United States · Women's 48 kg, August 2004
Tara Cunningham
Tara Cunningham is a weightlifter from United States, born in 1972, with one Olympic gold medal. The results below cover 6 competitions from 1998 to 2004. The latest result came in the women's 48 kg class, at the 2004 Olympic Games.
- Olympic gold
- 1
- Best total
- 185 kg
- Best snatch
- 85 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 102.5 kg
Tara Cunningham's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Weight classes: 48 kg from 1998 to 2000, 53 kg in 2002, 48 kg from 2003 to 2004. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 47.4 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 49 kg.
Latest result: 2004 Olympic Games, 14 August 2004, 48 kg, total 172.5 kg, place 10.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 kg1998 to 2004 | 82.5 | 102.5 | 185 |
| 53 kg2002 | 85 | 100 | 185 |
Tara Cunningham by the numbers
Tara Cunningham'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
- 290.0
- From 185 kg at 47.48 kg bodyweight, 2000 Olympic Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 52nd of 575
- 185 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 48 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 80%
- At the best total, 82.5 kg of 102.5 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
- 28
- Turned 28 in 2000, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 6 of 6
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Tara Cunningham makes each attempt
Tara Cunningham made 67% of snatch attempts and 67% 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
Tara Cunningham head to head
The lifters Tara Cunningham 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 | Tara Cunningham ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Sabrina Richard |
4 | 4 | 0 |
 Kunjarani Devi |
3 | 0 | 3 |
 Kaori Niyanagi |
3 | 2 | 1 |
 Eva Giganti |
3 | 3 | 0 |
Tara Cunningham'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 | 10 | 172.5 | 48 kg | 47.4 | Snatch 77.5, clean and jerk 95; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 2003 | 7 | 175 | 48 kg | 47.61 | 75 | 77.5 | 92.5 | 95 | 97.5 | |
| 2002 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Nov 2002 | 7 | 185 | 53 kg | 51.85 | 82.5 | 85 | 100 | |||
| 2000 Olympic Games 16 Sep 2000 | 1 | 185 | 48 kg | 47.48 | 80 | 82.5 | 100 | 102.5 | ||
| 1999 World Weightlifting Championships 21 Nov 1999 | 9 | 175 | 48 kg | 47.8 | 75 | 77.5 | 97.5 | |||
| 1998 World Weightlifting Championships 10 Nov 1998 | 6 | 167.5 | 48 kg | 47.92 | 70 | 72.5 | 90 | 92.5 | 95 | |
Compare Tara Cunningham
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Tara Cunningham met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.