Men's 71 kg, April 2026
Engin Kara
Engin Kara is a weightlifter. The results below cover 6 competitions from 2022 to 2026. The latest result came in the men's 71 kg class, at the 2026 European Championships.
- Best total
- 307 kg
- Best snatch
- 143 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 164 kg
Engin Kara's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 61 kg in 2022, 67 kg from 2024 to 2025, 71 kg from 2025 to 2026. The IWF changed its class list in June 2025 (67 kg to 71 kg) and again in August 2026. At 69.75 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 70 kg.
Latest result: 2026 European Championships, 19 April 2026, 71 kg, total 307 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71 kg2025 to 2026 | 143 | 164 | 307 |
| 67 kg2024 to 2025 | 135 | 156 | 291 |
| 61 kg2022 | 114 | 136 | 250 |
Engin Kara by the numbers
Engin Kara'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
- 431.9
- From 307 kg at 69.75 kg bodyweight, 2026 European Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 31st of 120
- 307 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 71 kg class (the class list of 2025 to 2026) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 87%
- At the best total, 143 kg of 164 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
- 6 of 6
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Engin Kara makes each attempt
Engin Kara made 61% 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
Engin Kara head to head
The lifters Engin Kara 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 | Engin Kara ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artur Yakushau | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Engin Kara'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 European Championships 19 Apr 2026 | 6 | 307 | 71 kg | 69.75 | 138 | 143 | 157 | 164 | ||
| 2025 European Junior Championships 28 Oct 2025 | 3 | 300 | 71 kg | 69.52 | 133 | 136 | 155 | 160 | 164 | |
| 2025 IWF World Junior Championships 30 Apr 2025 | 4 | 291 | 67 kg | 66.45 | 133 | 135 | 156 | |||
| 2024 European Junior Championships 26 Oct 2024 | 2 | 278 | 67 kg | 66 | 125 | 128 | 146 | 150 | ||
| 2024 IWF World Junior Championships 19 Sep 2024 | 9 | 276 | 67 kg | 66.6 | 126 | 145 | 150 | |||
| 2022 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 11 Jun 2022 | 1 | 250 | 61 kg | 60.52 | 111 | 114 | 133 | 136 |
Compare Engin Kara
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Engin Kara met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.