Belgium · Women's 53 kg, April 2026

Nina Sterckx

Nina Sterckx is a weightlifter from Belgium, born in 2002. The results below cover 30 competitions from 2017 to 2026. The latest result came in the women's 53 kg class, at the 2026 European Championships.

Best total
220 kg
Best snatch
101 kg
Best clean and jerk
121 kg
Career

Nina Sterckx's career: classes, totals and best lifts

No Olympic or World Championships medals.

Weight classes: 53 kg from 2017 to 2018, 55 kg from 2018 to 2019, 59 kg in 2019, 55 kg in 2019, 49 kg in 2019, 55 kg in 2019, 59 kg in 2020, 55 kg in 2021, 49 kg in 2021, 55 kg in 2022, 49 kg in 2022, 59 kg from 2023 to 2024, 49 kg in 2024, 59 kg in 2025, 58 kg in 2025, 53 kg in 2026. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (53 kg to 55 kg) and again in June 2025 (59 kg to 58 kg).

Latest result: 2026 European Championships, 19 April 2026, 53 kg, total 210 kg, place 1.

Nina Sterckx: totals from the 26 competitions with a total, 2017 to 2026, best 220 kg in 2023.140185230201720192021202320252017 European Junior Championships, 15 Oct 2017: 151 kg2018 European Championships, 26 Mar 2018: 164 kg2018 European Youth Championships, 22 Jul 2018: 174 kg2018 World Weightlifting Championships, 1 Nov 2018: 182 kg2019 Youth World Weightlifting Championships, 8 Mar 2019: 175 kg2019 European Championships, 6 Apr 2019: 183 kg2019 Cup of the Blue Swords, 28 Aug 2019: 185 kg2019 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 Sep 2019: 187 kg2019 European Junior Championships, 17 Oct 2019: 176 kg2019 International Naim Suleymanoglu Tournament, 11 Nov 2019: 189 kg2019 European Youth Championships, 7 Dec 2019: 190 kg2020 Malta International Open, 23 Feb 2020: 190 kg2021 European Championships, 3 Apr 2021: 197 kg2021 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 23 May 2021: 198 kg2021 Olympic Games, 23 Jul 2021: 180 kg2022 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 2 May 2022: 204 kg2022 European Championships, 28 May 2022: 205 kg2022 European Junior Championships, 15 Oct 2022: 213 kg2022 World Weightlifting Championships, 5 Dec 2022: 193 kg2023 European Championships, 15 Apr 2023: 209 kg2023 IWF Grand Prix I, 8 Jun 2023: 202 kg2023 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Sep 2023: 220 kg2023 IWF Grand Prix II, 4 Dec 2023: 218 kg2024 IWF World Cup, 31 Mar 2024: 216 kg2025 European Championships, 13 Apr 2025: 207 kg2026 European Championships, 19 Apr 2026: 210 kg
Nina Sterckx: totals from the 26 competitions with a total, 2017 to 2026, best 220 kg in 2023.1401852302017202120252017 European Junior Championships, 15 Oct 2017: 151 kg2018 European Championships, 26 Mar 2018: 164 kg2018 European Youth Championships, 22 Jul 2018: 174 kg2018 World Weightlifting Championships, 1 Nov 2018: 182 kg2019 Youth World Weightlifting Championships, 8 Mar 2019: 175 kg2019 European Championships, 6 Apr 2019: 183 kg2019 Cup of the Blue Swords, 28 Aug 2019: 185 kg2019 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 Sep 2019: 187 kg2019 European Junior Championships, 17 Oct 2019: 176 kg2019 International Naim Suleymanoglu Tournament, 11 Nov 2019: 189 kg2019 European Youth Championships, 7 Dec 2019: 190 kg2020 Malta International Open, 23 Feb 2020: 190 kg2021 European Championships, 3 Apr 2021: 197 kg2021 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 23 May 2021: 198 kg2021 Olympic Games, 23 Jul 2021: 180 kg2022 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 2 May 2022: 204 kg2022 European Championships, 28 May 2022: 205 kg2022 European Junior Championships, 15 Oct 2022: 213 kg2022 World Weightlifting Championships, 5 Dec 2022: 193 kg2023 European Championships, 15 Apr 2023: 209 kg2023 IWF Grand Prix I, 8 Jun 2023: 202 kg2023 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Sep 2023: 220 kg2023 IWF Grand Prix II, 4 Dec 2023: 218 kg2024 IWF World Cup, 31 Mar 2024: 216 kg2025 European Championships, 13 Apr 2025: 207 kg2026 European Championships, 19 Apr 2026: 210 kg
Total at each competition, in kilograms.

Best lifts in each class

The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.

