Qatar · Men's +105 kg, September 2007
Jaber Saeed Salem
Jaber Saeed Salem is a weightlifter from Qatar, born in 1975, with four World Championships medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze). The results below cover 7 competitions from 1999 to 2007. The latest result came in the men's +105 kg class, at the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships.
- World medals
- 4
- Best total
- 460 kg
- Best snatch
- 210 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 255 kg
Jaber Saeed Salem's career: classes, totals and best lifts
World Championships: 1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze in the total.
Latest result: 2007 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 September 2007, +105 kg, total 435 kg, place 3.
Jaber Saeed Salem by the numbers
Jaber Saeed Salem'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
- 495.0
- From 455 kg at 118.86 kg bodyweight, 1999 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 8th of 704
- 460 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's +105 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, 205 kg of 255 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 2000, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 6 of 7
- The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Jaber Saeed Salem makes each attempt
Jaber Saeed Salem made 78% of snatch attempts and 71% 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
Jaber Saeed Salem head to head
The lifters Jaber Saeed Salem 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 | Jaber Saeed Salem ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 |
Jaber Saeed Salem'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 | 3 | 435 | +105 kg | 124.6 | 195 | 231 | 240 | |||
| 2005 West Asian Games 2 Dec 2005 | 1 | 401 | +105 kg | 124.46 | Snatch 185, clean and jerk 216; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2005 World Weightlifting Championships 8 Nov 2005 | 3 | 446 | +105 kg | 125.3 | 195 | 201 | 240 | 245 | not taken | |
| 2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 2003 | - | - | +105 kg | 127.44 | 200 | 205 | 210 | not taken | not taken | not taken |
| 2001 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2001 | 1 | 460 | +105 kg | 125.74 | 200 | 205 | 210 | 245 | 250 | |
| 2000 Olympic Games 16 Sep 2000 | 4 | 460 | +105 kg | 123.64 | 200 | 205 | 250 | 255 | ||
| 1999 World Weightlifting Championships 21 Nov 1999 | 2 | 455 | +105 kg | 118.86 | 190 | 200 | 205 | 240 | 250 | |
Compare Jaber Saeed Salem
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Jaber Saeed Salem met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.

