Men's 88 kg, April 2026
David Birk
David Birk is a weightlifter. The results below cover 3 competitions from 2023 to 2026. The latest result came in the men's 88 kg class, at the 2026 European Championships.
- Best total
- 285 kg
- Best snatch
- 127 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 158 kg
David Birk's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 81 kg from 2023 to 2025, 88 kg in 2026. The IWF changed its class list in June 2025 (81 kg to 88 kg) and again in August 2026. At 86.39 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 95 kg.
Latest result: 2026 European Championships, 19 April 2026, 88 kg, total 285 kg, place 20.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88 kg2026 | 127 | 158 | 285 |
| 81 kg2023 to 2025 | 127 | 155 | 282 |
David Birk by the numbers
David Birk'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
- 362.8
- From 282 kg at 81 kg bodyweight, 2025 European Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 109th of 143
- 285 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 88 kg class (the class list of 2025 to 2026) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 80%
- At the best total, 127 kg of 158 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
- 3 of 3
- A total at every competition listed.
David Birk head to head
The lifters David Birk 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 | David Birk ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petr Marecek | 3 | 0 | 3 |
David Birk'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 | 20 | 285 | 88 kg | 86.39 | 123 | 127 | 151 | 158 | ||
| 2025 European Championships 13 Apr 2025 | 15 | 282 | 81 kg | 81 | 120 | 124 | 127 | 148 | 155 | |
| 2023 IWF Grand Prix II 4 Dec 2023 | 11 | 258 | 81 kg | 80.98 | 110 | 116 | 142 |
Compare David Birk
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals David Birk met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.