Men's 102 kg, December 2023
Pierre-Alexandre Bessette
Pierre-Alexandre Bessette is a weightlifter. The results below cover 8 competitions from 2017 to 2023. The latest result came in the men's 102 kg class, at the 2023 IWF Grand Prix II.
- Best total
- 349 kg
- Best snatch
- 163 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 186 kg
Pierre-Alexandre Bessette's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 85 kg in 2017, 94 kg in 2018, 96 kg from 2018 to 2019, 109 kg in 2022, 102 kg from 2022 to 2023. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (94 kg to 96 kg) and again in June 2025. At 100.92 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 110 kg.
Latest result: 2023 IWF Grand Prix II, 4 December 2023, 102 kg, total 343 kg, place 9.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 102 kg2022 to 2023 | 159 | 184 | 343 |
| 109 kg2022 | 163 | 186 | 349 |
| 96 kg2018 to 2019 | 157 | 175 | 330 |
| 94 kg2018 | 156 | 176 | 332 |
| 85 kg2017 | 144 | 160 | 304 |
Pierre-Alexandre Bessette by the numbers
Pierre-Alexandre Bessette'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
- 403.6
- From 349 kg at 100.81 kg bodyweight, 2022 Commonwealth Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 144th of 300
- 349 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 109 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 88%
- At the best total, 163 kg of 186 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
- 8 of 8
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Pierre-Alexandre Bessette makes each attempt
Pierre-Alexandre Bessette made 83% of snatch attempts and 54% 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
Pierre-Alexandre Bessette head to head
The lifters Pierre-Alexandre Bessette 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 | Pierre-Alexandre Bessette ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Fares El-Bakh |
5 | 0 | 5 |
| Jhonatan Rivas | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Benjamin Harry Ward | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Pierre-Alexandre Bessette'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 IWF Grand Prix II 4 Dec 2023 | 9 | 343 | 102 kg | 100.92 | 153 | 159 | 178 | 184 | ||
| 2022 World Weightlifting Championships 5 Dec 2022 | 21 | 337 | 102 kg | 100.6 | 151 | 158 | 179 | |||
| 2022 Commonwealth Games 30 Jul 2022 | 4 | 349 | 109 kg | 100.81 | 150 | 157 | 163 | 172 | 186 | |
| 2022 Canadian Invitational 26 Feb 2022 | 1 | 340 | 109 kg | 102.1 | 153 | 158 | 161 | 175 | 179 | |
| 2019 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 1 Jun 2019 | 8 | 329 | 96 kg | 92.7 | 150 | 154 | 157 | 168 | 172 | |
| 2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 | 30 | 330 | 96 kg | 94.41 | 150 | 155 | 175 | |||
| 2018 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 7 Jul 2018 | 8 | 332 | 94 kg | 91.9 | 152 | 156 | 170 | 176 | ||
| 2017 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 15 Jun 2017 | 19 | 304 | 85 kg | 84.78 | 135 | 141 | 144 | 160 |
Compare Pierre-Alexandre Bessette
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Pierre-Alexandre Bessette.