Uganda · Men's +109 kg, February 2022
Godfrey Baligeya
Godfrey Baligeya is a weightlifter from Uganda, born in 1987. The results below cover 7 competitions from 2008 to 2022. The latest result came in the men's +109 kg class, at the 2022 Mauritius International Open.
- Best total
- 276 kg
- Best snatch
- 120 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 156 kg
Godfrey Baligeya's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 85 kg from 2008 to 2010, 105 kg from 2012 to 2014, +109 kg from 2021 to 2022. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (105 kg to +109 kg) and again in June 2025. At 110.94 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be +110 kg.
Latest result: 2022 Mauritius International Open, 26 February 2022, +109 kg, total 240 kg, place 2.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| +109 kg2021 to 2022 | 110 | 145 | 255 |
| 105 kg2012 to 2014 | 120 | 156 | 276 |
| 85 kg2008 to 2010 | 115 | 145 | 260 |
Godfrey Baligeya by the numbers
Godfrey Baligeya'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
- 327.7
- From 260 kg at 84.12 kg bodyweight, 2010 Commonwealth Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 736th of 888
- 276 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 105 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 77%
- At the best total, 120 kg of 156 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
- 27
- Turned 27 in 2014, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 7 of 7
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Godfrey Baligeya makes each attempt
Godfrey Baligeya made 53% of snatch attempts and 73% 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
Godfrey Baligeya'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. A row that names two events was one competition scored for both; its places can differ because each ranks its own field.
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| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Mauritius International Open 26 Feb 2022 | 2 | 240 | +109 kg | 110.94 | not taken | not taken | 110 | not taken | not taken | 130 |
| 2021 World Weightlifting Championships 7 Dec 2021 Also the 2021 Commonwealth Senior Championships, place 7 | 26 | 255 | +109 kg | 115 | 110 | 140 | 145 | |||
| 2014 Islamic Solidarity Games 27 Mar 2014 | 2 | 276 | 105 kg | 102.6 | 110 | 120 | 145 | 151 | 156 | |
| 2012 IWF Grand Prix - President's Cup 12 Oct 2012 | 3 | 250 | 105 kg | 104.15 | 110 | 135 | 140 | |||
| 2010 Commonwealth Games 3 Oct 2010 | 12 | 260 | 85 kg | 84.12 | 110 | 115 | 140 | 145 | ||
| 2009 African Championships 31 Jul 2009 | 6 | 247 | 85 kg | 82.41 | Snatch 107, clean and jerk 140; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2008 African Championships 10 May 2008 | 7 | 246 | 85 kg | 83.65 | 100 | 106 | 135 | 140 | ||
Compare Godfrey Baligeya
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