Women's 71 kg, August 2019
Makoena Tsosane
Makoena Tsosane is a weightlifter. The results below cover 2 competitions in 2019. The latest result came in the women's 71 kg class, at the 2019 All African Games.
- Best total
- 115 kg
- Best snatch
- 57 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 65 kg
Makoena Tsosane's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 76 kg in 2019, 71 kg in 2019. The IWF changed its class list in June 2025. At 70.4 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 77 kg.
Latest result: 2019 All African Games, 24 August 2019, 71 kg, total 115 kg, place 9.
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 kg2019 | 50 | 65 | 115 |
| 76 kg2019 | 57 | 55 | 112 |
Makoena Tsosane by the numbers
Makoena Tsosane'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
- 141.7
- From 115 kg at 70.4 kg bodyweight, 2019 All African Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 446th of 451
- 115 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 71 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 77%
- At the best total, 50 kg of 65 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%.
Makoena Tsosane'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 All African Games 24 Aug 2019 | 9 | 115 | 71 kg | 70.4 | 50 | 55 | 60 | 65 | ||
| 2019 Zone 2 African Championships 7 Jul 2019 | 3 | 112 | 76 kg | 73.85 | 47 | 51 | 57 | 55 |
Compare Makoena Tsosane
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. These lifters lifted in nearby classes, in any year.

