Men's 85 kg, November 1999
Norvell Busby
Norvell Busby is a weightlifter. The results below cover 2 competitions from 1998 to 1999. The latest result came in the men's 85 kg class, at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships.
- Best total
- 270 kg
- Best snatch
- 120 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 150 kg
Norvell Busby's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 94 kg in 1998, 85 kg in 1999.
Latest result: 1999 World Weightlifting Championships, 21 November 1999, 85 kg, no total.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 kg1999 | - | - | - |
| 94 kg1998 | 120 | 150 | 270 |
Norvell Busby by the numbers
Norvell Busby'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
- 336.7
- From 270 kg at 85.82 kg bodyweight, 1998 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 912th of 1,113
- 270 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 94 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 80%
- At the best total, 120 kg of 150 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%.
Norvell Busby'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 World Weightlifting Championships 21 Nov 1999 | - | No lifts | 85 kg | 82.03 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken |
| 1998 World Weightlifting Championships 10 Nov 1998 | 26 | 270 | 94 kg | 85.82 | 115 | 120 | 142.5 | 147.5 | 150 |
Compare Norvell Busby
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Norvell Busby.

