Germany · Men's 96 kg, April 2021
Jürgen Spieß
Jürgen Spieß is a weightlifter from Germany, born in 1984. The results below cover 24 competitions from 2003 to 2021. The latest result came in the men's 96 kg class, at the 2021 European Championships.
- Best total
- 390 kg
- Best snatch
- 178 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 220 kg
Jürgen Spieß's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 94 kg from 2003 to 2010, 105 kg from 2011 to 2016, 94 kg in 2017, 96 kg from 2018 to 2019, 102 kg in 2019, 96 kg from 2019 to 2021. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (94 kg to 96 kg) and again in June 2025. At 95.66 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 110 kg.
Latest result: 2021 European Championships, 3 April 2021, 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 kg2018 to 2021 | 162 | 200 | 360 |
| 102 kg2019 | 153 | 195 | 348 |
| 94 kg2003 to 2017 | 178 | 212 | 390 |
| 105 kg2011 to 2016 | 175 | 220 | 390 |
Jürgen Spieß by the numbers
Jürgen Spieß'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
- 467.1
- From 390 kg at 93.15 kg bodyweight, 2009 European Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 48th of 1,113
- 390 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 94 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, 178 kg of 212 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
- 25
- Turned 25 in 2009, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 22 of 24
- The others ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Jürgen Spieß makes each attempt
Jürgen Spieß made 63% of snatch attempts and 55% 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
Jürgen Spieß head to head
The lifters Jürgen Spieß 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 | Jürgen Spieß ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Artūrs Plēsnieks |
7 | 0 | 7 |
 Arkadiusz Michalski |
5 | 0 | 5 |
| Bartłomiej Bonk |
5 | 0 | 5 |
| Vadims Kozevnikovs |
5 | 1 | 4 |
 Ferenc Gyurkovics |
5 | 3 | 2 |
 İbrahim Arat |
5 | 3 | 2 |
Jürgen Spieß'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 European Championships 3 Apr 2021 | - | - | 96 kg | 95.66 | 153 | |||||
| 2019 Mediterranean Cup 4 Oct 2019 | 2 | 357 | 96 kg | 95.85 | 153 | 158 | 161 | 196 | ||
| 2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 | 16 | 360 | 96 kg | 95.8 | 155 | 160 | 190 | 195 | 200 | |
| 2019 Cup of the Blue Swords 28 Aug 2019 | 1 | 348 | 102 kg | 98.75 | 148 | 153 | 185 | 195 | ||
| 2019 European Championships 6 Apr 2019 | 12 | 354 | 96 kg | 95.58 | 158 | 162 | 192 | |||
| 2019 International Fajr Cup 1 Mar 2019 | 3 | 355 | 96 kg | 95.85 | 153 | 157 | 160 | 188 | 195 | |
| 2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 | 22 | 349 | 96 kg | 95.91 | 155 | 187 | 194 | |||
| 2017 World Weightlifting Championships 27 Nov 2017 | - | - | 94 kg | 93.63 | not taken | not taken | not taken | |||
| 2017 European Championships 1 Apr 2017 | 4 | 373 | 94 kg | 93.45 | 165 | 170 | 173 | 200 | ||
| 2016 Olympic Games 5 Aug 2016 | 10 | 390 | 105 kg | 104.51 | 170 | 210 | 220 | |||
| 2016 European Championships 8 Apr 2016 | 7 | 388 | 105 kg | 104.46 | 170 | 173 | 175 | 205 | 213 | |
| 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 | 11 | 381 | 105 kg | 104.3 | 165 | 170 | 205 | 211 | ||
| 2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2014 | 16 | 377 | 105 kg | 103.5 | 167 | 204 | 210 | |||
| 2014 European Championships 5 Apr 2014 | 6 | 381 | 105 kg | 104.54 | 165 | 170 | 204 | 211 | ||
| 2012 Olympic Games 27 Jul 2012 | 7 | 374 | 105 kg | 104.45 | 167 | 172 | 197 | 202 | ||
| 2011 European Championships 11 Apr 2011 | 11 | 370 | 105 kg | 102.36 | 165 | 170 | 200 | |||
| 2010 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Sep 2010 | 21 | 357 | 94 kg | 93.39 | 162 | 195 | ||||
| 2009 European Championships 4 Apr 2009 | 1 | 390 | 94 kg | 93.15 | 170 | 175 | 178 | 208 | 212 | |
| 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008 | 6 | 384 | 94 kg | 93.74 | 170 | 173 | 206 | 211 | ||
| 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 | 13 | 373 | 94 kg | 93.64 | 165 | 169 | 171 | 202 | ||
| 2006 World Weightlifting Championships 30 Sep 2006 | 14 | 365 | 94 kg | 92.79 | 161 | 165 | 200 | |||
| 2005 World Weightlifting Championships 8 Nov 2005 | 16 | 359 | 94 kg | 93.75 | 159 | 193 | 200 | |||
| 2004 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 24 May 2004 | 5 | 352.5 | 94 kg | 91.85 | 155 | 187.5 | 192.5 | 197.5 | ||
| 2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 2003 | 22 | 352.5 | 94 kg | 90.58 | 155 | 160 | 192.5 |
Compare Jürgen Spieß
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Jürgen Spieß met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.