Slovakia · Men's 109 kg, August 2019
Matej Kováč
Matej Kováč is a weightlifter from Slovakia, born in 1992. The results below cover 15 competitions from 2009 to 2019. The latest result came in the men's 109 kg class, at the 2019 Cup of the Blue Swords.
- Best total
- 377 kg
- Best snatch
- 170 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 209 kg
Matej Kováč's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 94 kg from 2009 to 2012, 105 kg from 2013 to 2018, 102 kg in 2018, 109 kg in 2019. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (105 kg to 102 kg) and again in June 2025. At 108.95 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 110 kg.
Latest result: 2019 Cup of the Blue Swords, 28 August 2019, 109 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 109 kg2019 | 163 | 199 | 362 |
| 102 kg2018 | 163 | 198 | 361 |
| 105 kg2013 to 2018 | 170 | 209 | 377 |
| 94 kg2009 to 2012 | 160 | 191 | 351 |
Matej Kováč by the numbers
Matej Kováč'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
- 431.8
- From 377 kg at 103.17 kg bodyweight, 2014 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 152nd of 888
- 377 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
- 80%
- At the best total, 168 kg of 209 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
- 22
- Turned 22 in 2014, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 13 of 15
- Of the other two: one with no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk and one entered without taking an attempt.
How often Matej Kováč makes each attempt
Matej Kováč made 57% of snatch attempts and 62% 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
Matej Kováč head to head
The lifters Matej Kováč 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 | Matej Kováč ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Arkadiusz Michalski |
5 | 0 | 5 |
 Artūrs Plēsnieks |
5 | 0 | 5 |
| Patrik Krywult | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Sargis Martirosjan | 4 | 0 | 4 |
 Simon Martirosyan |
4 | 0 | 4 |
| Philipp Forster | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Matej Kováč'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Cup of the Blue Swords 28 Aug 2019 | - | No lifts | 109 kg | 108.95 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken |
| 2019 European Championships 6 Apr 2019 | 14 | 362 | 109 kg | 108.74 | 163 | 197 | 199 | |||
| 2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 | 8 | 361 | 102 kg | 101.95 | 163 | 193 | 198 | |||
| 2018 European Championships 26 Mar 2018 | - | - | 105 kg | 104.7 | 201 | 206 | ||||
| 2017 European Championships 1 Apr 2017 | 10 | 370 | 105 kg | 104.8 | 161 | 167 | 170 | 195 | 200 | |
| 2015 IWF Grand Prix 5th Russian Federation President's Cup 12 Dec 2015 | 8 | 358 | 105 kg | 105 | 160 | 198 | ||||
| 2015 European Championships 10 Apr 2015 | 12 | 362 | 105 kg | 104.96 | 160 | 167 | 195 | |||
| 2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2014 | 15 | 377 | 105 kg | 103.17 | 168 | 200 | 209 | |||
| 2013 Summer Universiade 6 Jul 2013 | 6 | 367 | 105 kg | 102.5 | 162 | 167 | 200 | |||
| 2013 European Championships 8 Apr 2013 | 9 | 355 | 105 kg | 99.95 | 160 | 190 | 195 | |||
| 2012 European Junior Championships 29 Nov 2012 | 9 | 351 | 94 kg | 93.8 | 155 | 160 | 191 | |||
| 2012 European Championships 9 Apr 2012 | 13 | 332 | 94 kg | 93.16 | 145 | 149 | 152 | 165 | 175 | 180 |
| 2011 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 29 Jun 2011 | 13 | 325 | 94 kg | 93.23 | 142 | 147 | 175 | 178 | ||
| 2010 European Junior Championships 20 Nov 2010 | 7 | 310 | 94 kg | 91.45 | 132 | 136 | 140 | 165 | 170 | |
| 2009 European Youth Championships 6 Sep 2009 | 9 | 263 | 94 kg | 85.15 | 110 | 115 | 138 | 143 | 148 |
Compare Matej Kováč
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Matej Kováč met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.