Poland · Men's +105 kg, September 2014
Marcin Dołęga
Marcin Dołęga is a weightlifter from Poland, born in 1982, with one Olympic medal (1 bronze) and three World Championships gold medals. The results below cover 17 competitions from 1999 to 2014. The latest result came in the men's +105 kg class, at the 2014 IWF Grand Prix - President's Cup.
- Olympic medal
- 1
- World golds
- 3
- Best total
- 422 kg
- Best snatch
- 198.5 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 230 kg
Marcin Dołęga's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Olympic Games: 1 bronze. World Championships: 3 gold in the total.
Weight classes: 105 kg from 1999 to 2002, +105 kg in 2003, 105 kg from 2003 to 2013, +105 kg in 2014. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 110.9 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be +110 kg.
Latest result: 2014 IWF Grand Prix - President's Cup, 6 September 2014, +105 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| +105 kg2003 to 2014 | 192 | 230 | 422 |
| 105 kg1999 to 2013 | 198.5 | 227 | 421 |
Marcin Dołęga by the numbers
Marcin Dołęga'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
- 478.9
- From 421 kg at 104.95 kg bodyweight, 2009 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 57th of 704
- 422 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's +105 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 83%
- At the best total, 192 kg of 230 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
- 32
- Turned 32 in 2014, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 13 of 17
- Of the other four: three with no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk and one with a good lift in each but no total in the published results.
How often Marcin Dołęga makes each attempt
Marcin Dołęga made 47% of snatch attempts and 58% 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
Marcin Dołęga head to head
The lifters Marcin Dołęga 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 | Marcin Dołęga ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Vladimir Smorchkov |
6 | 1 | 5 |
| Robert Dołęga |
5 | 4 | 1 |
 Casey Burgener |
5 | 5 | 0 |
 Bünyamin Sudaş |
4 | 1 | 3 |
 Ferenc Gyurkovics |
4 | 3 | 1 |
 Akos Sandor |
4 | 4 | 0 |
Marcin Dołęga'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 IWF Grand Prix - President's Cup 6 Sep 2014 | - | - | +105 kg | 110.9 | 180 | 185 | 190 | 215 | 220 | |
| 2014 European Championships 5 Apr 2014 | 4 | 422 | +105 kg | 113.14 | 188 | 192 | 225 | 230 | ||
| 2013 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Oct 2013 | - | - | 105 kg | 104.42 | not taken | not taken | not taken | |||
| 2012 Olympic Games 27 Jul 2012 | - | - | 105 kg | 104.01 | not taken | not taken | not taken | |||
| 2010 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Sep 2010 | 1 | 415 | 105 kg | 104.11 | 188 | 218 | 227 | |||
| 2009 World Weightlifting Championships 19 Nov 2009 | 1 | 421 | 105 kg | 104.95 | 191 | 195 | 221 | 226 | ||
| 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008 | 3 | 420 | 105 kg | 104.37 | 195 | 225 | ||||
| 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 | - | - | 105 kg | 104.25 | 226 | |||||
| 2006 World Weightlifting Championships 30 Sep 2006 | 1 | 415 | 105 kg | 105 | 193 | 222 | ||||
| 2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 2003 | 5 | 410 | 105 kg | 104.71 | 190 | 220 | ||||
| 2003 University World Cup 11 Jul 2003 | 2 | 405 | +105 kg | 108.28 | 185 | 210 | 220 | |||
| 2002 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Nov 2002 | 6 | 412.5 | 105 kg | 104.05 | 192.5 | 220 | ||||
| 2002 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 30 May 2002 | 1 | 415 | 105 kg | 103.96 | 185 | 190 | 198.5 | 210 | 217.5 | |
| 2001 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2001 | 9 | 405 | 105 kg | 104.56 | 180 | 185 | 215 | 220 | ||
| 2001 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 1 Jul 2001 | 1 | 385 | 105 kg | 103.54 | 175 | 200 | 205 | 210 | ||
| 2000 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 2 Jul 2000 | 4 | 365 | 105 kg | 102.21 | 160 | 167.5 | 190 | 197.5 | ||
| 1999 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 3 Jul 1999 | 13 | 342.5 | 105 kg | 99.72 | 150 | 155 | 157.5 | 180 | 185 |
Compare Marcin Dołęga
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Marcin Dołęga met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.