Japan · Men's 61 kg, May 2023
Yoichi Itokazu
Yoichi Itokazu is a weightlifter from Japan, born in 1991, with one World Championships medal (1 silver). The results below cover 26 competitions from 2009 to 2023. The latest result came in the men's 61 kg class, at the 2023 Asian Championships.
- World medal
- 1
- Best total
- 302 kg
- Best snatch
- 135 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 169 kg
Yoichi Itokazu's career: classes, totals and best lifts
World Championships: 1 silver in the total.
Weight classes: 56 kg from 2009 to 2010, 62 kg from 2011 to 2018, 61 kg from 2018 to 2019, 67 kg in 2019, 61 kg from 2019 to 2023. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (62 kg to 61 kg) and again in June 2025. At 60.97 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 65 kg.
Latest result: 2023 Asian Championships, 5 May 2023, 61 kg, total 263 kg, place 9.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61 kg2018 to 2023 | 135 | 164 | 298 |
| 67 kg2019 | 132 | 162 | 294 |
| 62 kg2011 to 2018 | 134 | 169 | 302 |
| 56 kg2009 to 2010 | 106 | 138 | 244 |
Yoichi Itokazu by the numbers
Yoichi Itokazu'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
- 461.1
- From 302 kg at 61.87 kg bodyweight, 2016 Olympic Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 39th of 981
- 302 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
- 79%
- At the best total, 133 kg of 169 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
- 25
- Turned 25 in 2016, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 24 of 26
- The others ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Yoichi Itokazu makes each attempt
Yoichi Itokazu made 76% 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
Snatch, second attempt
Snatch, third attempt
Clean and jerk, first attempt
Clean and jerk, second attempt
Clean and jerk, third attempt
Yoichi Itokazu head to head
The lifters Yoichi Itokazu 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 | Yoichi Itokazu ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Eko Yuli Irawan |
11 | 0 | 11 |
 Li Fabin |
7 | 0 | 7 |
| Muhamad Hasbi |
6 | 2 | 4 |
 Han Myeong-mok |
6 | 4 | 2 |
 Morea Baru |
6 | 5 | 1 |
| Kao Chan-hung | 6 | 6 | 0 |
Yoichi Itokazu'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Asian Championships 5 May 2023 | 9 | 263 | 61 kg | 60.97 | 110 | 115 | 118 | 135 | 140 | 145 |
| 2022 World Weightlifting Championships 5 Dec 2022 | 28 | 246 | 61 kg | 61 | 105 | 108 | 110 | 130 | 134 | 136 |
| 2021 Olympic Games 23 Jul 2021 | 4 | 292 | 61 kg | 60.85 | 130 | 133 | 159 | |||
| 2020 Asian Championships 17 Apr 2021 | 3 | 285 | 61 kg | 60.8 | 125 | 130 | 150 | 155 | ||
| 2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 | 6 | 293 | 61 kg | 60.95 | 131 | 135 | 158 | |||
| Ready Steady Tokyo (Tokyo 2020 Test Event) 6 Jul 2019 | 3 | 294 | 67 kg | 64.1 | 128 | 132 | 158 | 162 | ||
| 2019 Asian Championships 18 Apr 2019 | 4 | 298 | 61 kg | 60.99 | 130 | 134 | 160 | 164 | ||
| 2019 EGAT's Cup International Weightlifting Championships 7 Jan 2019 | 1 | 293 | 61 kg | 61 | 128 | 133 | 156 | 160 | ||
| 2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 | 8 | 292 | 61 kg | 60.88 | 125 | 129 | 132 | 155 | 160 | |
| 2018 Asian Games 20 Aug 2018 | 5 | 288 | 62 kg | 61.96 | 125 | 130 | 152 | 158 | ||
| 2017 World Weightlifting Championships 27 Nov 2017 | 2 | 299 | 62 kg | 62 | 130 | 134 | 161 | 165 | ||
| 2016 Olympic Games 5 Aug 2016 | 4 | 302 | 62 kg | 61.87 | 126 | 130 | 133 | 160 | 165 | 169 |
| 2016 Asian Championships 22 Apr 2016 | 1 | 288 | 62 kg | 61.7 | 120 | 125 | 130 | 152 | 158 | |
| 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 | 6 | 294 | 62 kg | 61.9 | 126 | 130 | 132 | 158 | 162 | |
| 2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2014 | - | - | 62 kg | 61.78 | 127 | 130 | 132 | |||
| 2014 Asian Games 19 Sep 2014 | 7 | 286 | 62 kg | 61.8 | 125 | 157 | 161 | |||
| 2013 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Oct 2013 | 7 | 287 | 62 kg | 61.63 | 127 | 160 | ||||
| 2013 Summer Universiade 6 Jul 2013 | 2 | 294 | 62 kg | 61.57 | 125 | 128 | 131 | 157 | 163 | |
| 2012 FISU World University Championships 5 Nov 2012 | 1 | 290 | 62 kg | 61.75 | 122 | 126 | 128 | 155 | 160 | 162 |
| 2012 Asian Championships 22 Apr 2012 | 5 | 282 | 62 kg | 61.78 | 120 | 124 | 127 | 155 | ||
| 2011 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2011 | 21 | 271 | 62 kg | 61.65 | 116 | 119 | 121 | 150 | ||
| 2011 Summer Universiade 12 Aug 2011 | 6 | 273 | 62 kg | 61.74 | 115 | 118 | 151 | 155 | ||
| 2011 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 29 Jun 2011 | 9 | 272 | 62 kg | 62 | 117 | 150 | 155 | |||
| 2010 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Sep 2010 | - | - | 56 kg | 55.83 | 104 | |||||
| 2009 World Weightlifting Championships 19 Nov 2009 | 11 | 244 | 56 kg | 55.98 | 102 | 106 | 132 | 136 | 138 | |
| 2009 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 14 Jun 2009 | 3 | 243 | 56 kg | 55.93 | 100 | 105 | 130 | 135 | 138 |
Compare Yoichi Itokazu
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Yoichi Itokazu met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.