Japan · Men's 62 kg, April 2008

Toshio Imamura

Toshio Imamura is a weightlifter from Japan, born in 1979. The results below cover 9 competitions from 1998 to 2008. The latest result came in the men's 62 kg class, at the 2008 Asian Championships.

Best total
277.5 kg
Best snatch
125 kg
Best clean and jerk
155 kg
Career

Toshio Imamura's career: classes, totals and best lifts

No Olympic or World Championships medals.

Latest result: 2008 Asian Championships, 26 April 2008, 62 kg, total 268 kg, place 9.

Toshio Imamura: totals from the 9 competitions with a total, 1998 to 2008, best 277.5 kg in 2002.2302602901998200020022004200620081998 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 18 May 1998: 240 kg1999 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 3 Jul 1999: 250 kg2000 University World Cup, 9 Jun 2000: 262.5 kg2001 University World Cup, 8 Jun 2001: 275 kg2002 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 Nov 2002: 277.5 kg2004 Olympic Games, 14 Aug 2004: 270 kg2006 World Weightlifting Championships, 30 Sep 2006: 260 kg2007 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 Sep 2007: 270 kg2008 Asian Championships, 26 Apr 2008: 268 kg
Toshio Imamura: totals from the 9 competitions with a total, 1998 to 2008, best 277.5 kg in 2002.2302602901998200220061998 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 18 May 1998: 240 kg1999 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 3 Jul 1999: 250 kg2000 University World Cup, 9 Jun 2000: 262.5 kg2001 University World Cup, 8 Jun 2001: 275 kg2002 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 Nov 2002: 277.5 kg2004 Olympic Games, 14 Aug 2004: 270 kg2006 World Weightlifting Championships, 30 Sep 2006: 260 kg2007 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 Sep 2007: 270 kg2008 Asian Championships, 26 Apr 2008: 268 kg
Total at each competition, in kilograms.
Numbers

Toshio Imamura by the numbers

Toshio Imamura'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
425.5
From 277.5 kg at 61.5 kg bodyweight, 2002 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
Best total, place in its class
184th of 981
277.5 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
82%
At the best total, 125 kg of 152.5 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
23
Turned 23 in 2002, the year of the best total.
Competitions with a total
9 of 9
A total at every competition listed.
Attempts

How often Toshio Imamura makes each attempt

Toshio Imamura made 63% of snatch attempts and 63% 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%
Toshio Imamura: 88%

Snatch, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 58%
Toshio Imamura: 63%

Snatch, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 41%
Toshio Imamura: 38%

Clean and jerk, first attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 77%
Toshio Imamura: 100%

Clean and jerk, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 57%
Toshio Imamura: 38%

Clean and jerk, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 34%
Toshio Imamura: 50%
Rivals

Toshio Imamura head to head

The lifters Toshio Imamura 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 Toshio Imamura ahead Rival ahead
Turkmenistan Umurbek Bazarbayev 5 0 5
Samson N'Dicka-Matam 4 0 4
Colombia Diego Salazar 3 0 3
North Korea Im Yong-su 3 0 3
Katsuhiko Uechi 3 1 2
Giuliano Cornetta 3 2 1
Results

Toshio Imamura'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
2008 Asian Championships 26 Apr 2008 9 268 62 kg 61.03 117120 kg missed120143148153 kg missed
2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 23 270 62 kg 61.58 117120121 kg missed144148150
2006 World Weightlifting Championships 30 Sep 2006 23 260 62 kg 61.47 111116119 kg missed137142144
2004 Olympic Games 14 Aug 2004 11 270 62 kg 61.66 Snatch 120, clean and jerk 150; attempts not recorded
2002 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Nov 2002 10 277.5 62 kg 61.5 120 kg missed120125152.5157.5 kg missed157.5 kg missed
2001 University World Cup 8 Jun 2001 3 275 62 kg 61.7 120122.5 kg missed122.5 kg missed150152.5 kg missed155
2000 University World Cup 9 Jun 2000 2 262.5 62 kg 61.18 112115117.5145150 kg missed152.5 kg missed
1999 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 3 Jul 1999 9 250 62 kg 60.5 105110115 kg missed140145 kg missed145 kg missed
1998 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 18 May 1998 14 240 62 kg 60.5 102.5107.5 kg missed107.5 kg missed130137.5 kg missed137.5
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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 Toshio Imamura met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.

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