Japan · Women's 69 kg, November 2009
Rika Saito
Rika Saito is a weightlifter from Japan, born in 1983. The results below cover 10 competitions from 2000 to 2009. The latest result came in the women's 69 kg class, at the 2009 World Weightlifting Championships.
- Best total
- 210 kg
- Best snatch
- 91 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 122 kg
Rika Saito's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 63 kg in 2000, 69 kg from 2001 to 2009.
Latest result: 2009 World Weightlifting Championships, 19 November 2009, 69 kg, total 208 kg, place 14.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 69 kg2001 to 2009 | 91 | 122 | 210 |
| 63 kg2000 | 70 | 92.5 | 162.5 |
Rika Saito by the numbers
Rika Saito'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
- 264.5
- From 210 kg at 67.46 kg bodyweight, 2008 Asian Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 211th of 812
- 210 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 69 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, 91 kg of 119 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
- 25
- Turned 25 in 2008, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 10 of 10
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Rika Saito makes each attempt
Rika Saito made 60% 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
Rika Saito head to head
The lifters Rika Saito 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 | Rika Saito ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angela Medina | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Cinthya Vanessa Dominguez Lara | 4 | 0 | 4 |
 Jeane Lassen |
4 | 0 | 4 |
 Liu Chunhong |
4 | 0 | 4 |
 Oxana Slivenko |
4 | 0 | 4 |
| Teresa Gaume | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Rika Saito'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 World Weightlifting Championships 19 Nov 2009 | 14 | 208 | 69 kg | 68.73 | 88 | 115 | 120 | |||
| 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008 | 6 | 209 | 69 kg | 68.65 | 87 | 115 | 120 | 122 | ||
| 2008 Asian Championships 26 Apr 2008 | 6 | 210 | 69 kg | 67.46 | 88 | 91 | 116 | 119 | ||
| 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 | 19 | 201 | 69 kg | 68.56 | 85 | 87 | 112 | 114 | ||
| 2006 World Weightlifting Championships 30 Sep 2006 | 16 | 200 | 69 kg | 65.65 | 85 | 87 | 110 | 113 | ||
| 2005 World Weightlifting Championships 8 Nov 2005 | 11 | 203 | 69 kg | 66.31 | 85 | 90 | 113 | |||
| 2004 University World Cup 1 Jul 2004 | 4 | 192.5 | 69 kg | 63.3 | 80 | 105 | 110 | 112.5 | ||
| 2002 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 30 May 2002 | 11 | 195 | 69 kg | 65.7 | 80 | 85 | 100 | 105 | 110 | |
| 2001 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 1 Jul 2001 | 3 | 187.5 | 69 kg | 63.41 | 75 | 80 | 82.5 | 100 | 105 | |
| 2000 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 2 Jul 2000 | 12 | 162.5 | 63 kg | 60.14 | 67.5 | 70 | 90 | 92.5 |
Compare Rika Saito
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Rika Saito met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.