Women's 53 kg, May 2008
Patience Lawal
Patience Lawal is a weightlifter, born in 1983. The results below cover 2 competitions from 2003 to 2008. The latest result came in the women's 53 kg class, at the 2008 African Championships.
- Best total
- 188 kg
- Best snatch
- 83 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 105 kg
Patience Lawal's career
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Latest result: 2008 African Championships, 10 May 2008, 53 kg, total 188 kg, place 1.
Patience Lawal by the numbers
Patience Lawal'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
- 275.5
- From 188 kg at 52.28 kg bodyweight, 2008 African Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 139th of 761
- 188 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 53 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 79%
- At the best total, 83 kg of 105 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
- 25
- Turned 25 in 2008, the year of the best total.
Patience Lawal'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 African Championships 10 May 2008 | 1 | 188 | 53 kg | 52.28 | 75 | 80 | 83 | 105 | ||
| 2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 2003 | 19 | 162.5 | 53 kg | 51.03 | 70 | 92.5 | not taken | not taken |
Compare Patience Lawal
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Patience Lawal.

