France · Men's 71 kg, April 2026
Bernardin Matam
Bernardin Matam is a weightlifter from France, born in 1990, with one World Championships medal (1 bronze). The results below cover 35 competitions from 2011 to 2026. The latest result came in the men's 71 kg class, at the 2026 European Championships.
- World medal
- 1
- Best total
- 324 kg
- Best snatch
- 147 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 182 kg
Bernardin Matam's career: classes, totals and best lifts
World Championships: 1 bronze in the total.
Weight classes: 77 kg in 2011, 69 kg from 2011 to 2015, 77 kg in 2015, 69 kg from 2015 to 2018, 67 kg from 2018 to 2019, 73 kg in 2019, 67 kg from 2019 to 2021, 73 kg from 2022 to 2024, 71 kg from 2025 to 2026. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (69 kg to 67 kg), June 2025 (73 kg to 71 kg) and August 2026. At 66.83 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 70 kg.
Latest result: 2026 European Championships, 19 April 2026, 71 kg, total 291 kg, place 11.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71 kg2025 to 2026 | 138 | 173 | 311 |
| 73 kg2019 to 2024 | 145 | 182 | 324 |
| 67 kg2018 to 2021 | 138 | 175 | 313 |
| 69 kg2011 to 2018 | 147 | 181 | 322 |
| 77 kg2011 to 2015 | 145 | 175 | 315 |
Bernardin Matam by the numbers
Bernardin Matam'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
- 458.1
- From 322 kg at 68.57 kg bodyweight, 2011 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 62nd of 434
- 324 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 73 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 78%
- At the best total, 142 kg of 182 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
- 34
- Turned 34 in 2024, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 29 of 35
- The others ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Bernardin Matam makes each attempt
Bernardin Matam made 55% of snatch attempts and 53% 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
Bernardin Matam head to head
The lifters Bernardin Matam 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 | Bernardin Matam ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petr Petrov | 11 | 11 | 0 |
 David Sánchez |
9 | 7 | 2 |
 Mirko Zanni |
8 | 5 | 3 |
 Simon Brandhuber |
8 | 8 | 0 |
| Victor Castro Marino | 8 | 8 | 0 |
 Briken Calja |
6 | 3 | 3 |
Bernardin Matam'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 European Championships 19 Apr 2026 | 11 | 291 | 71 kg | 66.83 | 129 | 162 | ||||
| 2025 World Weightlifting Championships 2 Oct 2025 | 11 | 311 | 71 kg | 70.51 | 138 | 173 | ||||
| 2024 Olympic Games 7 Aug 2024 | 9 | 320 | 73 kg | 73 | 138 | 142 | 145 | 175 | ||
| 2024 IWF World Cup 31 Mar 2024 | - | - | 73 kg | 73 | 143 | |||||
| 2024 European Championships 12 Feb 2024 | 8 | 324 | 73 kg | 72.99 | 138 | 142 | 177 | 182 | ||
| 2023 IWF Grand Prix II 4 Dec 2023 | - | - | 73 kg | 73 | 133 | 137 | not taken | not taken | not taken | |
| 2023 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Sep 2023 | 13 | 318 | 73 kg | 73 | 133 | 136 | 139 | 172 | 176 | 179 |
| 2023 IWF Grand Prix I 8 Jun 2023 | 8 | 308 | 73 kg | 72.65 | 130 | 134 | 170 | 174 | ||
| 2022 International Naim Suleymanoglu Tournament 15 Nov 2022 | 3 | 297 | 73 kg | 72.4 | 130 | 167 | ||||
| 2021 Olympic Games 23 Jul 2021 | - | - | 67 kg | 66.95 | 132 | 135 | ||||
| 2021 European Championships 3 Apr 2021 | 6 | 308 | 67 kg | 66.6 | 133 | 136 | 138 | 170 | ||
| 2020 Malta International Open 23 Feb 2020 | 1 | 305 | 67 kg | 67 | 135 | 162 | 170 | |||
| 2019 Qatar International Cup 19 Dec 2019 | 3 | 303 | 67 kg | 67 | 133 | 165 | 170 | |||
| 2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 | 9 | 313 | 67 kg | 67 | 135 | 138 | 170 | 173 | 175 | |
| 2019 Cup of the Blue Swords 28 Aug 2019 | - | - | 73 kg | 69.15 | not taken | not taken | not taken | |||
| 2019 European Championships 6 Apr 2019 | 1 | 312 | 67 kg | 66.84 | 137 | 169 | 172 | 175 | ||
| 2018 International Qatar Cup 19 Dec 2018 | 3 | 308 | 67 kg | 67 | 133 | 138 | 170 | |||
| 2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 | 10 | 307 | 67 kg | 66.81 | 134 | 168 | 173 | |||
| 2018 Mediterranean Games 22 Jun 2018 | 5 | 313 | 69 kg | 68.7 | 138 | 173 | 175 | |||
| 2017 World Weightlifting Championships 27 Nov 2017 | 3 | 318 | 69 kg | 69 | 141 | 175 | 177 | |||
| 2017 European Championships 1 Apr 2017 | 1 | 320 | 69 kg | 68.75 | 140 | 174 | 180 | not taken | ||
| 2016 Olympic Games 5 Aug 2016 | 7 | 320 | 69 kg | 68.71 | 140 | 175 | 180 | |||
| 2016 European Championships 8 Apr 2016 | 4 | 313 | 69 kg | 68.26 | 137 | 140 | 173 | |||
| 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 | 8 | 322 | 69 kg | 68.67 | 143 | 147 | 175 | |||
| 2015 IWF Grand Prix 21 Sep 2015 | - | - | 77 kg | 72.68 | 145 | |||||
| 2015 European Championships 10 Apr 2015 | 3 | 321 | 69 kg | 68.68 | 142 | 145 | 146 | 175 | ||
| 2014 FISU World University Championships 5 Dec 2014 | 1 | 318 | 69 kg | 68.99 | 138 | 141 | 146 | 172 | ||
| 2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2014 | 7 | 319 | 69 kg | 68.66 | 138 | 142 | 173 | 177 | ||
| 2013 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Oct 2013 | 8 | 310 | 69 kg | 68.58 | 139 | 168 | 171 | |||
| 2013 Summer Universiade 6 Jul 2013 | 2 | 315 | 69 kg | 68.2 | 140 | 169 | 175 | |||
| 2013 European Championships 8 Apr 2013 | 3 | 311 | 69 kg | 68.49 | 138 | 143 | 168 | |||
| 2012 Olympic Games 27 Jul 2012 | - | - | 69 kg | 68.32 | not taken | not taken | not taken | |||
| 2012 European Championships 9 Apr 2012 | 3 | 318 | 69 kg | 68.5 | 139 | 143 | 145 | 173 | ||
| 2011 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2011 | 6 | 322 | 69 kg | 68.57 | 135 | 139 | 141 | 170 | 175 | 181 |
| 2011 International Tournament Vladan Mihajlovic Memorial 8 Oct 2011 | 2 | 315 | 77 kg | 73.3 | 136 | 140 | 170 | 175 |
Compare Bernardin Matam
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Bernardin Matam met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.