Men's 79 kg, April 2026

Archil Malakmadze

Archil Malakmadze is a weightlifter. The results below cover 14 competitions from 2017 to 2026. The latest result came in the men's 79 kg class, at the 2026 European Championships.

Best total
336 kg
Best snatch
153 kg
Best clean and jerk
183 kg
Career

Archil Malakmadze's career: classes, totals and best lifts

No Olympic or World Championships medals.

Weight classes: 69 kg from 2017 to 2018, 73 kg from 2019 to 2024, 81 kg from 2024 to 2025, 79 kg in 2026. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (69 kg to 73 kg), June 2025 (81 kg to 79 kg) and August 2026. At 78.47 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 85 kg.

Latest result: 2026 European Championships, 19 April 2026, 79 kg, total 336 kg.

Archil Malakmadze: totals from the 14 competitions with a total, 2017 to 2026, best 336 kg in 2026.260305350201720192021202320252017 Youth World Weightlifting Championships, 3 Apr 2017: 271 kg2017 European Youth Championships, 23 Sep 2017: 289 kg2018 European Youth Championships, 22 Jul 2018: 292 kg2018 Youth Olympic Games, 6 Oct 2018: 288 kg2019 European Championships, 6 Apr 2019: 308 kg2019 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 1 Jun 2019: 310 kg2019 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 Sep 2019: 310 kg2019 European Junior Championships, 17 Oct 2019: 311 kg2021 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 23 May 2021: 294 kg2021 European Junior Championships, 24 Sep 2021: 290 kg2024 European Championships, 12 Feb 2024: 314 kg2024 World Weightlifting Championships, 6 Dec 2024: 331 kg2025 European Championships, 13 Apr 2025: 325 kg2026 European Championships, 19 Apr 2026: 336 kg
Archil Malakmadze: totals from the 14 competitions with a total, 2017 to 2026, best 336 kg in 2026.2603053502017202120252017 Youth World Weightlifting Championships, 3 Apr 2017: 271 kg2017 European Youth Championships, 23 Sep 2017: 289 kg2018 European Youth Championships, 22 Jul 2018: 292 kg2018 Youth Olympic Games, 6 Oct 2018: 288 kg2019 European Championships, 6 Apr 2019: 308 kg2019 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 1 Jun 2019: 310 kg2019 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 Sep 2019: 310 kg2019 European Junior Championships, 17 Oct 2019: 311 kg2021 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 23 May 2021: 294 kg2021 European Junior Championships, 24 Sep 2021: 290 kg2024 European Championships, 12 Feb 2024: 314 kg2024 World Weightlifting Championships, 6 Dec 2024: 331 kg2025 European Championships, 13 Apr 2025: 325 kg2026 European Championships, 19 Apr 2026: 336 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
79 kg2026 2026 153 183 336
81 kg2024 to 2025 2024 to 2025 152 181 331
73 kg2019 to 2024 2019 to 2024 146 168 314
69 kg2017 to 2018 2017 to 2018 137 156 292
Numbers

Archil Malakmadze by the numbers

Archil Malakmadze'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
440.0
From 336 kg at 78.47 kg bodyweight, 2026 European Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
Best total, place in its class
25th of 138
336 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 79 kg class (the class list of 2025 to 2026) on this site.
Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
84%
At the best total, 153 kg of 183 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%.
Competitions with a total
14 of 14
A total at every competition listed.
Attempts

How often Archil Malakmadze makes each attempt

Archil Malakmadze made 71% of snatch attempts and 63% 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%
Archil Malakmadze: 93%

Snatch, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 58%
Archil Malakmadze: 100%

Snatch, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 41%
Archil Malakmadze: 21%

Clean and jerk, first attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 77%
Archil Malakmadze: 79%

Clean and jerk, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 57%
Archil Malakmadze: 93%

Clean and jerk, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 34%
Archil Malakmadze: 15%
Rivals

Archil Malakmadze head to head

The lifters Archil Malakmadze 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 Archil Malakmadze ahead Rival ahead
Turkey Muhammed Furkan Özbek 6 0 6
Sebastian Cabala 6 6 0
Moldova Marin Robu 5 1 4
Belarus Vadzim Likharad 5 0 4
Armen Grigoryan 4 1 3
Andrei Fralou 4 2 2
Results

Archil Malakmadze'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
2026 European Championships 19 Apr 2026 - 336 79 kg 78.47 148153156 kg missed175183186 kg missed
2025 European Championships 13 Apr 2025 8 325 81 kg 80.85 147152156 kg missed173182 kg missed182 kg missed
2024 World Weightlifting Championships 6 Dec 2024 15 331 81 kg 80.98 146150154 kg missed174 kg missed175181
2024 European Championships 12 Feb 2024 11 314 73 kg 72.97 141146151 kg missed163168173 kg missed
2021 European Junior Championships 24 Sep 2021 5 290 73 kg 72.39 133136139 kg missed154 kg missed154161 kg missed
2021 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 23 May 2021 8 294 73 kg 72.55 138 kg missed139144 kg missed155 kg missed155not taken
2019 European Junior Championships 17 Oct 2019 4 311 73 kg 72.65 140144147 kg missed163167170 kg missed
2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 20 310 73 kg 73 137142145 kg missed163168172 kg missed
2019 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 1 Jun 2019 5 310 73 kg 72.55 136142145 kg missed163168170 kg missed
2019 European Championships 6 Apr 2019 11 308 73 kg 72.16 133138141160167171 kg missed
2018 Youth Olympic Games 6 Oct 2018 2 288 69 kg 68.7 130134138 kg missed150154157 kg missed
2018 European Youth Championships 22 Jul 2018 2 292 69 kg 68.6 129134137150155162 kg missed
2017 European Youth Championships 23 Sep 2017 5 289 69 kg 68.42 127131133147153156
2017 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 3 Apr 2017 13 271 69 kg 68.41 122126129 kg missed140145151 kg missed
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