India · Women's 53 kg, August 2004
Sanamacha Chanu
Sanamacha Chanu is a weightlifter from India, born in 1978. The results below cover 5 competitions from 1998 to 2004. The latest result came in the women's 53 kg class, at the 2004 Olympic Games.
- Best total
- 195 kg
- Best snatch
- 85 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 110 kg
Sanamacha Chanu's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 48 kg from 1998 to 1999, 53 kg from 2000 to 2004.
Latest result: 2004 Olympic Games, 14 August 2004, 53 kg, no total.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 kg2000 to 2004 | 85 | 110 | 195 |
| 48 kg1998 to 1999 | 70 | 92.5 | 162.5 |
Sanamacha Chanu by the numbers
Sanamacha Chanu'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
- 286.2
- From 195 kg at 52.16 kg bodyweight, 2000 Olympic Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 91st of 761
- 195 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 53 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 77%
- At the best total, 85 kg of 110 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
- 22
- Turned 22 in 2000, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 3 of 5
- Of the other two: one with no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk and one entered without taking an attempt.
Sanamacha Chanu'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Olympic Games 14 Aug 2004 | - | No lifts | 53 kg | 51.91 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken |
| 2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 2003 | 6 | 190 | 53 kg | 52.74 | 77.5 | 80 | 82.5 | 102.5 | 107.5 | |
| 2000 Olympic Games 16 Sep 2000 | 6 | 195 | 53 kg | 52.16 | 80 | 85 | 105 | 110 | ||
| 1999 World Weightlifting Championships 21 Nov 1999 | - | - | 48 kg | 47.73 | 90 | |||||
| 1998 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 18 May 1998 | 3 | 162.5 | 48 kg | 47.95 | 67.5 | 70 | 87.5 | 92.5 |
Compare Sanamacha Chanu
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Sanamacha Chanu.

