Kazakhstan · Men's 89 kg, December 2024
Denis Ulanov
Denis Ulanov is a weightlifter from Kazakhstan, born in 1993, with one Olympic medal (1 bronze). The results below cover 15 competitions from 2013 to 2024. The latest result came in the men's 89 kg class, at the 2024 World Weightlifting Championships.
- Olympic medal
- 1
- Best total
- 394 kg
- Best snatch
- 175 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 219 kg
Denis Ulanov's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Olympic Games: 1 bronze.
Weight classes: 94 kg from 2013 to 2015, 85 kg from 2016 to 2017, 89 kg in 2018, 81 kg in 2019, 89 kg in 2019, 81 kg in 2019, 89 kg from 2022 to 2024. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (85 kg to 89 kg) and again in June 2025. At 88.5 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 95 kg.
Latest result: 2024 World Weightlifting Championships, 6 December 2024, 89 kg, total 351 kg, place 10.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89 kg2018 to 2024 | 163 | 195 | 358 |
| 81 kg2019 | 160 | 196 | 356 |
| 85 kg2016 to 2017 | 175 | 215 | 390 |
| 94 kg2013 to 2015 | 175 | 219 | 394 |
Denis Ulanov by the numbers
Denis Ulanov'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
- 489.0
- From 390 kg at 84.95 kg bodyweight, 2016 Olympic Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 35th of 1,113
- 394 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 94 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 80%
- At the best total, 175 kg of 219 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
- 22
- Turned 22 in 2015, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 13 of 15
- Of the other two: one 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 Denis Ulanov makes each attempt
Denis Ulanov made 79% of snatch attempts and 57% 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
Denis Ulanov head to head
The lifters Denis Ulanov 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 | Denis Ulanov ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Keydomar Vallenilla |
4 | 0 | 4 |
 Yu Dong-ju |
4 | 2 | 2 |
 Revaz Davitadze |
3 | 0 | 3 |
 Sarvarbek Zafarjonov |
3 | 0 | 3 |
 Andranik Karapetyan |
3 | 1 | 2 |
 Pavel Khadasevich |
3 | 2 | 1 |
Denis Ulanov'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 World Weightlifting Championships 6 Dec 2024 | 10 | 351 | 89 kg | 88.5 | 155 | 158 | 190 | 193 | ||
| 2023 IWF Grand Prix II 4 Dec 2023 | 14 | 341 | 89 kg | 86.37 | 140 | 145 | 150 | 180 | 186 | 191 |
| 2022 World Weightlifting Championships 5 Dec 2022 | 17 | 345 | 89 kg | 87.6 | 151 | 155 | 190 | |||
| 2019 Qatar International Cup 19 Dec 2019 | 9 | 315 | 81 kg | 80.3 | 140 | 175 | ||||
| 2019 Alexander Cup 1 Nov 2019 | - | - | 81 kg | 80.85 | 145 | 150 | 154 | |||
| 2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 | 10 | 358 | 89 kg | 83.45 | 152 | 160 | 163 | 195 | ||
| 2019 British International Open 7 Jun 2019 | 1 | 325 | 81 kg | 80.8 | 140 | 145 | not taken | 180 | not taken | not taken |
| 2019 Asian Championships 18 Apr 2019 | 3 | 356 | 81 kg | 80.95 | 151 | 156 | 160 | 190 | 196 | |
| 2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 | 14 | 352 | 89 kg | 85.39 | 155 | 160 | not taken | 192 | ||
| 2017 Summer Universiade 19 Aug 2017 | 1 | 365 | 85 kg | 84.82 | 165 | 200 | ||||
| 2016 Olympic Games 5 Aug 2016 | 3 | 390 | 85 kg | 84.95 | 170 | 175 | 215 | |||
| 2016 Asian Championships 22 Apr 2016 | 1 | 373 | 85 kg | 84.4 | 160 | 165 | 168 | 200 | 205 | |
| 2015 IWF Grand Prix 5th Russian Federation President's Cup 12 Dec 2015 | 1 | 394 | 94 kg | 87.62 | 170 | 175 | 210 | 215 | 219 | |
| 2013 Asian Junior Cup 10 Sep 2013 | - | - | 94 kg | 86.31 | 140 | 145 | 147 | 176 | 185 | 190 |
| 2013 Asian Junior Championships 1 Jul 2013 | 1 | 350 | 94 kg | 88.5 | 150 | 155 | 190 | 195 | not taken |
Compare Denis Ulanov
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Denis Ulanov met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.