Men's 71 kg, July 2026
Emmanuel Amo Boateng
Emmanuel Amo Boateng is a weightlifter. The results below cover 5 competitions from 2024 to 2026. The latest result came in the men's 71 kg class, at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
- Best total
- 282 kg
- Best snatch
- 127 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 155 kg
Emmanuel Amo Boateng's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 67 kg in 2024, 73 kg in 2024, 71 kg from 2025 to 2026. The IWF changed its class list in June 2025 (73 kg to 71 kg) and again in August 2026. At 69.75 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 282 kg, place 7.
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 | 127 | 155 | 282 |
| 73 kg2024 | 115 | - | - |
| 67 kg2024 | 116 | 142 | 258 |
Emmanuel Amo Boateng by the numbers
Emmanuel Amo Boateng'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
- 396.8
- From 282 kg at 69.75 kg bodyweight, 2026 Commonwealth Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 69th of 120
- 282 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 71 kg class (the class list of 2025 to 2026) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 82%
- At the best total, 127 kg of 155 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
- 4 of 5
- The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Emmanuel Amo Boateng makes each attempt
Emmanuel Amo Boateng made 80% of snatch attempts and 57% 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
Emmanuel Amo Boateng head to head
The lifters Emmanuel Amo Boateng 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 | Emmanuel Amo Boateng ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Edidiong Umoafia |
3 | 0 | 3 |
Emmanuel Amo Boateng'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.
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| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Commonwealth Games 23 Jul 2026 | 7 | 282 | 71 kg | 69.75 | 120 | 124 | 127 | 150 | 155 | |
| 2026 African Championships 10 May 2026 | 6 | 273 | 71 kg | 68.35 | 117 | 122 | 151 | |||
| 2025 African Junior Championships 15 Aug 2025 | 1 | 276 | 71 kg | 70.2 | 110 | 115 | 121 | 142 | 147 | 155 |
| 2024 World Weightlifting Championships 6 Dec 2024 | - | - | 73 kg | 69.96 | 115 | not taken | ||||
| 2024 African Games 9 Mar 2024 | 4 | 258 | 67 kg | 66.5 | 107 | 112 | 116 | 137 | 142 |
Compare Emmanuel Amo Boateng
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Emmanuel Amo Boateng.