Men's 96 kg, December 2021
Artur Babayan
Artur Babayan is a weightlifter, born in 1983. The results below cover 15 competitions from 2006 to 2021. The latest result came in the men's 96 kg class, at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships.
- Best total
- 394 kg
- Best snatch
- 178 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 218 kg
Artur Babayan's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 105 kg from 2006 to 2011, 96 kg from 2019 to 2021. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (105 kg to 96 kg) and again in June 2025. At 96 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 110 kg.
Latest result: 2021 World Weightlifting Championships, 7 December 2021, 96 kg, total 365 kg, place 14.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96 kg2019 to 2021 | 167 | 200 | 365 |
| 105 kg2006 to 2011 | 178 | 218 | 394 |
Artur Babayan by the numbers
Artur Babayan'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
- 451.2
- From 394 kg at 103.2 kg bodyweight, 2010 European Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 86th of 888
- 394 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, 178 kg of 216 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
- 27
- Turned 27 in 2010, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 14 of 15
- The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Artur Babayan makes each attempt
Artur Babayan made 71% of snatch attempts and 49% 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
Artur Babayan head to head
The lifters Artur Babayan 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 | Artur Babayan ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gia Machavariani |
5 | 2 | 3 |
 Dmitry Klokov |
4 | 0 | 4 |
 Oleksiy Torokhtiy |
4 | 1 | 3 |
 Mikhail Audzeyeu |
4 | 2 | 2 |
| Ilja Mensikovs | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Anton Pliesnoi |
3 | 1 | 2 |
Artur Babayan'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 World Weightlifting Championships 7 Dec 2021 | 14 | 365 | 96 kg | 96 | 165 | 200 | ||||
| 2021 European Junior Championships 24 Sep 2021 | 1 | 365 | 96 kg | 95.84 | 160 | 165 | 167 | 190 | 198 | |
| 2021 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 23 May 2021 | 2 | 354 | 96 kg | 95.6 | 160 | 163 | 186 | 191 | ||
| 2021 European Championships 3 Apr 2021 | 6 | 359 | 96 kg | 95.92 | 163 | 167 | 192 | |||
| 2019 European Youth Championships 7 Dec 2019 | 1 | 353 | 96 kg | 95.3 | 155 | 160 | 162 | 185 | 191 | |
| 2019 European Junior Championships 17 Oct 2019 | 2 | 354 | 96 kg | 95.4 | 155 | 160 | 185 | 189 | 194 | |
| 2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 | 26 | 345 | 96 kg | 95.95 | 155 | 159 | 161 | 184 | ||
| 2019 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 1 Jun 2019 | 3 | 346 | 96 kg | 95.45 | 153 | 157 | 160 | 186 | ||
| 2011 European Championships 11 Apr 2011 | 8 | 380 | 105 kg | 104.6 | 170 | 210 | ||||
| 2010 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Sep 2010 | 7 | 394 | 105 kg | 104.07 | 170 | 176 | 212 | 218 | ||
| 2010 European Championships 2 Apr 2010 | 4 | 394 | 105 kg | 103.2 | 175 | 178 | 212 | 216 | ||
| 2009 European Championships 4 Apr 2009 | 7 | 382 | 105 kg | 104.41 | 168 | 175 | 207 | |||
| 2008 European Championships 11 Apr 2008 | - | - | 105 kg | 104.2 | 165 | 171 | ||||
| 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 | 15 | 375 | 105 kg | 104.04 | 165 | 170 | 205 | |||
| 2006 World Weightlifting Championships 30 Sep 2006 | 11 | 383 | 105 kg | 103.54 | 165 | 170 | 206 | 213 |
Compare Artur Babayan
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Artur Babayan met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.