Armenia · Men's 85 kg, November 2005
Arsen Melikyan
Arsen Melikyan is a weightlifter from Armenia, born in 1976, with one Olympic medal (1 bronze). The results below cover 6 competitions from 1998 to 2005. The latest result came in the men's 85 kg class, at the 2005 World Weightlifting Championships.
- Olympic medal
- 1
- Best total
- 365 kg
- Best snatch
- 167.5 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 200 kg
Arsen Melikyan's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Olympic Games: 1 bronze.
Weight classes: 77 kg from 1998 to 2003, 85 kg in 2005.
Latest result: 2005 World Weightlifting Championships, 8 November 2005, 85 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 kg2005 | 162 | - | - |
| 77 kg1998 to 2003 | 167.5 | 200 | 365 |
Arsen Melikyan by the numbers
Arsen Melikyan'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
- 484.4
- From 365 kg at 76.68 kg bodyweight, 2000 Olympic Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 17th of 1,242
- 365 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 77 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 85%
- At the best total, 167.5 kg of 197.5 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
- 24
- Turned 24 in 2000, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 3 of 6
- Of the other three: two with no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk and one with a good lift in each but no total in the published results.
How often Arsen Melikyan makes each attempt
Arsen Melikyan made 44% of snatch attempts and 47% 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
Arsen Melikyan head to head
The lifters Arsen Melikyan 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 | Arsen Melikyan ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Viktor Mitrou |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| Idalberto Aranda | 3 | 2 | 1 |
 Ingo Steinhöfel |
3 | 2 | 1 |
 Mehmet Yılmaz |
3 | 2 | 1 |
 Oscar Chaplin III |
3 | 3 | 0 |
Arsen Melikyan'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 World Weightlifting Championships 8 Nov 2005 | - | - | 85 kg | 84.97 | 162 | not taken | not taken | |||
| 2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 2003 | - | - | 77 kg | 76.85 | 190 | not taken | ||||
| 2001 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2001 | - | - | 77 kg | 76.7 | 165 | 200 | ||||
| 2000 Olympic Games 16 Sep 2000 | 3 | 365 | 77 kg | 76.68 | 162.5 | 167.5 | 197.5 | |||
| 1999 World Weightlifting Championships 21 Nov 1999 | 6 | 360 | 77 kg | 76.72 | 155 | 160 | 190 | 195 | 200 | |
| 1998 World Weightlifting Championships 10 Nov 1998 | 12 | 347.5 | 77 kg | 76.65 | 152.5 | 157.5 | 190 |
Compare Arsen Melikyan
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Arsen Melikyan met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.