Men's 96 kg, December 2021
Saddam Messaoui
Saddam Messaoui is a weightlifter. The results below cover 15 competitions from 2010 to 2021. The latest result came in the men's 96 kg class, at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships.
- Best total
- 354 kg
- Best snatch
- 161 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 193 kg
Saddam Messaoui's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 77 kg from 2010 to 2012, 94 kg from 2013 to 2018, 96 kg from 2019 to 2021. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (94 kg to 96 kg) and again in June 2025. At 95.2 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 110 kg.
Latest result: 2021 World Weightlifting Championships, 7 December 2021, 96 kg, total 340 kg, place 20.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96 kg2019 to 2021 | 161 | 193 | 354 |
| 94 kg2013 to 2018 | 155 | 186 | 341 |
| 77 kg2010 to 2012 | 131 | 155 | 286 |
Saddam Messaoui by the numbers
Saddam Messaoui'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
- 421.2
- From 354 kg at 94.5 kg bodyweight, 2019 African Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 116th of 455
- 354 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 96 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 83%
- At the best total, 161 kg of 193 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
- 14 of 15
- The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Saddam Messaoui makes each attempt
Saddam Messaoui made 57% of snatch attempts and 62% 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
Saddam Messaoui head to head
The lifters Saddam Messaoui 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 | Saddam Messaoui ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ragab Abdelhay Saad A. Abdalla | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Achraf Maatoug | 3 | 3 | 0 |
 James Adede |
3 | 3 | 0 |
| Mehdi Armilat | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Saddam Messaoui'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 World Weightlifting Championships 7 Dec 2021 | 20 | 340 | 96 kg | 95.2 | 155 | 185 | ||||
| 2019 Qatar International Cup 19 Dec 2019 | - | - | 96 kg | 95.15 | 180 | 185 | ||||
| 2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 | 29 | 338 | 96 kg | 93.95 | 152 | 186 | ||||
| 2019 All African Games 24 Aug 2019 | 1 | 351 | 96 kg | 95 | 150 | 161 | 190 | |||
| 2019 African Championships 23 Apr 2019 | 3 | 354 | 96 kg | 94.5 | 150 | 155 | 161 | 185 | 193 | |
| 2018 African Championships 10 Aug 2018 | 2 | 331 | 94 kg | 92.8 | 145 | 151 | 175 | 180 | ||
| 2018 Mediterranean Games 22 Jun 2018 | 4 | 335 | 94 kg | 93.1 | 151 | 155 | 180 | |||
| 2017 African Championships 10 Jul 2017 | 2 | 330 | 94 kg | 92.94 | 145 | 150 | 180 | |||
| 2016 African Championships 7 May 2016 | 1 | 329 | 94 kg | 92.03 | 145 | 150 | 175 | 179 | ||
| 2015 Arab Championships 15 Dec 2015 | 2 | 333 | 94 kg | 92.15 | Snatch 150, clean and jerk 183; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2015 African Games 6 Sep 2015 | 2 | 333 | 94 kg | 89.5 | 145 | 150 | 175 | 181 | 183 | |
| 2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2014 | 22 | 341 | 94 kg | 91.08 | 150 | 155 | 180 | 186 | ||
| 2013 African Championships 28 Oct 2013 | 2 | 327 | 94 kg | 86.6 | 140 | 147 | 170 | 175 | 180 | |
| 2012 African Championships 29 Mar 2012 | 7 | 286 | 77 kg | 76.85 | 131 | 150 | 155 | |||
| 2010 African Championships 2 Aug 2010 | 4 | 282 | 77 kg | 75.92 | 125 | 127 | 145 | 150 | 155 | |
Compare Saddam Messaoui
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Saddam Messaoui.