Libya · Men's 94 kg, December 2011
Hamza Abu-Ghalia
Hamza Abu-Ghalia is a weightlifter from Libya, born in 1980. The results below cover 3 competitions from 2004 to 2011. The latest result came in the men's 94 kg class, at the 2011 Pan Arab Games.
- Best total
- 342 kg
- Best snatch
- 152 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 190 kg
Hamza Abu-Ghalia's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 85 kg in 2004, 94 kg from 2008 to 2011. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 89.8 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 95 kg.
Latest result: 2011 Pan Arab Games, 9 December 2011, 94 kg, total 310 kg, place 6.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94 kg2008 to 2011 | 152 | 190 | 342 |
| 85 kg2004 | 147.5 | - | - |
Hamza Abu-Ghalia by the numbers
Hamza Abu-Ghalia'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
- 408.0
- From 342 kg at 93.95 kg bodyweight, 2008 African Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 339th of 1,113
- 342 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 94 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 80%
- At the best total, 152 kg of 190 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 2008, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 2 of 3
- The other was an entry without an attempt.
Hamza Abu-Ghalia'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Pan Arab Games 9 Dec 2011 | 6 | 310 | 94 kg | 89.8 | 140 | 170 | ||||
| 2008 African Championships 10 May 2008 | 2 | 342 | 94 kg | 93.95 | 140 | 146 | 152 | 180 | 185 | 190 |
| 2004 Olympic Games 14 Aug 2004 | - | No lifts | 85 kg | 84.52 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken |
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