Kazakhstan · Men's 85 kg, September 2026

Alexey Churkin

Alexey Churkin is a weightlifter from Kazakhstan, born in 2004, with two World Championships medals (1 silver, 1 bronze). The results below cover 8 competitions from 2022 to 2026. The latest result came in the men's 85 kg class, at the 2026 Asian Games.

World medals
2
Best total
378 kg
Best snatch
173 kg
Best clean and jerk
205 kg
Career

Alexey Churkin's career: classes, totals and best lifts

World Championships: 1 silver, 1 bronze in the total.

Weight classes: 73 kg from 2022 to 2023, 81 kg in 2024, 89 kg in 2024, 85 kg in 2026. The IWF changed its class list in June 2025 (89 kg to 85 kg) and again in August 2026 (89 kg to 85 kg).

Latest result: 2026 Asian Games, 23 September 2026, 85 kg, total 378 kg, place 2.

Alexey Churkin: totals from the 8 competitions with a total, 2022 to 2026, best 378 kg in 2026.310350390202220232024202520262022 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 2 May 2022: 329 kg2022 Asian Junior Championships, 15 Jul 2022: 325 kg2022 Islamic Solidarity Games, 11 Aug 2022: 315 kg2022 World Weightlifting Championships, 5 Dec 2022: 343 kg2023 Asian Championships, 5 May 2023: 340 kg2024 World Weightlifting Championships, 6 Dec 2024: 368 kg2024 Asian Junior Championships, 19 Dec 2024: 360 kg2026 Asian Games, 23 Sep 2026: 378 kg
Alexey Churkin: totals from the 8 competitions with a total, 2022 to 2026, best 378 kg in 2026.310350390202220232024202520262022 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 2 May 2022: 329 kg2022 Asian Junior Championships, 15 Jul 2022: 325 kg2022 Islamic Solidarity Games, 11 Aug 2022: 315 kg2022 World Weightlifting Championships, 5 Dec 2022: 343 kg2023 Asian Championships, 5 May 2023: 340 kg2024 World Weightlifting Championships, 6 Dec 2024: 368 kg2024 Asian Junior Championships, 19 Dec 2024: 360 kg2026 Asian Games, 23 Sep 2026: 378 kg
Total at each competition, in kilograms.

Best lifts in each class

The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.

Class Years Snatch Clean and jerk Total
85 kg2026 2026 173 205 378
89 kg2024 2024 163 197 360
81 kg2024 2024 164 204 368
73 kg2022 to 2023 2022 to 2023 154 190 343
Numbers

Alexey Churkin by the numbers

Alexey Churkin'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
473.4
From 368 kg at 81 kg bodyweight, 2024 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients). The 378 kg best total has no recorded bodyweight, so it has no score.
Share of the world record
96.9%
Best total of 378 kg against the men's 85 kg total record of 390 kg, held by Abdelrahman Younes.
Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
84%
At the best total, 173 kg of 205 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
22
Turned 22 in 2026, the year of the best total.
Competitions with a total
8 of 8
A total at every competition listed.
Attempts

How often Alexey Churkin makes each attempt

Alexey Churkin made 90% of snatch attempts and 67% 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

Worlds and Olympics field: 74%
Alexey Churkin: 100%

Snatch, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 58%
Alexey Churkin: 100%

Snatch, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 41%
Alexey Churkin: 71%

Clean and jerk, first attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 77%
Alexey Churkin: 100%

Clean and jerk, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 57%
Alexey Churkin: 57%

Clean and jerk, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 34%
Alexey Churkin: 43%
Rivals

Alexey Churkin head to head

The lifters Alexey Churkin 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 Alexey Churkin ahead Rival ahead
Indonesia Rizki Juniansyah 4 0 4
Bektimur Reyimov 3 3 0
Turkmenistan Gaýgysyz Töräýew 3 3 0
Results

Alexey Churkin'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
2026 Asian Games 23 Sep 2026 2 378 85 kg - Snatch 173, clean and jerk 205; attempts not recorded
2024 Asian Junior Championships 19 Dec 2024 1 360 89 kg 81.88 153160163190197201 kg missed
2024 World Weightlifting Championships 6 Dec 2024 2 368 81 kg 81 155160164195200204
2023 Asian Championships 5 May 2023 3 340 73 kg 72.91 146151154186191 kg missed191 kg missed
2022 World Weightlifting Championships 5 Dec 2022 3 343 73 kg 72.8 145150153181186190
2022 Islamic Solidarity Games 11 Aug 2022 2 315 73 kg 70.5 140145150 kg missed170180 kg missed180 kg missed
2022 Asian Junior Championships 15 Jul 2022 2 325 73 kg 72.7 140145148 kg missed175180 kg missed180
2022 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 2 May 2022 2 329 73 kg 72.8 138142146177183187 kg missed
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Compare Alexey Churkin

Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Alexey Churkin.