Armenia · Men's 96 kg, December 2024
Hakob Mkrtchyan
Hakob Mkrtchyan is a weightlifter from Armenia, born in 1997, with one World Championships gold medal. The results below cover 18 competitions from 2014 to 2024. The latest result came in the men's 96 kg class, at the 2024 World Weightlifting Championships.
- World gold
- 1
- Best total
- 375 kg
- Best snatch
- 167 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 212 kg
Hakob Mkrtchyan's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Weight classes: 77 kg in 2014, 85 kg from 2016 to 2017, 89 kg from 2018 to 2019, 96 kg from 2019 to 2024. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (85 kg to 89 kg) and again in June 2025. At 96 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 110 kg.
Latest result: 2024 World Weightlifting Championships, 6 December 2024, 96 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96 kg2019 to 2024 | 166 | 212 | 375 |
| 89 kg2018 to 2019 | 167 | 210 | 375 |
| 85 kg2016 to 2017 | 149 | 190 | 339 |
| 77 kg2014 | 142 | 180 | 320 |
Hakob Mkrtchyan by the numbers
Hakob Mkrtchyan'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
- 459.8
- From 375 kg at 88.75 kg bodyweight, 2019 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 16th of 459
- 375 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 89 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 80%
- At the best total, 167 kg of 208 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 2019, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 17 of 18
- The other was an entry without an attempt.
How often Hakob Mkrtchyan makes each attempt
Hakob Mkrtchyan made 53% of snatch attempts and 61% 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
Hakob Mkrtchyan head to head
The lifters Hakob Mkrtchyan 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 | Hakob Mkrtchyan ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davit Hovhannisyan |
7 | 5 | 2 |
 Revaz Davitadze |
6 | 3 | 3 |
 Amar Musić |
5 | 5 | 0 |
 Brandon Vautard |
4 | 4 | 0 |
| Daniel Chertkov | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Forrester Osei | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Hakob Mkrtchyan'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 World Weightlifting Championships 6 Dec 2024 | - | No lifts | 96 kg | 96 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken |
| 2024 European Championships 12 Feb 2024 | 1 | 375 | 96 kg | 95.84 | 161 | 166 | 200 | 205 | 209 | |
| 2023 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Sep 2023 | 6 | 372 | 96 kg | 95.43 | 164 | 208 | ||||
| 2022 World Weightlifting Championships 5 Dec 2022 | 6 | 368 | 96 kg | 95.5 | 163 | 205 | ||||
| 2021 World Weightlifting Championships 7 Dec 2021 | 12 | 370 | 96 kg | 95.6 | 163 | 207 | ||||
| 2021 European Championships 3 Apr 2021 | 3 | 372 | 96 kg | 95.48 | 160 | 205 | 212 | |||
| 2020 International Fajr Cup 1 Feb 2020 | 2 | 345 | 96 kg | 92.4 | 155 | 190 | ||||
| 2019 Qatar International Cup 19 Dec 2019 | 7 | 355 | 96 kg | 91.05 | 151 | 155 | 190 | 200 | ||
| 2019 European U23 Championships 17 Oct 2019 | 1 | 375 | 89 kg | 88.9 | 160 | 165 | 195 | 200 | 210 | |
| 2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 | 1 | 375 | 89 kg | 88.75 | 163 | 167 | 204 | 208 | not taken | |
| 2019 European Championships 6 Apr 2019 | 1 | 371 | 89 kg | 88.82 | 160 | 164 | 201 | 207 | not taken | |
| 2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 | 7 | 365 | 89 kg | 88.84 | 160 | 205 | ||||
| 2017 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 15 Jun 2017 | 7 | 339 | 85 kg | 84.45 | 145 | 149 | 190 | |||
| 2016 European Junior Championships 2 Dec 2016 | 4 | 333 | 85 kg | 82.26 | 138 | 143 | 180 | 190 | ||
| 2014 European Junior Championships 21 Nov 2014 | 3 | 313 | 77 kg | 76.5 | 130 | 137 | 169 | 176 | ||
| 2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2014 | 20 | 320 | 77 kg | 76.75 | 135 | 140 | 170 | 175 | 180 | |
| 2014 Youth Olympic Games 16 Aug 2014 | 1 | 319 | 77 kg | 76.4 | 137 | 142 | 172 | 177 | ||
| 2014 European Youth Championships 28 Apr 2014 | 3 | 290 | 77 kg | 76.67 | 130 | 160 |
Compare Hakob Mkrtchyan
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Hakob Mkrtchyan met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.