Samoa · Men's +110 kg, July 2026
Sanele Mao
Sanele Mao is a weightlifter from Samoa, born in 1985. The results below cover 22 competitions from 2013 to 2026. The latest result came in the men's +110 kg class, at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
- Best total
- 410 kg
- Best snatch
- 185 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 230 kg
Sanele Mao's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 94 kg from 2013 to 2014, 105 kg from 2016 to 2018, 109 kg from 2018 to 2020, +109 kg from 2023 to 2024, +110 kg from 2025 to 2026. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (105 kg to 109 kg) and again in June 2025 (+109 kg to +110 kg).
Latest result: 2026 Commonwealth Games, 23 July 2026, +110 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| +110 kg2025 to 2026 | 185 | 225 | 410 |
| +109 kg2023 to 2024 | 180 | 230 | 408 |
| 109 kg2018 to 2020 | 160 | 206 | 366 |
| 105 kg2016 to 2018 | 154 | 206 | 360 |
| 94 kg2013 to 2014 | 135 | 170 | 305 |
Sanele Mao by the numbers
Sanele Mao'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
- 428.5
- From 408 kg at 134.64 kg bodyweight, 2024 Oceania Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 9th of 84
- 410 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's +110 kg class (the class list of 2025 to 2026) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 82%
- At the best total, 185 kg of 225 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
- 41
- Turned 41 in 2026, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 15 of 22
- Of the other seven: six with no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk and one entered without taking an attempt.
How often Sanele Mao makes each attempt
Sanele Mao made 54% of snatch attempts and 47% 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
Sanele Mao head to head
The lifters Sanele Mao 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 | Sanele Mao ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 David Liti |
5 | 2 | 3 |
 Matthew Lydement |
5 | 5 | 0 |
| Ridge Nathan Richard Barredo | 4 | 4 | 0 |
 David Katoatau |
3 | 2 | 1 |
| Jackson Roberts-Young |
3 | 3 | 0 |
 Sio Pomelile |
3 | 3 | 0 |
Sanele Mao'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. A row that names two events was one competition scored for both; its places can differ because each ranks its own field.
Swipe the table sideways to see every attempt.
| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Commonwealth Games 23 Jul 2026 | - | - | +110 kg | 144.65 | not taken | not taken | not taken | |||
| 2026 Oceania Championships 27 Apr 2026 Also the 2026 Universal Weightlifting Cup, place 1 | 1 | 410 | +110 kg | 139.65 | 175 | 185 | 215 | 221 | 225 | |
| 2025 Commonwealth Championships 24 Aug 2025 | 1 | 401 | +110 kg | 135.59 | 175 | 181 | 215 | 220 | ||
| 2025 Pacific Mini Games + Oceania Championships 1 Jul 2025 | - | - | +110 kg | 137.4 | 161 | not taken | not taken | not taken | ||
| 2024 IWF World Cup 31 Mar 2024 | - | - | +109 kg | 135.54 | 180 | |||||
| 2024 Oceania Championships 21 Feb 2024 | 2 | 408 | +109 kg | 134.64 | 178 | 221 | 230 | |||
| 2023 IWF Grand Prix II 4 Dec 2023 | - | - | +109 kg | 134.52 | 172 | |||||
| 2023 Pacific Games + Oceania Championships 20 Nov 2023 | 2 | 395 | +109 kg | 134.85 | 175 | 220 | ||||
| 2023 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Sep 2023 | 17 | 385 | +109 kg | 132.66 | 170 | 175 | 210 | |||
| 2020 Australian Open 28 Feb 2020 | 1 | 344 | 109 kg | 107.16 | 146 | 154 | 190 | |||
| 2019 Pacific Games 9 Jul 2019 Also the 2019 Commonwealth Senior Championships, place 1 Also the 2019 Oceania Championships, place 1 | 1 | 366 | 109 kg | 106.23 | 150 | 160 | 196 | 206 | ||
| 2019 Arafura Games 27 Apr 2019 | 1 | 360 | 109 kg | 107.25 | 150 | 160 | 200 | |||
| 2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 | - | - | 109 kg | 107.05 | 150 | 155 | ||||
| 2018 Commonwealth Games 4 Apr 2018 | 1 | 360 | 105 kg | 103.71 | 150 | 154 | 200 | 206 | ||
| 2017 Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games 17 Sep 2017 | 6 | 352 | 105 kg | 102.96 | 145 | 152 | 185 | 191 | 200 | |
| 2017 Commonwealth Championships 3 Sep 2017 Also the 2017 Oceania Championships, place 1 | 2 | 341 | 105 kg | 103.31 | 146 | 189 | 195 | |||
| 2017 Australian International 17 Mar 2017 | 1 | 345 | 105 kg | 104.16 | 140 | 145 | 150 | 185 | 190 | 195 |
| 2016 Senior Commonwealth Championships 25 Oct 2016 | - | - | 105 kg | 104.89 | 143 | 148 | ||||
| 2016 Oceanian Championships 23 May 2016 | 2 | 335 | 105 kg | 104.14 | 145 | 181 | 190 | |||
| 2014 Commonwealth Games 23 Jul 2014 | 9 | 305 | 94 kg | 93.18 | 125 | 130 | 135 | 170 | ||
| 2013 Pacific Mini Games 3 Sep 2013 | - | No lifts | 94 kg | 92.18 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken |
| 2013 Oceanian Championships 12 Jul 2013 | 6 | 285 | 94 kg | 92.5 | 125 | 160 |
Compare Sanele Mao
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Sanele Mao met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.