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The main source of this article is book "The Greatest Weightlifters of All Time Vol 1 - Men" ISBN-13 / 978-1999668839.
This is a list of the greatest weightlifting performances throughout history, as recognized by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF). Weightlifting is a sport where athletes attempt to lift the heaviest weight possible in two exercises: the snatch (lifting the barbell from the floor to overhead in one continuous motion) and the clean and jerk (lifting the barbell from the floor to the shoulders in one motion, then overhead in a second motion). The total weight lifted across both exercises determines the winner.
The IWF's weight class changes (1993,1998, 2018) can make it difficult to compare historical performances. To address this, Sinclair coefficient is used, a statistical method that adjusts lifts for weight class variations.
Sinclair coefficient formula:
[edit](This formula represents the coefficients used between 2021-2024)
Y = -AX² + BX + C: This is the basic equation used to calculate the Sinclair coefficient.
Y: Represents the Sinclair coefficient (a number).
X: Represents the logarithm (base 10) of the ratio between the lifter's bodyweight (x) and the current world record holder's bodyweight in the heaviest weight class (b). (X = log(x/b))
A, B, and C: These are constants with specific values that change every Olympic cycle based on statistical analysis of recent world records. The current values for 2021-2024 are:
A = 0.722 762 521
B = 0.825 281 312
C = 0.068 870 357
Criteria for "Greatest" Performances:
[edit]Total Weight Lifted: Generally, the lifter with the highest combined weight (snatch + clean and jerk) is considered to have performed the best.
Sinclair Coefficient: This is a statistical method used to compare performances across different weight classes and eras, as weightlifting standards have evolved over time.
Historical Significance: Some performances stand out due to the context, such as breaking world records or achieving dominance in a competitive era.
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF): The IWF is the governing body for weightlifting worldwide. They are responsible for setting competition rules, maintaining world records, and overseeing international weightlifting events. You can find more information about the IWF on their website: https://beta.iwf.sport/.
The following table includes the greatest weightlifting performances by IWF Sinclair coefficient.
The list is based on the book "The Greatest Weightlifters of All Time Vol 1 - Men"
| Athlete | Country | Bodyweight | Category | Snatch | C+J | Total | Sinclair | Competition | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naim Suleymanoglu | TUR | 59.7 | 60 | 152.5 | 190 | 342.5 | 500.7047 | 1988 Olympic Games (Seoul) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKsT-zG-w0k |
| Yurik Vardanyan | URS | 82.5 | 182.5 | 224 | 406.5 | 489.6439 | 1984 Friendship Games (Varna) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISvwEH3N9Bw | |
| Viktor Solodov | URS | 90 | 190 | 233 | 423 | 489.3309 | 1984 Friendship Games (Varna) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIOdKLF7LRc | |
| Yury Zakharevich | URS | 109.55 | 110 | 210 | 245 | 455 | 489.2318 | 1988 Olympic Games (Seoul) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89SeN4Jo_4s |
| Asen Zlatev | BUL | 82.3 | 82.5 | 180 | 225 | 405 | 488.4222 | 1986 World Championships (Sofia) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ukFVrA1w4M#t=0m37s |
| Anatoly Khrapaty | URS | 90 | 185 | 235 | 420 | 485.8605 | 1988 European Championships (Cardiff) | ||
| Nicu Vlad | ROU | 99.6 | 100 | 200 | 237.5 | 437.5 | 485.8438 | 1986 World Championships (Sofia) | |
| Anatoly Pisarenko | URS | 123 | 110+ | 200 | 265 | 465 | 484.5928 | 1984 Friendship Games (Varna) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDdzFxJRcQA |
| Aleksandar Varbanov | BUL | 75 | 382.5 | 484.3372 | 1988 (Plovdiv) | ||||
