Men's 79 kg, May 2026
Kerem Kurnaz
Kerem Kurnaz is a weightlifter. The results below cover 6 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
- 342 kg
- Best snatch
- 152 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 190 kg
Kerem Kurnaz's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 89 kg from 2023 to 2025, 88 kg in 2025, 79 kg in 2026. The IWF changed its class list in June 2025 (89 kg to 88 kg) and again in August 2026. At 78.4 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, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79 kg2026 | 146 | - | - |
| 88 kg2025 | 151 | 183 | 334 |
| 89 kg2023 to 2025 | 152 | 190 | 342 |
Kerem Kurnaz by the numbers
Kerem Kurnaz'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
- 427.5
- From 342 kg at 85.45 kg bodyweight, 2024 European Junior Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 111th of 459
- 342 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 89 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 80%
- At the best total, 152 kg of 190 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
- 5 of 6
- The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Kerem Kurnaz makes each attempt
Kerem Kurnaz made 72% of snatch attempts and 56% 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
Kerem Kurnaz head to head
The lifters Kerem Kurnaz 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 | Kerem Kurnaz ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicu Alexandru Vilcu | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Valerik Movsisyan | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Luca Modrey | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Kerem Kurnaz'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.
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| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 IWF World Junior Championships 2 May 2026 | - | - | 79 kg | 78.4 | 146 | |||||
| 2025 European Junior Championships 28 Oct 2025 | 3 | 334 | 88 kg | 85.79 | 144 | 148 | 151 | 179 | 183 | |
| 2025 IWF World Junior Championships 30 Apr 2025 | 9 | 338 | 89 kg | 84.7 | 150 | 188 | ||||
| 2024 European Junior Championships 26 Oct 2024 | 1 | 342 | 89 kg | 85.45 | 148 | 152 | 183 | 188 | 190 | |
| 2024 IWF World Junior Championships 19 Sep 2024 | 5 | 334 | 89 kg | 84.02 | 142 | 146 | 149 | 185 | ||
| 2023 IWF World Youth Championships 25 Mar 2023 | 1 | 327 | 89 kg | 82.8 | 138 | 142 | 144 | 172 | 178 | 183 |
Compare Kerem Kurnaz
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Kerem Kurnaz.