United States · Women's 53 kg, July 2015
Melanie Roach
Melanie Roach is a weightlifter from United States, born in 1974. The results below cover 6 competitions from 1998 to 2015. The latest result came in the women's 53 kg class, at the 2015 Pan American Games.
- Best total
- 193 kg
- Best snatch
- 83 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 110 kg
Melanie Roach's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 53 kg in 1998, 58 kg in 1999, 53 kg from 2006 to 2015.
Latest result: 2015 Pan American Games, 11 July 2015, 53 kg, total 168 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 kg1998 to 2015 | 83 | 110 | 193 |
| 58 kg1999 | 77.5 | 107.5 | 185 |
Melanie Roach by the numbers
Melanie Roach'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
- 281.9
- From 193 kg at 52.54 kg bodyweight, 2008 Olympic Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 111th of 761
- 193 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 53 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 75%
- At the best total, 83 kg of 110 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
- 34
- Turned 34 in 2008, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 5 of 6
- The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Melanie Roach makes each attempt
Melanie Roach made 72% of snatch attempts and 78% 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
Melanie Roach'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Pan American Games 11 Jul 2015 | 7 | 168 | 53 kg | 52.54 | 70 | 72 | 93 | 96 | ||
| 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008 | 5 | 193 | 53 kg | 52.54 | 79 | 81 | 83 | 105 | 108 | 110 |
| 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 | 12 | 189 | 53 kg | 52.75 | 74 | 77 | 79 | 105 | 107 | 110 |
| 2006 World Weightlifting Championships 30 Sep 2006 | 12 | 179 | 53 kg | 52.9 | 73 | 76 | 98 | 100 | 103 | |
| 1999 World Weightlifting Championships 21 Nov 1999 | 13 | 185 | 58 kg | 57.08 | 72.5 | 77.5 | 100 | 105 | 107.5 | |
| 1998 World Weightlifting Championships 10 Nov 1998 | - | - | 53 kg | 52.99 | 77.5 |
Compare Melanie Roach
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. These lifters lifted in nearby classes, in any year.