Men's 96 kg, February 2022
Dikabelo Solomon
Dikabelo Solomon is a weightlifter. The results below cover 7 competitions from 2017 to 2022. The latest result came in the men's 96 kg class, at the 2022 Mauritius International Open.
- Best total
- 248 kg
- Best snatch
- 116 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 135 kg
Dikabelo Solomon's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 77 kg in 2017, 85 kg in 2018, 89 kg in 2019, 96 kg from 2021 to 2022. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (85 kg to 89 kg) and again in June 2025. At 89.31 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 95 kg.
Latest result: 2022 Mauritius International Open, 26 February 2022, 96 kg, total 240 kg, place 6.
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 | 116 | 132 | 248 |
| 89 kg2019 | 110 | 135 | 241 |
| 85 kg2018 | 100 | 135 | 235 |
| 77 kg2017 | 96 | 116 | 212 |
Dikabelo Solomon by the numbers
Dikabelo Solomon'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
- 302.4
- From 248 kg at 89.75 kg bodyweight, 2021 African Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 433rd of 455
- 248 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
- 88%
- At the best total, 116 kg of 132 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
- 7 of 7
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Dikabelo Solomon makes each attempt
Dikabelo Solomon made 56% of snatch attempts and 61% 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
Dikabelo Solomon head to head
The lifters Dikabelo Solomon 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 | Dikabelo Solomon ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ahmed Abuzriba |
3 | 0 | 3 |
 Christian Amoah |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| Maurice Oduor Aromo | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Dikabelo Solomon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Mauritius International Open 26 Feb 2022 | 6 | 240 | 96 kg | 89.31 | not taken | not taken | 110 | not taken | not taken | 130 |
| 2021 African Championships 24 May 2021 | 5 | 248 | 96 kg | 89.75 | 105 | 111 | 116 | 125 | 132 | |
| 2019 Zone 3 African Championships 6 Nov 2019 | 3 | 240 | 89 kg | 84.28 | 100 | 110 | 120 | 130 | ||
| 2019 All African Games 24 Aug 2019 | 12 | 241 | 89 kg | 86.5 | 106 | 135 | ||||
| 2019 African Championships 23 Apr 2019 | 9 | 230 | 89 kg | 84.52 | 100 | 125 | 130 | |||
| 2018 African Championships 10 Aug 2018 | 3 | 235 | 85 kg | 82.5 | 100 | 125 | 135 | |||
| 2017 African Championships 10 Jul 2017 | 6 | 212 | 77 kg | 75.43 | 93 | 96 | 95 | 116 |
Compare Dikabelo Solomon
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Dikabelo Solomon met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.