India · Men's +105 kg, November 2013
Sandeep Kumar
Sandeep Kumar is a weightlifter from India, born in 1975. The results below cover 9 competitions from 2009 to 2013. The latest result came in the men's +105 kg class, at the 2013 Commonwealth Championships.
- Best total
- 338 kg
- Best snatch
- 148 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 197 kg
Sandeep Kumar's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Latest result: 2013 Commonwealth Championships, 24 November 2013, +105 kg, total 332 kg, place 3.
Sandeep Kumar by the numbers
Sandeep Kumar'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
- 362.4
- From 338 kg at 124.68 kg bodyweight, 2011 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 380th of 704
- 338 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's +105 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 72%
- At the best total, 141 kg of 197 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
- 36
- Turned 36 in 2011, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 9 of 9
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Sandeep Kumar makes each attempt
Sandeep Kumar made 78% of snatch attempts and 72% 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
Sandeep Kumar head to head
The lifters Sandeep Kumar 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 | Sandeep Kumar ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chen Shih-chieh | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Daniel Nemani | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Sandeep Kumar'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Commonwealth Championships 24 Nov 2013 | 3 | 332 | +105 kg | 135.63 | not taken | not taken | not taken | 145 | not taken | not taken |
| 2013 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Oct 2013 | 21 | 330 | +105 kg | 138.18 | 140 | 145 | 185 | |||
| 2013 Asian Championships 20 Jun 2013 | 7 | 338 | +105 kg | 133.45 | 135 | 142 | 146 | 180 | 188 | 192 |
| 2011 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2011 | 35 | 338 | +105 kg | 124.68 | 139 | 144 | 148 | 185 | 190 | |
| 2011 Commonwealth Championships 10 Oct 2011 | 1 | 338 | +105 kg | 125.25 | 141 | 182 | 197 | |||
| 2010 IWF Continental Clubs Grand Prix 11 Dec 2010 | 3 | 322 | +105 kg | 118.86 | 132 | 137 | 170 | 185 | ||
| 2010 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Sep 2010 | 28 | 324 | +105 kg | 114.28 | 132 | 137 | 141 | 175 | 180 | 183 |
| 2009 Commonwealth Championships 19 Oct 2009 | 2 | 320 | +105 kg | 119.54 | Snatch 140, clean and jerk 180; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2009 Asian Championships 9 May 2009 | 6 | 317 | +105 kg | 117.9 | Snatch 135, clean and jerk 182; attempts not recorded | |||||
Compare Sandeep Kumar
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Sandeep Kumar met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.

