France · Men's 69 kg, July 2012
Vencelas Dabaya
Vencelas Dabaya is a weightlifter from France, born in 1981, with one Olympic medal (1 silver) and two World Championships medals (1 gold, 1 bronze). The results below cover 20 competitions from 1999 to 2012. The latest result came in the men's 69 kg class, at the 2012 Olympic Games.
- Olympic medal
- 1
- World medals
- 2
- Best total
- 338 kg
- Best snatch
- 151 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 188 kg
Vencelas Dabaya's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Olympic Games: 1 silver. World Championships: 1 gold, 1 bronze in the total.
Weight classes: 62 kg in 1999, 69 kg from 2001 to 2009, 77 kg in 2009, 69 kg from 2009 to 2011, 77 kg in 2011, 69 kg from 2011 to 2012. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 68.66 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 70 kg.
Latest result: 2012 Olympic Games, 27 July 2012, 69 kg, no total.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 69 kg2001 to 2012 | 151 | 188 | 338 |
| 77 kg2009 to 2011 | 145 | 180 | 325 |
| 62 kg1999 | 115 | - | - |
Vencelas Dabaya by the numbers
Vencelas Dabaya'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
- 481.7
- From 338 kg at 68.38 kg bodyweight, 2008 Olympic Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 20th of 1,135
- 338 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 69 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, 151 kg of 187 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
- 27
- Turned 27 in 2008, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 15 of 20
- Of the other five: four with no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk and one entered without taking an attempt.
How often Vencelas Dabaya makes each attempt
Vencelas Dabaya made 54% of snatch attempts and 49% 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
Vencelas Dabaya head to head
The lifters Vencelas Dabaya 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 | Vencelas Dabaya ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afgan Bayramov |
9 | 6 | 3 |
| Maurizio Bombaci | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Turan Mirzayev |
6 | 2 | 4 |
 Ekrem Celil |
6 | 4 | 2 |
 Briken Calja |
5 | 5 | 0 |
 Miroslav Janíček |
5 | 5 | 0 |
Vencelas Dabaya'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Olympic Games 27 Jul 2012 | - | - | 69 kg | 68.66 | not taken | not taken | not taken | |||
| 2012 European Championships 9 Apr 2012 | 2 | 318 | 69 kg | 68.36 | 138 | 141 | 143 | 172 | 175 | |
| 2011 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2011 | 12 | 313 | 69 kg | 68.42 | 138 | 175 | ||||
| 2011 International Tournament Vladan Mihajlovic Memorial 8 Oct 2011 | 3 | 314 | 77 kg | 72.4 | 137 | 177 | ||||
| 2011 European Championships 11 Apr 2011 | - | No lifts | 69 kg | 68.45 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken |
| 2010 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Sep 2010 | - | - | 69 kg | 68.41 | ||||||
| 2009 World Weightlifting Championships 19 Nov 2009 | - | - | 69 kg | 68.58 | 146 | 149 | ||||
| 2009 Monique Maurice Challenge 26 Sep 2009 | 1 | 325 | 77 kg | 73.45 | 140 | 145 | 180 | |||
| 2009 Mediterranean Games 26 Jun 2009 | 1 | 336 | 69 kg | 68.63 | 143 | 148 | 150 | 177 | 186 | |
| 2009 European Championships 4 Apr 2009 | 2 | 333 | 69 kg | 68.34 | 144 | 147 | 181 | 186 | ||
| 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008 | 2 | 338 | 69 kg | 68.38 | 147 | 151 | 187 | |||
| 2008 European Championships 11 Apr 2008 | 1 | 333 | 69 kg | 68.58 | 145 | 182 | 185 | 188 | ||
| 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 | 4 | 330 | 69 kg | 68.61 | 143 | 182 | 187 | |||
| 2006 World Weightlifting Championships 30 Sep 2006 | 1 | 332 | 69 kg | 68.55 | 143 | 146 | 178 | 182 | 186 | |
| 2005 World Weightlifting Championships 8 Nov 2005 | 3 | 324 | 69 kg | 68.12 | 140 | 145 | 179 | |||
| 2004 Olympic Games 14 Aug 2004 | 5 | 327.5 | 69 kg | 67.94 | Snatch 145, clean and jerk 182.5; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 2003 | 13 | 315 | 69 kg | 68.33 | 135 | 175 | 180 | not taken | ||
| 2002 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Nov 2002 | 9 | 317.5 | 69 kg | 67.6 | 137.5 | 142.5 | 175 | |||
| 2001 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2001 | 12 | 315 | 69 kg | 67.96 | 132.5 | 137.5 | 172.5 | 177.5 | not taken | |
| 1999 World Weightlifting Championships 21 Nov 1999 | - | - | 62 kg | 61.77 | 112.5 | 115 | ||||
Compare Vencelas Dabaya
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Vencelas Dabaya met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.