Bulgaria · Women's 53 kg, April 2008
Donka Mincheva
Donka Mincheva is a weightlifter from Bulgaria, born in 1973, with one World Championships gold medal. The results below cover 5 competitions from 1999 to 2008. The latest result came in the women's 53 kg class, at the 2008 European Championships.
- World gold
- 1
- Best total
- 197.5 kg
- Best snatch
- 87.5 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 113.5 kg
Donka Mincheva's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Weight classes: 48 kg from 1999 to 2000, 53 kg in 2002, 48 kg in 2007, 53 kg in 2008.
Latest result: 2008 European Championships, 11 April 2008, 53 kg, total 177 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 kg2002 to 2008 | 87.5 | 110 | 197.5 |
| 48 kg1999 to 2007 | 80 | 113.5 | 192.5 |
Donka Mincheva by the numbers
Donka Mincheva'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
- 300.4
- From 192.5 kg at 47.78 kg bodyweight, 1999 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 81st of 761
- 197.5 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 53 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, 87.5 kg of 110 kg. A higher share means a stronger snatch for the clean and jerk. Eight in ten women lifting in national federation meets sit between 70% and 85%.
- Age at best total
- 29
- Turned 29 in 2002, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 4 of 5
- The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
Donka Mincheva'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 European Championships 11 Apr 2008 | 6 | 177 | 53 kg | 51.44 | 72 | 75 | 77 | 95 | 98 | 100 |
| 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 | 19 | 159 | 48 kg | 47.94 | 67 | 70 | 86 | 89 | ||
| 2002 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Nov 2002 | 5 | 197.5 | 53 kg | 52.5 | 87.5 | 110 | ||||
| 2000 Olympic Games 16 Sep 2000 | - | - | 48 kg | 47.62 | not taken | not taken | not taken | |||
| 1999 World Weightlifting Championships 21 Nov 1999 | 1 | 192.5 | 48 kg | 47.78 | 80 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 113.5 |
Compare Donka Mincheva
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. These lifters lifted in nearby classes, in any year.