Philippines · Men's 61 kg, August 2024
John Ceniza
John Ceniza is a weightlifter from Philippines, born in 1998. The results below cover 18 competitions from 2016 to 2024. The latest result came in the men's 61 kg class, at the 2024 Olympic Games.
- Best total
- 300 kg
- Best snatch
- 134 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 169 kg
John Ceniza's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 62 kg in 2016, 56 kg from 2017 to 2018, 55 kg in 2019, 61 kg from 2019 to 2024. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (56 kg to 55 kg) and again in June 2025. At 60.75 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 65 kg.
Latest result: 2024 Olympic Games, 7 August 2024, 61 kg, no total.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61 kg2019 to 2024 | 134 | 169 | 300 |
| 55 kg2019 | 117 | 145 | 262 |
| 56 kg2017 to 2018 | 105 | 131 | 236 |
| 62 kg2016 | 100 | 125 | 225 |
John Ceniza by the numbers
John Ceniza'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
- 462.7
- From 300 kg at 61 kg bodyweight, 2024 IWF World Cup. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 13th of 342
- 300 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 61 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, 132 kg of 168 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
- 26
- Turned 26 in 2024, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 17 of 18
- The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often John Ceniza makes each attempt
John Ceniza made 61% of snatch attempts and 61% 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
John Ceniza head to head
The lifters John Ceniza 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 | John Ceniza ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Li Fabin |
7 | 0 | 7 |
 Shota Mishvelidze |
5 | 1 | 4 |
| Teerapat Chomchuen | 5 | 4 | 1 |
 Mohamad Aniq Kasdan |
5 | 5 | 0 |
 Davis Niyoyita |
4 | 4 | 0 |
| Kaito Hirai | 4 | 4 | 0 |
John Ceniza'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Olympic Games 7 Aug 2024 | - | - | 61 kg | 60.75 | not taken | not taken | not taken | |||
| 2024 IWF World Cup 31 Mar 2024 | 4 | 300 | 61 kg | 61 | 130 | 132 | 163 | 166 | 168 | |
| 2023 IWF Grand Prix II 4 Dec 2023 | 2 | 298 | 61 kg | 61 | 130 | 133 | 165 | |||
| 2023 Asian Games 30 Sep 2023 | 4 | 297 | 61 kg | 61 | 128 | 131 | 134 | 163 | ||
| 2023 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Sep 2023 | 5 | 296 | 61 kg | 60.75 | 128 | 131 | 165 | |||
| 2023 SEA Games 13 May 2023 | 2 | 297 | 61 kg | 60.69 | 125 | 128 | 160 | 164 | 169 | |
| 2023 Asian Championships 5 May 2023 | 5 | 293 | 61 kg | 60.69 | 125 | 128 | 160 | 165 | ||
| 2022 World Weightlifting Championships 5 Dec 2022 | 10 | 280 | 61 kg | 60.1 | 119 | 122 | 125 | 155 | ||
| 2021 World Weightlifting Championships 7 Dec 2021 | 9 | 265 | 61 kg | 60.6 | 115 | 145 | 148 | 150 | ||
| 2020 Asian Championships 17 Apr 2021 | 8 | 245 | 61 kg | 58.7 | 105 | 110 | 135 | |||
| Roma 2020 World Cup 27 Jan 2020 | 3 | 269 | 61 kg | 60.75 | 110 | 115 | 117 | 144 | 149 | 152 |
| 2019 IWF World Cup (December) 10 Dec 2019 | 4 | 265 | 61 kg | 60.2 | 110 | 115 | 140 | 145 | 150 | |
| 2019 SEA Games 30 Nov 2019 | 2 | 252 | 55 kg | 54.7 | 112 | 140 | ||||
| 2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 | 6 | 262 | 55 kg | 54.95 | 110 | 115 | 117 | 145 | ||
| 2019 Asian Championships 18 Apr 2019 | 5 | 234 | 55 kg | 53.85 | 105 | 129 | ||||
| 2018 Asian Junior Championships 20 Apr 2018 | 4 | 236 | 56 kg | 55.25 | 105 | 127 | 131 | |||
| 2017 Asian Junior Championships 21 Jul 2017 | 6 | 230 | 56 kg | 55.19 | 100 | 125 | 130 | |||
| 2016 Asian Junior Championships 8 Nov 2016 | 8 | 225 | 62 kg | 56.7 | 95 | 100 | 120 | 125 |
Compare John Ceniza
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals John Ceniza met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.