Women's 77 kg, July 2026
Laura Bethany Hughes
Laura Bethany Hughes is a weightlifter. The results below cover 3 competitions from 2017 to 2026. The latest result came in the women's 77 kg class, at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
- Best total
- 224 kg
- Best snatch
- 95 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 129 kg
Laura Bethany Hughes's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 75 kg from 2017 to 2018, 77 kg in 2026. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (75 kg to 77 kg) and again in June 2025 (75 kg to 77 kg).
Latest result: 2026 Commonwealth Games, 23 July 2026, 77 kg, total 224 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77 kg2026 | 95 | 129 | 224 |
| 75 kg2017 to 2018 | 91 | 116 | 207 |
Laura Bethany Hughes by the numbers
Laura Bethany Hughes'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
- 265.1
- From 224 kg at 76.75 kg bodyweight, 2026 Commonwealth Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 34th of 113
- 224 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 77 kg class (the class list of 2025 to 2026) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 74%
- At the best total, 95 kg of 129 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
- 3 of 3
- A total at every competition listed.
Laura Bethany Hughes'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 | 224 | 77 kg | 76.75 | 95 | 124 | 129 | |||
| 2018 Commonwealth Games 4 Apr 2018 | 3 | 207 | 75 kg | 74.89 | 88 | 91 | 112 | 116 | ||
| 2017 Commonwealth Championships 3 Sep 2017 | 1 | 203 | 75 kg | 74.6 | 85 | 90 | 113 |
Compare Laura Bethany Hughes
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