Nigeria · Women's +75 kg, November 2001
Helen Idahosa
Helen Idahosa is a weightlifter from Nigeria, born in 1972. The results below cover 3 competitions from 1999 to 2001. The latest result came in the women's +75 kg class, at the 2001 World Weightlifting Championships.
- Best total
- 257.5 kg
- Best snatch
- 117.5 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 140 kg
Helen Idahosa's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Latest result: 2001 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 November 2001, +75 kg, total 257.5 kg, place 5.
Helen Idahosa by the numbers
Helen Idahosa'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
- 277.4
- From 257.5 kg at 98.96 kg bodyweight, 2001 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 55th of 479
- 257.5 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's +75 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 84%
- At the best total, 117.5 kg of 140 kg. A higher share means a stronger snatch for the clean and jerk. Eight in ten women lifting in national federation meets sit between 70% and 85%.
- Age at best total
- 29
- Turned 29 in 2001, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 3 of 3
- A total at every competition listed.
Helen Idahosa head to head
The lifters Helen Idahosa 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 | Helen Idahosa ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Agata Wróbel |
3 | 0 | 3 |
 Carmenza Delgado |
3 | 1 | 2 |
 Mun Kyung-ae |
3 | 2 | 1 |
Helen Idahosa'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2001 | 5 | 257.5 | +75 kg | 98.96 | 110 | 115 | 117.5 | 140 | ||
| 2000 Olympic Games 16 Sep 2000 | 5 | 250 | +75 kg | 97.04 | 110 | 135 | 140 | |||
| 1999 World Weightlifting Championships 21 Nov 1999 | 8 | 235 | +75 kg | 87.96 | 95 | 100 | 105 | 120 | 130 |
Compare Helen Idahosa
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Helen Idahosa.