Men's 71 kg, May 2026
Gerard Thibauld Abeussa
Gerard Thibauld Abeussa is a weightlifter. The results below cover 7 competitions from 2015 to 2026. The latest result came in the men's 71 kg class, at the 2026 African Championships.
- Best total
- 294 kg
- Best snatch
- 126 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 168 kg
Gerard Thibauld Abeussa's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 69 kg from 2015 to 2018, 73 kg from 2022 to 2025, 71 kg in 2026. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (69 kg to 73 kg), June 2025 (73 kg to 71 kg) and August 2026. At 70.75 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 75 kg.
Latest result: 2026 African Championships, 10 May 2026, 71 kg, total 282 kg, place 4.
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 kg2026 | 120 | 162 | 282 |
| 73 kg2022 to 2025 | 126 | 168 | 294 |
| 69 kg2015 to 2018 | 105 | 110 | 205 |
Gerard Thibauld Abeussa by the numbers
Gerard Thibauld Abeussa'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
- 402.8
- From 294 kg at 72.75 kg bodyweight, 2023 African Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 184th of 434
- 294 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
- 75%
- At the best total, 126 kg of 168 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
- 6 of 7
- The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Gerard Thibauld Abeussa makes each attempt
Gerard Thibauld Abeussa made 62% of snatch attempts and 52% 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
Gerard Thibauld Abeussa head to head
The lifters Gerard Thibauld Abeussa 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 | Gerard Thibauld Abeussa ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 |
Gerard Thibauld Abeussa'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 African Championships 10 May 2026 | 4 | 282 | 71 kg | 70.75 | 120 | 157 | 162 | |||
| 2025 African Championships 20 Apr 2025 | 3 | 284 | 73 kg | 73 | 115 | 122 | 152 | 162 | ||
| 2024 African Championships 5 Feb 2024 | 5 | 287 | 73 kg | 70.72 | 125 | 162 | ||||
| 2023 African Championships 11 May 2023 | 4 | 294 | 73 kg | 72.75 | 122 | 126 | 157 | 162 | 168 | |
| 2022 African Championships 26 Oct 2022 | 3 | 280 | 73 kg | 72.85 | 115 | 120 | 145 | 160 | ||
| 2018 African Junior Championships 23 Mar 2018 | - | - | 69 kg | 68.8 | 100 | 105 | ||||
| 2015 African Youth Championships 27 Jul 2015 | 2 | 205 | 69 kg | 68.7 | 85 | 90 | 95 | 110 |
Compare Gerard Thibauld Abeussa
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Gerard Thibauld Abeussa met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.
- Rival Gerard Thibauld Abeussa vs Edidiong Umoafia
- Rival Gerard Thibauld Abeussa vs Karem Ben Hnia
- Nearby class Gerard Thibauld Abeussa vs Lü Xiaojun
- Nearby class Gerard Thibauld Abeussa vs Shi Zhiyong
- Nearby class Gerard Thibauld Abeussa vs Óscar Figueroa
- Nearby class Gerard Thibauld Abeussa vs Nikolaj Pešalov

