Turkey · Men's 85 kg, September 2011
Mehmet Yılmaz
Mehmet Yılmaz is a weightlifter from Turkey, born in 1974, with one World Championships medal (1 bronze). The results below cover 8 competitions from 1998 to 2011. The latest result came in the men's 85 kg class, at the 2011 European U 23 Championships.
- World medal
- 1
- Best total
- 360 kg
- Best snatch
- 165 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 195 kg
Mehmet Yılmaz's career: classes, totals and best lifts
World Championships: 1 bronze in the total.
Weight classes: 77 kg from 1998 to 2009, 85 kg from 2010 to 2011.
Latest result: 2011 European U 23 Championships, 10 September 2011, 85 kg, total 308 kg, place 7.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 kg2010 to 2011 | 150 | 178 | 328 |
| 77 kg1998 to 2009 | 165 | 195 | 360 |
Mehmet Yılmaz by the numbers
Mehmet Yılmaz'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
- 479.1
- From 360 kg at 76.32 kg bodyweight, 1998 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 26th of 1,242
- 360 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 77 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 85%
- At the best total, 165 kg of 195 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
- 24
- Turned 24 in 1998, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 7 of 8
- The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Mehmet Yılmaz makes each attempt
Mehmet Yılmaz made 67% of snatch attempts and 63% 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
Mehmet Yılmaz head to head
The lifters Mehmet Yılmaz 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 | Mehmet Yılmaz ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gheorghe Cernei |
3 | 0 | 3 |
 Arsen Melikyan |
3 | 1 | 2 |
 Viktor Mitrou |
3 | 1 | 2 |
| Idalberto Aranda | 3 | 2 | 1 |
 Ingo Steinhöfel |
3 | 2 | 1 |
 Oscar Chaplin III |
3 | 3 | 0 |
Mehmet Yılmaz'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 European U 23 Championships 10 Sep 2011 | 7 | 308 | 85 kg | 83.9 | 130 | 137 | 141 | 156 | 163 | 167 |
| 2010 European Junior Championships 20 Nov 2010 | 5 | 328 | 85 kg | 84.85 | 140 | 145 | 150 | 167 | 173 | 178 |
| 2010 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 11 Jun 2010 | 11 | 307 | 85 kg | 82.99 | 135 | 140 | 142 | 160 | 165 | |
| 2009 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 14 Jun 2009 | 13 | 290 | 77 kg | 76.38 | 133 | 138 | 152 | |||
| 2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 2003 | - | - | 77 kg | 76.13 | 195 | |||||
| 2000 Olympic Games 16 Sep 2000 | 10 | 347.5 | 77 kg | 76.6 | 155 | 160 | 180 | 187.5 | ||
| 1999 World Weightlifting Championships 21 Nov 1999 | 11 | 350 | 77 kg | 76.5 | 160 | 190 | ||||
| 1998 World Weightlifting Championships 10 Nov 1998 | 3 | 360 | 77 kg | 76.32 | 157.5 | 165 | 185 | 195 |
Compare Mehmet Yılmaz
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Mehmet Yılmaz.