Nigeria · Men's 71 kg, July 2026
Edidiong Umoafia
Edidiong Umoafia is a weightlifter from Nigeria, born in 2002. The results below cover 16 competitions from 2017 to 2026. The latest result came in the men's 71 kg class, at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
- Best total
- 319 kg
- Best snatch
- 147 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 172 kg
Edidiong Umoafia's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 62 kg from 2017 to 2018, 67 kg from 2019 to 2022, 73 kg from 2023 to 2024, 67 kg in 2024, 73 kg from 2024 to 2025, 71 kg from 2025 to 2026. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (62 kg to 67 kg), June 2025 (73 kg to 71 kg) and August 2026. At 69.95 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 70 kg.
Latest result: 2026 Commonwealth Games, 23 July 2026, 71 kg, total 319 kg, place 1.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71 kg2025 to 2026 | 147 | 172 | 319 |
| 73 kg2023 to 2025 | 147 | 172 | 319 |
| 67 kg2019 to 2024 | 135 | 165 | 300 |
| 62 kg2017 to 2018 | 112 | 130 | 242 |
Edidiong Umoafia by the numbers
Edidiong Umoafia'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
- 448.0
- From 319 kg at 69.95 kg bodyweight, 2026 Commonwealth Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 76th of 434
- 319 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 73 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 85%
- At the best total, 147 kg of 172 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
- 22
- Turned 22 in 2024, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 16 of 16
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Edidiong Umoafia makes each attempt
Edidiong Umoafia made 71% of snatch attempts and 55% 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
Edidiong Umoafia head to head
The lifters Edidiong Umoafia 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 | Edidiong Umoafia ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Karem Ben Hnia |
5 | 0 | 5 |
| Gerard Thibauld Abeussa | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Ajith Narayana | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Ahsaan Ali Alhadi Shabi | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Elzar Taiirov | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Amo Boateng | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Edidiong Umoafia'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.
Swipe the table sideways to see every attempt.
| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Commonwealth Games 23 Jul 2026 | 1 | 319 | 71 kg | 69.95 | 145 | 147 | 168 | 172 | ||
| 2026 African Championships 10 May 2026 | 2 | 311 | 71 kg | 70.57 | 137 | 141 | 165 | 170 | ||
| 2025 Commonwealth Championships 24 Aug 2025 | 2 | 316 | 71 kg | 70.61 | 140 | 146 | 170 | |||
| 2025 African Championships 20 Apr 2025 | 2 | 317 | 73 kg | 71.26 | 143 | 147 | 170 | |||
| 2024 IWF World Cup 31 Mar 2024 | 17 | 319 | 73 kg | 72.42 | 142 | 147 | 172 | |||
| 2024 African Games 9 Mar 2024 | 1 | 300 | 67 kg | 67 | 126 | 130 | 135 | 160 | 165 | not taken |
| 2024 African Championships 5 Feb 2024 | 2 | 314 | 73 kg | 71 | 137 | 142 | 144 | 170 | ||
| 2023 IWF Grand Prix II 4 Dec 2023 | 13 | 300 | 73 kg | 69.97 | 135 | 165 | ||||
| 2023 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Sep 2023 | 18 | 310 | 73 kg | 71.72 | 140 | 160 | 170 | |||
| 2023 African Championships 11 May 2023 | 3 | 312 | 73 kg | 70.75 | 137 | 142 | 160 | 170 | ||
| 2022 Commonwealth Games 30 Jul 2022 | 3 | 290 | 67 kg | 66.86 | 130 | 150 | 160 | |||
| 2021 World Weightlifting Championships 7 Dec 2021 Also the 2021 Commonwealth Senior Championships, place 2 | 12 | 295 | 67 kg | 66.8 | 125 | 130 | 135 | 155 | 160 | |
| 2019 African Championships 23 Apr 2019 | 5 | 272 | 67 kg | 65.4 | 120 | 125 | 140 | 147 | ||
| 2018 African Youth Games 19 Jul 2018 | 2 | 242 | 62 kg | 61.85 | 105 | 110 | 112 | 125 | 130 | |
| 2018 African Youth Championships 23 Mar 2018 | 1 | 240 | 62 kg | 61.75 | 106 | 110 | 125 | 130 | ||
| 2017 African Youth Championships 7 Oct 2017 | 1 | 232 | 62 kg | 61.59 | 95 | 102 | 110 | 122 |
Compare Edidiong Umoafia
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Edidiong Umoafia met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.