India · Women's 48 kg, July 2012
Ngangbam Soniya Chanu
Ngangbam Soniya Chanu is a weightlifter from India, born in 1980. The results below cover 9 competitions from 2007 to 2012. The latest result came in the women's 48 kg class, at the 2012 Olympic Games.
- Best total
- 175 kg
- Best snatch
- 75 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 100 kg
Ngangbam Soniya Chanu's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Latest result: 2012 Olympic Games, 27 July 2012, 48 kg, total 171 kg, place 7.
Ngangbam Soniya Chanu by the numbers
Ngangbam Soniya Chanu'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
- 273.4
- From 175 kg at 47.7 kg bodyweight, 2012 Asian Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 98th of 575
- 175 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 48 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, 75 kg of 100 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
- 32
- Turned 32 in 2012, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 9 of 9
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Ngangbam Soniya Chanu makes each attempt
Ngangbam Soniya Chanu made 62% of snatch attempts and 76% 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
Ngangbam Soniya Chanu head to head
The lifters Ngangbam Soniya Chanu 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 | Ngangbam Soniya Chanu ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chen Wei-ling | 4 | 1 | 3 |
 Pensiri Laosirikul |
3 | 0 | 3 |
 Mélanie Bardis |
3 | 2 | 1 |
 Betsi Rivas |
3 | 3 | 0 |
| Katsia Thelemaque | 3 | 3 | 0 |
 Portia Vries |
3 | 3 | 0 |
Ngangbam Soniya Chanu'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Olympic Games 27 Jul 2012 | 7 | 171 | 48 kg | 47.74 | 72 | 74 | 93 | 97 | ||
| 2012 Asian Championships 22 Apr 2012 | 4 | 175 | 48 kg | 47.7 | 72 | 75 | 94 | 98 | 100 | |
| 2011 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2011 | 6 | 171 | 48 kg | 47.52 | 72 | 74 | 75 | 93 | 96 | |
| 2011 Commonwealth Championships 10 Oct 2011 | 1 | 174 | 48 kg | 47.8 | 72 | 75 | 95 | 98 | 99 | |
| 2010 Asian Games 12 Nov 2010 | 5 | 170 | 48 kg | 47.91 | 70 | 75 | 90 | 95 | ||
| 2010 Commonwealth Games 3 Oct 2010 | 2 | 167 | 48 kg | 47.71 | 73 | 94 | ||||
| 2009 Commonwealth Championships 19 Oct 2009 | 1 | 167 | 48 kg | 47.9 | Snatch 72, clean and jerk 95; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2009 Asian Championships 9 May 2009 | 4 | 167 | 48 kg | 47.85 | Snatch 74, clean and jerk 93; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 | 14 | 168 | 48 kg | 47.85 | 70 | 90 | 94 | 98 | ||
Compare Ngangbam Soniya Chanu
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Ngangbam Soniya Chanu.