Nigeria · Men's 69 kg, September 2015
Yinka Ayenuwa
Yinka Ayenuwa is a weightlifter from Nigeria, born in 1986. The results below cover 5 competitions from 2007 to 2015. The latest result came in the men's 69 kg class, at the 2015 African Games.
- Best total
- 301 kg
- Best snatch
- 130 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 171 kg
Yinka Ayenuwa's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 62 kg in 2007, 69 kg from 2008 to 2015. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 68.24 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 70 kg.
Latest result: 2015 African Games, 6 September 2015, 69 kg, total 300 kg, place 2.
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 kg2008 to 2015 | 130 | 171 | 301 |
| 62 kg2007 | 115 | 155 | 270 |
Yinka Ayenuwa by the numbers
Yinka Ayenuwa'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
- 428.8
- From 301 kg at 68.42 kg bodyweight, 2014 Commonwealth Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 244th of 1,135
- 301 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
- 76%
- At the best total, 130 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
- 28
- Turned 28 in 2014, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 5 of 5
- A total at every competition listed.
Yinka Ayenuwa'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 African Games 6 Sep 2015 | 2 | 300 | 69 kg | 68.24 | 125 | 130 | 160 | 170 | ||
| 2014 Commonwealth Games 23 Jul 2014 | 2 | 301 | 69 kg | 68.42 | 125 | 130 | 161 | 166 | 171 | |
| 2013 Commonwealth Championships 24 Nov 2013 | 3 | 285 | 69 kg | 68.35 | Snatch 120, clean and jerk 165; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2008 African Championships 10 May 2008 | 4 | 298 | 69 kg | 68.07 | 125 | 128 | 160 | 165 | 170 | |
| 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 | 26 | 270 | 62 kg | 61.91 | 107 | 112 | 115 | 151 | 155 | |
Compare Yinka Ayenuwa
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