Men's 71 kg, July 2026
John Lautafi Tafi
John Lautafi Tafi is a weightlifter. The results below cover 10 competitions from 2019 to 2026. The latest result came in the men's 71 kg class, at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
- Best total
- 314 kg
- Best snatch
- 142 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 172 kg
John Lautafi Tafi's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 61 kg in 2019, 73 kg from 2021 to 2023, 71 kg from 2025 to 2026. The IWF changed its class list in June 2025 (73 kg to 71 kg) and again in August 2026. At 70.35 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 75 kg.
Latest result: 2026 Commonwealth Games, 23 July 2026, 71 kg, total 314 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71 kg2025 to 2026 | 142 | 172 | 314 |
| 73 kg2021 to 2023 | 136 | 165 | 298 |
| 61 kg2019 | 95 | 115 | 210 |
John Lautafi Tafi by the numbers
John Lautafi Tafi'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
- 439.4
- From 314 kg at 70.35 kg bodyweight, 2026 Commonwealth Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 20th of 120
- 314 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 71 kg class (the class list of 2025 to 2026) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 83%
- At the best total, 142 kg of 172 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
- 9 of 10
- The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often John Lautafi Tafi makes each attempt
John Lautafi Tafi made 67% of snatch attempts and 43% 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 Lautafi Tafi head to head
The lifters John Lautafi Tafi 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 Lautafi Tafi ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezekiel Moses | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Manuila Raobu | 3 | 3 | 0 |
John Lautafi Tafi'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Commonwealth Games 23 Jul 2026 | 2 | 314 | 71 kg | 70.35 | 138 | 142 | 172 | |||
| 2026 Oceania Championships 27 Apr 2026 Also the 2026 Universal Weightlifting Cup, place 1 | 1 | 311 | 71 kg | 70.05 | 135 | 140 | 171 | |||
| 2025 Commonwealth Championships 24 Aug 2025 | - | - | 71 kg | 70.39 | 136 | |||||
| 2025 Pacific Mini Games + Oceania Championships 1 Jul 2025 | 1 | 305 | 71 kg | 70.7 | 131 | 136 | 165 | 169 | ||
| 2023 Pacific Games + Oceania Championships 20 Nov 2023 | 1 | 296 | 73 kg | 71.1 | 125 | 130 | 136 | 155 | 160 | |
| 2022 Commonwealth Games 30 Jul 2022 | 4 | 296 | 73 kg | 71.98 | 127 | 131 | 165 | |||
| 2022 Oceania Junior Championships 20 May 2022 | 1 | 298 | 73 kg | 71.7 | 133 | 165 | ||||
| 2022 Commonwealth Games Online Qualification Event 27 Feb 2022 | 1 | 295 | 73 kg | 72.7 | 127 | 131 | 135 | 155 | 160 | |
| 2021 Oceania Championships 23 Sep 2021 | 1 | 284 | 73 kg | 71.1 | 123 | 156 | 161 | |||
| 2019 Pacific Games 9 Jul 2019 Also the 2019 Commonwealth Junior Championships, place 2 Also the 2019 Commonwealth Senior Championships, place 3 Also the 2019 Commonwealth Youth Championships, place 2 Also the 2019 Oceania Championships, place 3 Also the 2019 Oceania Junior Championships, place 1 Also the 2019 Oceania Youth Championships, place 1 | 3 | 210 | 61 kg | 60.55 | 85 | 90 | 95 | 115 |
Compare John Lautafi Tafi
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals John Lautafi Tafi met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.