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Matthew Lydement vs Sanele Mao
Matthew Lydement and Sanele Mao, compared on every result on this site. Matthew Lydement's best total is 343 kg (men's 109 kg, 2020); Sanele Mao's is 410 kg (men's +110 kg, 2026). On the Sinclair scale, which allows for bodyweight, Sanele Mao is ahead by 43.9 points. They met five times in the same class: Sanele Mao finished ahead every time.
Matthew Lydement and Sanele Mao 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 |  Matthew Lydement |
 Sanele Mao |
|---|---|---|
| Nation | Australia | Samoa |
| Born | 1994 | 1985 |
| Competitions | 10, 2017 to 2023 | 22, 2013 to 2026 |
| Olympic medals | None | None |
| World Championships medals | None | None |
| Best snatch | 161 kg | 185 kg |
| Best clean and jerk | 182 kg | 230 kg |
| Best total | 343 kg (men's 109 kg, 2020) | 410 kg (men's +110 kg, 2026) |
| Best Sinclair score | 384.6 | 428.5 |
| Best total, place in its class | 164th of 300 in the men's 109 kg | 9th of 84 in the men's +110 kg |
| Snatch attempts made | 67% (20 of 30) | 54% (34 of 63) |
| Clean and jerk attempts made | 57% (17 of 30) | 47% (27 of 57) |
| Snatch as a share of clean and jerk | 88% | 82% |
| 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.
Matthew Lydement vs Sanele Mao 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 | Matthew Lydement | Sanele Mao |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 Australian Open 28 Feb 2020109 kgAhead: Sanele Mao | 343place 2 | 344place 1 |
| 2019 Pacific Games 9 Jul 2019109 kgAhead: Sanele Mao | 331place 4 | 366place 1 |
| 2019 Arafura Games 27 Apr 2019109 kgAhead: Sanele Mao | 333place 3 | 360place 1 |
| 2017 Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games 17 Sep 2017105 kgAhead: Sanele Mao | 300place 11 | 352place 6 |
| 2017 Oceania Championships 3 Sep 2017105 kgAhead: Sanele Mao | 308place 6 | 341place 1 |
Matthew Lydement and Sanele Mao, 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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Lifters whose best totals came in nearby classes, from any year.