Men's 79 kg, May 2026
Jan Tchurz
Jan Tchurz is a weightlifter. The results below cover 4 competitions from 2023 to 2026. The latest result came in the men's 79 kg class, at the 2026 IWF World Junior Championships.
- Best total
- 265 kg
- Best snatch
- 120 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 145 kg
Jan Tchurz's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 81 kg from 2023 to 2024, 89 kg in 2024, 79 kg in 2026. The IWF changed its class list in June 2025 (89 kg to 79 kg) and again in August 2026. At 78.5 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 85 kg.
Latest result: 2026 IWF World Junior Championships, 2 May 2026, 79 kg, total 265 kg, place 14.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79 kg2026 | 120 | 145 | 265 |
| 89 kg2024 | 114 | 139 | 253 |
| 81 kg2023 to 2024 | 120 | 143 | 263 |
Jan Tchurz by the numbers
Jan Tchurz'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
- 347.0
- From 265 kg at 78.5 kg bodyweight, 2026 IWF World Junior Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 109th of 138
- 265 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 79 kg class (the class list of 2025 to 2026) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 83%
- At the best total, 120 kg of 145 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%.
- Competitions with a total
- 4 of 4
- A total at every competition listed.
Jan Tchurz'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 IWF World Junior Championships 2 May 2026 | 14 | 265 | 79 kg | 78.5 | 116 | 120 | 145 | |||
| 2024 European Youth Championships 15 Jun 2024 | 7 | 253 | 89 kg | 83.6 | 114 | 139 | ||||
| 2024 IWF World Youth Championships 22 May 2024 | 10 | 263 | 81 kg | 80.62 | 111 | 116 | 120 | 137 | 143 | |
| 2023 European Youth Championships 1 Jul 2023 | 15 | 238 | 81 kg | 79.1 | 101 | 105 | 128 | 133 |
Compare Jan Tchurz
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Jan Tchurz.

