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Cara Heads vs Nora Koppel
Cara Heads and Nora Koppel, compared on every result on this site. Cara Heads's best total is 225 kg (women's 75 kg, 1999); Nora Koppel's is 260 kg (women's 75 kg, 2005). On the Sinclair scale, which allows for bodyweight, Nora Koppel is ahead by 39.5 points. They met three times in the same class: Nora Koppel finished ahead every time.
Cara Heads and Nora Koppel 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 | Cara Heads |  Nora Koppel |
|---|---|---|
| Nation | Not listed | Argentina |
| Born | Not listed | 1972 |
| Competitions | 6, 1998 to 2005 | 5, 2000 to 2005 |
| Olympic medals | None | None |
| World Championships medals | None | None |
| Best snatch | 102.5 kg | 115 kg |
| Best clean and jerk | 122.5 kg | 145 kg |
| Best total | 225 kg (women's 75 kg, 1999) | 260 kg (women's 75 kg, 2005) |
| Best Sinclair score | 272.5 | 312.0 |
| Best total, place in its class | 140th of 626 in the women's 75 kg | 21st of 626 in the women's 75 kg |
| Snatch attempts made | 67% (12 of 18) | 58% (7 of 12) |
| Clean and jerk attempts made | 56% (10 of 18) | 58% (7 of 12) |
| Snatch as a share of clean and jerk | 84% | 79% |
| 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 women lifting in national federation meets sit between 70% and 85%.
- 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.
Cara Heads vs Nora Koppel 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 | Cara Heads | Nora Koppel |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 World Weightlifting Championships 8 Nov 200575 kgAhead: Nora Koppel | 215place 12 | 260place 4 |
| 2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 200375 kgAhead: Nora Koppel | 217.5place 16 | 235place 11 |
| 2002 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Nov 200269 kgAhead: Nora Koppel | 207.5place 10 | 222.5place 8 |
Cara Heads and Nora Koppel, 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.
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