Men's 96 kg, December 2023
Hossein Soltani
Hossein Soltani is a weightlifter, born in 1999. The results below cover 15 competitions from 2016 to 2023. The latest result came in the men's 96 kg class, at the 2023 IWF Grand Prix II.
- Best total
- 350 kg
- Best snatch
- 158 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 192 kg
Hossein Soltani's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 69 kg from 2016 to 2017, 77 kg in 2018, 73 kg in 2018, 81 kg from 2019 to 2023, 96 kg in 2023. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (77 kg to 73 kg) and again in June 2025. At 91.15 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 95 kg.
Latest result: 2023 IWF Grand Prix II, 4 December 2023, 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 kg2023 | - | - | - |
| 81 kg2019 to 2023 | 158 | 192 | 350 |
| 73 kg2018 | 146 | 174 | 320 |
| 77 kg2018 | 149 | 180 | 326 |
| 69 kg2016 to 2017 | 133 | 167 | 299 |
Hossein Soltani by the numbers
Hossein Soltani'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
- 450.7
- From 350 kg at 80.86 kg bodyweight, 2022 Islamic Solidarity Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 39th of 512
- 350 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 81 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 82%
- At the best total, 158 kg of 192 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
- 23
- Turned 23 in 2022, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 12 of 15
- Of the other three: two with no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk and one entered without taking an attempt.
How often Hossein Soltani makes each attempt
Hossein Soltani made 67% of snatch attempts and 51% 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
Hossein Soltani head to head
The lifters Hossein Soltani 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 | Hossein Soltani ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mukhammadkodir Toshtemirov |
4 | 2 | 2 |
| Chuang Sheng-Min | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Clarence Cummings | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Nguyen Quang Truong | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Ali Ridea A Alabandi | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Kao Chih-Chia | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Hossein Soltani'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 IWF Grand Prix II 4 Dec 2023 | - | No lifts | 96 kg | 91.15 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken |
| 2023 Asian Games 30 Sep 2023 | 5 | 335 | 81 kg | 81 | 147 | 154 | 181 | |||
| 2023 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Sep 2023 | - | - | 81 kg | 81 | 153 | |||||
| 2023 Asian Championships 5 May 2023 | 1 | 338 | 81 kg | 80.79 | 149 | 154 | 184 | |||
| 2022 Islamic Solidarity Games 11 Aug 2022 | 4 | 350 | 81 kg | 80.86 | 152 | 158 | 192 | |||
| 2020 Asian Championships 17 Apr 2021 | - | - | 81 kg | 80.8 | 156 | not taken | not taken | not taken | ||
| 2020 International Fajr Cup 1 Feb 2020 | 2 | 347 | 81 kg | 81 | 145 | 152 | 157 | 185 | 190 | |
| 2019 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 1 Jun 2019 | 3 | 345 | 81 kg | 79.15 | 146 | 151 | 154 | 186 | 191 | |
| 2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 | 18 | 320 | 73 kg | 72.95 | 142 | 146 | 174 | |||
| 2018 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 7 Jul 2018 | 2 | 326 | 77 kg | 76.3 | 141 | 146 | 149 | 171 | 177 | |
| 2018 Asian Junior Championships 20 Apr 2018 | 1 | 324 | 77 kg | 74.25 | 137 | 142 | 144 | 168 | 174 | 180 |
| 2017 Asian Junior Championships 21 Jul 2017 | 3 | 299 | 69 kg | 68.8 | 132 | 151 | 167 | |||
| 2017 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 15 Jun 2017 | 11 | 288 | 69 kg | 68.92 | 133 | 155 | ||||
| 2016 Asian Youth Championships 8 Nov 2016 | 4 | 273 | 69 kg | 68.6 | 124 | 149 | ||||
| 2016 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 19 Oct 2016 | 2 | 295 | 69 kg | 68.86 | 123 | 128 | 131 | 158 | 161 | 164 |
Compare Hossein Soltani
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Hossein Soltani met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.