Azerbaijan · Men's 62 kg, November 2003
Elkhan Suleymanov
Elkhan Suleymanov is a weightlifter from Azerbaijan, born in 1974. The results below cover 5 competitions from 1999 to 2003. The latest result came in the men's 62 kg class, at the 2003 World Weightlifting Championships.
- Best total
- 292.5 kg
- Best snatch
- 130 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 162.5 kg
Elkhan Suleymanov's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Latest result: 2003 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 November 2003, 62 kg, total 252.5 kg, place 21.
Elkhan Suleymanov by the numbers
Elkhan Suleymanov'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
- 446.7
- From 292.5 kg at 61.84 kg bodyweight, 2000 Olympic Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 78th of 981
- 292.5 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 62 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, 130 kg of 162.5 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 2000, 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.
How often Elkhan Suleymanov makes each attempt
Elkhan Suleymanov made 47% of snatch attempts and 38% 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
Elkhan Suleymanov head to head
The lifters Elkhan Suleymanov 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 | Elkhan Suleymanov ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yurik Sarkisyan | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 |
Elkhan Suleymanov'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 2003 | 21 | 252.5 | 62 kg | 61.78 | 110 | 117.5 | 135 | |||
| 2002 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Nov 2002 | - | - | 62 kg | 61.9 | 130 | not taken | not taken | |||
| 2001 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2001 | 10 | 280 | 62 kg | 61.76 | 125 | 155 | ||||
| 2000 Olympic Games 16 Sep 2000 | 8 | 292.5 | 62 kg | 61.84 | 130 | 162.5 | ||||
| 1999 World Weightlifting Championships 21 Nov 1999 | 14 | 287.5 | 62 kg | 61.65 | 125 | 130 | 152.5 | 157.5 |
Compare Elkhan Suleymanov
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Elkhan Suleymanov met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.

