New Zealand · Men's 69 kg, July 2014
Mark Spooner
Mark Spooner is a weightlifter from New Zealand, born in 1984. The results below cover 10 competitions from 2005 to 2014. The latest result came in the men's 69 kg class, at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
- Best total
- 294 kg
- Best snatch
- 131 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 164 kg
Mark Spooner's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 69 kg from 2005 to 2010, 77 kg in 2013, 69 kg in 2014. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 68.53 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 70 kg.
Latest result: 2014 Commonwealth Games, 23 July 2014, 69 kg, total 288 kg, place 6.
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 kg2005 to 2014 | 131 | 164 | 294 |
| 77 kg2013 | 129 | 155 | 284 |
Mark Spooner by the numbers
Mark Spooner'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
- 417.3
- From 294 kg at 68.8 kg bodyweight, 2009 Oceania & South Pacific Senior Championships and Arafura Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 320th of 1,135
- 294 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
- 79%
- At the best total, 130 kg of 164 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%.
- Age at best total
- 25
- Turned 25 in 2009, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 10 of 10
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Mark Spooner makes each attempt
Mark Spooner made 52% 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
Mark Spooner head to head
The lifters Mark Spooner 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 | Mark Spooner ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| François Etoundi | 4 | 1 | 3 |
 Toafitu Perive |
4 | 3 | 1 |
| Takenibeia Toromon | 4 | 4 | 0 |
 Francis Luna-Grenier |
3 | 0 | 3 |
 Liao Hui |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| Ika Aliklik | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Mark Spooner'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Commonwealth Games 23 Jul 2014 | 6 | 288 | 69 kg | 68.53 | 126 | 157 | 162 | |||
| 2014 Oceanian Championships 25 May 2014 | 1 | 289 | 69 kg | 68.8 | 125 | 129 | 156 | 160 | ||
| 2013 Commonwealth Championships 24 Nov 2013 | 7 | 284 | 77 kg | 72.53 | Snatch 129, clean and jerk 155; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2010 Commonwealth Games 3 Oct 2010 | 6 | 280 | 69 kg | 68.72 | 123 | 154 | 157 | |||
| 2009 World Weightlifting Championships 19 Nov 2009 | 14 | 280 | 69 kg | 68.72 | 124 | 152 | 156 | |||
| 2009 Oceania & South Pacific Senior Championships and Arafura Games 12 May 2009 | 2 | 294 | 69 kg | 68.8 | Snatch 130, clean and jerk 164; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008 | 19 | 281 | 69 kg | 68.86 | 123 | 153 | 158 | |||
| Oceania Senior Championships 2008 27 Mar 2008 | 1 | 284 | 69 kg | 68.93 | 122 | 127 | 131 | 153 | ||
| 2007 IWF World Cup 26 Nov 2007 | 4 | 277 | 69 kg | 68.72 | Snatch 127, clean and jerk 150; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2005 World Weightlifting Championships 8 Nov 2005 | 14 | 272 | 69 kg | 68.71 | 116 | 120 | 147 | 152 | ||
Compare Mark Spooner
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Mark Spooner met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.