Nigeria · Women's 58 kg, July 2026
Rafiatu Lawal
Rafiatu Lawal is a weightlifter from Nigeria, born in 1996, with one World Championships medal (1 silver). The results below cover 15 competitions from 2019 to 2026. The latest result came in the women's 58 kg class, at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
- World medal
- 1
- Best total
- 230 kg
- Best snatch
- 103 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 130 kg
Rafiatu Lawal's career: classes, totals and best lifts
World Championships: 1 silver in the total.
Weight classes: 59 kg from 2019 to 2025, 58 kg from 2025 to 2026. The IWF changed its class list in June 2025 (59 kg to 58 kg) and again in August 2026. At 57.55 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 61 kg.
Latest result: 2026 Commonwealth Games, 23 July 2026, 58 kg, total 229 kg, place 1.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58 kg2025 to 2026 | 103 | 128 | 229 |
| 59 kg2019 to 2025 | 101 | 130 | 230 |
Rafiatu Lawal by the numbers
Rafiatu 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
- 316.5
- From 230 kg at 57.7 kg bodyweight, 2024 Olympic Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 10th of 438
- 230 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 59 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 77%
- At the best total, 100 kg of 130 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
- 28
- Turned 28 in 2024, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 15 of 15
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Rafiatu Lawal makes each attempt
Rafiatu Lawal made 58% of snatch attempts and 73% 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
Rafiatu Lawal head to head
The lifters Rafiatu Lawal 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 | Rafiatu Lawal ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuo Hsing-chun | 5 | 1 | 4 |
 Elreen Ando |
5 | 2 | 2 |
 Anyelin Venegas |
4 | 1 | 2 |
| Adijat Olarinoye |
4 | 4 | 0 |
 Anneke Spies |
4 | 4 | 0 |
 Lucrezia Magistris |
4 | 4 | 0 |
Rafiatu 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Commonwealth Games 23 Jul 2026 | 1 | 229 | 58 kg | 57.55 | 95 | 100 | 103 | 117 | 122 | 126 |
| 2026 African Championships 10 May 2026 | 1 | 215 | 58 kg | 58 | 91 | 95 | 110 | 115 | 120 | |
| 2025 World Weightlifting Championships 2 Oct 2025 | 2 | 229 | 58 kg | 57.31 | 99 | 101 | 126 | 128 | ||
| 2025 African Championships 20 Apr 2025 | 1 | 213 | 59 kg | 58.42 | 90 | 95 | 115 | 118 | ||
| 2024 Olympic Games 7 Aug 2024 | - | 230 | 59 kg | 57.7 | 100 | 130 | ||||
| 2024 IWF World Cup 31 Mar 2024 | 8 | 227 | 59 kg | 57.28 | 96 | 101 | 121 | 126 | ||
| 2024 African Championships 5 Feb 2024 | 1 | 214 | 59 kg | 58 | 95 | 115 | 119 | |||
| 2023 IWF Grand Prix II 4 Dec 2023 | 8 | 218 | 59 kg | 57.41 | 98 | 120 | ||||
| 2023 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Sep 2023 | 6 | 225 | 59 kg | 57.35 | 95 | 100 | 120 | 125 | ||
| 2023 African Championships 11 May 2023 | 1 | 217 | 59 kg | 56.9 | 91 | 95 | 115 | 122 | ||
| 2022 Commonwealth Games 30 Jul 2022 | 1 | 206 | 59 kg | 57.64 | 90 | 110 | 115 | 116 | ||
| 2021 World Weightlifting Championships 7 Dec 2021 Also the 2021 Commonwealth Senior Championships, place 1 | 6 | 207 | 59 kg | 57.8 | 89 | 92 | 108 | 112 | 115 | |
| 2021 African Championships 24 May 2021 | 1 | 201 | 59 kg | 56.93 | 88 | 90 | 109 | 111 | ||
| 2020 International Solidarity Championships 8 Feb 2020 | 1 | 198 | 59 kg | 57.45 | 87 | 108 | 111 | |||
| 2019 All African Games 24 Aug 2019 | 1 | 210 | 59 kg | 57.5 | 90 | 93 | 111 | 115 | 117 |
Compare Rafiatu Lawal
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Rafiatu Lawal.