Armenia · Men's 77 kg, November 2014
Ara Khachatryan
Ara Khachatryan is a weightlifter from Armenia, born in 1982, with one World Championships medal (1 bronze). The results below cover 7 competitions from 2006 to 2014. The latest result came in the men's 77 kg class, at the 2014 World Weightlifting Championships.
- World medal
- 1
- Best total
- 368 kg
- Best snatch
- 175 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 203 kg
Ara Khachatryan's career: classes, totals and best lifts
World Championships: 1 bronze in the total.
Weight classes: 77 kg from 2006 to 2008, 85 kg from 2010 to 2012, 77 kg in 2014. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 76.81 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 85 kg.
Latest result: 2014 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 November 2014, 77 kg, total 330 kg, place 15.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77 kg2006 to 2014 | 165 | 196 | 361 |
| 85 kg2010 to 2012 | 175 | 203 | 368 |
Ara Khachatryan by the numbers
Ara Khachatryan'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
- 478.8
- From 361 kg at 76.78 kg bodyweight, 2008 European Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 65th of 1,263
- 368 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 85 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 81%
- At the best total, 165 kg of 203 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
- 28
- Turned 28 in 2010, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 5 of 7
- The others ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Ara Khachatryan makes each attempt
Ara Khachatryan made 48% of snatch attempts and 50% 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
Ara Khachatryan head to head
The lifters Ara Khachatryan 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 | Ara Khachatryan ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 |
Ara Khachatryan'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2014 | 15 | 330 | 77 kg | 76.81 | 150 | 175 | 180 | |||
| 2012 Olympic Games 27 Jul 2012 | - | - | 85 kg | 84.74 | not taken | not taken | not taken | |||
| 2010 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Sep 2010 | - | - | 85 kg | 83.05 | 170 | 175 | not taken | not taken | ||
| 2010 European Championships 2 Apr 2010 | 2 | 368 | 85 kg | 83.4 | 165 | 199 | 203 | |||
| 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008 | 7 | 353 | 77 kg | 76.78 | 162 | 191 | ||||
| 2008 European Championships 11 Apr 2008 | 2 | 361 | 77 kg | 76.78 | 160 | 165 | 191 | 196 | ||
| 2006 World Weightlifting Championships 30 Sep 2006 | 3 | 357 | 77 kg | 76.82 | 157 | 161 | 165 | 192 |
Compare Ara Khachatryan
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Ara Khachatryan met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.

