Men's 61 kg, September 2019
Palangasinghe D. K. T. W. K.
Palangasinghe D. K. T. W. K. is a weightlifter. The results below cover 9 competitions from 2011 to 2019. The latest result came in the men's 61 kg class, at the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships.
- Best total
- 277 kg
- Best snatch
- 122 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 155 kg
Palangasinghe D. K. T. W. K.'s career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 56 kg from 2011 to 2014, 62 kg from 2015 to 2016, 61 kg in 2019. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (62 kg to 61 kg) and again in June 2025. At 60.95 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 65 kg.
Latest result: 2019 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 September 2019, 61 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61 kg2019 | 122 | 155 | 277 |
| 62 kg2015 to 2016 | 118 | 145 | 259 |
| 56 kg2011 to 2014 | 106 | 135 | 241 |
Palangasinghe D. K. T. W. K. by the numbers
Palangasinghe D. K. T. W. K.'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
- 428.3
- From 277 kg at 60.8 kg bodyweight, 2019 Asian Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 62nd of 342
- 277 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 61 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, 122 kg of 155 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
- 6 of 9
- The others ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Palangasinghe D. K. T. W. K. makes each attempt
Palangasinghe D. K. T. W. K. made 46% of snatch attempts and 44% 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
Palangasinghe D. K. T. W. K. head to head
The lifters Palangasinghe D. K. T. W. K. 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 | Palangasinghe D. K. T. W. K. ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Rick Yves Confiance |
3 | 3 | 0 |
Palangasinghe D. K. T. W. K.'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. A row that names two events was one competition scored for both; its places can differ because each ranks its own field.
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| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 | - | - | 61 kg | 60.95 | not taken | not taken | not taken | |||
| 2019 Asian Championships 18 Apr 2019 | 9 | 277 | 61 kg | 60.8 | 115 | 119 | 122 | 150 | 155 | |
| 2016 Senior Commonwealth Championships 25 Oct 2016 | 2 | 259 | 62 kg | 61.89 | 112 | 116 | 118 | 141 | ||
| 2016 Asian Championships 22 Apr 2016 | 9 | 258 | 62 kg | 61.7 | 113 | 140 | 145 | |||
| 2015 Commonwealth Championships 11 Oct 2015 | 3 | 254 | 62 kg | 61.75 | 110 | 113 | 135 | 141 | ||
| 2014 Commonwealth Games 23 Jul 2014 | - | - | 56 kg | 55.51 | 105 | |||||
| 2013 Commonwealth Championships 24 Nov 2013 Also the 2013 Commonwealth Junior Championships, place 1 | 2 | 241 | 56 kg | 55.9 | Snatch 106, clean and jerk 135; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2012 Asian Junior Championships 10 Nov 2012 | - | - | 56 kg | 55.6 | not taken | not taken | not taken | |||
| 2011 Commonwealth Junior Championships 10 Oct 2011 | 4 | 192 | 56 kg | 55.88 | 86 | 106 | ||||
Compare Palangasinghe D. K. T. W. K.
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