Bulgaria · Men's 60 kg, April 2026
Deniz Danev
Deniz Danev is a weightlifter from Bulgaria, born in 2003. The results below cover 10 competitions from 2019 to 2026. The latest result came in the men's 60 kg class, at the 2026 European Championships.
- Best total
- 266 kg
- Best snatch
- 115 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 151 kg
Deniz Danev's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 49 kg in 2019, 55 kg from 2021 to 2023, 61 kg in 2024, 55 kg in 2025, 60 kg from 2025 to 2026. The IWF changed its class list in June 2025 (55 kg to 60 kg).
Latest result: 2026 European Championships, 19 April 2026, 60 kg, total 266 kg, place 6.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 kg2025 to 2026 | 115 | 151 | 266 |
| 55 kg2021 to 2025 | 107 | 130 | 237 |
| 61 kg2024 | 105 | 140 | 245 |
| 49 kg2019 | 72 | 87 | 159 |
Deniz Danev by the numbers
Deniz Danev'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
- 418.6
- From 266 kg at 59.35 kg bodyweight, 2026 European Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 28th of 104
- 266 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 60 kg class (the class list of 2025 to 2026) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 76%
- At the best total, 115 kg of 151 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
- 23
- Turned 23 in 2026, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 10 of 10
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Deniz Danev makes each attempt
Deniz Danev made 53% of snatch attempts and 60% 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
Deniz Danev head to head
The lifters Deniz Danev 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 | Deniz Danev ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Garnik Cholakyan |
5 | 0 | 5 |
| Angel Rusev |
4 | 0 | 4 |
 Ramini Shamilishvili |
4 | 0 | 4 |
| Iulian Betca | 4 | 4 | 0 |
 Dmytro Voronovskyi |
3 | 1 | 2 |
| Marian-Cristian Luca | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Deniz Danev'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 European Championships 19 Apr 2026 | 6 | 266 | 60 kg | 59.35 | 115 | 147 | 151 | |||
| 2025 World Weightlifting Championships 2 Oct 2025 | 14 | 253 | 60 kg | 58.75 | 113 | 140 | ||||
| 2025 European Championships 13 Apr 2025 | 6 | 237 | 55 kg | 54.8 | 100 | 104 | 107 | 130 | ||
| 2024 World Weightlifting Championships 6 Dec 2024 | 10 | 245 | 61 kg | 60.34 | 100 | 105 | 130 | 135 | 140 | |
| 2023 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Sep 2023 | 15 | 231 | 55 kg | 54.93 | 101 | 130 | ||||
| 2023 European Championships 15 Apr 2023 | 6 | 222 | 55 kg | 54.72 | 96 | 120 | 126 | |||
| 2022 European Junior Championships 15 Oct 2022 | 7 | 217 | 55 kg | 54.75 | 94 | 115 | 123 | |||
| 2022 European Championships 28 May 2022 | 4 | 220 | 55 kg | 55 | 90 | 93 | 95 | 110 | 120 | 125 |
| 2021 European Junior Championships 24 Sep 2021 | 5 | 205 | 55 kg | 54.79 | 90 | 110 | 115 | |||
| 2019 European Youth Championships 7 Dec 2019 | 7 | 159 | 49 kg | 48.9 | 68 | 72 | 87 |
Compare Deniz Danev
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Deniz Danev met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.