Men's 62 kg, April 2008
Samson N'Dicka-Matam
Samson N'Dicka-Matam is a weightlifter, born in 1976. The results below cover 9 competitions from 1999 to 2008. The latest result came in the men's 62 kg class, at the 2008 European Championships.
- Best total
- 302.5 kg
- Best snatch
- 135 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 167.5 kg
Samson N'Dicka-Matam's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 69 kg in 1999, 62 kg in 2000, 69 kg in 2001, 62 kg from 2002 to 2008. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 61.97 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 65 kg.
Latest result: 2008 European Championships, 11 April 2008, 62 kg, total 272 kg, place 6.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62 kg2000 to 2008 | 127.5 | 160 | 285 |
| 69 kg1999 to 2001 | 135 | 167.5 | 302.5 |
Samson N'Dicka-Matam by the numbers
Samson N'Dicka-Matam'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
- 436.1
- From 285 kg at 61.68 kg bodyweight, 2004 Olympic Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 231st of 1,135
- 302.5 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 69 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 81%
- At the best total, 135 kg of 167.5 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%.
- Age at best total
- 25
- Turned 25 in 2001, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 8 of 9
- The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Samson N'Dicka-Matam makes each attempt
Samson N'Dicka-Matam made 46% of snatch attempts and 38% 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
Samson N'Dicka-Matam head to head
The lifters Samson N'Dicka-Matam 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 | Samson N'Dicka-Matam ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Diego Salazar |
4 | 0 | 4 |
 Le Maosheng |
4 | 0 | 4 |
 Umurbek Bazarbayev |
4 | 1 | 3 |
| Yang Sheng-hsiung | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Giuliano Cornetta | 4 | 4 | 0 |
 Toshio Imamura |
4 | 4 | 0 |
Samson N'Dicka-Matam'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.
Swipe the table sideways to see every attempt.
| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 European Championships 11 Apr 2008 | 6 | 272 | 62 kg | 61.97 | 122 | 150 | ||||
| 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 | 20 | 274 | 62 kg | 61.99 | 123 | 148 | 151 | |||
| 2006 World Weightlifting Championships 30 Sep 2006 | 16 | 273 | 62 kg | 61.88 | 120 | 123 | 150 | |||
| 2004 Olympic Games 14 Aug 2004 | 7 | 285 | 62 kg | 61.68 | Snatch 125, clean and jerk 160; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 2003 | 8 | 282.5 | 62 kg | 61.82 | 120 | 127.5 | 155 | |||
| 2002 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Nov 2002 | 9 | 280 | 62 kg | 61.8 | 122.5 | 152.5 | 157.5 | |||
| 2001 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2001 | 14 | 302.5 | 69 kg | 68.52 | 130 | 135 | 167.5 | |||
| 2000 Olympic Games 16 Sep 2000 | 12 | 285 | 62 kg | 61.88 | 125 | 160 | ||||
| 1999 World Weightlifting Championships 21 Nov 1999 | - | - | 69 kg | 68.18 | 127.5 | |||||
Compare Samson N'Dicka-Matam
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Samson N'Dicka-Matam met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.