Bulgaria · Men's 69 kg, April 2012
Ekrem Celil
Ekrem Celil is a weightlifter from Bulgaria, born in 1980. The results below cover 9 competitions from 1998 to 2012. The latest result came in the men's 69 kg class, at the 2012 European Championships.
- Best total
- 332.5 kg
- Best snatch
- 147.5 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 185 kg
Ekrem Celil's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 62 kg in 1998, 69 kg from 2000 to 2010, 77 kg in 2011, 69 kg from 2011 to 2012. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 68.82 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 70 kg.
Latest result: 2012 European Championships, 9 April 2012, 69 kg, total 307 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 69 kg2000 to 2012 | 147.5 | 185 | 332.5 |
| 77 kg2011 | 142 | 180 | 322 |
| 62 kg1998 | 120 | 140 | 260 |
Ekrem Celil by the numbers
Ekrem Celil'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
- 473.6
- From 332.5 kg at 68.45 kg bodyweight, 2002 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 40th of 1,135
- 332.5 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 69 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, 147.5 kg of 185 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 2002, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 9 of 9
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Ekrem Celil makes each attempt
Ekrem Celil made 63% of snatch attempts and 56% 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
Ekrem Celil head to head
The lifters Ekrem Celil 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 | Ekrem Celil ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afgan Bayramov |
6 | 2 | 4 |
 Vencelas Dabaya |
6 | 2 | 4 |
 Briken Calja |
5 | 3 | 2 |
| Maurizio Bombaci | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Mikko Johannes Kuusisto | 4 | 4 | 0 |
 Miroslav Janíček |
4 | 4 | 0 |
Ekrem Celil'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 European Championships 9 Apr 2012 | 8 | 307 | 69 kg | 68.82 | 130 | 136 | 165 | 171 | ||
| 2011 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2011 | 17 | 311 | 69 kg | 67.63 | 138 | 173 | ||||
| 2011 International Tournament Vladan Mihajlovic Memorial 8 Oct 2011 | 1 | 322 | 77 kg | 74.2 | 137 | 142 | 170 | 175 | 180 | |
| 2010 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Sep 2010 | 10 | 310 | 69 kg | 68.56 | 135 | 170 | 175 | |||
| 2009 European Championships 4 Apr 2009 | 6 | 315 | 69 kg | 68.86 | 138 | 142 | 173 | |||
| 2008 European Championships 11 Apr 2008 | 8 | 303 | 69 kg | 68.99 | 130 | 135 | 163 | 168 | ||
| 2002 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Nov 2002 | 4 | 332.5 | 69 kg | 68.45 | 142.5 | 147.5 | 185 | |||
| 2000 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 2 Jul 2000 | 1 | 322.5 | 69 kg | 68.22 | 140 | 142.5 | 145 | 175 | 177.5 | |
| 1998 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 18 May 1998 | 6 | 260 | 62 kg | 61.7 | 115 | 120 | 140 |
Compare Ekrem Celil
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Ekrem Celil met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.