Men's 73 kg, February 2020
James Joseph Delaney
James Joseph Delaney is a weightlifter. The results below cover 11 competitions from 2012 to 2020. The latest result came in the men's 73 kg class, at the 2020 Australian Open.
- Best total
- 265 kg
- Best snatch
- 117 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 148 kg
James Joseph Delaney's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 50 kg in 2012, 56 kg from 2013 to 2014, 62 kg in 2014, 69 kg from 2016 to 2017, 73 kg from 2019 to 2020. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (69 kg to 73 kg) and again in June 2025. At 71.98 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 75 kg.
Latest result: 2020 Australian Open, 28 February 2020, 73 kg, total 265 kg, place 3.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73 kg2019 to 2020 | 117 | 148 | 265 |
| 69 kg2016 to 2017 | 109 | 136 | 245 |
| 62 kg2014 | 83 | 106 | 189 |
| 56 kg2013 to 2014 | 80 | 105 | 185 |
| 50 kg2012 | 56 | 70 | 126 |
James Joseph Delaney by the numbers
James Joseph Delaney'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
- 365.5
- From 265 kg at 71.98 kg bodyweight, 2020 Australian Open. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 293rd of 434
- 265 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 73 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 79%
- At the best total, 117 kg of 148 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
- 11 of 11
- A total at every competition listed.
How often James Joseph Delaney makes each attempt
James Joseph Delaney made 67% of snatch attempts and 57% 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 Joseph Delaney head to head
The lifters James Joseph Delaney 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 Joseph Delaney ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ruben Katoatau |
4 | 2 | 2 |
| Moustafa Wahid Shaaban Ibrahim | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Larko Doguape | 3 | 1 | 2 |
James Joseph Delaney'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. A row that names two events was one competition scored for both; its places can differ because each ranks its own field.
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| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Australian Open 28 Feb 2020 | 3 | 265 | 73 kg | 71.98 | 113 | 117 | 148 | |||
| 2019 Arafura Games 27 Apr 2019 | 7 | 252 | 73 kg | 71.05 | 105 | 110 | 142 | |||
| 2017 Australian International 17 Mar 2017 | 5 | 245 | 69 kg | 68.38 | 104 | 109 | 136 | |||
| 2016 Junior Commonwealth Championships 25 Oct 2016 | 9 | 228 | 69 kg | 66.15 | 100 | 128 | ||||
| 2016 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 23 Jun 2016 | 16 | 230 | 69 kg | 64.76 | 100 | 130 | ||||
| 2014 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 20 Jun 2014 | 16 | 189 | 62 kg | 58.17 | 75 | 80 | 83 | 100 | 104 | 106 |
| 2014 Oceanian Championships 25 May 2014 Also the 2014 Oceanian Junior Championships, place 2 | 4 | 185 | 56 kg | 55.75 | 75 | 80 | 95 | 100 | 105 | |
| 2013 Commonwealth Junior Championships 24 Nov 2013 Also the 2013 Commonwealth Youth Championships, place 4 | 5 | 173 | 56 kg | 55.32 | Snatch 75, clean and jerk 98; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2013 Oceania Junior Championships 12 Jul 2013 Also the 2013 Oceania Youth Championships, place 2 | 2 | 172 | 56 kg | 55.15 | 70 | 73 | 76 | 90 | 93 | 96 |
| 2013 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 7 Apr 2013 | 38 | 156 | 56 kg | 55.03 | 67 | 85 | 89 | |||
| 2012 Commonwealth Youth Championships 4 Jun 2012 Also the 2012 Youth Oceania Championships, place 3 | 4 | 126 | 50 kg | 49.34 | 51 | 54 | 56 | 70 | ||
Compare James Joseph Delaney
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