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
Career

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.

Tarek Yehia: totals from the 13 competitions with a total, 2007 to 2015, best 375 kg in 2012.290335380200720092011201320152007 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 Sep 2007: 295 kg2008 African Championships, 10 May 2008: 305 kg2008 Olympic Games, 9 Aug 2008: 310 kg2009 Mediterranean Games, 26 Jun 2009: 343 kg2009 World Weightlifting Championships, 19 Nov 2009: 353 kg2010 World Weightlifting Championships, 16 Sep 2010: 356 kg2011 Pan Arab Games, 9 Dec 2011: 353 kg2012 Olympic Games, 27 Jul 2012: 375 kg2013 Mediterranean Games, 20 Jun 2013: 360 kg2013 World Weightlifting Championships, 16 Oct 2013: 368 kg2015 IWF Grand Prix, 21 Sep 2015: 305 kg2015 World Weightlifting Championships, 20 Nov 2015: 350 kg2015 Arab Championships, 15 Dec 2015: 345 kg
Tarek Yehia: totals from the 13 competitions with a total, 2007 to 2015, best 375 kg in 2012.290335380200720092011201320152007 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 Sep 2007: 295 kg2008 African Championships, 10 May 2008: 305 kg2008 Olympic Games, 9 Aug 2008: 310 kg2009 Mediterranean Games, 26 Jun 2009: 343 kg2009 World Weightlifting Championships, 19 Nov 2009: 353 kg2010 World Weightlifting Championships, 16 Sep 2010: 356 kg2011 Pan Arab Games, 9 Dec 2011: 353 kg2012 Olympic Games, 27 Jul 2012: 375 kg2013 Mediterranean Games, 20 Jun 2013: 360 kg2013 World Weightlifting Championships, 16 Oct 2013: 368 kg2015 IWF Grand Prix, 21 Sep 2015: 305 kg2015 World Weightlifting Championships, 20 Nov 2015: 350 kg2015 Arab Championships, 15 Dec 2015: 345 kg
Total at each competition, in kilograms.

Best lifts in each class

The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.

Class Years Snatch Clean and jerk Total
85 kg2011 to 2015 2011 to 2015 165 210 375
77 kg2009 to 2010 2009 to 2010 157 199 356
69 kg2007 to 2008 2007 to 2008 142 172 310
Numbers

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.
Attempts

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

Worlds and Olympics field: 74%
Tarek Yehia: 92%

Snatch, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 58%
Tarek Yehia: 55%

Snatch, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 41%
Tarek Yehia: 50%

Clean and jerk, first attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 77%
Tarek Yehia: 100%

Clean and jerk, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 57%
Tarek Yehia: 50%

Clean and jerk, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 34%
Tarek Yehia: 40%
Rivals

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
Japan Yoshito Shintani 4 2 2
Moldova Alexandru Dudoglo 3 1 2
Iran Kianoush Rostami 3 1 2
Albania Erkand Qerimaj 3 2 1
Italy Giorgio De Luca 3 2 1
France Giovanni Bardis 3 3 0
Results

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 151156158181188192
2015 IWF Grand Prix 21 Sep 2015 8 305 85 kg 84.46 145152 kg missed152 kg missed160161 kg missednot taken
2013 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Oct 2013 7 368 85 kg 84.68 160165not taken203210 kg missed211 kg missed
2013 Mediterranean Games 20 Jun 2013 1 360 85 kg 84.45 157not takennot taken195203not taken
2012 Olympic Games 27 Jul 2012 3 375 85 kg 84.7 160165167 kg missed205210216 kg missed
2011 Pan Arab Games 9 Dec 2011 2 353 85 kg 82.2 150157 kg missed157190195 kg missed196
2010 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Sep 2010 2 356 77 kg 76.53 150155157192199200 kg missed
2009 World Weightlifting Championships 19 Nov 2009 5 353 77 kg 76.75 155 kg missed155 kg missed156192196 kg missed197
2009 Mediterranean Games 26 Jun 2009 3 343 77 kg 77 151155157 kg missed188191 kg missed194 kg missed
2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008 9 310 69 kg 68.87 138142 kg missed142 kg missed168172175 kg missed
2008 African Championships 10 May 2008 2 305 69 kg 68.9 135140142163170 kg missed172 kg missed
2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 22 295 69 kg 68.81 131135 kg missed135 kg missed157160164
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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.

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