Ukraine · Women's 63 kg, August 2004
Nataliya Skakun
Nataliya Skakun is a weightlifter from Ukraine, born in 1981, with one Olympic gold medal and one World Championships gold medal. The results below cover 6 competitions from 1998 to 2004. The latest result came in the women's 63 kg class, at the 2004 Olympic Games.
- Olympic gold
- 1
- World gold
- 1
- Best total
- 247.5 kg
- Best snatch
- 110 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 138 kg
Nataliya Skakun's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Weight classes: 53 kg in 1998, 58 kg from 1999 to 2000, 63 kg from 2001 to 2004. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 61.59 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 69 kg.
Latest result: 2004 Olympic Games, 14 August 2004, 63 kg, total 242.5 kg, place 1.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63 kg2001 to 2004 | 110 | 138 | 247.5 |
| 58 kg1999 to 2000 | 85 | 112.5 | 197.5 |
| 53 kg1998 | 62.5 | 85 | 147.5 |
Nataliya Skakun by the numbers
Nataliya Skakun'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
- 325.9
- From 247.5 kg at 62.16 kg bodyweight, 2003 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 11th of 864
- 247.5 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 63 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, 110 kg of 138 kg. A higher share means a stronger snatch for the clean and jerk. Eight in ten women lifting in national federation meets sit between 70% and 85%.
- Age at best total
- 22
- Turned 22 in 2003, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 6 of 6
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Nataliya Skakun makes each attempt
Nataliya Skakun made 87% of snatch attempts and 100% 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
Nataliya Skakun head to head
The lifters Nataliya Skakun 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 | Nataliya Skakun ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Dagmar Daneková |
3 | 2 | 1 |
 Hanna Batsiushka |
3 | 3 | 0 |
| Leila Lassouani | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Nataliya Skakun'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Olympic Games 14 Aug 2004 | 1 | 242.5 | 63 kg | 61.59 | Snatch 107.5, clean and jerk 135; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 2003 | 1 | 247.5 | 63 kg | 62.16 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 110 | 130 | 135 | 138 |
| 2001 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 1 Jul 2001 | 1 | 232.5 | 63 kg | 60.38 | 92.5 | 97.5 | 100 | 122.5 | 127.5 | 133 |
| 2000 Olympic Games 16 Sep 2000 | 7 | 197.5 | 58 kg | 57.66 | 80 | 85 | 105 | 110 | 112.5 | |
| 1999 World Weightlifting Championships 21 Nov 1999 | 11 | 187.5 | 58 kg | 57.12 | 75 | 80 | 82.5 | 95 | 100 | 105 |
| 1998 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 18 May 1998 | 10 | 147.5 | 53 kg | 52 | 57.5 | 62.5 | 77.5 | 82.5 | 85 | |
Compare Nataliya Skakun
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Nataliya Skakun met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.