Uganda · Men's 69 kg, November 2017
Charles Ssekyaaya
Charles Ssekyaaya is a weightlifter from Uganda, born in 1994. The results below cover 18 competitions from 2009 to 2017. The latest result came in the men's 69 kg class, at the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships.
- Best total
- 274 kg
- Best snatch
- 117 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 157 kg
Charles Ssekyaaya's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 62 kg from 2009 to 2012, 69 kg in 2013, 62 kg from 2014 to 2016, 69 kg in 2017. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 66.14 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 70 kg.
Latest result: 2017 World Weightlifting Championships, 27 November 2017, 69 kg, total 274 kg, place 17.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 69 kg2013 to 2017 | 117 | 157 | 274 |
| 62 kg2009 to 2016 | 116 | 150 | 264 |
Charles Ssekyaaya by the numbers
Charles Ssekyaaya'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
- 403.4
- From 264 kg at 61.8 kg bodyweight, 2014 Islamic Solidarity Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 521st of 1,135
- 274 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 69 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 75%
- At the best total, 117 kg of 157 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
- 23
- Turned 23 in 2017, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 18 of 18
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Charles Ssekyaaya makes each attempt
Charles Ssekyaaya made 59% of snatch attempts and 65% 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
Charles Ssekyaaya head to head
The lifters Charles Ssekyaaya 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 | Charles Ssekyaaya ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ahmed Saad |
4 | 0 | 4 |
 Eko Yuli Irawan |
4 | 0 | 4 |
| Abdullatif Khdher A Alabdullatif | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Jose Gavino Mena Moreno | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Kao Chan-hung | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Daniel Darko | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Charles Ssekyaaya'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 World Weightlifting Championships 27 Nov 2017 | 17 | 274 | 69 kg | 66.14 | 117 | 152 | 157 | |||
| 2016 African Championships 7 May 2016 | 3 | 261 | 62 kg | 61.44 | 112 | 115 | 142 | 146 | ||
| 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 | 30 | 263 | 62 kg | 62 | 105 | 110 | 113 | 140 | 145 | 150 |
| 2015 African Games 6 Sep 2015 | 5 | 239 | 62 kg | 60.75 | 102 | 132 | 137 | |||
| 2015 ISSF Championships 10 Mar 2015 | 5 | 234 | 62 kg | 60.97 | 95 | 100 | 102 | 127 | 132 | |
| 2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2014 | 27 | 230 | 62 kg | 61.49 | 95 | 100 | 125 | 130 | ||
| 2014 Commonwealth Games 23 Jul 2014 | 9 | 255 | 62 kg | 61.69 | 108 | 113 | 142 | |||
| 2014 Islamic Solidarity Games 27 Mar 2014 | 2 | 264 | 62 kg | 61.8 | 107 | 112 | 116 | 142 | 148 | |
| 2013 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 3 May 2013 | 13 | 255 | 69 kg | 64.69 | 110 | 145 | ||||
| 2012 Olympic Games 27 Jul 2012 | 12 | 235 | 62 kg | 61.47 | 100 | 105 | 130 | |||
| 2012 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 10 May 2012 | 14 | 245 | 62 kg | 60.66 | 105 | 140 | ||||
| 2012 African Championships 29 Mar 2012 | 4 | 246 | 62 kg | 61.55 | 105 | 135 | 141 | |||
| 2011 China IWF Grand Prix 15 Jan 2011 | 3 | 220 | 62 kg | 61.6 | 90 | 120 | 125 | 130 | ||
| 2010 Commonwealth Games 3 Oct 2010 | 14 | 243 | 62 kg | 61.41 | 102 | 106 | 132 | 137 | ||
| 2010 Youth Olympic Games 14 Aug 2010 | 7 | 237 | 62 kg | 61.4 | 97 | 101 | 132 | 136 | ||
| 2010 African Championships 2 Aug 2010 | 2 | 235 | 62 kg | 61.14 | 95 | 100 | 126 | 132 | 135 | |
| 2009 African Championships 31 Jul 2009 Also the 2009 African Junior Championships, place 8 Also the 2009 African Youth Championships, place 4 | 10 | 212 | 62 kg | 60.29 | Snatch 92, clean and jerk 120; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2009 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 19 May 2009 | 21 | 207 | 62 kg | 60.9 | 90 | 115 | 117 | |||
Compare Charles Ssekyaaya
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