Turkey · Men's 56 kg, April 2008
Halil Mutlu
Halil Mutlu is a weightlifter from Turkey, born in 1973, with two Olympic gold medals and four World Championships gold medals. The results below cover 7 competitions from 1998 to 2008. The latest result came in the men's 56 kg class, at the 2008 European Championships.
- Olympic golds
- 2
- World golds
- 4
- Best total
- 322.5 kg
- Best snatch
- 147.5 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 175 kg
Halil Mutlu's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Weight classes: 56 kg from 1998 to 2001, 62 kg in 2003, 56 kg from 2004 to 2008. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 55.92 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 60 kg.
Latest result: 2008 European Championships, 11 April 2008, 56 kg, total 269 kg, place 1.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56 kg1998 to 2008 | 138.5 | 167.5 | 305 |
| 62 kg2003 | 147.5 | 175 | 322.5 |
Halil Mutlu by the numbers
Halil Mutlu'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
- 504.4
- From 305 kg at 55.62 kg bodyweight, 2000 Olympic Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 6th of 981
- 322.5 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
- 84%
- At the best total, 147.5 kg of 175 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
- 30
- Turned 30 in 2003, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 7 of 7
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Halil Mutlu makes each attempt
Halil Mutlu made 76% of snatch attempts and 47% 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
Halil Mutlu head to head
The lifters Halil Mutlu 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 | Halil Mutlu ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Adrian Jigău |
4 | 4 | 0 |
 Eric Bonnel |
4 | 4 | 0 |
 László Tancsics |
4 | 4 | 0 |
 Diego Salazar |
3 | 3 | 0 |
| Nelson Castro |
3 | 3 | 0 |
 Oleksandr Likhvald |
3 | 3 | 0 |
Halil Mutlu'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 European Championships 11 Apr 2008 | 1 | 269 | 56 kg | 55.92 | 120 | 149 | ||||
| 2004 Olympic Games 14 Aug 2004 | 1 | 295 | 56 kg | 55.93 | Snatch 135, clean and jerk 160; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 2003 | 1 | 322.5 | 62 kg | 61.02 | 145 | 147.5 | 175 | |||
| 2001 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2001 | 1 | 300 | 56 kg | 55.96 | 132.5 | 138.5 | not taken | 162.5 | ||
| 2000 Olympic Games 16 Sep 2000 | 1 | 305 | 56 kg | 55.62 | 130 | 135 | 138 | 160 | 167.5 | |
| 1999 World Weightlifting Championships 21 Nov 1999 | 1 | 302.5 | 56 kg | 55.83 | 130 | 136 | 137.5 | 160 | 166 | not taken |
| 1998 World Weightlifting Championships 10 Nov 1998 | 1 | 295 | 56 kg | 55.66 | 130 | 135 | 160 | |||
Compare Halil Mutlu
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Halil Mutlu met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.