Iran · Men's 61 kg, October 2022
Majid Askari
Majid Askari is a weightlifter from Iran, born in 1991. The results below cover 12 competitions from 2011 to 2022. The latest result came in the men's 61 kg class, at the 2022 Asian Championships.
- Best total
- 316 kg
- Best snatch
- 139 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 177 kg
Majid Askari's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 56 kg in 2011, 62 kg from 2012 to 2013, 56 kg in 2014, 62 kg in 2015, 69 kg from 2017 to 2018, 61 kg in 2022. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (69 kg to 61 kg) and again in June 2025. At 60.96 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 65 kg.
Latest result: 2022 Asian Championships, 6 October 2022, 61 kg, total 249 kg, place 11.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61 kg2022 | 117 | 132 | 249 |
| 69 kg2017 to 2018 | 139 | 177 | 316 |
| 62 kg2012 to 2015 | 130 | 166 | 296 |
| 56 kg2011 to 2014 | 124 | 150 | 273 |
Majid Askari by the numbers
Majid Askari'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
- 453.4
- From 316 kg at 67.7 kg bodyweight, 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 124th of 1,135
- 316 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 69 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 79%
- At the best total, 139 kg of 177 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 2017, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 10 of 12
- The others ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Majid Askari makes each attempt
Majid Askari made 56% of snatch attempts and 42% 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
Majid Askari head to head
The lifters Majid Askari 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 | Majid Askari ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thawatchai Phonchiangsa | 4 | 2 | 2 |
 Tran Le Quoc Toan |
3 | 0 | 3 |
 Om Yun-chol |
3 | 1 | 2 |
| Thạch Kim Tuấn |
3 | 1 | 2 |
 Yoichi Itokazu |
3 | 1 | 2 |
Majid Askari'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Asian Championships 6 Oct 2022 | 11 | 249 | 61 kg | 60.96 | 110 | 117 | 126 | 132 | ||
| 2018 Asian Games 20 Aug 2018 | - | - | 69 kg | 67.02 | not taken | not taken | not taken | |||
| 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games 12 May 2017 | 2 | 316 | 69 kg | 67.7 | 131 | 136 | 139 | 170 | 177 | |
| 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 | 22 | 274 | 62 kg | 61.82 | 122 | 152 | ||||
| 2015 Asian Championships 6 Sep 2015 | 3 | 296 | 62 kg | 61.6 | 125 | 130 | 158 | 166 | ||
| 2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2014 | 12 | 261 | 56 kg | 55.7 | 117 | 144 | ||||
| 2014 Asian Games 19 Sep 2014 | 6 | 270 | 56 kg | 55.75 | 118 | 124 | 146 | |||
| 2013 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Oct 2013 | 6 | 288 | 62 kg | 61.35 | 128 | 160 | ||||
| 2013 Summer Universiade 6 Jul 2013 | 7 | 266 | 62 kg | 61.56 | 117 | 121 | 145 | |||
| 2012 Asian Championships 22 Apr 2012 | - | - | 62 kg | 61.28 | 123 | 127 | ||||
| 2011 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 29 Jun 2011 | 2 | 273 | 56 kg | 55.69 | 116 | 121 | 123 | 146 | 150 | |
| 2011 Asian Championships 9 Apr 2011 | 2 | 255 | 56 kg | 55.8 | 115 | 140 |
Compare Majid Askari
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Majid Askari met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.