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
Career

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.

Gerard Thibauld Abeussa: totals from the 6 competitions with a total, 2015 to 2026, best 294 kg in 2023.2002503002015201720192021202320252015 African Youth Championships, 27 Jul 2015: 205 kg2022 African Championships, 26 Oct 2022: 280 kg2023 African Championships, 11 May 2023: 294 kg2024 African Championships, 5 Feb 2024: 287 kg2025 African Championships, 20 Apr 2025: 284 kg2026 African Championships, 10 May 2026: 282 kg
Gerard Thibauld Abeussa: totals from the 6 competitions with a total, 2015 to 2026, best 294 kg in 2023.2002503002015201920232015 African Youth Championships, 27 Jul 2015: 205 kg2022 African Championships, 26 Oct 2022: 280 kg2023 African Championships, 11 May 2023: 294 kg2024 African Championships, 5 Feb 2024: 287 kg2025 African Championships, 20 Apr 2025: 284 kg2026 African Championships, 10 May 2026: 282 kg
Total at each competition, in kilograms.

Best lifts in each class

The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.

Class Years Snatch Clean and jerk Total
71 kg2026 2026 120 162 282
73 kg2022 to 2025 2022 to 2025 126 168 294
69 kg2015 to 2018 2015 to 2018 105 110 205
Numbers

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.
Attempts

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

Worlds and Olympics field: 74%
Gerard Thibauld Abeussa: 86%

Snatch, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 58%
Gerard Thibauld Abeussa: 86%

Snatch, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 41%
Gerard Thibauld Abeussa: 14%

Clean and jerk, first attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 77%
Gerard Thibauld Abeussa: 86%

Clean and jerk, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 57%
Gerard Thibauld Abeussa: 43%

Clean and jerk, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 34%
Gerard Thibauld Abeussa: 29%
Rivals

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
Nigeria Edidiong Umoafia 4 0 4
Tunisia Karem Ben Hnia 3 0 3
Results

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.

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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 kg missed120124 kg missed157162167 kg missed
2025 African Championships 20 Apr 2025 3 284 73 kg 73 115122126 kg missed152160 kg missed162
2024 African Championships 5 Feb 2024 5 287 73 kg 70.72 125131 kg missed131 kg missed162166 kg missed171 kg missed
2023 African Championships 11 May 2023 4 294 73 kg 72.75 122126130 kg missed157162168
2022 African Championships 26 Oct 2022 3 280 73 kg 72.85 115120123 kg missed145160172 kg missed
2018 African Junior Championships 23 Mar 2018 - - 69 kg 68.8 100105107 kg missed140 kg missed140 kg missed140 kg missed
2015 African Youth Championships 27 Jul 2015 2 205 69 kg 68.7 859095110130 kg missed130 kg missed
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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.

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