| Aleksandr Kurlovich | URS | 135 | 110+ | 212.5 | 260 | 472.5 | 483.2454 | 1987 World Championships (Ostrava) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RCe4Q0p1aA |
| Blagoy Blagoev | BUL | 90 | 195 | 222.5 | 417.5 | 482.9685 | 1982 World Cup (Sweden) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlloF9DGUlk | |
| Ivan Chakarov | BUL | 90 | 187.5 | 230 | 417.5 | 482.9685 | 1988 European Championships (Cardiff) | ||
| Leonid Taranenko | URS | 147.5 | 110+ | 210 | 266 | 476 | 480.7218 | 1988 Samboy Chips Cup (Canberra) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWaNrln9pCU |
| Alexander Gunyashev | URS | 131 | 110+ | 211 | 255 | 466 | 479.2023 | 1984 (Reims) | |
| Akakios Kakiasvillis | GRE | 89.25 | 90 | 177.5 | 235 | 412.5 | 478.9404 | 1992 Olympic Games (Barcelona) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5YntT7mtfc |
| Jaber Saed Salem | QAT | 123.64 | 105+ | 205 | 255 | 460 | 478.8090 | 2000 Olympic Games (Sydney) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkYzeDmx8pI&t=1161s |
| Liao Hui | CHN | 68.68 | 69 | 166 | 193 | 359 | 478.5631 | 2014 World Championships (Almaty) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXffCCC2rDo |
| Sergey Syrtsov | URS | 89.45 | 90 | 190 | 222.5 | 412.5 | 478.4680 | 1992 Olympic Games (Barcelona) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5YntT7mtfc |
| Evgeny Chigishev | RUS | 124.13 | 105+ | 210 | 250 | 460 | 478.3783 | 2008 Olympic Games (Beijing) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glJA03fNdLY |
| Adam Saidullayev | URS | 90 | 186 | 227.5 | 413.5 | 478.3412 | 1981 Cup of the USSR (Donetsk) | ||
| Mikhail Petrov | BUL | 67.5 | 158 | 355 | 478.3302 | 1987 World Cup (Seoul) | |||
| Galabin Boevski | BUL | 68.65 | 69 | 162.5 | 196 | 358.5 | 478.0245 | 1999 World Championships (Athens) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYMakTfVDWk |
| Zdravko Stoichkov | BUL | 75 | 167.5 | 210 | 377.5 | 478.0060 | 1984 Friendship Games (Varna) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GngVW0aTfw | |
| Stefan Botev | BUL | 110 | 110 | 195 | 250 | 445 | 477.8787 | 1990 European Championships (Aalborg) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uazpkTxRk2A |
| Aleksey Petrov | RUS | 90.58 | 91 | 186 | 228 | 414 | 477.5860 | 1994 World Championships (Istanbul) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6vMATQVwi0 |
| Boris Seregin | URS | 99.75 | 100 | 192.5 | 237.5 | 430 | 477.2496 | 1986 World Championships (Sofia) | |
| Hossein Rezazadeh | IRI | 147.48 | 105+ | 212.5 | 260 | 472.5 | 477.1944 | 2000 Olympic Games (Sydney) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DssuncEbbD4&t=1908s |
| Lu Xiaojun | CHN | 76.4 | 77 | 176 | 204 | 380 | 476.3085 | 2013 World Championships (Wroclaw) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DssuncEbbD4&t=1908s |
| Alexander Pervy | URS | 81.4 | 82.5 | 175 | 217.5 | 392.5 | 475.9477 | 1982 World Championships (Ljubljana) | |
| Nijat Rahimov | KAZ | 76.19 | 77 | 165 | 214 | 379 | 475.7671 | 2016 Olympic Games (Rio) | |
| Ilya Ilyin * | KAZ | 93.52 | 94 | 185 | 233 | 418 | 475.7505 | 2012 Olympic Games (London) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=49s&v=Ei6f4d60sHQ |
| Andrei Aramnau | RUS | 104.76 | 105 | 200 | 236 | 436 | 475.6092 | 2008 Olympic Games (Beijing) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RNXAWkbmkY |
| Borislav Gidikov | BUL | 74.8 | 75 | 167.5 | 207.5 | 375 | 475.5461 | 1988 Olympic Games (Seoul) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxaHPZgLL1s |
| Andreas Behm | GER | 67.5 | 352.5 | 474.9617 | 1984 (Schwedt) | ||||
| Lasha Talakhadze | GEO | 157.34 | 105+ | 215 | 258 | 473 | 474.8481 | 2016 Olympic Games (Rio) | |
| Chen Lijun | CHN | 61.89 | 62 | 150 | 183 | 333 | 474.8208 | 2015 World Championships (Houston) | |
| Pyrros Dimas | GRE | 82.06 | 83 | 180 | 213 | 393 | 474.6369 | 1996 Olympic Games (Atlanta) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvkIoE9-7Aw |
| Rumen Teodosiev | BUL | 90 | 180 | 230 | 410 | 474.2924 | 1987 European Championships (Reims) | ||
