Women's 90 kg, September 2017
Esther Wawira Njue
Esther Wawira Njue is a weightlifter. The results below cover 2 competitions from 2016 to 2017. The latest result came in the women's 90 kg class, at the 2017 Commonwealth Championships.
- Best total
- 125 kg
- Best snatch
- 55 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 70 kg
Esther Wawira Njue's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 75 kg in 2016, 90 kg in 2017. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 79.88 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 86 kg.
Latest result: 2017 Commonwealth Championships, 3 September 2017, 90 kg, total 125 kg, place 10.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90 kg2017 | 55 | 70 | 125 |
| 75 kg2016 | 53 | 68 | 121 |
Esther Wawira Njue by the numbers
Esther Wawira Njue'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
- 146.3
- From 121 kg at 73.31 kg bodyweight, 2016 African Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 114th of 118
- 125 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 90 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 79%
- At the best total, 55 kg of 70 kg. A higher share means a stronger snatch for the clean and jerk. Eight in ten women lifting in national federation meets sit between 70% and 85%.
Esther Wawira Njue'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Commonwealth Championships 3 Sep 2017 | 10 | 125 | 90 kg | 79.88 | 50 | 55 | 65 | 70 | ||
| 2016 African Championships 7 May 2016 | 7 | 121 | 75 kg | 73.31 | 50 | 53 | 65 | 68 |
Compare Esther Wawira Njue
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