Thailand · Men's 56 kg, November 2011
Pongsak Maneetong
Pongsak Maneetong is a weightlifter from Thailand, born in 1986. The results below cover 7 competitions from 2006 to 2011. The latest result came in the men's 56 kg class, at the 2011 World Weightlifting Championships.
- Best total
- 278 kg
- Best snatch
- 120 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 158 kg
Pongsak Maneetong's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 56 kg from 2006 to 2008, 62 kg from 2009 to 2010, 56 kg in 2011. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 55.89 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 60 kg.
Latest result: 2011 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 November 2011, 56 kg, total 257 kg, place 12.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56 kg2006 to 2011 | 116 | 145 | 260 |
| 62 kg2009 to 2010 | 120 | 158 | 278 |
Pongsak Maneetong by the numbers
Pongsak Maneetong'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
- 428.1
- From 260 kg at 55.92 kg bodyweight, 2008 FISU World University Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 176th of 981
- 278 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 62 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 76%
- At the best total, 120 kg of 158 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
- 23
- Turned 23 in 2009, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 7 of 7
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Pongsak Maneetong makes each attempt
Pongsak Maneetong made 56% of snatch attempts and 56% 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
Pongsak Maneetong head to head
The lifters Pongsak Maneetong 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 | Pongsak Maneetong ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Marvin Lopez Aquino | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Omarguly Handurdyyev | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Pongsak Maneetong'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2011 | 12 | 257 | 56 kg | 55.89 | 107 | 112 | 137 | 142 | 145 | |
| 2010 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Sep 2010 | 18 | 265 | 62 kg | 61.98 | 115 | 150 | ||||
| 2009 Southeast Asian Games 10 Dec 2009 | 2 | 278 | 62 kg | 61.82 | Snatch 120, clean and jerk 158; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2008 FISU World University Championships 25 Nov 2008 | 2 | 260 | 56 kg | 55.92 | 110 | 115 | 140 | 145 | ||
| 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008 | 10 | 258 | 56 kg | 55.64 | 112 | 116 | 142 | |||
| 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 | 10 | 253 | 56 kg | 55.54 | 106 | 111 | 137 | 142 | ||
| 2006 World Weightlifting Championships 30 Sep 2006 | 22 | 231 | 56 kg | 55.64 | 103 | 128 | ||||
Compare Pongsak Maneetong
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Pongsak Maneetong.

