Men's 81 kg, November 2022
Drin Cakaj
Drin Cakaj is a weightlifter. The results below cover 8 competitions from 2017 to 2022. The latest result came in the men's 81 kg class, at the 2022 International Naim Suleymanoglu Tournament.
- Best total
- 197 kg
- Best snatch
- 85 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 112 kg
Drin Cakaj's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 69 kg in 2017, 77 kg in 2018, 73 kg in 2019, 81 kg from 2019 to 2022. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (77 kg to 73 kg) and again in June 2025. At 79.78 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 85 kg.
Latest result: 2022 International Naim Suleymanoglu Tournament, 15 November 2022, 81 kg, total 185 kg, place 8.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81 kg2019 to 2022 | 85 | 112 | 197 |
| 73 kg2019 | 75 | 95 | 170 |
| 77 kg2018 | 74 | 95 | 169 |
| 69 kg2017 | 66 | 82 | 148 |
Drin Cakaj by the numbers
Drin Cakaj'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
- 257.3
- From 197 kg at 78.85 kg bodyweight, 2022 European Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 497th of 512
- 197 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 81 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 76%
- At the best total, 85 kg of 112 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
- 8 of 8
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Drin Cakaj makes each attempt
Drin Cakaj made 67% of snatch attempts and 67% 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
Drin Cakaj'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 International Naim Suleymanoglu Tournament 15 Nov 2022 | 8 | 185 | 81 kg | 79.78 | 80 | 85 | 100 | |||
| 2022 European Junior Championships 15 Oct 2022 | 12 | 190 | 81 kg | 79.3 | 80 | 85 | 100 | 105 | ||
| 2022 European Championships 28 May 2022 | 12 | 197 | 81 kg | 78.85 | 80 | 85 | 105 | 112 | ||
| 2019 International Naim Suleymanoglu Tournament 11 Nov 2019 | 7 | 175 | 81 kg | 73.85 | 73 | 77 | 92 | 98 | ||
| 2019 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 8 Mar 2019 | 14 | 170 | 73 kg | 70.91 | 75 | 95 | ||||
| 2018 European Junior Championships 20 Oct 2018 | 18 | 169 | 77 kg | 72.8 | 70 | 74 | 92 | 95 | ||
| 2018 European Youth Championships 22 Jul 2018 | 17 | 157 | 77 kg | 71.4 | 64 | 67 | 83 | 87 | 90 | |
| 2017 European Junior Championships 15 Oct 2017 | 18 | 148 | 69 kg | 67.8 | 60 | 63 | 66 | 77 | 80 | 82 |
Compare Drin Cakaj
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. These lifters lifted in nearby classes, in any year.