Thailand · Men's 60 kg, September 2026

Theerapong Silachai

Theerapong Silachai is a weightlifter from Thailand, born in 2003, with one Olympic medal (1 silver) and two World Championships medals (1 gold, 1 silver). The results below cover 9 competitions from 2022 to 2026. The latest result came in the men's 60 kg class, at the 2026 Asian Games.

Olympic medal
1
World medals
2
Best total
303 kg
Best snatch
132 kg
Best clean and jerk
173 kg
Career

Theerapong Silachai's career: classes, totals and best lifts

Olympic Games: 1 silver. World Championships: 1 gold, 1 silver in the total.

Weight classes: 55 kg in 2022, 61 kg from 2023 to 2024, 60 kg from 2025 to 2026. The IWF changed its class list in June 2025 (61 kg to 60 kg) and again in August 2026.

Latest result: 2026 Asian Games, 23 September 2026, 60 kg, total 299 kg, place 3.

Theerapong Silachai: totals from the 8 competitions with a total, 2022 to 2026, best 303 kg in 2024.260285310202220232024202520262022 World Weightlifting Championships, 5 Dec 2022: 265 kg2023 Asian Championships, 5 May 2023: 299 kg2023 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Sep 2023: 265 kg2023 IWF Grand Prix II, 4 Dec 2023: 278 kg2024 IWF World Cup, 31 Mar 2024: 299 kg2024 Olympic Games, 7 Aug 2024: 303 kg2025 World Weightlifting Championships, 2 Oct 2025: 299 kg2026 Asian Games, 23 Sep 2026: 299 kg
Theerapong Silachai: totals from the 8 competitions with a total, 2022 to 2026, best 303 kg in 2024.260285310202220232024202520262022 World Weightlifting Championships, 5 Dec 2022: 265 kg2023 Asian Championships, 5 May 2023: 299 kg2023 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Sep 2023: 265 kg2023 IWF Grand Prix II, 4 Dec 2023: 278 kg2024 IWF World Cup, 31 Mar 2024: 299 kg2024 Olympic Games, 7 Aug 2024: 303 kg2025 World Weightlifting Championships, 2 Oct 2025: 299 kg2026 Asian Games, 23 Sep 2026: 299 kg
Total at each competition, in kilograms. Larger red points are senior Olympic or World Championships wins.

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
60 kg2026 2026 126 173 299
60 kg2025 2025 129 170 299
61 kg2023 to 2024 2023 to 2024 132 171 303
55 kg2022 2022 117 148 265
Numbers

Theerapong Silachai by the numbers

Theerapong Silachai'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
468.2
From 299 kg at 59.75 kg bodyweight, 2025 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
Best total, place in its class
9th of 342
303 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 61 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
77%
At the best total, 132 kg of 171 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
21
Turned 21 in 2024, the year of the best total.
Competitions with a total
8 of 9
The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
Attempts

How often Theerapong Silachai makes each attempt

Theerapong Silachai made 58% of snatch attempts and 95% 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%
Theerapong Silachai: 75%

Snatch, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 58%
Theerapong Silachai: 63%

Snatch, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 41%
Theerapong Silachai: 38%

Clean and jerk, first attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 77%
Theerapong Silachai: 100%

Clean and jerk, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 57%
Theerapong Silachai: 100%

Clean and jerk, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 34%
Theerapong Silachai: 83%
Rivals

Theerapong Silachai head to head

The lifters Theerapong Silachai 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 Theerapong Silachai ahead Rival ahead
Malaysia Mohamad Aniq Kasdan 6 4 2
China Li Fabin 4 0 4
Philippines John Ceniza 4 1 3
Kaito Hirai 4 3 1
Uganda Davis Niyoyita 4 4 0
United States Hampton Morris 3 1 2
Results

Theerapong Silachai'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
2026 Asian Games 23 Sep 2026 3 299 60 kg - Snatch 126, clean and jerk 173; attempts not recorded
2025 World Weightlifting Championships 2 Oct 2025 2 299 60 kg 59.75 125129 kg missed129160167170
2024 Olympic Games 7 Aug 2024 2 303 61 kg 60.9 127130132167169171
2024 IWF World Cup 31 Mar 2024 5 299 61 kg 60.84 125128130 kg missed162167171
2023 IWF Grand Prix II 4 Dec 2023 10 278 61 kg 60.85 123127 kg missed127 kg missed150155160 kg missed
2023 Asian Games 30 Sep 2023 - - 61 kg 61 128 kg missed128 kg missed128 kg missednot takennot takennot taken
2023 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Sep 2023 25 265 61 kg 61 110115120 kg missed140150not taken
2023 Asian Championships 5 May 2023 3 299 61 kg 59.99 127130132162164167
2022 World Weightlifting Championships 5 Dec 2022 1 265 55 kg 54.6 117 kg missed117119 kg missed144147148
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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 Theerapong Silachai met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.

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