Men's 73 kg, May 2021
Nafaa Sariak
Nafaa Sariak is a weightlifter. The results below cover 11 competitions from 2009 to 2021. The latest result came in the men's 73 kg class, at the 2021 African Championships.
- Best total
- 305 kg
- Best snatch
- 136 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 170 kg
Nafaa Sariak's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 50 kg from 2009 to 2010, 56 kg in 2010, 62 kg in 2013, 69 kg from 2014 to 2018, 73 kg from 2019 to 2021. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (69 kg to 73 kg) and again in June 2025. At 72.55 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 75 kg.
Latest result: 2021 African Championships, 24 May 2021, 73 kg, total 305 kg, place 2.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73 kg2019 to 2021 | 135 | 170 | 305 |
| 69 kg2014 to 2018 | 136 | 161 | 291 |
| 62 kg2013 | 105 | - | - |
| 56 kg2010 | 70 | 93 | 163 |
| 50 kg2009 to 2010 | 70 | 93 | 163 |
Nafaa Sariak by the numbers
Nafaa Sariak'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
- 418.6
- From 305 kg at 72.55 kg bodyweight, 2021 African Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 127th of 434
- 305 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 73 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 79%
- At the best total, 135 kg of 170 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
- 9 of 11
- The others ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Nafaa Sariak makes each attempt
Nafaa Sariak made 44% of snatch attempts and 68% 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
Nafaa Sariak head to head
The lifters Nafaa Sariak 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 | Nafaa Sariak ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0 | 7 | |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| Hakim Musoke Ssempereza | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Nafaa Sariak'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 African Championships 24 May 2021 | 2 | 305 | 73 kg | 72.55 | 135 | 160 | 170 | |||
| 2019 All African Games 24 Aug 2019 | 2 | 292 | 73 kg | 72.3 | 130 | 155 | 158 | 162 | ||
| 2019 African Championships 23 Apr 2019 | 4 | 302 | 73 kg | 71.5 | 135 | 160 | 165 | 167 | ||
| 2018 Mediterranean Games 22 Jun 2018 | - | - | 69 kg | 68.76 | 136 | |||||
| 2017 African Championships 10 Jul 2017 | 2 | 291 | 69 kg | 68.68 | 125 | 130 | 151 | 156 | 161 | |
| 2014 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 20 Jun 2014 | 16 | 270 | 69 kg | 68.52 | 120 | 150 | not taken | not taken | ||
| 2014 African Junior Championships 15 Apr 2014 | 3 | 278 | 69 kg | 68.4 | not taken | not taken | not taken | 145 | 152 | 155 |
| 2013 African Junior Championships 28 Oct 2013 | - | - | 62 kg | 61.8 | 105 | |||||
| 2010 African Junior Championships 21 Mar 2010 | 8 | 163 | 56 kg | 49.1 | 65 | 70 | 90 | 93 | ||
| 2010 African Youth Qualification Championships 21 Mar 2010 | 2 | 163 | 50 kg | 49.1 | 65 | 70 | 90 | 93 | ||
| 2009 African Youth Championships 31 Jul 2009 | 1 | 145 | 50 kg | 46.93 | Snatch 65, clean and jerk 80; attempts not recorded | |||||
Compare Nafaa Sariak
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Nafaa Sariak.

