Men's 81 kg, February 2020
Wu Joshua Luke James Vain Kyang
Wu Joshua Luke James Vain Kyang is a weightlifter. The results below cover 10 competitions from 2012 to 2020. The latest result came in the men's 81 kg class, at the 2020 Australian Open.
- Best total
- 273 kg
- Best snatch
- 117 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 156 kg
Wu Joshua Luke James Vain Kyang's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 56 kg in 2012, 62 kg from 2013 to 2014, 69 kg in 2016, 77 kg in 2018, 73 kg in 2019, 81 kg in 2020. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (77 kg to 73 kg) and again in June 2025. At 76.2 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 85 kg.
Latest result: 2020 Australian Open, 28 February 2020, 81 kg, total 273 kg, place 6.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81 kg2020 | 117 | 156 | 273 |
| 73 kg2019 | - | - | - |
| 77 kg2018 | 110 | 150 | 260 |
| 69 kg2016 | 108 | 137 | 245 |
| 62 kg2013 to 2014 | 86 | 117 | 202 |
| 56 kg2012 | 71 | 92 | 163 |
Wu Joshua Luke James Vain Kyang by the numbers
Wu Joshua Luke James Vain Kyang'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
- 363.7
- From 273 kg at 76.2 kg bodyweight, 2020 Australian Open. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 363rd of 512
- 273 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 81 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 75%
- At the best total, 117 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
- 9 of 10
- The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Wu Joshua Luke James Vain Kyang makes each attempt
Wu Joshua Luke James Vain Kyang made 70% of snatch attempts and 67% 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
Wu Joshua Luke James Vain Kyang head to head
The lifters Wu Joshua Luke James Vain Kyang 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 | Wu Joshua Luke James Vain Kyang ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Sahutta Norman | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Wu Joshua Luke James Vain Kyang'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Australian Open 28 Feb 2020 | 6 | 273 | 81 kg | 76.2 | 113 | 117 | 148 | 153 | 156 | |
| 2019 Arafura Games 27 Apr 2019 | - | - | 73 kg | 71.9 | not taken | not taken | not taken | |||
| 2018 Oceanian Championships 26 Jun 2018 | 3 | 260 | 77 kg | 74.2 | 110 | 145 | 150 | |||
| 2016 Junior Commonwealth Championships 25 Oct 2016 | 5 | 245 | 69 kg | 68.29 | 100 | 105 | 108 | 130 | 137 | |
| 2016 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 23 Jun 2016 | 15 | 233 | 69 kg | 67.68 | 100 | 103 | 130 | |||
| 2014 Oceanian Junior Championships 25 May 2014 | 3 | 198 | 62 kg | 60.6 | 82 | 86 | 107 | 112 | ||
| 2013 Commonwealth Junior Championships 24 Nov 2013 Also the 2013 Commonwealth Youth Championships, place 3 | 7 | 202 | 62 kg | 60.68 | Snatch 85, clean and jerk 117; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2013 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 7 Apr 2013 | 37 | 192 | 62 kg | 61.16 | 73 | 78 | 82 | 105 | 110 | |
| 2012 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2012 | 14 | 163 | 56 kg | 55.15 | 64 | 68 | 71 | 88 | 92 | |
| 2012 Commonwealth Junior Championships 4 Jun 2012 Also the 2012 Commonwealth Youth Championships, place 5 Also the 2012 Junior Oceania Championships, place 7 Also the 2012 Youth Oceania Championships, place 5 | 6 | 160 | 56 kg | 55.57 | 63 | 67 | 70 | 85 | 90 | |
Compare Wu Joshua Luke James Vain Kyang
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Wu Joshua Luke James Vain Kyang.