Men's 109 kg, July 2019
Taro Tanaka
Taro Tanaka is a weightlifter. The results below cover 9 competitions from 2011 to 2019. The latest result came in the men's 109 kg class, at the Ready Steady Tokyo (Tokyo 2020 Test Event).
- Best total
- 372 kg
- Best snatch
- 172 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 200 kg
Taro Tanaka's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 85 kg in 2011, 94 kg in 2012, 105 kg from 2013 to 2018, 102 kg from 2018 to 2019, 109 kg in 2019. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (105 kg to 102 kg) and again in June 2025. At 105.05 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 110 kg.
Latest result: Ready Steady Tokyo (Tokyo 2020 Test Event), 6 July 2019, 109 kg, total 350 kg, place 9.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 109 kg2019 | 160 | 190 | 350 |
| 102 kg2018 to 2019 | 170 | 194 | 364 |
| 105 kg2013 to 2018 | 172 | 200 | 372 |
| 94 kg2012 | 143 | 168 | 311 |
| 85 kg2011 | 125 | 145 | 270 |
Taro Tanaka by the numbers
Taro Tanaka'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
- 423.8
- From 372 kg at 104.53 kg bodyweight, 2018 Asian Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 180th of 888
- 372 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
- 86%
- At the best total, 172 kg of 200 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%.
- Competitions with a total
- 9 of 9
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Taro Tanaka makes each attempt
Taro Tanaka made 74% 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
Taro Tanaka head to head
The lifters Taro Tanaka 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 | Taro Tanaka ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seo Hui-yeop | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Taro Tanaka'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.
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| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ready Steady Tokyo (Tokyo 2020 Test Event) 6 Jul 2019 | 9 | 350 | 109 kg | 105.05 | 160 | 183 | 190 | |||
| 2019 Asian Championships 18 Apr 2019 | 3 | 364 | 102 kg | 101.92 | 163 | 170 | 185 | 194 | ||
| 2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 | 10 | 357 | 102 kg | 101.96 | 160 | 167 | 190 | |||
| 2018 Asian Games 20 Aug 2018 | 6 | 372 | 105 kg | 104.53 | 165 | 172 | 190 | 200 | ||
| 2015 Asian Championships 6 Sep 2015 | 3 | 346 | 105 kg | 103.97 | 148 | 153 | 187 | 193 | ||
| 2013 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 3 May 2013 | 11 | 325 | 105 kg | 95.53 | 140 | 145 | 150 | 170 | 175 | |
| 2012 Asian Junior Championships 10 Nov 2012 | 3 | 311 | 94 kg | 93.6 | 133 | 138 | 143 | 160 | 165 | 168 |
| 2012 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 10 May 2012 | 12 | 307 | 94 kg | 90.24 | 135 | 140 | 142 | 160 | 165 | |
| 2011 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 8 May 2011 | 9 | 270 | 85 kg | 83.22 | 120 | 125 | 140 | 145 |
Compare Taro Tanaka
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Taro Tanaka met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.