Men's 85 kg, May 2012
Matthew Eric Bruce
Matthew Eric Bruce is a weightlifter. The results below cover 10 competitions from 2001 to 2012. The latest result came in the men's 85 kg class, at the 2012 Pan-American Championships.
- Best total
- 338 kg
- Best snatch
- 150 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 191 kg
Matthew Eric Bruce's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 69 kg in 2001, 77 kg from 2002 to 2008, 85 kg from 2009 to 2012.
Latest result: 2012 Pan-American Championships, 10 May 2012, 85 kg, total 317 kg, place 7.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 kg2009 to 2012 | 150 | 191 | 338 |
| 77 kg2002 to 2008 | 145 | 180 | 325 |
| 69 kg2001 | 115 | 145 | 260 |
Matthew Eric Bruce by the numbers
Matthew Eric Bruce'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
- 430.6
- From 325 kg at 76.92 kg bodyweight, 2008 Pan-American Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 305th of 1,263
- 338 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 85 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 77%
- At the best total, 147 kg of 191 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%.
- Competitions with a total
- 10 of 10
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Matthew Eric Bruce makes each attempt
Matthew Eric Bruce made 59% of snatch attempts and 67% 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
Matthew Eric Bruce head to head
The lifters Matthew Eric Bruce 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 | Matthew Eric Bruce ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 |
Matthew Eric Bruce'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Pan-American Championships 10 May 2012 | 7 | 317 | 85 kg | 84.81 | 139 | 174 | 178 | |||
| 2010 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Sep 2010 | 25 | 330 | 85 kg | 84.8 | 145 | 150 | 180 | |||
| 2010 Pan American Championships 25 May 2010 | 5 | 334 | 85 kg | 84.45 | Snatch 145, clean and jerk 189; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2009 World Weightlifting Championships 19 Nov 2009 | 13 | 338 | 85 kg | 84.32 | 142 | 147 | 182 | 188 | 191 | |
| 2008 Pan-American Championships 18 Mar 2008 | 4 | 325 | 77 kg | 76.92 | 140 | 145 | 175 | 180 | ||
| 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 | 32 | 315 | 77 kg | 76.78 | 140 | 175 | ||||
| 2005 World Weightlifting Championships 8 Nov 2005 | 13 | 310 | 77 kg | 76.46 | 133 | 138 | 140 | 170 | ||
| 2003 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 1 Jun 2003 | 12 | 300 | 77 kg | 75.95 | 125 | 130 | 165 | 170 | ||
| 2002 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 30 May 2002 | 17 | 285 | 77 kg | 75.69 | 120 | 157.5 | 162.5 | 165 | ||
| 2001 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 1 Jul 2001 | 21 | 260 | 69 kg | 68.93 | 110 | 115 | 137.5 | 142.5 | 145 | |
Compare Matthew Eric Bruce
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Matthew Eric Bruce.

