Ghana · Men's 96 kg, July 2021
Christian Amoah
Christian Amoah is a weightlifter from Ghana, born in 1999. The results below cover 20 competitions from 2014 to 2021. The latest result came in the men's 96 kg class, at the 2021 Olympic Games.
- Best total
- 338 kg
- Best snatch
- 153 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 185 kg
Christian Amoah's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 77 kg in 2014, 85 kg from 2015 to 2018, 96 kg in 2018, 89 kg in 2019, 96 kg from 2020 to 2021. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (85 kg to 96 kg) and again in June 2025. At 95 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 95 kg.
Latest result: 2021 Olympic Games, 23 July 2021, 96 kg, total 315 kg, place 12.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96 kg2018 to 2021 | 153 | 185 | 338 |
| 89 kg2019 | 148 | 180 | 328 |
| 85 kg2015 to 2018 | 145 | 176 | 321 |
| 77 kg2014 | 110 | 128 | 238 |
Christian Amoah by the numbers
Christian Amoah'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
- 404.3
- From 321 kg at 84.2 kg bodyweight, 2018 Commonwealth Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 178th of 455
- 338 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 96 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 83%
- At the best total, 153 kg of 185 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
- 21
- Turned 21 in 2020, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 20 of 20
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Christian Amoah makes each attempt
Christian Amoah made 85% of snatch attempts and 77% 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
Christian Amoah head to head
The lifters Christian Amoah 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 | Christian Amoah ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Yu Dong-ju |
4 | 0 | 4 |
| Michael Chinemerem Anyalewechi | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Wajih Tlili | 4 | 1 | 3 |
 Amar Musić |
3 | 0 | 3 |
 Boady Santavy |
3 | 0 | 3 |
 Ahmed Abuzriba |
3 | 2 | 1 |
Christian Amoah'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Olympic Games 23 Jul 2021 | 12 | 315 | 96 kg | 95 | 140 | 145 | 165 | 170 | ||
| 2021 African Championships 24 May 2021 | 2 | 333 | 96 kg | 94.45 | 142 | 146 | 149 | 180 | 184 | |
| 2020 International Solidarity Championships 8 Feb 2020 | 3 | 338 | 96 kg | 94.7 | 146 | 150 | 153 | 176 | 180 | 185 |
| 2019 African Junior Championships 6 Sep 2019 | 1 | 315 | 89 kg | 87.9 | 135 | 140 | 165 | 170 | 175 | |
| 2019 All African Games 24 Aug 2019 | 3 | 328 | 89 kg | 87.9 | 143 | 148 | 175 | 180 | ||
| 2019 African Championships 23 Apr 2019 | 3 | 320 | 89 kg | 86.6 | 140 | 145 | 148 | 168 | 172 | |
| 2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 | 28 | 335 | 96 kg | 93.18 | 145 | 150 | 175 | 180 | 185 | |
| 2018 Commonwealth Games 4 Apr 2018 | 6 | 321 | 85 kg | 84.2 | 140 | 145 | 170 | 176 | ||
| 2017 World Weightlifting Championships 27 Nov 2017 | 21 | 308 | 85 kg | 83.92 | 132 | 136 | 139 | 165 | 169 | |
| 2017 African Junior Championships 7 Oct 2017 | 2 | 295 | 85 kg | 84.21 | 130 | 135 | 160 | |||
| 2017 Commonwealth Championships 3 Sep 2017 Also the 2017 Commonwealth Junior Championships, place 5 | 7 | 297 | 85 kg | 84.37 | 128 | 132 | 135 | 155 | 162 | |
| 2016 Junior Commonwealth Championships 25 Oct 2016 Also the 2016 Senior Commonwealth Championships, place 5 | 4 | 271 | 85 kg | 84.26 | 116 | 119 | 121 | 140 | 145 | 150 |
| 2016 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 19 Oct 2016 | 16 | 271 | 85 kg | 84.26 | 116 | 119 | 121 | 140 | 145 | 150 |
| 2016 Olympic Games 5 Aug 2016 | 20 | 283 | 85 kg | 83.52 | 121 | 125 | 130 | 153 | ||
| 2016 African Championships 7 May 2016 | 5 | 283 | 85 kg | 83.19 | 118 | 123 | 128 | 145 | 155 | |
| 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 | 28 | 279 | 85 kg | 82.96 | 122 | 125 | 146 | 150 | 154 | |
| 2015 African Games 6 Sep 2015 | 6 | 285 | 85 kg | 83 | 120 | 125 | 130 | 145 | 150 | 155 |
| 2014 Commonwealth Games 23 Jul 2014 | 22 | 238 | 77 kg | 76.53 | 100 | 105 | 110 | 123 | 128 | |
| 2014 African Youth Games 23 May 2014 | 2 | 225 | 77 kg | 76 | 95 | 100 | 120 | 125 | ||
| 2014 African Junior Championships 15 Apr 2014 Also the 2014 African Youth Championships, place 5 | 7 | 202 | 77 kg | 76.4 | 85 | 91 | 100 | 107 | 111 |
Compare Christian Amoah
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Christian Amoah.