Finland · Men's 89 kg, April 2021
Eero Retulainen
Eero Retulainen is a weightlifter from Finland, born in 1992. The results below cover 17 competitions from 2012 to 2021. The latest result came in the men's 89 kg class, at the 2021 European Championships.
- Best total
- 345 kg
- Best snatch
- 153 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 192 kg
Eero Retulainen's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 94 kg from 2012 to 2018, 96 kg from 2018 to 2019, 89 kg in 2019, 96 kg in 2019, 89 kg from 2020 to 2021. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (94 kg to 96 kg) and again in June 2025. At 88.86 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 95 kg.
Latest result: 2021 European Championships, 3 April 2021, 89 kg, no total.
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 kg2019 to 2021 | 148 | 186 | 329 |
| 96 kg2018 to 2019 | 150 | 188 | 338 |
| 94 kg2012 to 2018 | 153 | 192 | 345 |
Eero Retulainen by the numbers
Eero Retulainen'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
- 412.4
- From 345 kg at 93.55 kg bodyweight, 2018 European Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 318th of 1,113
- 345 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, 153 kg of 192 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
- 26
- Turned 26 in 2018, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 15 of 17
- Of the other two: one with no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk and one entered without taking an attempt.
How often Eero Retulainen makes each attempt
Eero Retulainen made 52% of snatch attempts and 62% 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
Eero Retulainen head to head
The lifters Eero Retulainen 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 | Eero Retulainen ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Žygimantas Stanulis |
6 | 0 | 6 |
 Vadims Kozevnikovs |
6 | 3 | 3 |
| Simon Kastbjerg Darville | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Egor Klimonov | 5 | 0 | 5 |
 Łukasz Grela |
5 | 0 | 5 |
 Sonny Webster |
5 | 3 | 2 |
Eero Retulainen'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 European Championships 3 Apr 2021 | - | No lifts | 89 kg | 88.86 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken |
| 2020 Malta International Open 23 Feb 2020 | - | - | 89 kg | 88.92 | 170 | not taken | ||||
| Roma 2020 World Cup 27 Jan 2020 | 4 | 325 | 89 kg | 88.9 | 143 | 146 | 148 | 177 | ||
| 2019 Nordic Senior Championships 12 Oct 2019 | 1 | 324 | 96 kg | 90.24 | 140 | 144 | 180 | |||
| 2019 Mediterranean Cup 4 Oct 2019 | 4 | 329 | 89 kg | 89 | 143 | 180 | 186 | |||
| 2019 European Championships 6 Apr 2019 | 17 | 338 | 96 kg | 95.94 | 150 | 184 | 188 | |||
| 2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 | 27 | 337 | 96 kg | 95.99 | 149 | 188 | ||||
| 2018 European Championships 26 Mar 2018 | 6 | 345 | 94 kg | 93.55 | 147 | 151 | 153 | 185 | 189 | 192 |
| 2017 World Weightlifting Championships 27 Nov 2017 | 15 | 336 | 94 kg | 93.99 | 147 | 183 | 189 | |||
| 2017 Summer Universiade 19 Aug 2017 | 12 | 341 | 94 kg | 93.94 | 147 | 151 | 184 | 190 | ||
| 2017 European Championships 1 Apr 2017 | 14 | 339 | 94 kg | 93.85 | 146 | 150 | 184 | 189 | ||
| 2016 European Championships 8 Apr 2016 | 16 | 332 | 94 kg | 93.2 | 148 | 184 | ||||
| 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 | 25 | 320 | 94 kg | 93.37 | 143 | 177 | not taken | not taken | ||
| 2015 European Championships 10 Apr 2015 | 10 | 336 | 94 kg | 93.74 | 145 | 180 | 186 | 191 | ||
| 2014 European Championships 5 Apr 2014 | 11 | 328 | 94 kg | 93.68 | 142 | 146 | 150 | 174 | 178 | |
| 2013 Summer Universiade 6 Jul 2013 | 9 | 318 | 94 kg | 93.81 | 140 | 173 | 178 | |||
| 2012 European Junior Championships 29 Nov 2012 | 13 | 317 | 94 kg | 93.3 | 135 | 141 | 171 | 176 |
Compare Eero Retulainen
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Eero Retulainen met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.