Men's 69 kg, May 2016
Joseph Ekani Belinga
Joseph Ekani Belinga is a weightlifter. The results below cover 6 competitions from 2008 to 2016. The latest result came in the men's 69 kg class, at the 2016 African Championships.
- Best total
- 280 kg
- Best snatch
- 130 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 150 kg
Joseph Ekani Belinga's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 62 kg from 2008 to 2010, 69 kg from 2014 to 2016. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 68.12 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 70 kg.
Latest result: 2016 African Championships, 7 May 2016, 69 kg, total 265 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 69 kg2014 to 2016 | 130 | 150 | 280 |
| 62 kg2008 to 2010 | 110 | 130 | 240 |
Joseph Ekani Belinga by the numbers
Joseph Ekani Belinga'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
- 397.0
- From 280 kg at 68.93 kg bodyweight, 2014 Commonwealth Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 450th of 1,135
- 280 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 69 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 87%
- At the best total, 130 kg of 150 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
- 5 of 6
- The other shows a good lift in each but no total in the published results.
How often Joseph Ekani Belinga makes each attempt
Joseph Ekani Belinga made 53% of snatch attempts and 47% 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
Joseph Ekani Belinga'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 African Championships 7 May 2016 | 4 | 265 | 69 kg | 68.12 | 123 | 142 | ||||
| 2015 African Games 6 Sep 2015 | 4 | 274 | 69 kg | 68.5 | 120 | 127 | 140 | 147 | ||
| 2014 Commonwealth Games 23 Jul 2014 | 9 | 280 | 69 kg | 68.93 | 120 | 125 | 130 | 145 | 150 | |
| 2010 African Championships 2 Aug 2010 | - | - | 62 kg | 60.92 | 110 | 130 | ||||
| 2009 African Championships 31 Jul 2009 Also the 2009 African Junior Championships, place 2 | 3 | 240 | 62 kg | 61.9 | Snatch 110, clean and jerk 130; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2008 African Championships 10 May 2008 | 5 | 240 | 62 kg | 61.93 | 110 | 130 | ||||
Compare Joseph Ekani Belinga
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. These lifters lifted in nearby classes, in any year.
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