United States · Women's 87 kg, March 2020

Jenny Arthur

Jenny Arthur is a weightlifter from United States, born in 1993, with one World Championships medal (1 bronze). The results below cover 18 competitions from 2011 to 2020. The latest result came in the women's 87 kg class, at the 2020 Rogue Weightlifting Challenge at the Arnold Sports Festival.

World medal
1
Best total
247 kg
Best snatch
108 kg
Best clean and jerk
140 kg
Career

Jenny Arthur's career: classes, totals and best lifts

World Championships: 1 bronze in the total.

Weight classes: 69 kg in 2011, 75 kg in 2013, 69 kg in 2013, 75 kg in 2013, 69 kg in 2013, 75 kg in 2014, 69 kg in 2014, 75 kg from 2015 to 2018, 81 kg from 2018 to 2019, 76 kg in 2019, 81 kg in 2019, 87 kg from 2019 to 2020. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (75 kg to 81 kg) and again in June 2025. At 85.18 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 86 kg.

Latest result: 2020 Rogue Weightlifting Challenge at the Arnold Sports Festival, 5 March 2020, 87 kg, total 247 kg, place 1.

Jenny Arthur: totals from the 17 competitions with a total, 2011 to 2020, best 247 kg in 2020.170215260201120132015201720192011 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 29 Jun 2011: 179 kg2013 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 3 May 2013: 214 kg2013 Pan American Championships, 22 Jun 2013: 211 kg2013 Pan American Junior Championships, 29 Jul 2013: 210 kg2013 World Weightlifting Championships, 16 Oct 2013: 212 kg2014 Pan American Championships, 26 May 2014: 231 kg2014 IWF Grand Prix - President's Cup, 6 Sep 2014: 228 kg2014 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2014: 218 kg2015 World Weightlifting Championships, 20 Nov 2015: 244 kg2016 Olympic Games, 5 Aug 2016: 242 kg2017 World Weightlifting Championships, 27 Nov 2017: 234 kg2018 Pan-American Championships, 12 May 2018: 235 kg2018 World Weightlifting Championships, 1 Nov 2018: 241 kg2019 Pan-American Championships, 21 Apr 2019: 243 kg2019 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 Sep 2019: 245 kg2019 IWF Grand Prix Odesur CSLP, 8 Nov 2019: 213 kg2020 Rogue Weightlifting Challenge at the Arnold Sports Festival, 5 Mar 2020: 247 kg
Jenny Arthur: totals from the 17 competitions with a total, 2011 to 2020, best 247 kg in 2020.1702152602011201520192011 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 29 Jun 2011: 179 kg2013 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 3 May 2013: 214 kg2013 Pan American Championships, 22 Jun 2013: 211 kg2013 Pan American Junior Championships, 29 Jul 2013: 210 kg2013 World Weightlifting Championships, 16 Oct 2013: 212 kg2014 Pan American Championships, 26 May 2014: 231 kg2014 IWF Grand Prix - President's Cup, 6 Sep 2014: 228 kg2014 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2014: 218 kg2015 World Weightlifting Championships, 20 Nov 2015: 244 kg2016 Olympic Games, 5 Aug 2016: 242 kg2017 World Weightlifting Championships, 27 Nov 2017: 234 kg2018 Pan-American Championships, 12 May 2018: 235 kg2018 World Weightlifting Championships, 1 Nov 2018: 241 kg2019 Pan-American Championships, 21 Apr 2019: 243 kg2019 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 Sep 2019: 245 kg2019 IWF Grand Prix Odesur CSLP, 8 Nov 2019: 213 kg2020 Rogue Weightlifting Challenge at the Arnold Sports Festival, 5 Mar 2020: 247 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
87 kg2019 to 2020 2019 to 2020 107 140 247
76 kg2019 2019 108 135 243
81 kg2018 to 2019 2018 to 2019 106 139 245
75 kg2013 to 2018 2013 to 2018 108 138 244
69 kg2011 to 2014 2011 to 2014 98 120 218
Numbers

Jenny Arthur by the numbers

Jenny Arthur'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
292.4
From 244 kg at 74.65 kg bodyweight, 2015 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
Best total, place in its class
23rd of 250
247 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 87 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
76%
At the best total, 107 kg of 140 kg. A higher share means a stronger snatch for the clean and jerk. Eight in ten women lifting in national federation meets sit between 70% and 85%.
Age at best total
27
Turned 27 in 2020, the year of the best total.
Competitions with a total
17 of 18
The other was an entry without an attempt.
Attempts

How often Jenny Arthur makes each attempt

Jenny Arthur made 65% of snatch attempts and 55% 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%
Jenny Arthur: 71%

Snatch, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 58%
Jenny Arthur: 76%

Snatch, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 41%
Jenny Arthur: 47%

Clean and jerk, first attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 77%
Jenny Arthur: 71%

Clean and jerk, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 57%
Jenny Arthur: 71%

Clean and jerk, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 34%
Jenny Arthur: 24%
Rivals

Jenny Arthur head to head

The lifters Jenny Arthur 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 Jenny Arthur ahead Rival ahead
Mexico Alejandra Garza 6 6 0
Spain Lydia Valentín 4 0 4
Belarus Darya Naumava 4 1 3
Ecuador Tamara Salazar 4 2 2
Venezuela Dayana Chirinos 4 3 1
France Gaëlle Nayo Ketchanke 4 3 1
Results

Jenny Arthur'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
2020 Rogue Weightlifting Challenge at the Arnold Sports Festival 5 Mar 2020 1 247 87 kg 85.18 104107110 kg missed135140143 kg missed
2019 IWF Grand Prix Odesur CSLP 8 Nov 2019 6 213 87 kg 84.42 889295110115118
2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 3 245 81 kg 80.95 102106110 kg missed132 kg missed134139
2019 Pan-American Championships 21 Apr 2019 2 243 76 kg 75.8 104 kg missed104108132135138 kg missed
2019 Las Vegas International Open 7 Mar 2019 - No lifts 81 kg 80.66 not takennot takennot takennot takennot takennot taken
2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 4 241 81 kg 78.48 102104106130135138 kg missed
2018 Pan-American Championships 12 May 2018 3 235 75 kg 74.91 100104108127132 kg missed132 kg missed
2017 World Weightlifting Championships 27 Nov 2017 5 234 75 kg 74.87 102 kg missed102104130133 kg missed134 kg missed
2016 Olympic Games 5 Aug 2016 6 242 75 kg 74.65 103 kg missed103107130135141 kg missed
2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 7 244 75 kg 74.65 100103106133138140 kg missed
2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2014 14 218 69 kg 68.32 98 kg missed98102 kg missed120125 kg missed126 kg missed
2014 IWF Grand Prix - President's Cup 6 Sep 2014 6 228 75 kg 73.55 102105 kg missed106 kg missed126 kg missed126131 kg missed
2014 Pan American Championships 26 May 2014 2 231 75 kg 74.04 100104 kg missed104 kg missed128131135 kg missed
2013 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Oct 2013 12 212 69 kg 68.64 9599 kg missed99 kg missed117 kg missed117123 kg missed
2013 Pan American Junior Championships 29 Jul 2013 1 210 75 kg 71 909598 kg missed110115120 kg missed
2013 Pan American Championships 22 Jun 2013 2 211 69 kg 68.84 939698 kg missed115 kg missed115 kg missed115
2013 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 3 May 2013 2 214 75 kg 71.44 939698 kg missed118122 kg missed122 kg missed
2011 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 29 Jun 2011 16 179 69 kg 67.87 74 kg missed74 kg missed7498 kg missed101105
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Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Jenny Arthur met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.

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