Greece · Men's 62 kg, September 2006
Leonidas Sabanis
Leonidas Sabanis is a weightlifter from Greece, born in 1971, with one Olympic medal (1 silver) and two World Championships medals (1 gold, 1 silver). The results below cover 6 competitions from 1998 to 2006. The latest result came in the men's 62 kg class, at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships.
- Olympic medal
- 1
- World medals
- 2
- Best total
- 320 kg
- Best snatch
- 147.5 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 172.5 kg
Leonidas Sabanis's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Olympic Games: 1 silver. World Championships: 1 gold, 1 silver in the total.
Latest result: 2006 World Weightlifting Championships, 30 September 2006, 62 kg, total 280 kg, place 11.
Leonidas Sabanis by the numbers
Leonidas Sabanis'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
- 489.2
- From 320 kg at 61.76 kg bodyweight, 1998 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 8th of 981
- 320 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 62 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 86%
- At the best total, 147.5 kg of 172.5 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
- 27
- Turned 27 in 1998, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 5 of 6
- The other was an entry without an attempt.
How often Leonidas Sabanis makes each attempt
Leonidas Sabanis made 53% of snatch attempts and 53% 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
Leonidas Sabanis head to head
The lifters Leonidas Sabanis 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 | Leonidas Sabanis ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Le Maosheng |
4 | 2 | 2 |
 Vladimir Popov |
4 | 3 | 1 |
 Nikolaj Pešalov |
3 | 2 | 1 |
 Marcus Stephen |
3 | 3 | 0 |
| Samson N'Dicka-Matam | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Yurik Sarkisyan | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Leonidas Sabanis'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 World Weightlifting Championships 30 Sep 2006 | 11 | 280 | 62 kg | 61.84 | 130 | 145 | 150 | |||
| 2004 Olympic Games 14 Aug 2004 | - | No lifts | 62 kg | 61.49 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken |
| 2002 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Nov 2002 | 4 | 307.5 | 62 kg | 61.6 | 140 | 160 | 167.5 | |||
| 2000 Olympic Games 16 Sep 2000 | 2 | 317.5 | 62 kg | 61.3 | 142.5 | 147.5 | 170 | |||
| 1999 World Weightlifting Championships 21 Nov 1999 | 2 | 315 | 62 kg | 61.4 | 145 | 170 | ||||
| 1998 World Weightlifting Championships 10 Nov 1998 | 1 | 320 | 62 kg | 61.76 | 140 | 145 | 147.5 | 167.5 | 172.5 |
Compare Leonidas Sabanis
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Leonidas Sabanis met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.