Germany · Men's +109 kg, November 2018
Almir Velagić
Almir Velagić is a weightlifter from Germany, born in 1981. The results below cover 20 competitions from 2005 to 2018. The latest result came in the men's +109 kg class, at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships.
- Best total
- 433 kg
- Best snatch
- 195 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 241 kg
Almir Velagić's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: +105 kg from 2005 to 2016, +109 kg in 2018. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (+105 kg to +109 kg) and again in June 2025. At 144.6 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be +110 kg.
Latest result: 2018 World Weightlifting Championships, 1 November 2018, +109 kg, no total.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| +109 kg2018 | 180 | - | - |
| +105 kg2005 to 2016 | 195 | 241 | 433 |
Almir Velagić by the numbers
Almir Velagić'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
- 446.7
- From 433 kg at 146.16 kg bodyweight, 2015 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 35th of 704
- 433 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
- 82%
- At the best total, 195 kg of 238 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
- 34
- Turned 34 in 2015, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 18 of 20
- The others ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Almir Velagić makes each attempt
Almir Velagić made 73% of snatch attempts and 72% 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
Almir Velagić head to head
The lifters Almir Velagić 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 | Almir Velagić ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Péter Nagy |
13 | 11 | 2 |
 Ihor Shymechko |
10 | 4 | 6 |
 Jiří Orság |
7 | 4 | 3 |
 Itte Detenamo |
7 | 7 | 0 |
| Teemu Tapio Roininen | 7 | 7 | 0 |
 Igor Olshanetskyi |
6 | 6 | 0 |
Almir Velagić'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.
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| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 | - | - | +109 kg | 144.6 | 180 | not taken | not taken | not taken | ||
| 2016 Olympic Games 5 Aug 2016 | 9 | 420 | +105 kg | 149.17 | 188 | 232 | ||||
| Test Event for Rio 2016 Olympic Games 7 Apr 2016 | 1 | 421 | +105 kg | 147.14 | 180 | 230 | 241 | |||
| 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 | 6 | 433 | +105 kg | 146.16 | 187 | 192 | 195 | 228 | 233 | 238 |
| 2015 European Championships 10 Apr 2015 | 2 | 418 | +105 kg | 148.36 | 185 | 190 | 193 | 225 | ||
| 2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2014 | 7 | 421 | +105 kg | 145.48 | 183 | 188 | 191 | 223 | 230 | |
| 2014 European Championships 5 Apr 2014 | 3 | 423 | +105 kg | 143.92 | 183 | 188 | 191 | 222 | 227 | 232 |
| 2013 European Championships 8 Apr 2013 | 4 | 409 | +105 kg | 139.9 | 177 | 180 | 220 | 229 | ||
| 2012 Olympic Games 27 Jul 2012 | 6 | 426 | +105 kg | 141.41 | 186 | 190 | 192 | 229 | 234 | |
| 2011 London Prepares International Invitational 10 Dec 2011 | 2 | 388 | +105 kg | 136.59 | 165 | 171 | 176 | 205 | 212 | |
| 2011 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2011 | 8 | 411 | +105 kg | 136.94 | 176 | 180 | 183 | 216 | 221 | 228 |
| 2010 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Sep 2010 | - | - | +105 kg | 138.13 | 186 | not taken | not taken | not taken | ||
| 2010 European Championships 2 Apr 2010 | 4 | 425 | +105 kg | 135.5 | 185 | 190 | 225 | 230 | 235 | |
| 2009 World Weightlifting Championships 19 Nov 2009 | 6 | 413 | +105 kg | 133.72 | 185 | 223 | 228 | |||
| 2009 European Championships 4 Apr 2009 | 2 | 418 | +105 kg | 130.5 | 182 | 187 | 190 | 222 | 228 | |
| 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008 | 8 | 413 | +105 kg | 132.16 | 180 | 184 | 188 | 220 | 225 | |
| 2008 European Championships 11 Apr 2008 | 8 | 402 | +105 kg | 130.48 | 180 | 215 | 222 | |||
| 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 | 12 | 397 | +105 kg | 130.34 | 176 | 180 | 217 | |||
| 2006 World Weightlifting Championships 30 Sep 2006 | 8 | 395 | +105 kg | 127.64 | 170 | 175 | 210 | 216 | 220 | |
| 2005 World Weightlifting Championships 8 Nov 2005 | 11 | 400 | +105 kg | 123.81 | 172 | 177 | 180 | 208 | 215 | 220 |
Compare Almir Velagić
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Almir Velagić.