Men's 79 kg, July 2026
Chris Murray
Chris Murray is a weightlifter, born in 1999. The results below cover 19 competitions from 2015 to 2026. The latest result came in the men's 79 kg class, at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
- Best total
- 325 kg
- Best snatch
- 149 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 181 kg
Chris Murray's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 62 kg in 2015, 69 kg in 2016, 85 kg in 2017, 77 kg in 2018, 81 kg from 2019 to 2023, 73 kg in 2024, 81 kg in 2025, 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 78.75 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 85 kg.
Latest result: 2026 Commonwealth Games, 23 July 2026, 79 kg, total 325 kg, place 3.
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 | 148 | 177 | 325 |
| 81 kg2019 to 2025 | 149 | 181 | 325 |
| 73 kg2024 | 147 | - | - |
| 77 kg2018 | 134 | 164 | 298 |
| 85 kg2017 | 125 | 150 | 275 |
| 69 kg2016 | 118 | 135 | 252 |
| 62 kg2015 | 88 | 113 | 201 |
Chris Murray by the numbers
Chris Murray'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
- 424.7
- From 325 kg at 78.75 kg bodyweight, 2026 Commonwealth Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 138th of 512
- 325 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 81 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 80%
- At the best total, 144 kg of 181 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 2022, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 14 of 19
- The others ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Chris Murray makes each attempt
Chris Murray made 69% of snatch attempts and 51% 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
Chris Murray head to head
The lifters Chris Murray 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 | Chris Murray ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Rafik Harutyunyan |
6 | 0 | 6 |
| Petr Marecek | 5 | 2 | 3 |
 Oscar Reyes |
4 | 0 | 4 |
 Andrés Mata |
3 | 0 | 3 |
 Erkand Qerimaj |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| Goran Cetkovic | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Chris Murray'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 Commonwealth Games 23 Jul 2026 | 3 | 325 | 79 kg | 78.75 | 141 | 145 | 148 | 169 | 177 | |
| 2025 World Weightlifting Championships 2 Oct 2025 | - | - | 79 kg | 78.35 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | ||
| 2025 European Championships 13 Apr 2025 | 10 | 322 | 81 kg | 81 | 142 | 146 | 149 | 170 | 173 | |
| 2024 IWF World Cup 31 Mar 2024 | - | - | 73 kg | 73 | 146 | not taken | not taken | not taken | ||
| 2024 European Championships 12 Feb 2024 | - | - | 73 kg | 72.62 | 143 | 147 | ||||
| 2023 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Sep 2023 | 13 | 319 | 81 kg | 81 | 138 | 142 | 171 | 177 | ||
| 2023 European Championships 15 Apr 2023 | 6 | 325 | 81 kg | 80.26 | 142 | 147 | 178 | |||
| 2022 World Weightlifting Championships 5 Dec 2022 | 14 | 320 | 81 kg | 80.8 | 140 | 145 | 175 | |||
| 2022 Commonwealth Games 30 Jul 2022 | 1 | 325 | 81 kg | 80.86 | 138 | 141 | 144 | 174 | 178 | 181 |
| 2022 European Championships 28 May 2022 | 6 | 320 | 81 kg | 80.4 | 137 | 140 | 143 | 173 | 177 | |
| 2019 European Junior Championships 17 Oct 2019 | - | - | 81 kg | 78.25 | 131 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | |
| 2019 British International Open 7 Jun 2019 | 3 | 285 | 81 kg | 80.45 | 133 | 152 | ||||
| 2019 European Championships 6 Apr 2019 | 22 | 304 | 81 kg | 78.16 | 131 | 135 | 139 | 161 | 165 | |
| 2018 European Junior Championships 20 Oct 2018 | 10 | 298 | 77 kg | 75.1 | 130 | 134 | 160 | 164 | ||
| 2018 European Championships 26 Mar 2018 | 10 | 286 | 77 kg | 75.95 | 122 | 126 | 130 | 151 | 156 | |
| 2017 European Junior Championships 15 Oct 2017 | 14 | 275 | 85 kg | 77.2 | 125 | 150 | ||||
| 2016 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 19 Oct 2016 | - | - | 69 kg | 68.49 | 114 | 118 | ||||
| 2016 European Youth Championships 10 Sep 2016 | 10 | 252 | 69 kg | 68.14 | 113 | 117 | 135 | |||
| 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games 5 Sep 2015 | 3 | 201 | 62 kg | 61.24 | 88 | 108 | 111 | 113 |
Compare Chris Murray
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Chris Murray.