Bulgaria · Men's 81 kg, November 2018
Ivan Markov
Ivan Markov is a weightlifter from Bulgaria, born in 1988, with two World Championships medals (2 silver). The results below cover 7 competitions from 2012 to 2018. The latest result came in the men's 81 kg class, at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships.
- World medals
- 2
- Best total
- 390 kg
- Best snatch
- 179 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 211 kg
Ivan Markov's career: classes, totals and best lifts
World Championships: 2 silver in the total.
Weight classes: 85 kg from 2012 to 2017, 81 kg in 2018. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (85 kg to 81 kg) and again in June 2025. At 80.34 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 85 kg.
Latest result: 2018 World Weightlifting Championships, 1 November 2018, 81 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81 kg2018 | - | - | - |
| 85 kg2012 to 2017 | 179 | 211 | 390 |
Ivan Markov by the numbers
Ivan Markov'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
- 490.5
- From 390 kg at 84.45 kg bodyweight, 2014 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 6th of 1,263
- 390 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 85 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 85%
- At the best total, 179 kg of 211 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
- 26
- Turned 26 in 2014, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 5 of 7
- The others ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Ivan Markov makes each attempt
Ivan Markov made 48% of snatch attempts and 50% 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
Ivan Markov head to head
The lifters Ivan Markov 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 Markov ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 János Baranyai |
4 | 4 | 0 |
 Apti Aukhadov |
3 | 1 | 2 |
 Giovanni Bardis |
3 | 3 | 0 |
 Milko Tokola |
3 | 3 | 0 |
Ivan Markov'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 | - | - | 81 kg | 80.34 | ||||||
| 2017 European Championships 1 Apr 2017 | - | - | 85 kg | 84.75 | not taken | not taken | not taken | |||
| 2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2014 | 2 | 390 | 85 kg | 84.45 | 174 | 177 | 179 | 207 | 211 | |
| 2014 European Championships 5 Apr 2014 | 1 | 385 | 85 kg | 84.56 | 170 | 175 | 201 | 206 | 210 | |
| 2013 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Oct 2013 | 2 | 381 | 85 kg | 84.02 | 170 | 175 | 203 | 206 | ||
| 2013 European Championships 8 Apr 2013 | 2 | 375 | 85 kg | 84.34 | 170 | 205 | ||||
| 2012 Olympic Games 27 Jul 2012 | 4 | 375 | 85 kg | 84.71 | 168 | 172 | 203 |
Compare Ivan Markov
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Ivan Markov met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.