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Achraf Maatoug vs Saddam Messaoui

Achraf Maatoug and Saddam Messaoui, compared on every result on this site. Achraf Maatoug's best total is 318 kg (men's 94 kg, 2016); Saddam Messaoui's is 354 kg (men's 96 kg, 2019). On the Sinclair scale, which allows for bodyweight, Saddam Messaoui is ahead by 29.2 points. They met three times in the same class: Saddam Messaoui finished ahead every time.

Side by side

Achraf Maatoug and Saddam Messaoui side by side

Career figures from every result on this site. Where one figure is better, it is in bold. The figures are explained under the table.

Figure Achraf Maatoug Saddam Messaoui
Nation Not listed Not listed
Born Not listed Not listed
Competitions 6, 2014 to 2017 15, 2010 to 2021
Olympic medals None None
World Championships medals None None
Best snatch 140 kg 161 kg
Best clean and jerk 178 kg 193 kg
Best total 318 kg (men's 94 kg, 2016) 354 kg (men's 96 kg, 2019)
Best Sinclair score 392.0 421.2
Best total, place in its class 565th of 1,113 in the men's 94 kg 116th of 455 in the men's 96 kg
Snatch attempts made 53% (8 of 15) 57% (24 of 42)
Clean and jerk attempts made 73% (11 of 15) 62% (26 of 42)
Snatch as a share of clean and jerk 79% 83%
World records held now None None

How to read these figures

  • Sinclair score. The total scaled for bodyweight with the IWF's 2025 to 2028 coefficients, so lifters from different classes sit on one scale. Women and men have separate formulas.
  • Place in its class. Where the best total stands among every lifter with a total in that class on this site, on the IWF class list in force at the time.
  • Attempts made. The share of all snatch or clean and jerk attempts the lifter made. At senior World Championships and Olympic Games since 1998, lifters make 58% of snatches and 56% of clean and jerks.
  • Snatch as a share of clean and jerk. The snatch divided by the clean and jerk at the best total. It describes the shape of a lifter, not strength, so it is not in bold; eight in ten men lifting in national federation meets sit between 71% and 86%.
  • World records held now. Records on the IWF class list in force since 1 August 2026. A record set in a class that list retired does not carry over, so a past record holder can show none.
Head to head

Achraf Maatoug vs Saddam Messaoui head to head

Every competition where both were entered in the same class, newest first. Each lifter's column gives the total in kilograms and the place in the class. "No lifts" means an entry without an attempt; "No total" means the results record no total, most often after three misses in one lift. Only meets where both posted a total count toward who finished ahead: the higher total, or on equal totals the published places, which went to the lighter lifter until 2017 and to the one who made the total first since.

Competition Class Achraf Maatoug Saddam Messaoui Ahead
2017 African Championships 10 Jul 201794 kgAhead: Saddam Messaoui 94 kg 315place 4 330place 2 Saddam Messaoui
2016 African Championships 7 May 201694 kgAhead: Saddam Messaoui 94 kg 318place 2 329place 1 Saddam Messaoui
2015 Arab Championships 15 Dec 201594 kgAhead: Saddam Messaoui 94 kg 305place 4 333place 2 Saddam Messaoui
Careers

Achraf Maatoug and Saddam Messaoui, competition by competition

The Sinclair score at each competition: the total scaled for bodyweight, so lifters from different classes sit on one scale. Competitions that ended without a total or a bodyweight have no point.

Achraf Maatoug and Saddam Messaoui: Sinclair score at each competition, 6 and 14 competitions.340385430201020122014201620182020Achraf Maatoug, 2014 African Youth Championships, 15 Apr 2014: 350.47 pointsAchraf Maatoug, 2014 African Youth Games, 23 May 2014: 361.38 pointsAchraf Maatoug, 2015 Arab Championships, 15 Dec 2015: 378.16 pointsAchraf Maatoug, 2016 African Championships, 7 May 2016: 391.96 pointsAchraf Maatoug, 2016 African Junior Championships, 8 Dec 2016: 377.7 pointsAchraf Maatoug, 2017 African Championships, 10 Jul 2017: 377.23 pointsSaddam Messaoui, 2010 African Championships, 2 Aug 2010: 376.48 pointsSaddam Messaoui, 2012 African Championships, 29 Mar 2012: 379.09 pointsSaddam Messaoui, 2013 African Championships, 28 Oct 2013: 405.91 pointsSaddam Messaoui, 2014 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2014: 412.8 pointsSaddam Messaoui, 2015 African Games, 6 Sep 2015: 406.57 pointsSaddam Messaoui, 2015 Arab Championships, 15 Dec 2015: 400.87 pointsSaddam Messaoui, 2016 African Championships, 7 May 2016: 396.3 pointsSaddam Messaoui, 2017 African Championships, 10 Jul 2017: 395.65 pointsSaddam Messaoui, 2018 Mediterranean Games, 22 Jun 2018: 401.33 pointsSaddam Messaoui, 2018 African Championships, 10 Aug 2018: 397.14 pointsSaddam Messaoui, 2019 African Championships, 23 Apr 2019: 421.16 pointsSaddam Messaoui, 2019 All African Games, 24 Aug 2019: 416.58 pointsSaddam Messaoui, 2019 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 Sep 2019: 403.21 pointsSaddam Messaoui, 2021 World Weightlifting Championships, 7 Dec 2021: 403.14 points
Achraf Maatoug and Saddam Messaoui: Sinclair score at each competition, 6 and 14 competitions.3403854302010201320162019Achraf Maatoug, 2014 African Youth Championships, 15 Apr 2014: 350.47 pointsAchraf Maatoug, 2014 African Youth Games, 23 May 2014: 361.38 pointsAchraf Maatoug, 2015 Arab Championships, 15 Dec 2015: 378.16 pointsAchraf Maatoug, 2016 African Championships, 7 May 2016: 391.96 pointsAchraf Maatoug, 2016 African Junior Championships, 8 Dec 2016: 377.7 pointsAchraf Maatoug, 2017 African Championships, 10 Jul 2017: 377.23 pointsSaddam Messaoui, 2010 African Championships, 2 Aug 2010: 376.48 pointsSaddam Messaoui, 2012 African Championships, 29 Mar 2012: 379.09 pointsSaddam Messaoui, 2013 African Championships, 28 Oct 2013: 405.91 pointsSaddam Messaoui, 2014 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2014: 412.8 pointsSaddam Messaoui, 2015 African Games, 6 Sep 2015: 406.57 pointsSaddam Messaoui, 2015 Arab Championships, 15 Dec 2015: 400.87 pointsSaddam Messaoui, 2016 African Championships, 7 May 2016: 396.3 pointsSaddam Messaoui, 2017 African Championships, 10 Jul 2017: 395.65 pointsSaddam Messaoui, 2018 Mediterranean Games, 22 Jun 2018: 401.33 pointsSaddam Messaoui, 2018 African Championships, 10 Aug 2018: 397.14 pointsSaddam Messaoui, 2019 African Championships, 23 Apr 2019: 421.16 pointsSaddam Messaoui, 2019 All African Games, 24 Aug 2019: 416.58 pointsSaddam Messaoui, 2019 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 Sep 2019: 403.21 pointsSaddam Messaoui, 2021 World Weightlifting Championships, 7 Dec 2021: 403.14 points
Achraf Maatoug: round points Saddam Messaoui: square points