Kazakhstan · Men's 81 kg, December 2019
Nijat Rahimov
Nijat Rahimov is a weightlifter from Kazakhstan, born in 1993, with one World Championships gold medal. The results below cover 18 competitions from 2009 to 2019. The latest result came in the men's 81 kg class, at the 2019 Qatar International Cup.
- World gold
- 1
- Best total
- 372 kg
- Best snatch
- 165 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 207 kg
Nijat Rahimov's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Weight classes: 69 kg from 2009 to 2011, 77 kg from 2012 to 2013, 85 kg in 2015, 77 kg from 2015 to 2016, 73 kg in 2018, 89 kg in 2019, 81 kg in 2019. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (77 kg to 73 kg) and again in June 2025. At 79.25 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 85 kg.
Latest result: 2019 Qatar International Cup, 19 December 2019, 81 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81 kg2019 | - | - | - |
| 89 kg2019 | - | - | - |
| 73 kg2018 | - | - | - |
| 77 kg2012 to 2016 | 165 | 207 | 372 |
| 85 kg2015 | 160 | 190 | 350 |
| 69 kg2009 to 2011 | 134 | 161 | 295 |
Nijat Rahimov by the numbers
Nijat Rahimov'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
- 496.8
- From 372 kg at 75.88 kg bodyweight, 2015 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 4th of 1,242
- 372 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
- 80%
- At the best total, 165 kg of 207 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 2015, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 10 of 18
- Of the other eight: two with no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk and six with a good lift in each but no total in the published results.
How often Nijat Rahimov makes each attempt
Nijat Rahimov made 67% of snatch attempts and 74% 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
Nijat Rahimov head to head
The lifters Nijat Rahimov 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 | Nijat Rahimov ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Andrés Mata |
5 | 3 | 2 |
 Nico Müller |
4 | 4 | 0 |
| Ivan Klim | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Bastian Andres Lopez Farias | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Gokhan Ozenoglu | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Henri Mikael Kaikkonen | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Nijat Rahimov'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 Qatar International Cup 19 Dec 2019 | - | - | 81 kg | 79.25 | 145 | 150 | 185 | 192 | not taken | |
| 2019 Alexander Cup 1 Nov 2019 | - | - | 81 kg | 78.8 | 146 | 151 | 188 | 193 | not taken | |
| 2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 | - | - | 81 kg | 79.8 | 140 | 145 | 180 | 185 | 189 | |
| 2019 Asian Championships 18 Apr 2019 | - | - | 89 kg | 81.81 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | |
| 2018 International Qatar Cup 19 Dec 2018 | - | - | 73 kg | 72.2 | 130 | 135 | 141 | not taken | not taken | |
| 2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 | - | - | 73 kg | 72.82 | 147 | 185 | 190 | not taken | ||
| 2016 Olympic Games 5 Aug 2016 | - | - | 77 kg | 76.19 | 160 | 165 | 202 | 214 | not taken | |
| 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 | 1 | 372 | 77 kg | 75.88 | 155 | 160 | 165 | 195 | 207 | |
| 2015 IWF Grand Prix 21 Sep 2015 | 4 | 350 | 85 kg | 77.8 | 150 | 155 | 160 | 185 | 190 | not taken |
| 2013 Summer Universiade 6 Jul 2013 | - | - | 77 kg | 73.98 | 147 | 152 | ||||
| 2013 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 3 May 2013 | 2 | 340 | 77 kg | 76.46 | 153 | 185 | 187 | |||
| 2012 European Junior Championships 29 Nov 2012 | 5 | 332 | 77 kg | 72.5 | 145 | 150 | 177 | 182 | ||
| 2012 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 10 May 2012 | 4 | 333 | 77 kg | 74.17 | 140 | 145 | 148 | 177 | 183 | 185 |
| 2011 European Junior Championships 10 Sep 2011 | 8 | 287 | 69 kg | 68.6 | 132 | 155 | not taken | |||
| 2010 Youth Olympic Games 14 Aug 2010 | 1 | 295 | 69 kg | 68.76 | 125 | 130 | 134 | 154 | 161 | |
| 2010 IWF Youth Olympic Qualification Event for Europe 18 May 2010 | 1 | 290 | 69 kg | 68.3 | 126 | 131 | 154 | 159 | ||
| 2009 European Youth Championships 6 Sep 2009 | 5 | 266 | 69 kg | 67.99 | 114 | 118 | 121 | 145 | ||
| 2009 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 19 May 2009 | 6 | 261 | 69 kg | 67.48 | 115 | 131 | 140 | 146 |
Compare Nijat Rahimov
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Nijat Rahimov met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.