Sri Lanka · Men's 79 kg, May 2026
Chinthana Vidanage
Chinthana Vidanage is a weightlifter from Sri Lanka, born in 1981. The results below cover 20 competitions from 2007 to 2026. The latest result came in the men's 79 kg class, at the 2026 Asian Championships.
- Best total
- 308 kg
- Best snatch
- 134 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 174 kg
Chinthana Vidanage's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 62 kg in 2007, 69 kg from 2008 to 2015, 77 kg from 2015 to 2018, 81 kg from 2019 to 2022, 79 kg from 2025 to 2026. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (77 kg to 81 kg), June 2025 (81 kg to 79 kg) and August 2026. At 78.71 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 85 kg.
Latest result: 2026 Asian Championships, 10 May 2026, 79 kg, total 285 kg, place 10.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79 kg2025 to 2026 | 128 | 160 | 287 |
| 81 kg2019 to 2022 | 134 | 166 | 300 |
| 77 kg2015 to 2018 | 132 | 169 | 301 |
| 69 kg2008 to 2015 | 134 | 174 | 308 |
| 62 kg2007 | 121 | - | - |
Chinthana Vidanage by the numbers
Chinthana Vidanage'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
- 436.6
- From 308 kg at 68.96 kg bodyweight, 2010 Commonwealth Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 189th of 1,135
- 308 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
- 77%
- At the best total, 134 kg of 174 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
- 29
- Turned 29 in 2010, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 14 of 20
- Of the other six: five with no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk and one with a good lift in each but no total in the published results.
How often Chinthana Vidanage makes each attempt
Chinthana Vidanage made 55% of snatch attempts and 42% 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
Chinthana Vidanage head to head
The lifters Chinthana Vidanage 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 | Chinthana Vidanage ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ajay Singh |
4 | 0 | 4 |
 Nicolas Vachon |
4 | 1 | 3 |
 Cameron McTaggart |
4 | 3 | 1 |
| Ika Aliklik | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Jack Anthony Madanamoothoo | 4 | 4 | 0 |
 Andrés Mata |
3 | 0 | 3 |
Chinthana Vidanage'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.
Swipe the table sideways to see every attempt.
| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Asian Championships 10 May 2026 | 10 | 285 | 79 kg | 78.71 | 125 | 160 | ||||
| 2025 Commonwealth Championships 24 Aug 2025 | 8 | 287 | 79 kg | 78.69 | 125 | 128 | 154 | 159 | ||
| 2022 Commonwealth Games 30 Jul 2022 | 9 | 282 | 81 kg | 80.96 | 127 | 155 | 160 | |||
| 2021 World Weightlifting Championships 7 Dec 2021 Also the 2021 Commonwealth Senior Championships, place 3 | 17 | 300 | 81 kg | 80.7 | 127 | 132 | 134 | 160 | 166 | |
| 2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 | 29 | 298 | 81 kg | 80.7 | 128 | 133 | 165 | |||
| 2018 Commonwealth Games 4 Apr 2018 | 5 | 298 | 77 kg | 76.78 | 128 | 132 | 166 | |||
| 2017 Commonwealth Championships 3 Sep 2017 | 5 | 301 | 77 kg | 76.63 | 127 | 132 | 162 | 169 | ||
| 2016 Senior Commonwealth Championships 25 Oct 2016 | 5 | 294 | 77 kg | 76.79 | 127 | 160 | 167 | |||
| 2016 Asian Championships 22 Apr 2016 | 12 | 293 | 77 kg | 76.05 | 126 | 131 | 162 | |||
| 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 | 36 | 290 | 77 kg | 73.18 | 125 | 130 | 160 | |||
| 2015 Asian Championships 6 Sep 2015 | - | - | 69 kg | 68.83 | 120 | |||||
| 2014 Asian Games 19 Sep 2014 | - | - | 69 kg | 68.67 | 122 | 126 | ||||
| 2014 Commonwealth Games 23 Jul 2014 | - | - | 69 kg | 68.81 | not taken | not taken | not taken | |||
| 2013 Commonwealth Championships 24 Nov 2013 | 4 | 285 | 69 kg | 68.97 | Snatch 125, clean and jerk 160; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2011 Asian Championships 9 Apr 2011 | - | - | 69 kg | 68.88 | 127 | 132 | 167 | |||
| 2010 Commonwealth Games 3 Oct 2010 | 2 | 308 | 69 kg | 68.96 | 130 | 134 | 169 | 174 | ||
| 2009 World Weightlifting Championships 19 Nov 2009 | - | - | 69 kg | 68.43 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | ||
| 2009 Asian Championships 9 May 2009 | 7 | 292 | 69 kg | 68.9 | Snatch 127, clean and jerk 165; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008 | 14 | 293 | 69 kg | 68.9 | 120 | 125 | 128 | 160 | 165 | |
| 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 | - | - | 62 kg | 61.75 | 121 | |||||
Compare Chinthana Vidanage
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Chinthana Vidanage met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.