Nigeria · Women's +75 kg, August 2016
Mariam Usman
Mariam Usman is a weightlifter from Nigeria, born in 1990, with one Olympic medal (1 bronze) and one World Championships medal (1 bronze). The results below cover 16 competitions from 2007 to 2016. The latest result came in the women's +75 kg class, at the 2016 Olympic Games.
- Olympic medal
- 1
- World medal
- 1
- Best total
- 281 kg
- Best snatch
- 129 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 156 kg
Mariam Usman's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Olympic Games: 1 bronze. World Championships: 1 bronze in the total.
Latest result: 2016 Olympic Games, 5 August 2016, +75 kg, total 265 kg, place 9.
Mariam Usman by the numbers
Mariam Usman'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
- 288.4
- From 281 kg at 121.8 kg bodyweight, 2012 African Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 23rd of 479
- 281 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's +75 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 80%
- At the best total, 125 kg of 156 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%.
- Age at best total
- 22
- Turned 22 in 2012, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 15 of 16
- The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Mariam Usman makes each attempt
Mariam Usman made 64% of snatch attempts and 62% 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
Mariam Usman head to head
The lifters Mariam Usman 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 | Mariam Usman ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Shalinee Valaydon |
8 | 8 | 0 |
 Tracey Lambrechs |
6 | 6 | 0 |
 Ele Opeloge |
5 | 2 | 3 |
 Sarah Robles |
5 | 3 | 2 |
| Becky Namusoke | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Luisa Peters |
5 | 5 | 0 |
Mariam Usman'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 Olympic Games 5 Aug 2016 | 9 | 265 | +75 kg | 122.39 | 115 | 145 | 150 | |||
| 2016 African Championships 7 May 2016 | 1 | 270 | +75 kg | 127.63 | 115 | 120 | 145 | 150 | ||
| 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 | 16 | 260 | +75 kg | 125.85 | 110 | 115 | 145 | |||
| 2015 African Games 6 Sep 2015 | 2 | 266 | +75 kg | 126.45 | 116 | 150 | ||||
| 2014 Commonwealth Games 23 Jul 2014 | 1 | 280 | +75 kg | 120.35 | 115 | 120 | 125 | 145 | 150 | 155 |
| 2013 Commonwealth Championships 24 Nov 2013 | 1 | 272 | +75 kg | 124.2 | Snatch 120, clean and jerk 152; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2012 IWF Grand Prix - President's Cup 12 Oct 2012 | 3 | 253 | +75 kg | 124.58 | 108 | 111 | 113 | 130 | 135 | 140 |
| 2012 Olympic Games 27 Jul 2012 | - | - | +75 kg | 120.79 | 125 | 129 | ||||
| 2012 African Championships 29 Mar 2012 | 1 | 281 | +75 kg | 121.8 | 110 | 120 | 125 | 140 | 156 | |
| 2011 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2011 | 3 | 273 | +75 kg | 122.88 | 117 | 151 | 156 | |||
| 2011 African Championships 10 Oct 2011 Also the 2011 Commonwealth Championships, place 1 | 1 | 267 | +75 kg | 123.7 | 112 | 117 | 140 | 150 | ||
| 2010 Commonwealth Games 3 Oct 2010 | 2 | 255 | +75 kg | 116.97 | 115 | 140 | ||||
| 2009 World Weightlifting Championships 19 Nov 2009 | 5 | 260 | +75 kg | 126.16 | 105 | 110 | 115 | 135 | 145 | |
| 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008 | 3 | 265 | +75 kg | 115.3 | 115 | 145 | 150 | |||
| 2008 African Championships 10 May 2008 | 1 | 265 | +75 kg | 113.09 | 115 | 140 | 145 | 150 | ||
| 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 | 9 | 257 | +75 kg | 112.89 | 110 | 115 | 117 | 135 | 140 | |
Compare Mariam Usman
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Mariam Usman met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.