Canada · Men's 85 kg, June 2012
Paul Dumais
Paul Dumais is a weightlifter from Canada, born in 1991. The results below cover 8 competitions from 2008 to 2012. The latest result came in the men's 85 kg class, at the 2012 Commonwealth Championships.
- Best total
- 320 kg
- Best snatch
- 150 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 175 kg
Paul Dumais's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 77 kg in 2008, 85 kg from 2009 to 2012.
Latest result: 2012 Commonwealth Championships, 4 June 2012, 85 kg, total 320 kg, place 3.
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 kg2009 to 2012 | 150 | 175 | 320 |
| 77 kg2008 | 133 | 155 | 288 |
Paul Dumais by the numbers
Paul Dumais'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
- 402.5
- From 320 kg at 84.44 kg bodyweight, 2010 Junior World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 482nd of 1,263
- 320 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 85 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 88%
- At the best total, 150 kg of 170 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%.
- Age at best total
- 19
- Turned 19 in 2010, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 8 of 8
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Paul Dumais makes each attempt
Paul Dumais made 54% of snatch attempts and 50% 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
Paul Dumais head to head
The lifters Paul Dumais 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 | Paul Dumais ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Ragab Abdelhay Saad A. Abdalla | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Tom Schwarzbach | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Paul Dumais'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Commonwealth Championships 4 Jun 2012 | 3 | 320 | 85 kg | 84.93 | 145 | 170 | 175 | |||
| 2011 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2011 | 30 | 312 | 85 kg | 84.14 | 140 | 165 | 169 | 172 | ||
| 2010 Commonwealth Games 3 Oct 2010 | 5 | 315 | 85 kg | 84.31 | 145 | 170 | ||||
| 2010 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Sep 2010 | 31 | 315 | 85 kg | 84.16 | 140 | 145 | 170 | |||
| 2010 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 11 Jun 2010 | 9 | 320 | 85 kg | 84.44 | 145 | 150 | 170 | |||
| 2009 World Weightlifting Championships 19 Nov 2009 | 18 | 305 | 85 kg | 83.9 | 140 | 165 | ||||
| 2009 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 14 Jun 2009 | 18 | 300 | 85 kg | 82.14 | 135 | 140 | 160 | |||
| 2008 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 12 Jun 2008 | 8 | 288 | 77 kg | 76.36 | 125 | 130 | 133 | 150 | 155 |
Compare Paul Dumais
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Paul Dumais met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.

