Kenya · Men's 96 kg, August 2019
James Adede
James Adede is a weightlifter from Kenya, born in 1986. The results below cover 10 competitions from 2009 to 2019. The latest result came in the men's 96 kg class, at the 2019 All African Games.
- Best total
- 271 kg
- Best snatch
- 122 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 151 kg
James Adede's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 85 kg in 2009, 94 kg in 2010, 105 kg in 2014, 94 kg from 2015 to 2018, 96 kg in 2019. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (94 kg to 96 kg) and again in June 2025. At 95.2 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 110 kg.
Latest result: 2019 All African Games, 24 August 2019, 96 kg, total 265 kg, place 5.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96 kg2019 | 120 | 146 | 265 |
| 94 kg2010 to 2018 | 122 | 151 | 271 |
| 105 kg2014 | 115 | 145 | 260 |
| 85 kg2009 | 102 | 120 | 222 |
James Adede by the numbers
James Adede'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
- 331.6
- From 271 kg at 89.12 kg bodyweight, 2010 Commonwealth Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 909th of 1,113
- 271 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
- 81%
- At the best total, 121 kg of 150 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
- 24
- Turned 24 in 2010, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 10 of 10
- A total at every competition listed.
How often James Adede makes each attempt
James Adede made 59% of snatch attempts and 48% 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
Clean and jerk, third attempt
James Adede head to head
The lifters James Adede 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 | James Adede ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forrester Osei | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 Petit Minkoumba |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| Saddam Messaoui | 3 | 0 | 3 |
James Adede'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 All African Games 24 Aug 2019 | 5 | 265 | 96 kg | 95.2 | 110 | 120 | 145 | |||
| 2019 Zone 2 African Championships 7 Jul 2019 | 2 | 256 | 96 kg | 93.5 | 100 | 110 | 130 | 140 | 146 | |
| 2018 Commonwealth Games 4 Apr 2018 | 11 | 271 | 94 kg | 92.6 | 117 | 120 | 151 | |||
| 2017 Commonwealth Championships 3 Sep 2017 | 11 | 262 | 94 kg | 92.86 | 117 | 145 | ||||
| 2016 Olympic Games 5 Aug 2016 | 17 | 256 | 94 kg | 92.89 | 112 | 116 | 140 | |||
| 2016 African Championships 7 May 2016 | 7 | 267 | 94 kg | 92.53 | 115 | 122 | 145 | |||
| 2015 African Games 6 Sep 2015 | 7 | 261 | 94 kg | 93.03 | 115 | 140 | 146 | |||
| 2014 Commonwealth Games 23 Jul 2014 | 10 | 260 | 105 kg | 96.99 | 110 | 115 | 145 | |||
| 2010 Commonwealth Games 3 Oct 2010 | 11 | 271 | 94 kg | 89.12 | 115 | 121 | 145 | 150 | ||
| 2009 African Championships 31 Jul 2009 | 7 | 222 | 85 kg | 80.6 | Snatch 102, clean and jerk 120; attempts not recorded | |||||
Compare James Adede
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside James Adede.