Class Years Snatch Clean and jerk Total
53 kg2026 2026 94 116 210
58 kg2025 2025 95 - -
59 kg2019 to 2025 2019 to 2025 101 121 220
49 kg2019 to 2024 2019 to 2024 89 104 193
55 kg2018 to 2022 2018 to 2022 95 118 213
53 kg2017 to 2018 2017 to 2018 77 97 174
Numbers

Nina Sterckx by the numbers

Nina Sterckx'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
305.7
From 210 kg at 52.81 kg bodyweight, 2026 European Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
Best total, place in its class
29th of 438
220 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 59 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
82%
At the best total, 99 kg of 121 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
21
Turned 21 in 2023, the year of the best total.
Competitions with a total
26 of 30
The others ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
Attempts

How often Nina Sterckx makes each attempt

Nina Sterckx made 71% of snatch attempts and 54% 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

Worlds and Olympics field: 74%
Nina Sterckx: 90%

Snatch, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 58%
Nina Sterckx: 67%

Snatch, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 41%
Nina Sterckx: 57%

Clean and jerk, first attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 77%
Nina Sterckx: 76%

Clean and jerk, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 57%
Nina Sterckx: 48%

Clean and jerk, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 34%
Nina Sterckx: 38%
Rivals

Nina Sterckx head to head

The lifters Nina Sterckx 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 Nina Sterckx ahead Rival ahead
Ukraine Kamila Konotop 9 1 8
Romania Andreea Cotruţa 7 5 2
Norway Rebekka Tao Jacobsen 6 5 1
Norway Sarah Øvsthus 6 5 1
Ukraine Svitlana Samuliak 6 6 0
Belarus Aksana Zalatarova 5 4 1
Results

Nina Sterckx'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
2026 European Championships 19 Apr 2026 1 210 53 kg 52.81 889194107112 kg missed116
2025 World Weightlifting Championships 2 Oct 2025 - - 58 kg 57.79 9295 kg missed95110 kg missed110 kg missed110 kg missed
2025 European Championships 13 Apr 2025 2 207 59 kg 58.8 9497 kg missed97 kg missed113117 kg missed120 kg missed
2024 Olympic Games 7 Aug 2024 - - 49 kg 49 86 kg missed86 kg missed86 kg missednot takennot takennot taken
2024 IWF World Cup 31 Mar 2024 12 216 59 kg 59 96100102 kg missed111116121 kg missed
2024 European Championships 12 Feb 2024 - - 59 kg 58.89 98101103 kg missed117 kg missed118 kg missed122 kg missed
2023 IWF Grand Prix II 4 Dec 2023 7 218 59 kg 58.87 99100 kg missed102 kg missed119124 kg missed124 kg missed
2023 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Sep 2023 9 220 59 kg 58.3 959799117121123 kg missed
2023 IWF Grand Prix I 8 Jun 2023 10 202 59 kg 58.5 868992105110115 kg missed
2023 European Championships 15 Apr 2023 2 209 59 kg 58.82 9396 kg missed97 kg missed113116120 kg missed
2022 World Weightlifting Championships 5 Dec 2022 6 193 49 kg 48.8 858889104109 kg missed109 kg missed
2022 European Junior Championships 15 Oct 2022 1 213 55 kg 54.8 929598 kg missed110 kg missed110118
2022 European Championships 28 May 2022 3 205 55 kg 54.7 9093 kg missed94109 kg missed109 kg missed111
2022 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 2 May 2022 1 204 55 kg 54.95 889093107111114 kg missed
2021 Olympic Games 23 Jul 2021 5 180 49 kg 48.75 81 kg missed8184 kg missed99101 kg missed101 kg missed
2021 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 23 May 2021 2 198 55 kg 54.4 858890102108 kg missed108
2021 Open Championships 10 May 2021 - - 55 kg 54.8 8588 kg missed88106 kg missed107 kg missed107 kg missed
2021 European Championships 3 Apr 2021 3 197 55 kg 54.14 87 kg missed87 kg missed88103108 kg missed109
2020 Malta International Open 23 Feb 2020 4 190 59 kg 57.14 828589 kg missed101105108 kg missed
2019 European Youth Championships 7 Dec 2019 2 190 55 kg 54.81 81858898102105 kg missed
2019 International Naim Suleymanoglu Tournament 11 Nov 2019 2 189 55 kg 54.6 8184869499103
2019 European Junior Championships 17 Oct 2019 1 176 49 kg 48.95 7780839396 kg missed97 kg missed
2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 18 187 55 kg 53.55 80838599102 kg missed102
2019 Cup of the Blue Swords 28 Aug 2019 2 185 59 kg 55.15 8083 kg missed8398 kg missed102 kg missed102
2019 European Championships 6 Apr 2019 8 183 55 kg 54.4 77808296100 kg missed101
2019 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 8 Mar 2019 1 175 55 kg 54.7 767981 kg missed94 kg missed9698 kg missed
2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 24 182 55 kg 54.89 7578819498101
2018 European Youth Championships 22 Jul 2018 3 174 53 kg 52.75 747779 kg missed9297100 kg missed
2018 European Championships 26 Mar 2018 12 164 53 kg 52.84 707375 kg missed889194 kg missed
2017 European Junior Championships 15 Oct 2017 11 151 53 kg 52.5 6568 kg missed68 kg missed808486
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