Men's 60 kg, July 2026
Joshua Amunga Mboya
Joshua Amunga Mboya is a weightlifter. The results below cover 8 competitions from 2022 to 2026. The latest result came in the men's 60 kg class, at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
- Best total
- 260 kg
- Best snatch
- 115 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 145 kg
Joshua Amunga Mboya's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 61 kg from 2022 to 2024, 60 kg from 2025 to 2026. The IWF changed its class list in June 2025 (61 kg to 60 kg).
Latest result: 2026 Commonwealth Games, 23 July 2026, 60 kg, total 260 kg, place 3.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 kg2025 to 2026 | 115 | 145 | 260 |
| 61 kg2022 to 2024 | 98 | 120 | 218 |
Joshua Amunga Mboya by the numbers
Joshua Amunga Mboya'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
- 410.2
- From 260 kg at 59.15 kg bodyweight, 2026 Commonwealth Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 35th of 104
- 260 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 60 kg class (the class list of 2025 to 2026) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 79%
- At the best total, 115 kg of 145 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
- 7 of 8
- The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Joshua Amunga Mboya makes each attempt
Joshua Amunga Mboya made 73% of snatch attempts and 81% 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
Joshua Amunga Mboya head to head
The lifters Joshua Amunga Mboya 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 | Joshua Amunga Mboya ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Goderdzi Berdelidze |
3 | 0 | 3 |
 Mohamad Aniq Kasdan |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| Rishikanta Singh Chanambam | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 Davis Niyoyita |
3 | 1 | 2 |
Joshua Amunga Mboya'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 | 3 | 260 | 60 kg | 59.15 | 108 | 110 | 115 | 136 | 140 | 145 |
| 2026 African Championships 10 May 2026 | - | - | 60 kg | 59.55 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | |
| 2025 World Weightlifting Championships 2 Oct 2025 | 16 | 241 | 60 kg | 59.09 | 105 | 110 | 125 | 131 | ||
| 2025 African Junior Championships 15 Aug 2025 | 1 | 235 | 60 kg | 58.2 | 105 | 125 | 130 | |||
| 2024 African Junior Championships 18 Nov 2024 | 1 | 218 | 61 kg | 59.8 | 95 | 98 | 115 | 118 | 120 | |
| 2024 African Games 9 Mar 2024 | 5 | 206 | 61 kg | 59.45 | 85 | 90 | 93 | 110 | 113 | |
| 2023 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Sep 2023 | 37 | 178 | 61 kg | 57.59 | 75 | 80 | 90 | 98 | ||
| 2022 World Weightlifting Championships 5 Dec 2022 | 31 | 159 | 61 kg | 55.6 | 65 | 70 | 73 | 80 | 84 | 86 |
Compare Joshua Amunga Mboya
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Joshua Amunga Mboya.