Women's 53 kg, July 2026
Johanni Taljaard
Johanni Taljaard is a weightlifter. The results below cover 12 competitions from 2017 to 2026. The latest result came in the women's 53 kg class, at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
- Best total
- 187 kg
- Best snatch
- 87 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 104 kg
Johanni Taljaard's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 58 kg from 2017 to 2018, 55 kg in 2018, 59 kg from 2019 to 2020, 58 kg in 2025, 53 kg in 2026. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (58 kg to 55 kg) and again in June 2025 (59 kg to 58 kg).
Latest result: 2026 Commonwealth Games, 23 July 2026, 53 kg, total 175 kg, place 4.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 kg2026 | 78 | 98 | 175 |
| 58 kg2025 | 81 | 97 | 178 |
| 59 kg2019 to 2020 | 87 | 104 | 187 |
| 55 kg2018 | 80 | 97 | 177 |
| 58 kg2017 to 2018 | 78 | 95 | 173 |
Johanni Taljaard by the numbers
Johanni Taljaard'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
- 255.0
- From 175 kg at 52.75 kg bodyweight, 2026 Commonwealth Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 185th of 438
- 187 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 59 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 80%
- At the best total, 83 kg of 104 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%.
- Competitions with a total
- 11 of 12
- The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Johanni Taljaard makes each attempt
Johanni Taljaard made 56% of snatch attempts and 42% 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
Johanni Taljaard head to head
The lifters Johanni Taljaard 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 | Johanni Taljaard ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Jenly Tegu Wini |
6 | 4 | 2 |
 Tali Darsigny |
3 | 0 | 3 |
 Erika Yamasaki |
3 | 1 | 2 |
 Ketty Lent |
3 | 3 | 0 |
Johanni Taljaard'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Commonwealth Games 23 Jul 2026 | 4 | 175 | 53 kg | 52.75 | 75 | 78 | 97 | |||
| 2026 African Championships 10 May 2026 | 3 | 173 | 53 kg | 52.45 | 75 | 95 | 98 | |||
| 2025 Commonwealth Championships 24 Aug 2025 | 3 | 178 | 58 kg | 57.85 | 77 | 81 | 97 | |||
| Roma 2020 World Cup 27 Jan 2020 | 9 | 187 | 59 kg | 58.85 | 83 | 104 | ||||
| 2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 | 24 | 185 | 59 kg | 58.85 | 84 | 101 | ||||
| 2019 All African Games 24 Aug 2019 | - | - | 59 kg | 58.9 | 80 | 83 | 87 | |||
| 2019 Commonwealth Senior Championships 9 Jul 2019 | 2 | 183 | 59 kg | 58.8 | 80 | 83 | 100 | |||
| 2019 African Championships 23 Apr 2019 | 2 | 185 | 59 kg | 58.78 | 83 | 102 | ||||
| 2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 | 28 | 177 | 55 kg | 54.91 | 76 | 80 | 97 | |||
| 2018 Commonwealth Games 4 Apr 2018 | 6 | 171 | 58 kg | 56.92 | 74 | 78 | 93 | |||
| 2017 Commonwealth Championships 3 Sep 2017 | 6 | 173 | 58 kg | 57.64 | 73 | 78 | 90 | 95 | ||
| 2017 African Championships 10 Jul 2017 | 1 | 165 | 58 kg | 57.32 | 72 | 86 | 88 | 93 |
Compare Johanni Taljaard
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Johanni Taljaard.