Cameroon · Men's 94 kg, April 2018
Petit Minkoumba
Petit Minkoumba is a weightlifter from Cameroon, born in 1989. The results below cover 13 competitions from 2008 to 2018. The latest result came in the men's 94 kg class, at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
- Best total
- 320 kg
- Best snatch
- 143 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 177 kg
Petit Minkoumba's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 77 kg from 2008 to 2010, 85 kg from 2012 to 2013, 94 kg in 2014, 85 kg in 2015, 94 kg from 2016 to 2018. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 93.62 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 95 kg.
Latest result: 2018 Commonwealth Games, 4 April 2018, 94 kg, total 317 kg, place 6.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94 kg2014 to 2018 | 143 | 177 | 320 |
| 85 kg2012 to 2015 | 142 | 170 | 300 |
| 77 kg2008 to 2010 | 130 | 160 | 286 |
Petit Minkoumba by the numbers
Petit Minkoumba'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
- 391.4
- From 320 kg at 89.19 kg bodyweight, 2014 Commonwealth Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 540th of 1,113
- 320 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
- 81%
- At the best total, 143 kg of 177 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
- 25
- Turned 25 in 2014, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 11 of 13
- The others ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Petit Minkoumba makes each attempt
Petit Minkoumba made 56% 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
Petit Minkoumba head to head
The lifters Petit Minkoumba 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 | Petit Minkoumba ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalidi Batuusa | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Ragab Abdelhay Saad A. Abdalla | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 |
Petit Minkoumba'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Commonwealth Games 4 Apr 2018 | 6 | 317 | 94 kg | 93.62 | 138 | 142 | 170 | 175 | ||
| 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games 12 May 2017 | 10 | 310 | 94 kg | 92.75 | 140 | 170 | ||||
| 2016 Olympic Games 5 Aug 2016 | 16 | 305 | 94 kg | 91.61 | 140 | 165 | ||||
| 2016 African Championships 7 May 2016 | 3 | 315 | 94 kg | 90.43 | 137 | 142 | 165 | 173 | ||
| 2015 African Games 6 Sep 2015 | - | - | 85 kg | 84.02 | 136 | |||||
| 2014 Commonwealth Games 23 Jul 2014 | 7 | 320 | 94 kg | 89.19 | 130 | 137 | 143 | 170 | 177 | |
| 2013 African Championships 28 Oct 2013 | - | - | 85 kg | 84.8 | 132 | 137 | 142 | |||
| 2012 African Championships 29 Mar 2012 | 4 | 300 | 85 kg | 82.95 | 125 | 130 | 165 | 170 | ||
| 2010 Commonwealth Games 3 Oct 2010 | 6 | 275 | 77 kg | 76.22 | 125 | 150 | ||||
| 2010 African Championships 2 Aug 2010 | 3 | 283 | 77 kg | 76.02 | 126 | 155 | 157 | |||
| 2009 World Weightlifting Championships 19 Nov 2009 | 24 | 280 | 77 kg | 76.43 | 125 | 155 | ||||
| 2009 African Championships 31 Jul 2009 Also the 2009 African Junior Championships, place 2 | 3 | 280 | 77 kg | 76.41 | Snatch 130, clean and jerk 150; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2008 African Championships 10 May 2008 | 6 | 286 | 77 kg | 76.49 | 120 | 126 | 155 | 160 | ||
Compare Petit Minkoumba
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Petit Minkoumba.

