Uganda · Men's 69 kg, March 2014
Ismail Katamba
Ismail Katamba is a weightlifter from Uganda, born in 1987. The results below cover 6 competitions from 2005 to 2014. The latest result came in the men's 69 kg class, at the 2014 Islamic Solidarity Games.
- Best total
- 235 kg
- Best snatch
- 102 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 135 kg
Ismail Katamba's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 62 kg from 2005 to 2008, 56 kg from 2009 to 2010, 62 kg in 2012, 69 kg in 2014. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 65.8 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 70 kg.
Latest result: 2014 Islamic Solidarity Games, 27 March 2014, 69 kg, total 232 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 69 kg2014 | 102 | 130 | 232 |
| 62 kg2005 to 2012 | 102 | 135 | 235 |
| 56 kg2009 to 2010 | 90 | 127 | 217 |
Ismail Katamba by the numbers
Ismail Katamba'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
- 359.4
- From 232 kg at 60.63 kg bodyweight, 2008 African Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 644th of 981
- 235 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 62 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, 102 kg of 133 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
- 25
- Turned 25 in 2012, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 5 of 6
- The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Ismail Katamba makes each attempt
Ismail Katamba made 47% of snatch attempts and 38% 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
Ismail Katamba'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Islamic Solidarity Games 27 Mar 2014 | 2 | 232 | 69 kg | 65.8 | 90 | 102 | 130 | |||
| 2012 African Championships 29 Mar 2012 | 6 | 235 | 62 kg | 61.75 | 95 | 102 | 127 | 133 | ||
| 2010 Commonwealth Games 3 Oct 2010 | - | - | 56 kg | 55.83 | 90 | not taken | not taken | |||
| 2009 African Championships 31 Jul 2009 | 3 | 217 | 56 kg | 55.72 | Snatch 90, clean and jerk 127; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2008 African Championships 10 May 2008 | 8 | 232 | 62 kg | 60.63 | 97 | 135 | ||||
| 2005 World Weightlifting Championships 8 Nov 2005 | 14 | 210 | 62 kg | 60.57 | 90 | 120 | ||||
Compare Ismail Katamba
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. These lifters lifted in nearby classes, in any year.