Kiribati · Men's 102 kg, September 2021
David Katoatau
David Katoatau is a weightlifter from Kiribati, born in 1984. The results below cover 36 competitions from 2007 to 2021. The latest result came in the men's 102 kg class, at the 2021 Oceania Championships.
- Best total
- 351 kg
- Best snatch
- 148 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 206 kg
David Katoatau's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 85 kg in 2007, 94 kg in 2007, 85 kg in 2008, 94 kg in 2009, 85 kg in 2009, 94 kg from 2010 to 2012, 105 kg from 2013 to 2018, 89 kg in 2019, 102 kg from 2019 to 2021. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (105 kg to 89 kg) and again in June 2025. At 98.5 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 110 kg.
Latest result: 2021 Oceania Championships, 23 September 2021, 102 kg, total 260 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 102 kg2019 to 2021 | 142 | 196 | 338 |
| 89 kg2019 | 120 | 160 | 280 |
| 105 kg2013 to 2018 | 148 | 206 | 351 |
| 94 kg2007 to 2012 | 143 | 195 | 338 |
| 85 kg2007 to 2009 | 135 | 180 | 315 |
David Katoatau by the numbers
David Katoatau'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
- 404.8
- From 338 kg at 93.17 kg bodyweight, 2011 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 311th of 888
- 351 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 105 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 70%
- At the best total, 145 kg of 206 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 2013, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 35 of 36
- The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often David Katoatau makes each attempt
David Katoatau made 60% of snatch attempts and 66% 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
David Katoatau head to head
The lifters David Katoatau 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 | David Katoatau ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faavae Faauliuli | 7 | 3 | 4 |
 Petunu Opeloge |
4 | 3 | 1 |
| Tovia Opeloge | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Wilford Christopher Vea | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Zac Adam Grgurevic | 4 | 4 | 0 |
 Benedict Uloko |
3 | 0 | 3 |
David Katoatau'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 Oceania Championships 23 Sep 2021 | 2 | 260 | 102 kg | 98.5 | 105 | 110 | 140 | 150 | not taken | |
| 2020 Australian Open 28 Feb 2020 | 1 | 290 | 102 kg | 101.56 | 110 | 120 | 156 | 166 | 170 | |
| 2019 Pacific Games 9 Jul 2019 Also the 2019 Commonwealth Senior Championships, place 2 Also the 2019 Oceania Championships, place 1 | 1 | 338 | 102 kg | 100.99 | 138 | 142 | 196 | not taken | ||
| 2019 Arafura Games 27 Apr 2019 | 2 | 330 | 102 kg | 100.9 | 130 | 140 | 180 | 190 | ||
| 2019 EGAT's Cup International Weightlifting Championships 7 Jan 2019 | 4 | 280 | 89 kg | 88.75 | 115 | 120 | 155 | 160 | ||
| 2018 Commonwealth Games 4 Apr 2018 | 5 | 340 | 105 kg | 101.07 | 140 | 193 | 200 | |||
| 2017 Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games 17 Sep 2017 | 9 | 320 | 105 kg | 101.86 | 130 | 135 | 175 | 185 | ||
| 2017 Pacific Cup International 5 Aug 2017 | 1 | 325 | 105 kg | 103.85 | 140 | not taken | 185 | |||
| 2017 Australian International 17 Mar 2017 | - | - | 105 kg | 104.16 | not taken | not taken | not taken | |||
| 2016 Senior Commonwealth Championships 25 Oct 2016 | 2 | 343 | 105 kg | 104.2 | 135 | 140 | 196 | 203 | ||
| 2016 Olympic Games 5 Aug 2016 | 14 | 349 | 105 kg | 104.58 | 135 | 140 | 145 | 195 | 204 | |
| 2016 Oceanian Championships 23 May 2016 | 1 | 349 | 105 kg | 102.63 | 144 | 148 | 193 | 201 | ||
| 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 | 26 | 350 | 105 kg | 104.35 | 140 | 145 | 200 | 205 | ||
| 2015 Commonwealth Championships 11 Oct 2015 | 1 | 347 | 105 kg | 103 | 139 | 143 | 146 | 190 | 201 | |
| 2015 Pacific Games 6 Jul 2015 Also the 2015 Oceania Championships, place 1 | 1 | 341 | 105 kg | 102.95 | 135 | 140 | 141 | 185 | 200 | |
| 2014 Pacific Cup Tournament 19 Dec 2014 | 1 | 340 | 105 kg | 101.43 | 130 | 140 | 180 | 190 | 200 | |
| 2014 Commonwealth Games 23 Jul 2014 | 1 | 348 | 105 kg | 103.54 | 144 | 148 | 194 | 200 | ||
| 2014 Oceanian Championships 25 May 2014 Also the 2014 South Pacific Championships, place 1 | 1 | 344 | 105 kg | 102.05 | 144 | 148 | 196 | |||
| 2013 Commonwealth Championships 24 Nov 2013 | 1 | 350 | 105 kg | 103.1 | Snatch 145, clean and jerk 205; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2013 Pacific Mini Games 3 Sep 2013 | 1 | 351 | 105 kg | 101.9 | Snatch 145, clean and jerk 206; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2013 Oceanian Championships 12 Jul 2013 | 1 | 349 | 105 kg | 102 | 142 | 146 | 195 | 203 | ||
| 2012 Olympic Games 27 Jul 2012 | 9 | 325 | 94 kg | 93.32 | 135 | 140 | 185 | |||
| 2012 Commonwealth Championships 4 Jun 2012 Also the 2012 Oceanian Championships, place 1 | 1 | 330 | 94 kg | 93.45 | 138 | 187 | 192 | |||
| 2011 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2011 | 28 | 338 | 94 kg | 93.17 | 135 | 140 | 143 | 187 | 192 | 195 |
| 2011 Pacific Games 5 Sep 2011 | 2 | 328 | 94 kg | 93.2 | Snatch 136, clean and jerk 192; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2011 Arafura Games and Oceania Championships 11 May 2011 | 3 | 315 | 94 kg | 93.3 | Snatch 135, clean and jerk 180; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2010 IWF Continental Clubs Grand Prix 11 Dec 2010 | 2 | 307 | 94 kg | 92.72 | 130 | 177 | ||||
| 2010 Commonwealth Games 3 Oct 2010 | 4 | 321 | 94 kg | 92.13 | 135 | 180 | 186 | |||
| 2010 Oceania Championships 4 May 2010 | 3 | 321 | 94 kg | 92.7 | 135 | 180 | 186 | |||
| 2009 Commonwealth Championships 19 Oct 2009 | 1 | 315 | 85 kg | 84.64 | Snatch 135, clean and jerk 180; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2009 Pacific Mini Games 29 Sep 2009 | 1 | 320 | 94 kg | 88.9 | Snatch 140, clean and jerk 180; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2009 Oceania & South Pacific Senior Championships and Arafura Games 12 May 2009 | 1 | 305 | 94 kg | 88.4 | Snatch 130, clean and jerk 175; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008 | 12 | 313 | 85 kg | 84.17 | 130 | 135 | 170 | 178 | ||
| Oceania Senior Championships 2008 27 Mar 2008 | 4 | 292 | 85 kg | 84.2 | 125 | 158 | 167 | |||
| 2007 IWF World Cup 26 Nov 2007 | 2 | 303 | 94 kg | 87.43 | Snatch 134, clean and jerk 169; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 | 37 | 281 | 85 kg | 84.39 | 118 | 157 | 163 | |||
Compare David Katoatau
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals David Katoatau met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.