Nigeria · Women's 55 kg, August 2019
Chika Amalaha
Chika Amalaha is a weightlifter from Nigeria, born in 1997. The results below cover 6 competitions from 2013 to 2019. The latest result came in the women's 55 kg class, at the 2019 All African Games.
- Best total
- 208 kg
- Best snatch
- 95 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 115 kg
Chika Amalaha's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 53 kg in 2013, 58 kg in 2014, 53 kg in 2014, 55 kg from 2018 to 2019. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (53 kg to 55 kg) and again in June 2025. At 54.8 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 57 kg.
Latest result: 2019 All African Games, 24 August 2019, 55 kg, total 208 kg, place 2.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 kg2018 to 2019 | 95 | 115 | 208 |
| 58 kg2014 | 87 | 105 | 192 |
| 53 kg2013 to 2014 | 80 | 95 | 175 |
Chika Amalaha by the numbers
Chika Amalaha'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
- 295.6
- From 208 kg at 54.8 kg bodyweight, 2019 All African Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 23rd of 394
- 208 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 55 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 81%
- At the best total, 93 kg of 115 kg. A higher share means a stronger snatch for the clean and jerk. Eight in ten women lifting in national federation meets sit between 70% and 85%.
- Age at best total
- 22
- Turned 22 in 2019, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 5 of 6
- The other shows a good lift in each but no total in the published results.
How often Chika Amalaha makes each attempt
Chika Amalaha made 60% 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
Chika Amalaha'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 All African Games 24 Aug 2019 | 2 | 208 | 55 kg | 54.8 | 90 | 93 | 110 | 115 | ||
| 2019 African Championships 23 Apr 2019 | 1 | 205 | 55 kg | 54.63 | 90 | 95 | 110 | |||
| 2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 | 10 | 202 | 55 kg | 54.89 | 90 | 112 | ||||
| 2014 Commonwealth Games 23 Jul 2014 | - | - | 53 kg | 52.59 | 82 | 85 | 102 | 107 | 111 | |
| 2014 African Youth Games 23 May 2014 | 1 | 192 | 58 kg | 56.9 | 80 | 87 | 100 | 105 | ||
| 2013 Commonwealth Championships 24 Nov 2013 Also the 2013 Commonwealth Junior Championships, place 1 Also the 2013 Commonwealth Youth Championships, place 1 | 2 | 175 | 53 kg | 52.82 | Snatch 80, clean and jerk 95; attempts not recorded | |||||
Compare Chika Amalaha
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Chika Amalaha.