Japan · Men's 56 kg, November 2011
Masaharu Yamada
Masaharu Yamada is a weightlifter from Japan, born in 1980. The results below cover 11 competitions from 1998 to 2011. The latest result came in the men's 56 kg class, at the 2011 World Weightlifting Championships.
- Best total
- 259 kg
- Best snatch
- 109 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 153 kg
Masaharu Yamada's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Latest result: 2011 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 November 2011, 56 kg, total 242 kg, place 19.
Masaharu Yamada by the numbers
Masaharu Yamada'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
- 427.0
- From 259 kg at 55.84 kg bodyweight, 2008 Olympic Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 88th of 741
- 259 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 56 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 69%
- At the best total, 106 kg of 153 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
- 28
- Turned 28 in 2008, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 8 of 11
- Of the other three: two with no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk and one entered without taking an attempt.
How often Masaharu Yamada makes each attempt
Masaharu Yamada made 70% of snatch attempts and 63% 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
Masaharu Yamada head to head
The lifters Masaharu Yamada 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 | Masaharu Yamada ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Sergio Álvarez |
5 | 0 | 5 |
 Wu Jingbiao |
4 | 0 | 4 |
| Omarguly Handurdyyev | 4 | 4 | 0 |
 Hoang Anh Tuan |
3 | 0 | 3 |
 Jadi Setiadi |
3 | 0 | 3 |
 Pongsak Maneetong |
3 | 2 | 1 |
Masaharu Yamada'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2011 | 19 | 242 | 56 kg | 55.64 | 98 | 100 | 137 | 139 | 142 | |
| 2010 Asian Games 12 Nov 2010 | 7 | 251 | 56 kg | 55.81 | 103 | 106 | 145 | |||
| 2009 World Weightlifting Championships 19 Nov 2009 | 8 | 259 | 56 kg | 55.92 | 105 | 109 | 145 | 150 | ||
| 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008 | 9 | 259 | 56 kg | 55.84 | 103 | 106 | 142 | 147 | 153 | |
| 2008 Asian Championships 26 Apr 2008 | 5 | 253 | 56 kg | 55.72 | 100 | 103 | 105 | 140 | 146 | 148 |
| 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 | - | - | 56 kg | 55.65 | 103 | 105 | ||||
| 2006 World Weightlifting Championships 30 Sep 2006 | 12 | 252 | 56 kg | 55.72 | 102 | 104 | 106 | 142 | 144 | 146 |
| 2004 Olympic Games 14 Aug 2004 | - | No lifts | 56 kg | 55.76 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken |
| 2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 2003 | - | - | 56 kg | 55.56 | 102.5 | |||||
| 1999 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 3 Jul 1999 | 5 | 235 | 56 kg | 55.56 | 92.5 | 97.5 | 132.5 | 137.5 | ||
| 1998 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 18 May 1998 | 16 | 217.5 | 56 kg | 55.65 | 90 | 92.5 | 120 | 125 |
Compare Masaharu Yamada
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Masaharu Yamada met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.