Men's 85 kg, November 2016
James Richard Tatum
James Richard Tatum is a weightlifter. The results below cover 7 competitions from 2013 to 2016. The latest result came in the men's 85 kg class, at the 2016 FISU World University Championships.
- Best total
- 330 kg
- Best snatch
- 151 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 180 kg
James Richard Tatum's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 77 kg from 2013 to 2015, 85 kg in 2016.
Latest result: 2016 FISU World University Championships, 13 November 2016, 85 kg, total 329 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 kg2016 | 151 | 180 | 330 |
| 77 kg2013 to 2015 | 150 | 170 | 316 |
James Richard Tatum by the numbers
James Richard Tatum'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
- 418.8
- From 316 kg at 76.88 kg bodyweight, 2015 IWF Grand Prix. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 381st of 1,263
- 330 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 85 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 83%
- At the best total, 150 kg of 180 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
- 6 of 7
- The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often James Richard Tatum makes each attempt
James Richard Tatum made 52% of snatch attempts and 52% 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 Richard Tatum head to head
The lifters James Richard Tatum 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 Richard Tatum ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raul Alexander Sanchez Rivero | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| Hugo Ivan Catalan | 3 | 2 | 1 |
James Richard Tatum'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 FISU World University Championships 13 Nov 2016 | 2 | 329 | 85 kg | 84.48 | 145 | 151 | 175 | 178 | ||
| 2016 Pan-American Championships 6 Jun 2016 | 6 | 330 | 85 kg | 84.54 | 145 | 150 | 175 | 180 | ||
| 2015 IWF Grand Prix 21 Sep 2015 | 6 | 316 | 77 kg | 76.88 | 143 | 148 | 168 | |||
| 2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2014 | - | - | 77 kg | 76.5 | 145 | 150 | ||||
| 2014 Pan American Championships 26 May 2014 | 8 | 311 | 77 kg | 76.82 | 141 | 165 | 170 | |||
| 2013 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Oct 2013 | 14 | 304 | 77 kg | 76.79 | 138 | 160 | 166 | |||
| 2013 Pan American Championships 22 Jun 2013 | 9 | 297 | 77 kg | 76.62 | 137 | 155 | 160 |
Compare James Richard Tatum
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals James Richard Tatum met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.

