Egypt · Men's 77 kg, August 2004
Mohamed El-Tantawy
Mohamed El-Tantawy is a weightlifter from Egypt, born in 1980. The results below cover 7 competitions from 1998 to 2004. The latest result came in the men's 77 kg class, at the 2004 Olympic Games.
- Best total
- 332.5 kg
- Best snatch
- 145 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 187.5 kg
Mohamed El-Tantawy's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 62 kg in 1998, 69 kg from 1999 to 2003, 77 kg in 2004. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 76.12 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 85 kg.
Latest result: 2004 Olympic Games, 14 August 2004, 77 kg, total 327.5 kg, place 16.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77 kg2004 | 145 | 182.5 | 327.5 |
| 69 kg1999 to 2003 | 145 | 187.5 | 332.5 |
| 62 kg1998 | 112.5 | 135 | 247.5 |
Mohamed El-Tantawy by the numbers
Mohamed El-Tantawy'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
- 472.0
- From 332.5 kg at 68.8 kg bodyweight, 2002 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 40th of 1,135
- 332.5 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
- 77%
- At the best total, 145 kg of 187.5 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
- 22
- Turned 22 in 2002, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 7 of 7
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Mohamed El-Tantawy makes each attempt
Mohamed El-Tantawy made 56% 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
Mohamed El-Tantawy head to head
The lifters Mohamed El-Tantawy 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 | Mohamed El-Tantawy ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ekrem Celil |
3 | 0 | 3 |
 Reyhan Arabacıoğlu |
3 | 0 | 3 |
 Turan Mirzayev |
3 | 2 | 1 |
 Vencelas Dabaya |
3 | 2 | 1 |
| Markus Muckenhuber | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Mohamed El-Tantawy'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Olympic Games 14 Aug 2004 | 16 | 327.5 | 77 kg | 76.12 | Snatch 145, clean and jerk 182.5; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 2003 | 14 | 315 | 69 kg | 68.62 | 140 | 175 | ||||
| 2002 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Nov 2002 | 5 | 332.5 | 69 kg | 68.8 | 140 | 145 | 177.5 | 182.5 | 187.5 | |
| 2001 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2001 | 6 | 325 | 69 kg | 68.52 | 140 | 145 | 175 | 180 | ||
| 2000 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 2 Jul 2000 | 8 | 285 | 69 kg | 67.84 | 122.5 | 152.5 | 157.5 | 162.5 | ||
| 1999 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 3 Jul 1999 | 7 | 275 | 69 kg | 66.76 | 120 | 150 | 155 | |||
| 1998 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 18 May 1998 | 9 | 247.5 | 62 kg | 61.25 | 105 | 110 | 112.5 | 135 | ||
Compare Mohamed El-Tantawy
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Mohamed El-Tantawy.