Men's 69 kg, May 2014
Michael Elborn Taufa
Michael Elborn Taufa is a weightlifter. The results below cover 5 competitions from 2009 to 2014. The latest result came in the men's 69 kg class, at the 2014 Oceanian Championships.
- Best total
- 250 kg
- Best snatch
- 110 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 140 kg
Michael Elborn Taufa's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 56 kg in 2009, 62 kg in 2010, 69 kg in 2014. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 67.35 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 70 kg.
Latest result: 2014 Oceanian Championships, 25 May 2014, 69 kg, total 250 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 kg2014 | 110 | 140 | 250 |
| 62 kg2010 | 97 | 120 | 217 |
| 56 kg2009 | 70 | 90 | 160 |
Michael Elborn Taufa by the numbers
Michael Elborn Taufa'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
- 359.9
- From 250 kg at 67.35 kg bodyweight, 2014 Oceanian Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 758th of 1,135
- 250 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, 110 kg of 140 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
- 5 of 5
- A total at every competition listed.
Michael Elborn Taufa head to head
The lifters Michael Elborn Taufa 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 | Michael Elborn Taufa ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vannara Be | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Michael Elborn Taufa'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Oceanian Championships 25 May 2014 Also the 2014 South Pacific Championships, place 4 | 6 | 250 | 69 kg | 67.35 | 105 | 110 | 135 | 140 | ||
| 2010 Commonwealth Games 3 Oct 2010 | 18 | 215 | 62 kg | 61.66 | 90 | 95 | 120 | |||
| 2010 Youth Olympic Games 14 Aug 2010 | 11 | 217 | 62 kg | 61.53 | 87 | 92 | 97 | 113 | 120 | |
| 2010 Oceania Championships 4 May 2010 Also the 2010 Oceania Junior Championships Also the 2010 Oceania Youth Championships, place 2 | - | 185 | 62 kg | 61.1 | 75 | 80 | 100 | 105 | ||
| 2009 Pacific Mini Games 29 Sep 2009 | 4 | 160 | 56 kg | 56 | Snatch 70, clean and jerk 90; attempts not recorded | |||||
Compare Michael Elborn Taufa
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Michael Elborn Taufa met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.