Bulgaria · Men's 105 kg, September 2007
Alan Tsagaev
Alan Tsagaev is a weightlifter from Bulgaria, born in 1977, with one Olympic medal (1 silver) and two World Championships medals (2 silver). The results below cover 7 competitions from 1999 to 2007. The latest result came in the men's 105 kg class, at the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships.
- Olympic medal
- 1
- World medals
- 2
- Best total
- 422.5 kg
- Best snatch
- 187.5 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 235 kg
Alan Tsagaev's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Olympic Games: 1 silver. World Championships: 2 silver in the total.
Weight classes: 94 kg in 1999, 105 kg from 2000 to 2007. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 104.73 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 110 kg.
Latest result: 2007 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 September 2007, 105 kg, total 411 kg, place 2.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 105 kg2000 to 2007 | 187.5 | 235 | 422.5 |
| 94 kg1999 | 172.5 | 220 | 392.5 |
Alan Tsagaev by the numbers
Alan Tsagaev'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
- 481.4
- From 422.5 kg at 104.48 kg bodyweight, 2000 Olympic Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 11th of 888
- 422.5 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 105 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 80%
- At the best total, 187.5 kg of 235 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%.
- Age at best total
- 23
- Turned 23 in 2000, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 6 of 7
- The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Alan Tsagaev makes each attempt
Alan Tsagaev made 45% of snatch attempts and 52% of clean and jerk attempts at the competitions on this site, against 58% and 56% for every lifter at senior World Championships and Olympic Games since 1998. Below, each attempt in turn. Third attempts are the hardest: lifters ask for their heaviest weight last.
Snatch, first attempt
Snatch, second attempt
Snatch, third attempt
Clean and jerk, first attempt
Clean and jerk, second attempt
Clean and jerk, third attempt
Alan Tsagaev head to head
The lifters Alan Tsagaev has met most often in the same class, three times or more with both posting a total, and how often each finished ahead.
| Rival | Met | Alan Tsagaev ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| Jorg Mazur | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Florin Vlad | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Janos Nemeshazy | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Alan Tsagaev'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.
Swipe the table sideways to see every attempt.
| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 | 2 | 411 | 105 kg | 104.73 | 175 | 180 | 217 | 231 | ||
| 2006 World Weightlifting Championships 30 Sep 2006 | 10 | 385 | 105 kg | 104.85 | 170 | 215 | ||||
| 2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 2003 | - | - | 105 kg | 104.01 | 230 | 235 | ||||
| 2002 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Nov 2002 | 2 | 417.5 | 105 kg | 104.2 | 185 | 232.5 | ||||
| 2001 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2001 | 8 | 405 | 105 kg | 104.3 | 180 | not taken | 225 | |||
| 2000 Olympic Games 16 Sep 2000 | 2 | 422.5 | 105 kg | 104.48 | 180 | 187.5 | 230 | 235 | ||
| 1999 World Weightlifting Championships 21 Nov 1999 | 6 | 392.5 | 94 kg | 93.78 | 167.5 | 172.5 | 207.5 | 220 |
Compare Alan Tsagaev
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Alan Tsagaev met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.

