Men's 94 kg, April 2016
David Matam
David Matam is a weightlifter, born in 1975. The results below cover 18 competitions from 1999 to 2016. The latest result came in the men's 94 kg class, at the 2016 European Championships.
- Best total
- 372 kg
- Best snatch
- 170 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 203 kg
David Matam's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 85 kg from 1999 to 2009, 94 kg from 2009 to 2016. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 92.99 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 95 kg.
Latest result: 2016 European Championships, 8 April 2016, 94 kg, no total.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94 kg2009 to 2016 | 170 | 203 | 372 |
| 85 kg1999 to 2009 | 167.5 | 198 | 362 |
David Matam by the numbers
David Matam'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
- 454.5
- From 362 kg at 84.74 kg bodyweight, 2009 European Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 128th of 1,113
- 372 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 94 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 84%
- At the best total, 170 kg of 202 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
- 36
- Turned 36 in 2011, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 12 of 18
- Of the other six: five with no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk and one entered without taking an attempt.
How often David Matam makes each attempt
David Matam made 55% of snatch attempts and 49% 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 Matam head to head
The lifters David Matam 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 Matam ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Intigam Zairov |
5 | 1 | 4 |
 José Juan Navarro |
5 | 5 | 0 |
 Anatolie Cîrîcu |
4 | 0 | 4 |
 Ondrej Kutlik |
4 | 1 | 3 |
 Benjamin Hennequin |
4 | 2 | 2 |
| Adriano Mendez | 3 | 3 | 0 |
David Matam'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 European Championships 8 Apr 2016 | - | - | 94 kg | 92.99 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | |
| 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 | 17 | 351 | 94 kg | 93.87 | 151 | 155 | 158 | 185 | 190 | 193 |
| 2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2014 | 17 | 353 | 94 kg | 93.17 | 155 | 160 | 190 | 193 | ||
| 2013 European Championships 8 Apr 2013 | - | - | 94 kg | 93.36 | 160 | 165 | ||||
| 2012 European Championships 9 Apr 2012 | - | - | 94 kg | 93.7 | not taken | |||||
| 2011 London Prepares International Invitational 10 Dec 2011 | 3 | 355 | 94 kg | 93.49 | 160 | 195 | ||||
| 2011 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2011 | 15 | 372 | 94 kg | 93.36 | 160 | 165 | 170 | 197 | 202 | |
| 2011 European Championships 11 Apr 2011 | 5 | 365 | 94 kg | 93.42 | 160 | 165 | 193 | 200 | ||
| 2009 World Weightlifting Championships 19 Nov 2009 | 11 | 365 | 94 kg | 91.35 | 162 | 167 | 198 | |||
| 2009 Monique Maurice Challenge 26 Sep 2009 | 1 | 368 | 94 kg | 92.5 | 165 | 195 | 203 | |||
| 2009 European Championships 4 Apr 2009 | 7 | 362 | 85 kg | 84.74 | 159 | 164 | 190 | 198 | ||
| 2008 European Championships 11 Apr 2008 | 13 | 335 | 85 kg | 84.36 | 155 | 180 | ||||
| 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 | 17 | 346 | 85 kg | 84.43 | 153 | 157 | 180 | 186 | 189 | |
| 2006 World Weightlifting Championships 30 Sep 2006 | - | - | 85 kg | 84.7 | 152 | 155 | 157 | |||
| 2004 Olympic Games 14 Aug 2004 | - | No lifts | 85 kg | 84.66 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken |
| 2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 2003 | 20 | 340 | 85 kg | 84.74 | 155 | 185 | ||||
| 2001 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2001 | - | - | 85 kg | 84.76 | 185 | 192.5 | ||||
| 1999 World Weightlifting Championships 21 Nov 1999 | 35 | 335 | 85 kg | 83.86 | 145 | 150 | 185 |
Compare David Matam
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside David Matam.