Belgium · Men's 56 kg, August 2016
Tom Goegebuer
Tom Goegebuer is a weightlifter from Belgium, born in 1975. The results below cover 23 competitions from 1998 to 2016. The latest result came in the men's 56 kg class, at the 2016 Olympic Games.
- Best total
- 273 kg
- Best snatch
- 125 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 151 kg
Tom Goegebuer's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 62 kg from 1998 to 2007, 56 kg from 2008 to 2009, 62 kg in 2009, 56 kg from 2010 to 2011, 62 kg in 2012, 56 kg from 2012 to 2014, 62 kg in 2015, 56 kg from 2015 to 2016. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 55.74 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 60 kg.
Latest result: 2016 Olympic Games, 5 August 2016, 56 kg, total 241 kg, place 14.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56 kg2008 to 2016 | 116 | 140 | 254 |
| 62 kg1998 to 2015 | 125 | 151 | 273 |
Tom Goegebuer by the numbers
Tom Goegebuer'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
- 419.7
- From 254 kg at 55.68 kg bodyweight, 2010 European Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 215th of 981
- 273 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 62 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 81%
- At the best total, 122 kg of 151 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
- 34
- Turned 34 in 2009, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 21 of 23
- The others ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Tom Goegebuer makes each attempt
Tom Goegebuer made 62% of snatch attempts and 62% 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
Tom Goegebuer head to head
The lifters Tom Goegebuer 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 | Tom Goegebuer ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Josué Brachi |
8 | 5 | 3 |
 Oleg Sîrghi |
7 | 2 | 5 |
 Mirco Scarantino |
6 | 2 | 4 |
| Javier Guirado |
6 | 6 | 0 |
 Om Yun-chol |
5 | 0 | 5 |
 Manueli Tulo |
5 | 4 | 1 |
Tom Goegebuer'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Olympic Games 5 Aug 2016 | 14 | 241 | 56 kg | 55.74 | 107 | 111 | 126 | 130 | ||
| 2016 European Championships 8 Apr 2016 | 5 | 241 | 56 kg | 55.4 | 109 | 112 | 114 | 127 | ||
| 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 | 20 | 243 | 56 kg | 55.78 | 109 | 113 | 130 | |||
| 2015 European Championships 10 Apr 2015 | - | - | 62 kg | 61.8 | 136 | not taken | ||||
| 2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2014 | 20 | 250 | 56 kg | 55.69 | 109 | 113 | 115 | 130 | 135 | |
| 2014 European Championships 5 Apr 2014 | 8 | 247 | 56 kg | 55.48 | 112 | 115 | 132 | |||
| 2013 European Championships 8 Apr 2013 | 3 | 248 | 56 kg | 55.75 | 110 | 113 | 135 | |||
| 2012 Olympic Games 27 Jul 2012 | 10 | 247 | 56 kg | 55.88 | 111 | 115 | 132 | |||
| 2012 European Championships 9 Apr 2012 | 6 | 264 | 62 kg | 61.73 | 118 | 143 | 146 | |||
| 2011 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2011 | 14 | 254 | 56 kg | 55.88 | 112 | 115 | 134 | 139 | ||
| 2011 European Championships 11 Apr 2011 | 4 | 254 | 56 kg | 55.81 | 111 | 114 | 134 | 138 | 140 | |
| 2010 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Sep 2010 | 12 | 253 | 56 kg | 55.83 | 111 | 114 | 133 | 137 | 139 | |
| 2010 European Championships 2 Apr 2010 | 3 | 254 | 56 kg | 55.68 | 111 | 114 | 116 | 134 | 138 | |
| 2009 World Weightlifting Championships 19 Nov 2009 | 15 | 273 | 62 kg | 61.75 | 122 | 145 | 149 | 151 | ||
| 2009 European Championships 4 Apr 2009 | 1 | 252 | 56 kg | 55.71 | 109 | 112 | 115 | 132 | 136 | 137 |
| 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008 | 13 | 251 | 56 kg | 55.94 | 109 | 112 | 114 | 132 | 135 | 137 |
| 2008 European Championships 11 Apr 2008 | 2 | 244 | 56 kg | 55.91 | 111 | 133 | ||||
| 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 | 27 | 268 | 62 kg | 61.17 | 121 | 147 | ||||
| 2006 World Weightlifting Championships 30 Sep 2006 | - | - | 62 kg | 61.81 | not taken | not taken | not taken | |||
| 2005 World Weightlifting Championships 8 Nov 2005 | 8 | 272 | 62 kg | 61.02 | 118 | 123 | 145 | 149 | ||
| 2001 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2001 | 11 | 267.5 | 62 kg | 61.18 | 117.5 | 122.5 | 125 | 142.5 | ||
| 1999 World Weightlifting Championships 21 Nov 1999 | 22 | 270 | 62 kg | 61.13 | 115 | 120 | 145 | 150 | ||
| 1998 World Weightlifting Championships 10 Nov 1998 | 17 | 252.5 | 62 kg | 60.98 | 110 | 137.5 | 142.5 |
Compare Tom Goegebuer
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Tom Goegebuer met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.