Russia · Women's 75 kg, July 2012
Natalya Zabolotnaya
Natalya Zabolotnaya is a weightlifter from Russia, born in 1985, with one Olympic medal (1 silver) and three World Championships medals (3 silver). The results below cover 11 competitions from 2002 to 2012. The latest result came in the women's 75 kg class, at the 2012 Olympic Games.
- Olympic medal
- 1
- World medals
- 3
- Best total
- 296 kg
- Best snatch
- 135 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 161 kg
Natalya Zabolotnaya's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Olympic Games: 1 silver. World Championships: 3 silver in the total.
Weight classes: 69 kg in 2002, 75 kg from 2004 to 2012. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 74.8 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 77 kg.
Latest result: 2012 Olympic Games, 27 July 2012, 75 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75 kg2004 to 2012 | 135 | 161 | 296 |
| 69 kg2002 | 100 | 115 | 215 |
Natalya Zabolotnaya by the numbers
Natalya Zabolotnaya'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
- 354.0
- From 296 kg at 75 kg bodyweight, 2011 IWF Grand Prix - President's Cup. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 1st of 626
- 296 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 75 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 84%
- At the best total, 135 kg of 161 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
- 26
- Turned 26 in 2011, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 10 of 11
- The other shows a good lift in each but no total in the published results.
How often Natalya Zabolotnaya makes each attempt
Natalya Zabolotnaya made 86% of snatch attempts and 68% 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
Natalya Zabolotnaya head to head
The lifters Natalya Zabolotnaya 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 | Natalya Zabolotnaya ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 8 | 0 | |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| Giada Dijust | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Natalya Zabolotnaya'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Olympic Games 27 Jul 2012 | - | - | 75 kg | 74.8 | 125 | 128 | 131 | 147 | 155 | 160 |
| 2011 IWF Grand Prix - President's Cup 17 Dec 2011 | 1 | 296 | 75 kg | 75 | 125 | 135 | 150 | 161 | ||
| 2011 European Championships 11 Apr 2011 | 2 | 286 | 75 kg | 74.96 | 128 | 133 | not taken | 153 | ||
| 2010 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Sep 2010 | 2 | 293 | 75 kg | 74.97 | 128 | 133 | 153 | 160 | ||
| 2010 European Championships 2 Apr 2010 | 1 | 285 | 75 kg | 74.6 | 122 | 127 | 129 | 150 | 156 | not taken |
| 2009 European Championships 4 Apr 2009 | 1 | 265 | 75 kg | 73.8 | 112 | 118 | 120 | 140 | 145 | not taken |
| 2008 European Championships 11 Apr 2008 | 1 | 264 | 75 kg | 74.98 | 118 | 123 | 135 | 141 | ||
| 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 | 2 | 281 | 75 kg | 74.45 | 124 | 127 | 131 | 150 | ||
| 2005 World Weightlifting Championships 8 Nov 2005 | 2 | 285 | 75 kg | 74.83 | 123 | 127 | 130 | 148 | 155 | |
| 2004 Olympic Games 14 Aug 2004 | 2 | 272.5 | 75 kg | 74.09 | Snatch 125, clean and jerk 147.5; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2002 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 30 May 2002 | 5 | 215 | 69 kg | 67.96 | 95 | 100 | 110 | 115 | ||
Compare Natalya Zabolotnaya
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Natalya Zabolotnaya met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.