| Kim Un-guk | PRK | 61.81 | 62 | 154 | 178 | 332 | 473.8122 | 2014 Asian Games (Incheon) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTV2JtOss-g |
| Vyacheslav Klokov | URS | 109.55 | 110 | 192.5 | 247.5 | 440 | 473.1033 | 1983 World Championships (Moscow) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdY2csw7w0k |
| Ronny Weller | GER | 146.88 | 105+ | 210 | 267.5 | 467.5 | 472.3661 | 2000 Olympic Games (Sydney) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DssuncEbbD4&t=1834s |
| Long Qingquan | CHN | 55.68 | 56 | 137 | 170 | 307 | 472.1409 | 2016 Olympic Games (Rio) | |
| Kianoush Rostami | IRI | 84.26 | 85 | 179 | 217 | 396 | 472.1264 | 2016 Olympic Games (Rio) | |
| Pavel Kuznetsov | URS | 99.7 | 100 | 190 | 235 | 425 | 471.7875 | 1988 Olympic Games (Seoul) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejR5HDAgjAY |
| Angel Guenchev | BUL | 75 | 162.5 | 210 | 372.5 | 471.6748 | 1988 European Championships (Cardiff) | ||
| Viktor Sots | URS | 98.25 | 100 | 190 | 232.5 | 422.5 | 471.5901 | 1982 World Championships (Ljubljana) | |
| Kim Tae-Hyun | KOR | 133.36 | 105+ | 200 | 260 | 460 | 471.4707 | 2000 Olympic Games (Sydney) | |
| Timur Taymazov | UKR | 107.4 | 108 | 200 | 235.5 | 435.5 | 471.1910 | 1994 World Championships (Istanbul) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISik4y2R08M&t=151s |
| Plamen Jeliazkov | BUL | 77 | 172.5 | 205 | 377.5 | 471.1779 | 2002 (Doha) | ||
| Zhan Xugang | CHN | 69.98 | 70 | 162.5 | 195 | 357.5 | 471.1729 | 1996 Olympic Games (Atlanta) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp4ClYHStiI |
| Alexander Popov | RUS | 98.55 | 100 | 187.5 | 235 | 422.5 | 471.0471 | 1983 World Championships (Moscow) | |
| Taner Sagir | TUR | 76.1 | 77 | 172.5 | 202 | 374.5 | 470.4213 | 2004 Olympic Games (Athens) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1nAUFuiwcE |
| Sergei Filimonov | KAZ | 76.5 | 77 | 173 | 202.5 | 375.5 | 470.3340 | 2002 Asian Games (Busan) | |
| Laszlo Barsi | HUN | 82.3 | 82.5 | 180 | 210 | 390 | 470.3325 | 1987 World Championships (Ostrava) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa6g2CFC7lw&list=UUJS4d0gheUbjLxlnuHzBz5A |
| Georgi Markov | BUL | 68.92 | 69 | 165 | 188 | 353 | 469.5618 | 2000 Olympic Games (Sydney) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZQyWXcEbLQ&list=UUJS4d0gheUbjLxlnuHzBz5A |
| Halil Mutlu | TUR | 55.62 | 56 | 137.5 | 167.5 | 305 | 469.4446 | 2000 Olympic Games (Sydney) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuqIQodt464 |
| Lu Yong | CHN | 84.41 | 85 | 180 | 214 | 394 | 469.3421 | 2008 Olympic Games (Beijing) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWZZ7lsekE0 |
| Oleg Perepetchenov | RUS | 76.65 | 77 | 165 | 210 | 375 | 469.2096 | 2001 European Championships (Trencin) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzInkktwuJk |
| Israel Militosyan | URS | 67.35 | 67.5 | 160 | 187.5 | 347.5 | 468.8760 | 1989 World Championships (Athens) | |
| Andrei Rybakou * | BLR | 84.7 | 85 | 185 | 209 | 394 | 468.5750 | 2008 Olympic Games (Beijing) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa8E4-Fx3Ck&t=146s |
| Pablo Lara | CUB | 76 | 208 | 372.5 | 468.2452 | 1996 (Szekszard) | |||
| Valerios Leonidas | GRE | 63.22 | 64 | 145 | 187.5 | 332.5 | 467.3637 | 1996 Olympic Games (Atlanta) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfpuHTKgllk |
| Nikolaj Pesalov | CRO | 61.56 | 62 | 150 | 175 | 325 | 465.1078 | 2000 Olympic Games (Sydney) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juWYJt5tQ90 |
This list need to be updated after each IWF event.
References
[edit]- ^ The Greatest Weightlifters of All Time Volume One – Men (Vol 1 ed.). Powerful Ideas Press. January 1, 2018. ISBN 978-1999668839.
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https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Greatest_Weighlifters_of_All_Time/CE0BzwEACAAJ?hl=en
List of world records in Olympic weightlifting
International Weightlifting Federation
https://iwf.sport/weightlifting_/sinclair-coefficient/
https://iwf.sport/results/world-records/world-records-old-bw/