Great Britain · Men's 73 kg, September 2019
Gareth Evans
Gareth Evans is a weightlifter from Great Britain, born in 1986. The results below cover 17 competitions from 2007 to 2019. The latest result came in the men's 73 kg class, at the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships.
- Best total
- 299 kg
- Best snatch
- 136 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 163 kg
Gareth Evans's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 62 kg from 2007 to 2010, 69 kg from 2011 to 2012, 62 kg from 2014 to 2016, 69 kg from 2016 to 2018, 67 kg in 2019, 73 kg in 2019, 67 kg in 2019, 73 kg in 2019. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (69 kg to 67 kg) and again in June 2025. At 71.2 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 75 kg.
Latest result: 2019 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 September 2019, 73 kg, no total.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73 kg2019 | 131 | 155 | 286 |
| 67 kg2019 | 125 | 161 | 286 |
| 69 kg2011 to 2018 | 136 | 163 | 299 |
| 62 kg2007 to 2016 | 119 | 150 | 268 |
Gareth Evans by the numbers
Gareth Evans'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
- 427.8
- From 299 kg at 67.98 kg bodyweight, 2018 Commonwealth Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 268th of 1,135
- 299 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 69 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 83%
- At the best total, 136 kg of 163 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
- 32
- Turned 32 in 2018, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 15 of 17
- Of the other two: one with no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk and one entered without taking an attempt.
How often Gareth Evans makes each attempt
Gareth Evans made 58% of snatch attempts and 51% 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
Gareth Evans head to head
The lifters Gareth Evans 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 | Gareth Evans ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Sudesh Peiris |
4 | 0 | 4 |
 Vaipava Ioane |
4 | 1 | 3 |
| Indika Dissanayake | 4 | 2 | 2 |
 Ruben Katoatau |
4 | 4 | 0 |
 Bernardin Matam |
3 | 0 | 3 |
 Briken Calja |
3 | 0 | 3 |
Gareth Evans'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 | - | No lifts | 73 kg | 71.2 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken |
| 2019 Commonwealth Senior Championships 9 Jul 2019 | 2 | 286 | 67 kg | 67 | 125 | 150 | 161 | |||
| 2019 British International Open 7 Jun 2019 | 2 | 286 | 73 kg | 69.95 | 124 | 128 | 131 | 155 | ||
| 2019 European Championships 6 Apr 2019 | 8 | 285 | 67 kg | 66.68 | 125 | 150 | 155 | 160 | ||
| 2018 Commonwealth Games 4 Apr 2018 | 1 | 299 | 69 kg | 67.98 | 130 | 133 | 136 | 160 | 163 | |
| 2017 Commonwealth Championships 3 Sep 2017 | 5 | 270 | 69 kg | 68.29 | 120 | 150 | ||||
| 2016 Senior Commonwealth Championships 25 Oct 2016 | 3 | 287 | 69 kg | 68.66 | 125 | 129 | 155 | 158 | ||
| 2016 European Championships 8 Apr 2016 | 10 | 261 | 62 kg | 61.65 | 115 | 119 | 142 | |||
| 2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2014 | - | - | 62 kg | 61.78 | 146 | |||||
| 2014 Commonwealth Games 23 Jul 2014 | 4 | 268 | 62 kg | 61.75 | 118 | 147 | 150 | |||
| 2012 Olympic Games 27 Jul 2012 | 14 | 288 | 69 kg | 68.31 | 125 | 130 | 153 | 158 | ||
| 2012 European Championships 9 Apr 2012 | 14 | 271 | 69 kg | 67.82 | 121 | 150 | ||||
| 2011 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2011 | 40 | 265 | 69 kg | 67.02 | 115 | 120 | 145 | |||
| 2011 Commonwealth Championships 10 Oct 2011 | 3 | 266 | 69 kg | 67.56 | 115 | 121 | 145 | |||
| 2010 Commonwealth Games 3 Oct 2010 | 12 | 246 | 62 kg | 61.64 | 105 | 111 | 135 | |||
| 2010 European Championships 2 Apr 2010 | 13 | 246 | 62 kg | 61.25 | 105 | 108 | 111 | 130 | 135 | |
| 2007 IWF World Cup 26 Nov 2007 | 4 | 235 | 62 kg | 60.85 | Snatch 107, clean and jerk 128; attempts not recorded | |||||
Compare Gareth Evans
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Gareth Evans met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.