Men's 89 kg, September 2019
Zwelethu Sonkhe Gamedze
Zwelethu Sonkhe Gamedze is a weightlifter. The results below cover 2 competitions from 2018 to 2019. The latest result came in the men's 89 kg class, at the 2019 African Junior Championships.
- Best total
- 180 kg
- Best snatch
- 80 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 100 kg
Zwelethu Sonkhe Gamedze's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 85 kg in 2018, 89 kg in 2019. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (85 kg to 89 kg) and again in June 2025. At 86.76 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 95 kg.
Latest result: 2019 African Junior Championships, 6 September 2019, 89 kg, total 180 kg, place 3.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89 kg2019 | 80 | 100 | 180 |
| 85 kg2018 | 75 | 95 | 170 |
Zwelethu Sonkhe Gamedze by the numbers
Zwelethu Sonkhe Gamedze'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
- 224.9
- From 170 kg at 77.09 kg bodyweight, 2018 African Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 454th of 459
- 180 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 89 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 80%
- At the best total, 80 kg of 100 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%.
Zwelethu Sonkhe Gamedze'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 African Junior Championships 6 Sep 2019 | 3 | 180 | 89 kg | 86.76 | 80 | 90 | 96 | 100 | ||
| 2018 African Championships 10 Aug 2018 | 7 | 170 | 85 kg | 77.09 | 65 | 70 | 75 | 87 | 92 | 95 |
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