Men's 96 kg, July 2022
Denis Joel Essama Owona
Denis Joel Essama Owona is a weightlifter. The results below cover 5 competitions from 2016 to 2022. The latest result came in the men's 96 kg class, at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
- Best total
- 349 kg
- Best snatch
- 159 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 190 kg
Denis Joel Essama Owona's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 105 kg in 2016, 102 kg from 2019 to 2021, 96 kg from 2021 to 2022. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (105 kg to 102 kg) and again in June 2025. At 94.94 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 95 kg.
Latest result: 2022 Commonwealth Games, 30 July 2022, 96 kg, total 325 kg, place 4.
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 kg2021 to 2022 | 145 | 180 | 325 |
| 102 kg2019 to 2021 | 159 | 190 | 349 |
| 105 kg2016 | 135 | 168 | 303 |
Denis Joel Essama Owona by the numbers
Denis Joel Essama Owona'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
- 404.9
- From 349 kg at 100 kg bodyweight, 2019 All African Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 129th of 335
- 349 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 102 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 84%
- At the best total, 159 kg of 190 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%.
- Competitions with a total
- 5 of 5
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Denis Joel Essama Owona makes each attempt
Denis Joel Essama Owona made 67% of snatch attempts and 53% 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
Denis Joel Essama Owona'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Commonwealth Games 30 Jul 2022 | 4 | 325 | 96 kg | 94.94 | 145 | 180 | ||||
| 2021 World Weightlifting Championships 7 Dec 2021 Also the 2021 Commonwealth Senior Championships, place 5 | 26 | 313 | 96 kg | 94.7 | 130 | 138 | 170 | 175 | ||
| 2021 African Championships 24 May 2021 | 1 | 346 | 102 kg | 99 | 145 | 150 | 156 | 175 | 190 | |
| 2019 All African Games 24 Aug 2019 | 2 | 349 | 102 kg | 100 | 152 | 159 | 190 | |||
| 2016 African Championships 7 May 2016 | 1 | 303 | 105 kg | 95.49 | 130 | 135 | 160 | 168 |
Compare Denis Joel Essama Owona
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Denis Joel Essama Owona.