Australia · Men's 73 kg, July 2022
Brandon Wakeling
Brandon Wakeling is a weightlifter from Australia, born in 1994. The results below cover 13 competitions from 2017 to 2022. The latest result came in the men's 73 kg class, at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
- Best total
- 291 kg
- Best snatch
- 127 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 167 kg
Brandon Wakeling's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 69 kg from 2017 to 2018, 73 kg from 2018 to 2019, 81 kg in 2019, 73 kg in 2019, 81 kg in 2020, 73 kg from 2021 to 2022. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (69 kg to 73 kg) and again in June 2025. At 72.53 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 75 kg.
Latest result: 2022 Commonwealth Games, 30 July 2022, 73 kg, total 290 kg, place 5.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73 kg2018 to 2022 | 127 | 167 | 291 |
| 81 kg2019 to 2020 | - | - | - |
| 69 kg2017 to 2018 | 125 | 159 | 284 |
Brandon Wakeling by the numbers
Brandon Wakeling'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
- 403.9
- From 284 kg at 68.6 kg bodyweight, 2017 Oceania Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 193rd of 434
- 291 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
- 75%
- At the best total, 125 kg of 166 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 2021, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 11 of 13
- The others were entries without an attempt.
How often Brandon Wakeling makes each attempt
Brandon Wakeling made 70% of snatch attempts and 73% 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
Brandon Wakeling head to head
The lifters Brandon Wakeling 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 | Brandon Wakeling ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larko Doguape | 7 | 7 | 0 |
 Achinta Sheuli |
4 | 0 | 4 |
 Briken Calja |
4 | 0 | 4 |
 Mahmoud Al-Humayd |
4 | 0 | 4 |
 Vaipava Ioane |
4 | 0 | 4 |
 Ruben Katoatau |
4 | 2 | 2 |
Brandon Wakeling'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. A row that names two events was one competition scored for both; its places can differ because each ranks its own field.
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| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Commonwealth Games 30 Jul 2022 | 5 | 290 | 73 kg | 72.53 | 122 | 127 | 163 | |||
| 2021 Olympic Games 23 Jul 2021 | 13 | 291 | 73 kg | 72.4 | 115 | 120 | 125 | 158 | 162 | 166 |
| 2020 Australian Open 28 Feb 2020 | - | No lifts | 81 kg | 74.76 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken |
| 2019 Qatar International Cup 19 Dec 2019 | 9 | 276 | 73 kg | 72.6 | 114 | 155 | 162 | |||
| 2019 San Diego International Open 2 Oct 2019 | - | No lifts | 81 kg | 74.9 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken |
| 2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 | 31 | 281 | 73 kg | 72.55 | 115 | 119 | 154 | 158 | 162 | |
| 2019 Pacific Games 9 Jul 2019 Also the 2019 Commonwealth Senior Championships, place 2 Also the 2019 Oceania Championships, place 1 | 1 | 290 | 73 kg | 72.7 | 118 | 123 | 157 | 162 | 167 | |
| 2019 Arafura Games 27 Apr 2019 | 3 | 287 | 73 kg | 72.46 | 117 | 122 | 155 | 160 | 165 | |
| 2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 | 35 | 285 | 73 kg | 72.36 | 115 | 120 | 125 | 155 | 160 | |
| 2018 Commonwealth Games 4 Apr 2018 | 7 | 275 | 69 kg | 68.87 | 120 | 155 | ||||
| 2017 Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games 17 Sep 2017 | 8 | 268 | 69 kg | 68.35 | 114 | 147 | 154 | |||
| 2017 Oceania Championships 3 Sep 2017 | 2 | 284 | 69 kg | 68.6 | 115 | 120 | 125 | 153 | 159 | |
| 2017 Australian International 17 Mar 2017 | 4 | 255 | 69 kg | 68.25 | 105 | 110 | 115 | 135 | 140 |
Compare Brandon Wakeling
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Brandon Wakeling met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.