Men's 61 kg, April 2023

Frantisek Polak

Frantisek Polak is a weightlifter. The results below cover 15 competitions from 2016 to 2023. The latest result came in the men's 61 kg class, at the 2023 European Championships.

Best total
241 kg
Best snatch
110 kg
Best clean and jerk
135 kg
Career

Frantisek Polak's career: classes, totals and best lifts

No Olympic or World Championships medals.

Weight classes: 56 kg in 2016, 50 kg in 2017, 56 kg from 2017 to 2018, 61 kg in 2019, 55 kg from 2019 to 2021, 61 kg from 2022 to 2023. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (56 kg to 61 kg) and again in June 2025. At 60.58 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 65 kg.

Latest result: 2023 European Championships, 15 April 2023, 61 kg, total 234 kg, place 9.

Frantisek Polak: totals from the 15 competitions with a total, 2016 to 2023, best 241 kg in 2019.18021525020162018202020222016 European Championships, 8 Apr 2016: 185 kg2016 European Junior Championships, 2 Dec 2016: 187 kg2017 Youth World Weightlifting Championships, 3 Apr 2017: 192 kg2017 European Youth Championships, 23 Sep 2017: 220 kg2017 European Junior Championships, 15 Oct 2017: 217 kg2018 European Championships, 26 Mar 2018: 228 kg2018 European Youth Championships, 22 Jul 2018: 231 kg2018 Youth Olympic Games, 6 Oct 2018: 233 kg2019 European Championships, 6 Apr 2019: 241 kg2019 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 1 Jun 2019: 235 kg2019 European Junior Championships, 17 Oct 2019: 222 kg2021 European Championships, 3 Apr 2021: 224 kg2021 European Junior Championships, 24 Sep 2021: 224 kg2022 European Championships, 28 May 2022: 240 kg2023 European Championships, 15 Apr 2023: 234 kg
Frantisek Polak: totals from the 15 competitions with a total, 2016 to 2023, best 241 kg in 2019.18021525020162018202020222016 European Championships, 8 Apr 2016: 185 kg2016 European Junior Championships, 2 Dec 2016: 187 kg2017 Youth World Weightlifting Championships, 3 Apr 2017: 192 kg2017 European Youth Championships, 23 Sep 2017: 220 kg2017 European Junior Championships, 15 Oct 2017: 217 kg2018 European Championships, 26 Mar 2018: 228 kg2018 European Youth Championships, 22 Jul 2018: 231 kg2018 Youth Olympic Games, 6 Oct 2018: 233 kg2019 European Championships, 6 Apr 2019: 241 kg2019 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 1 Jun 2019: 235 kg2019 European Junior Championships, 17 Oct 2019: 222 kg2021 European Championships, 3 Apr 2021: 224 kg2021 European Junior Championships, 24 Sep 2021: 224 kg2022 European Championships, 28 May 2022: 240 kg2023 European Championships, 15 Apr 2023: 234 kg
Total at each competition, in kilograms.

Best lifts in each class

The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.

Class Years Snatch Clean and jerk Total
61 kg2019 to 2023 2019 to 2023 110 135 241
55 kg2019 to 2021 2019 to 2021 103 127 224
56 kg2016 to 2018 2016 to 2018 104 129 233
50 kg2017 2017 87 105 192
Numbers

Frantisek Polak by the numbers

Frantisek Polak'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
383.9
From 233 kg at 55.87 kg bodyweight, 2018 Youth Olympic Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
Best total, place in its class
217th of 342
241 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 61 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
79%
At the best total, 106 kg of 135 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
15 of 15
A total at every competition listed.
Attempts

How often Frantisek Polak makes each attempt

Frantisek Polak made 78% of snatch attempts and 82% 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

Worlds and Olympics field: 74%
Frantisek Polak: 80%

Snatch, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 58%
Frantisek Polak: 80%

Snatch, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 41%
Frantisek Polak: 73%

Clean and jerk, first attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 77%
Frantisek Polak: 87%

Clean and jerk, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 57%
Frantisek Polak: 93%

Clean and jerk, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 34%
Frantisek Polak: 64%
Rivals

Frantisek Polak head to head

The lifters Frantisek Polak 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 Frantisek Polak ahead Rival ahead
Bulgaria Angel Rusev 6 0 6
Marian-Cristian Luca 5 0 5
Italy Sergio Massidda 4 2 2
Caner Toptas 3 0 3
Moldova Daniel Lungu 3 1 2
Italy Davide Ruiu 3 1 2
Results

Frantisek Polak'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
2023 European Championships 15 Apr 2023 9 234 61 kg 60.58 103107111 kg missed127 kg missed127not taken
2022 European Championships 28 May 2022 9 240 61 kg 60.8 100105110130 kg missed130137 kg missed
2021 European Junior Championships 24 Sep 2021 2 224 55 kg 54.99 9599103118121126 kg missed
2021 European Championships 3 Apr 2021 9 224 55 kg 54.94 9397 kg missed97119124127
2019 European Junior Championships 17 Oct 2019 7 222 55 kg 54.95 9599103 kg missed115120123
2019 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 1 Jun 2019 12 235 61 kg 60.35 100 kg missed100 kg missed100130135139 kg missed
2019 European Championships 6 Apr 2019 13 241 61 kg 60.25 102106110 kg missed130135140 kg missed
2018 Youth Olympic Games 6 Oct 2018 3 233 56 kg 55.87 9297104116121129
2018 European Youth Championships 22 Jul 2018 2 231 56 kg 55.9 96101 kg missed103120126128
2018 European Championships 26 Mar 2018 7 228 56 kg 55.98 98 kg missed98103117122125
2017 European Junior Championships 15 Oct 2017 8 217 56 kg 55.9 94 kg missed9499 kg missed112117123
2017 European Youth Championships 23 Sep 2017 4 220 56 kg 55.67 939799114118121
2017 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 3 Apr 2017 14 192 50 kg 49.86 82858798102105
2016 European Junior Championships 2 Dec 2016 8 187 56 kg 53.34 808487100105 kg missed107 kg missed
2016 European Championships 8 Apr 2016 12 185 56 kg 52.86 7580839599102
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