Men's 61 kg, December 2019

Issam Harfi

Issam Harfi is a weightlifter. The results below cover 10 competitions from 2013 to 2019. The latest result came in the men's 61 kg class, at the 2019 Qatar International Cup.

Best total
207 kg
Best snatch
96 kg
Best clean and jerk
112 kg
Career

Issam Harfi's career: classes, totals and best lifts

No Olympic or World Championships medals.

Weight classes: 56 kg in 2013, 50 kg in 2013, 56 kg from 2014 to 2017, 55 kg in 2019, 61 kg in 2019. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (56 kg to 55 kg) and again in June 2025. At 57.65 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 60 kg.

Latest result: 2019 Qatar International Cup, 19 December 2019, 61 kg, total 207 kg, place 4.

Issam Harfi: totals from the 10 competitions with a total, 2013 to 2019, best 207 kg in 2019.15018522020132014201520162017201820192013 African Youth Championships, 28 Oct 2013: 156 kg2013 African Junior Championships, 28 Oct 2013: 156 kg2014 African Youth Championships, 15 Apr 2014: 168 kg2014 African Youth Games, 23 May 2014: 177 kg2015 African Junior Championships, 27 Jul 2015: 175 kg2017 African Championships, 10 Jul 2017: 201 kg2019 Zone 1 African Championships, 20 Mar 2019: 200 kg2019 African Championships, 23 Apr 2019: 190 kg2019 All African Games, 24 Aug 2019: 207 kg2019 Qatar International Cup, 19 Dec 2019: 207 kg
Issam Harfi: totals from the 10 competitions with a total, 2013 to 2019, best 207 kg in 2019.15018522020132015201720192013 African Youth Championships, 28 Oct 2013: 156 kg2013 African Junior Championships, 28 Oct 2013: 156 kg2014 African Youth Championships, 15 Apr 2014: 168 kg2014 African Youth Games, 23 May 2014: 177 kg2015 African Junior Championships, 27 Jul 2015: 175 kg2017 African Championships, 10 Jul 2017: 201 kg2019 Zone 1 African Championships, 20 Mar 2019: 200 kg2019 African Championships, 23 Apr 2019: 190 kg2019 All African Games, 24 Aug 2019: 207 kg2019 Qatar International Cup, 19 Dec 2019: 207 kg
Total at each competition, in kilograms.

Best lifts in each class

The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.

Class Years Snatch Clean and jerk Total
61 kg2019 2019 95 112 207
55 kg2019 2019 96 111 207
56 kg2013 to 2017 2013 to 2017 94 107 201
50 kg2013 2013 71 85 156
Numbers

Issam Harfi by the numbers

Issam Harfi'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
345.8
From 207 kg at 54.9 kg bodyweight, 2019 All African Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
Best total, place in its class
171st of 227
207 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 55 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, 96 kg of 111 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%.
Competitions with a total
10 of 10
A total at every competition listed.
Attempts

How often Issam Harfi makes each attempt

Issam Harfi made 70% of snatch attempts and 50% 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

Worlds and Olympics field: 74%
Issam Harfi: 70%

Snatch, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 58%
Issam Harfi: 90%

Snatch, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 41%
Issam Harfi: 50%

Clean and jerk, first attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 77%
Issam Harfi: 90%

Clean and jerk, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 57%
Issam Harfi: 60%

Clean and jerk, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 34%
Issam Harfi: 0%
Results

Issam Harfi'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
2019 Qatar International Cup 19 Dec 2019 4 207 61 kg 57.65 9095100 kg missed108112117 kg missed
2019 All African Games 24 Aug 2019 3 207 55 kg 54.9 91 kg missed9196105111116 kg missed
2019 African Championships 23 Apr 2019 2 190 55 kg 54.4 859097 kg missed90100110 kg missed
2019 Zone 1 African Championships 20 Mar 2019 1 200 55 kg 54.5 919598 kg missed105112 kg missed115 kg missed
2017 African Championships 10 Jul 2017 4 201 56 kg 55.27 909294107113 kg missed113 kg missed
2015 African Junior Championships 27 Jul 2015 1 175 56 kg 54.53 758084 kg missed95100 kg missed101 kg missed
2014 African Youth Games 23 May 2014 2 177 56 kg 54.9 7280 kg missed8080 kg missed97100 kg missed
2014 African Youth Championships 15 Apr 2014 5 168 56 kg 53.8 727880 kg missed90100 kg missed100 kg missed
2013 African Youth Championships 28 Oct 2013 3 156 50 kg 49.4 65 kg missed6571758590 kg missed
2013 African Junior Championships 28 Oct 2013 4 156 56 kg 49.4 65 kg missed6571758590 kg missed
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