Bulgaria · Men's 65 kg, April 2026

Ivan Dimov

Ivan Dimov is a weightlifter from Bulgaria, born in 2002. The results below cover 13 competitions from 2018 to 2026. The latest result came in the men's 65 kg class, at the 2026 European Championships.

Best total
317 kg
Best snatch
145 kg
Best clean and jerk
172 kg
Career

Ivan Dimov's career: classes, totals and best lifts

No Olympic or World Championships medals.

Weight classes: 50 kg in 2018, 55 kg in 2019, 67 kg in 2021, 61 kg from 2022 to 2023, 67 kg in 2023, 61 kg from 2024 to 2025, 65 kg from 2025 to 2026. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (50 kg to 55 kg) and again in June 2025 (61 kg to 65 kg).

Latest result: 2026 European Championships, 19 April 2026, 65 kg, total 317 kg, place 2.

Ivan Dimov: totals from the 11 competitions with a total, 2018 to 2026, best 317 kg in 2026.180255330201820202022202420262018 European Youth Championships, 22 Jul 2018: 189 kg2019 European Youth Championships, 7 Dec 2019: 217 kg2021 European Junior Championships, 24 Sep 2021: 291 kg2022 European Championships, 28 May 2022: 286 kg2023 European Championships, 15 Apr 2023: 277 kg2023 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Sep 2023: 293 kg2023 IWF Grand Prix II, 4 Dec 2023: 300 kg2024 European Championships, 12 Feb 2024: 280 kg2025 European Championships, 13 Apr 2025: 289 kg2025 World Weightlifting Championships, 2 Oct 2025: 300 kg2026 European Championships, 19 Apr 2026: 317 kg
Ivan Dimov: totals from the 11 competitions with a total, 2018 to 2026, best 317 kg in 2026.180255330201820202022202420262018 European Youth Championships, 22 Jul 2018: 189 kg2019 European Youth Championships, 7 Dec 2019: 217 kg2021 European Junior Championships, 24 Sep 2021: 291 kg2022 European Championships, 28 May 2022: 286 kg2023 European Championships, 15 Apr 2023: 277 kg2023 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Sep 2023: 293 kg2023 IWF Grand Prix II, 4 Dec 2023: 300 kg2024 European Championships, 12 Feb 2024: 280 kg2025 European Championships, 13 Apr 2025: 289 kg2025 World Weightlifting Championships, 2 Oct 2025: 300 kg2026 European Championships, 19 Apr 2026: 317 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
65 kg2025 to 2026 2025 to 2026 145 172 317
61 kg2022 to 2025 2022 to 2025 135 160 293
67 kg2021 to 2023 2021 to 2023 140 161 300
55 kg2019 2019 99 118 217
50 kg2018 2018 87 102 189
Numbers

Ivan Dimov by the numbers

Ivan Dimov'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
469.6
From 317 kg at 64.57 kg bodyweight, 2026 European Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
Best total, place in its class
7th of 99
317 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 65 kg class (the class list of 2025 to 2026) on this site.
Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
84%
At the best total, 145 kg of 172 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
24
Turned 24 in 2026, the year of the best total.
Competitions with a total
11 of 13
Of the other two: one with no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk and one entered without taking an attempt.
Attempts

How often Ivan Dimov makes each attempt

Ivan Dimov made 67% of snatch attempts and 69% 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%
Ivan Dimov: 83%

Snatch, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 58%
Ivan Dimov: 58%

Snatch, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 41%
Ivan Dimov: 58%

Clean and jerk, first attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 77%
Ivan Dimov: 91%

Clean and jerk, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 57%
Ivan Dimov: 55%

Clean and jerk, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 34%
Ivan Dimov: 60%
Rivals

Ivan Dimov head to head

The lifters Ivan Dimov 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 Ivan Dimov ahead Rival ahead
Moldova Daniel Lungu 5 5 0
Bulgaria Gabriel Marinov 4 3 1
Ukraine Pavlo Zalipskyi 4 4 0
Cosmin Florentin Isofache 3 3 0
Georgia Goderdzi Berdelidze 3 3 0
Ion Badanev 3 3 0
Results

Ivan Dimov'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 2 317 65 kg 64.57 137141145166172177 kg missed
2025 World Weightlifting Championships 2 Oct 2025 7 300 65 kg 64.59 133137141 kg missed156163 kg missed163
2025 European Championships 13 Apr 2025 1 289 61 kg 60.85 128131135150154not taken
2024 Olympic Games 7 Aug 2024 - - 61 kg 61 134 kg missed134 kg missed135 kg missednot takennot takennot taken
2024 IWF World Cup 31 Mar 2024 - No lifts 61 kg 61 not takennot takennot takennot takennot takennot taken
2024 European Championships 12 Feb 2024 2 280 61 kg 60.88 130133 kg missed133 kg missed150 kg missed150 kg missed150
2023 IWF Grand Prix II 4 Dec 2023 2 300 67 kg 64.01 134137140155160165 kg missed
2023 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Sep 2023 6 293 61 kg 61 133136 kg missed137 kg missed152160164 kg missed
2023 European Championships 15 Apr 2023 3 277 61 kg 60.96 123127130 kg missed142147150
2022 European Championships 28 May 2022 1 286 61 kg 60.8 130133 kg missed135151156 kg missed156 kg missed
2021 European Junior Championships 24 Sep 2021 3 291 67 kg 63.86 130 kg missed130 kg missed130150157161
2019 European Youth Championships 7 Dec 2019 6 217 55 kg 54.55 929699115118 kg missed118
2018 European Youth Championships 22 Jul 2018 2 189 50 kg 49.45 80858797102 kg missed102
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Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Ivan Dimov met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.

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