Men's 109 kg, November 2018

Richmond Osarfo

Richmond Osarfo is a weightlifter. The results below cover 8 competitions from 2016 to 2018. The latest result came in the men's 109 kg class, at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships.

Best total
365 kg
Best snatch
160 kg
Best clean and jerk
205 kg
Career

Richmond Osarfo's career: classes, totals and best lifts

No Olympic or World Championships medals.

Weight classes: 94 kg from 2016 to 2017, 105 kg from 2017 to 2018, 109 kg in 2018. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (105 kg to 109 kg) and again in June 2025. At 106.94 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 110 kg.

Latest result: 2018 World Weightlifting Championships, 1 November 2018, 109 kg, total 365 kg, place 21.

Richmond Osarfo: totals from the 8 competitions with a total, 2016 to 2018, best 365 kg in 2018.2703203702016201720182016 Youth World Weightlifting Championships, 19 Oct 2016: 280 kg2016 Junior Commonwealth Championships, 25 Oct 2016: 280 kg2017 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 15 Jun 2017: 307 kg2017 Commonwealth Championships, 3 Sep 2017: 320 kg2017 African Junior Championships, 7 Oct 2017: 330 kg2017 World Weightlifting Championships, 27 Nov 2017: 332 kg2018 Commonwealth Games, 4 Apr 2018: 350 kg2018 World Weightlifting Championships, 1 Nov 2018: 365 kg
Richmond Osarfo: totals from the 8 competitions with a total, 2016 to 2018, best 365 kg in 2018.2703203702016201720182016 Youth World Weightlifting Championships, 19 Oct 2016: 280 kg2016 Junior Commonwealth Championships, 25 Oct 2016: 280 kg2017 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 15 Jun 2017: 307 kg2017 Commonwealth Championships, 3 Sep 2017: 320 kg2017 African Junior Championships, 7 Oct 2017: 330 kg2017 World Weightlifting Championships, 27 Nov 2017: 332 kg2018 Commonwealth Games, 4 Apr 2018: 350 kg2018 World Weightlifting Championships, 1 Nov 2018: 365 kg
Total at each competition, in kilograms.

Best lifts in each class

The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.

Class Years Snatch Clean and jerk Total
109 kg2018 2018 160 205 365
105 kg2017 to 2018 2017 to 2018 152 198 350
94 kg2016 to 2017 2016 to 2017 132 175 307
Numbers

Richmond Osarfo by the numbers

Richmond Osarfo'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
412.2
From 365 kg at 106.94 kg bodyweight, 2018 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
Best total, place in its class
97th of 300
365 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
78%
At the best total, 160 kg of 205 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.
Attempts

How often Richmond Osarfo makes each attempt

Richmond Osarfo made 63% of snatch attempts and 88% 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

Worlds and Olympics field: 74%
Richmond Osarfo: 38%

Snatch, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 58%
Richmond Osarfo: 88%

Snatch, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 41%
Richmond Osarfo: 63%

Clean and jerk, first attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 77%
Richmond Osarfo: 100%

Clean and jerk, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 57%
Richmond Osarfo: 63%

Clean and jerk, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 34%
Richmond Osarfo: 100%
Rivals

Richmond Osarfo head to head

The lifters Richmond Osarfo 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 Richmond Osarfo ahead Rival ahead
India Pardeep Singh 3 0 3
Jordan Sakkas 3 2 1
Results

Richmond Osarfo'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 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 21 365 109 kg 106.94 155160 kg missed160195200205
2018 Commonwealth Games 4 Apr 2018 4 350 105 kg 104.1 148 kg missed148152190196 kg missed198
2017 World Weightlifting Championships 27 Nov 2017 24 332 105 kg 97.93 138 kg missed138142181186190
2017 African Junior Championships 7 Oct 2017 2 330 105 kg 96.89 135 kg missed135142170181188
2017 Commonwealth Championships 3 Sep 2017 Also the 2017 Commonwealth Junior Championships, place 2 5 320 105 kg 96.89 130135140165175180
2017 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 15 Jun 2017 20 307 94 kg 92.85 128132135 kg missed164170175
2016 Junior Commonwealth Championships 25 Oct 2016 Also the 2016 Senior Commonwealth Championships, place 6 3 280 94 kg 91.82 120 kg missed120123 kg missed150158 kg missed160
2016 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 19 Oct 2016 10 280 94 kg 91.82 120 kg missed120123 kg missed150158 kg missed160
Compare

Compare Richmond Osarfo

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