Men's 94 kg, July 2015

Taubena Tatonga

Taubena Tatonga is a weightlifter. The results below cover 9 competitions from 2008 to 2015. The latest result came in the men's 94 kg class, at the 2015 Pacific Games.

Best total
276 kg
Best snatch
120 kg
Best clean and jerk
156 kg
Career

Taubena Tatonga's career: classes, totals and best lifts

No Olympic or World Championships medals.

Weight classes: 77 kg from 2008 to 2010, 85 kg from 2011 to 2014, 94 kg in 2015. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 89.58 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 95 kg.

Latest result: 2015 Pacific Games, 6 July 2015, 94 kg, no total.

Taubena Tatonga: totals from the 7 competitions with a total, 2008 to 2014, best 276 kg in 2013.2002452902008200920102011201220132014Oceania Senior Championships 2008, 27 Mar 2008: 205 kg2009 Pacific Mini Games, 29 Sep 2009: 235 kg2010 Oceania Championships, 4 May 2010: 230 kg2011 Pacific Games, 5 Sep 2011: 255 kg2013 Pacific Mini Games, 3 Sep 2013: 276 kg2014 Oceanian Championships, 25 May 2014: 265 kg2014 Commonwealth Games, 23 Jul 2014: 260 kg
Taubena Tatonga: totals from the 7 competitions with a total, 2008 to 2014, best 276 kg in 2013.2002452902008201020122014Oceania Senior Championships 2008, 27 Mar 2008: 205 kg2009 Pacific Mini Games, 29 Sep 2009: 235 kg2010 Oceania Championships, 4 May 2010: 230 kg2011 Pacific Games, 5 Sep 2011: 255 kg2013 Pacific Mini Games, 3 Sep 2013: 276 kg2014 Oceanian Championships, 25 May 2014: 265 kg2014 Commonwealth Games, 23 Jul 2014: 260 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
94 kg2015 2015 115 - -
85 kg2011 to 2014 2011 to 2014 120 156 276
77 kg2008 to 2010 2008 to 2010 110 130 235
Numbers

Taubena Tatonga by the numbers

Taubena Tatonga'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
348.2
From 276 kg at 83.97 kg bodyweight, 2013 Pacific Mini Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
Best total, place in its class
908th of 1,263
276 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
77%
At the best total, 120 kg of 156 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
7 of 9
The others ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
Attempts

How often Taubena Tatonga makes each attempt

Taubena Tatonga made 44% of snatch attempts and 40% 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%
Taubena Tatonga: 83%

Snatch, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 58%
Taubena Tatonga: 50%

Snatch, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 41%
Taubena Tatonga: 0%

Clean and jerk, first attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 77%
Taubena Tatonga: 80%

Clean and jerk, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 57%
Taubena Tatonga: 20%

Clean and jerk, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 34%
Taubena Tatonga: 20%
Rivals

Taubena Tatonga head to head

The lifters Taubena Tatonga 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 Taubena Tatonga ahead Rival ahead
David Gorosi 3 0 3
Samoa Petunu Opeloge 3 0 3
Results

Taubena Tatonga'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.

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Competition Place Total Class Bodyweight Snatch 1 2 3 Clean and jerk 1 2 3
2015 Pacific Games 6 Jul 2015 Also the 2015 Oceania Championships - - 94 kg 89.58 110115120 kg missed150 kg missed150 kg missed150 kg missed
2014 Commonwealth Games 23 Jul 2014 15 260 85 kg 84.5 115120 kg missed120 kg missed145151 kg missed151 kg missed
2014 Oceanian Championships 25 May 2014 Also the 2014 South Pacific Championships, place 3 4 265 85 kg 83.3 115120125 kg missed145150 kg missed150 kg missed
2013 Pacific Mini Games 3 Sep 2013 3 276 85 kg 83.97 Snatch 120, clean and jerk 156; attempts not recorded
2011 Pacific Games 5 Sep 2011 7 255 85 kg 79.4 Snatch 115, clean and jerk 140; attempts not recorded
2010 Commonwealth Games 3 Oct 2010 - - 77 kg 76.33 110 kg missed110 kg missed110 kg missednot takennot takennot taken
2010 Oceania Championships 4 May 2010 Also the 2010 Oceania Junior Championships, place 3 6 230 77 kg 76.8 100110 kg missed110 kg missed120130140 kg missed
2009 Pacific Mini Games 29 Sep 2009 3 235 77 kg 73.16 Snatch 110, clean and jerk 125; attempts not recorded
Oceania Senior Championships 2008 27 Mar 2008 8 205 77 kg 70.27 8590100 kg missed111115 kg missed115
Compare

Compare Taubena Tatonga

Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Taubena Tatonga.