr 2016 | - | - | 85 kg | 84.42 | not taken | not taken | not taken | |||
| 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 | 10 | 356 | 85 kg | 84.49 | 155 | 195 | 201 | |||
| 2015 European Championships 10 Apr 2015 | 1 | 367 | 85 kg | 84.4 | 157 | 162 | 165 | 190 | 202 | |
| 2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2014 | 10 | 360 | 85 kg | 84.52 | 152 | 157 | 160 | 200 | ||
| 2014 European Championships 5 Apr 2014 | 2 | 367 | 85 kg | 84.26 | 157 | 161 | 195 | 201 | 206 | |
| 2012 Olympic Games 27 Jul 2012 | - | - | 85 kg | 84.44 | not taken | not taken | not taken | |||
| 2012 European Championships 9 Apr 2012 | 5 | 376 | 94 kg | 89.2 | 164 | 168 | 208 | |||
| 2011 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2011 | 2 | 378 | 85 kg | 84.69 | 162 | 167 | 170 | 203 | 208 | |
| 2011 International Tournament Vladan Mihajlovic Memorial 8 Oct 2011 | 1 | 368 | 94 kg | 89.5 | 157 | 162 | 197 | 202 | 206 | |
| 2011 European Championships 11 Apr 2011 | 3 | 373 | 85 kg | 84.74 | 160 | 165 | 201 | 204 | 208 | |
| 2010 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Sep 2010 | 8 | 365 | 85 kg | 84.05 | 157 | 161 | 163 | 197 | 202 | |
| 2009 World Weightlifting Championships 19 Nov 2009 | - | - | 85 kg | 84.04 | 160 | |||||
| 2009 Monique Maurice Challenge 26 Sep 2009 | 2 | 365 | 94 kg | 87.3 | 160 | 205 | ||||
| 2009 European Championships 4 Apr 2009 | 4 | 366 | 85 kg | 84.53 | 157 | 162 | 200 | 204 | ||
| 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008 | 4 | 367 | 85 kg | 84.55 | 157 | 162 | 196 | 201 | 205 | |
| 2008 European Championships 11 Apr 2008 | 4 | 360 | 85 kg | 84.78 | 155 | 160 | 193 | 197 | 200 | |
| 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 | 24 | 337 | 85 kg | 84.73 | 152 | 185 | ||||
| 2006 World Weightlifting Championships 30 Sep 2006 | - | - | 85 kg | 84.71 | not taken | not taken | not taken | |||
| 2004 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 24 May 2004 | - | - | 85 kg | 83.8 | 140 | |||||
| 2003 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 1 Jun 2003 | 9 | 317.5 | 85 kg | 84.05 | 135 | 140 | 142.5 | 172.5 | 175 |
Compare Benjamin Hennequin
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Benjamin Hennequin met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.