Egypt · Men's 85 kg, December 2015
Tarek Yehia
Tarek Yehia is a weightlifter from Egypt, born in 1987, with one Olympic medal (1 bronze) and one World Championships medal (1 silver). The results below cover 13 competitions from 2007 to 2015. The latest result came in the men's 85 kg class, at the 2015 Arab Championships.
- Olympic medal
- 1
- World medal
- 1
- Best total
- 375 kg
- Best snatch
- 165 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 210 kg
Tarek Yehia's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Olympic Games: 1 bronze. World Championships: 1 silver in the total.
Weight classes: 69 kg from 2007 to 2008, 77 kg from 2009 to 2010, 85 kg from 2011 to 2015.
Latest result: 2015 Arab Championships, 15 December 2015, 85 kg, total 345 kg, place 1.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 kg2011 to 2015 | 165 | 210 | 375 |
| 77 kg2009 to 2010 | 157 | 199 | 356 |
| 69 kg2007 to 2008 | 142 | 172 | 310 |
Tarek Yehia by the numbers
Tarek Yehia'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
- 473.0
- From 356 kg at 76.53 kg bodyweight, 2010 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 45th of 1,263
- 375 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 85 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 79%
- At the best total, 165 kg of 210 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 2012, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 13 of 13
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Tarek Yehia makes each attempt
Tarek Yehia made 67% of snatch attempts and 65% 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
Tarek Yehia head to head
The lifters Tarek Yehia 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 | Tarek Yehia ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 |
Tarek Yehia'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Arab Championships 15 Dec 2015 | 1 | 345 | 85 kg | 84.8 | Snatch 160, clean and jerk 185; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 | 13 | 350 | 85 kg | 84.68 | 151 | 156 | 158 | 181 | 188 | 192 |
| 2015 IWF Grand Prix 21 Sep 2015 | 8 | 305 | 85 kg | 84.46 | 145 | 160 | not taken | |||
| 2013 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Oct 2013 | 7 | 368 | 85 kg | 84.68 | 160 | 165 | not taken | 203 | ||
| 2013 Mediterranean Games 20 Jun 2013 | 1 | 360 | 85 kg | 84.45 | 157 | not taken | not taken | 195 | 203 | not taken |
| 2012 Olympic Games 27 Jul 2012 | 3 | 375 | 85 kg | 84.7 | 160 | 165 | 205 | 210 | ||
| 2011 Pan Arab Games 9 Dec 2011 | 2 | 353 | 85 kg | 82.2 | 150 | 157 | 190 | 196 | ||
| 2010 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Sep 2010 | 2 | 356 | 77 kg | 76.53 | 150 | 155 | 157 | 192 | 199 | |
| 2009 World Weightlifting Championships 19 Nov 2009 | 5 | 353 | 77 kg | 76.75 | 156 | 192 | 197 | |||
| 2009 Mediterranean Games 26 Jun 2009 | 3 | 343 | 77 kg | 77 | 151 | 155 | 188 | |||
| 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008 | 9 | 310 | 69 kg | 68.87 | 138 | 168 | 172 | |||
| 2008 African Championships 10 May 2008 | 2 | 305 | 69 kg | 68.9 | 135 | 140 | 142 | 163 | ||
| 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 | 22 | 295 | 69 kg | 68.81 | 131 | 157 | 160 | 164 | ||
Compare Tarek Yehia
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Tarek Yehia met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.

