South Africa · Men's +109 kg, April 2023
Gordon Shaw
Gordon Shaw is a weightlifter from South Africa, born in 1994. The results below cover 14 competitions from 2010 to 2023. The latest result came in the men's +109 kg class, at the 2023 European Championships.
- Best total
- 365 kg
- Best snatch
- 169 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 201 kg
Gordon Shaw's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: +94 kg in 2010, 105 kg in 2010, +94 kg in 2011, 105 kg from 2011 to 2012, +105 kg from 2012 to 2014, +109 kg from 2022 to 2023. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (+105 kg to +109 kg) and again in June 2025. At 130.9 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be +110 kg.
Latest result: 2023 European Championships, 15 April 2023, +109 kg, total 361 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| +109 kg2022 to 2023 | 169 | 201 | 365 |
| +105 kg2012 to 2014 | 160 | 190 | 350 |
| 105 kg2010 to 2012 | 127 | 142 | 269 |
| +94 kg2010 to 2011 | 127 | 142 | 269 |
Gordon Shaw by the numbers
Gordon Shaw'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
- 382.7
- From 350 kg at 116.98 kg bodyweight, 2014 Commonwealth Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 106th of 268
- 365 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's +109 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 86%
- At the best total, 169 kg of 196 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
- 28
- Turned 28 in 2022, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 13 of 14
- The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Gordon Shaw makes each attempt
Gordon Shaw made 60% 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
Gordon Shaw head to head
The lifters Gordon Shaw 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 | Gordon Shaw ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Lasha Talakhadze |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| Nii Otoo Larkyne | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 Varazdat Lalayan |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| Ibrahim Ehmeda Alanani | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Abdalla Salem Eljadid Elazibi | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Gordon Shaw'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 European Championships 15 Apr 2023 | 10 | 361 | +109 kg | 130.9 | 164 | 168 | 193 | |||
| 2022 World Weightlifting Championships 5 Dec 2022 | 18 | 364 | +109 kg | 142.6 | 163 | 192 | 197 | 201 | ||
| 2022 Commonwealth Games 30 Jul 2022 | 5 | 362 | +109 kg | 139.69 | 161 | 167 | 195 | |||
| 2022 European Championships 28 May 2022 | 10 | 365 | +109 kg | 140.3 | 157 | 163 | 169 | 188 | 196 | |
| 2014 Commonwealth Games 23 Jul 2014 | 5 | 350 | +105 kg | 116.98 | 160 | 185 | 190 | |||
| 2014 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 20 Jun 2014 | - | - | +105 kg | 116.05 | 180 | 185 | ||||
| 2014 African Junior Championships 15 Apr 2014 | 1 | 340 | +105 kg | 115.1 | 160 | 180 | ||||
| 2012 African Junior Championships 18 Nov 2012 | 2 | 310 | +105 kg | 110.7 | 135 | 142 | 145 | 165 | ||
| 2012 African Championships 29 Mar 2012 | 7 | 245 | 105 kg | 97.95 | 100 | 110 | 130 | 135 | ||
| 2011 Commonwealth Junior Championships 10 Oct 2011 | 2 | 269 | 105 kg | 102.15 | 120 | 127 | 135 | 142 | ||
| 2011 Commonwealth Youth Championships 10 Oct 2011 | 1 | 269 | +94 kg | 102.15 | 120 | 127 | 135 | 142 | ||
| 2010 IWF Continental Clubs Grand Prix 11 Dec 2010 | 4 | 265 | 105 kg | 100.76 | 120 | 125 | 140 | |||
| 2010 African Junior Championships 21 Mar 2010 | 5 | 210 | 105 kg | 94.3 | 90 | 95 | 115 | |||
| 2010 African Youth Qualification Championships 21 Mar 2010 | 5 | 210 | +94 kg | 94.3 | 90 | 95 | 115 |
Compare Gordon Shaw
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Gordon Shaw.