Nigeria · Women's 75 kg, September 2000
Ruth Ogbeifo
Ruth Ogbeifo is a weightlifter from Nigeria, born in 1972, with one Olympic medal (1 silver) and one World Championships medal (1 bronze). The results below cover 2 competitions from 1999 to 2000. The latest result came in the women's 75 kg class, at the 2000 Olympic Games.
- Olympic medal
- 1
- World medal
- 1
- Best total
- 245 kg
- Best snatch
- 107.5 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 140 kg
Ruth Ogbeifo's career
Olympic Games: 1 silver. World Championships: 1 bronze in the total.
Latest result: 2000 Olympic Games, 16 September 2000, 75 kg, total 245 kg, place 2.
Ruth Ogbeifo by the numbers
Ruth Ogbeifo'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
- 294.5
- From 245 kg at 74.2 kg bodyweight, 2000 Olympic Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 54th of 626
- 245 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 75 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 75%
- At the best total, 105 kg of 140 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 2000, the year of the best total.
Ruth Ogbeifo'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Olympic Games 16 Sep 2000 | 2 | 245 | 75 kg | 74.2 | 105 | 135 | 140 | |||
| 1999 World Weightlifting Championships 21 Nov 1999 | 3 | 240 | 75 kg | 74.61 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 130 | 132.5 |
Compare Ruth Ogbeifo
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. These lifters lifted in nearby classes, in any year.