Russia · Men's 73 kg, April 2019
Oleg Chen
Oleg Chen is a weightlifter from Russia, born in 1988, with three World Championships medals (3 silver). The results below cover 16 competitions from 2006 to 2019. The latest result came in the men's 73 kg class, at the 2019 Arafura Games.
- World medals
- 3
- Best total
- 344 kg
- Best snatch
- 160 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 184 kg
Oleg Chen's career: classes, totals and best lifts
World Championships: 3 silver in the total.
Weight classes: 62 kg in 2006, 69 kg from 2007 to 2017, 73 kg in 2019. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (69 kg to 73 kg) and again in June 2025. At 71.95 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 75 kg.
Latest result: 2019 Arafura Games, 27 April 2019, 73 kg, total 305 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73 kg2019 | 145 | 160 | 305 |
| 69 kg2007 to 2017 | 160 | 184 | 344 |
| 62 kg2006 | 125 | 145 | 270 |
Oleg Chen by the numbers
Oleg Chen'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
- 488.2
- From 344 kg at 68.82 kg bodyweight, 2015 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 10th of 1,135
- 344 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 69 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 87%
- At the best total, 160 kg of 184 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
- 27
- Turned 27 in 2015, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 15 of 16
- The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Oleg Chen makes each attempt
Oleg Chen made 77% 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
Oleg Chen head to head
The lifters Oleg Chen 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 | Oleg Chen ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bernardin Matam |
6 | 5 | 1 |
| Petr Petrov | 6 | 6 | 0 |
 Robert Joachim |
6 | 6 | 0 |
 Serghei Cechir |
5 | 5 | 0 |
 Vanik Avetisyan |
5 | 5 | 0 |
 Briken Calja |
4 | 4 | 0 |
Oleg Chen'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 Arafura Games 27 Apr 2019 | 1 | 305 | 73 kg | 71.95 | 145 | 160 | not taken | |||
| 2017 European Championships 1 Apr 2017 | 2 | 319 | 69 kg | 68.85 | 145 | 150 | 162 | 169 | ||
| 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 | 2 | 344 | 69 kg | 68.82 | 155 | 160 | 177 | 184 | ||
| 2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2014 | 4 | 332 | 69 kg | 68.78 | 153 | 154 | 175 | 178 | ||
| 2014 European Championships 5 Apr 2014 | 1 | 327 | 69 kg | 69 | 145 | 151 | 169 | 172 | 176 | |
| 2013 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Oct 2013 | 2 | 340 | 69 kg | 68.81 | 151 | 156 | 160 | 175 | 180 | |
| 2013 European Championships 8 Apr 2013 | 1 | 331 | 69 kg | 68.5 | 146 | 152 | 155 | 170 | 174 | 176 |
| 2012 IWF Grand Prix - Baku International Cup 14 Dec 2012 | 2 | 330 | 69 kg | 68.8 | 145 | 150 | 155 | 170 | 175 | |
| 2012 European Championships 9 Apr 2012 | - | - | 69 kg | 68.91 | 150 | 155 | 158 | |||
| 2011 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2011 | 2 | 336 | 69 kg | 68.66 | 150 | 156 | 175 | 180 | ||
| 2011 European U 23 Championships 10 Sep 2011 | 1 | 337 | 69 kg | 68.7 | 148 | 153 | 157 | 174 | 180 | |
| 2010 European U 23 Championships 20 Nov 2010 | 1 | 328 | 69 kg | 67.5 | 142 | 146 | 150 | 167 | 173 | 178 |
| 2009 European U23 Championships 11 Oct 2009 | 2 | 318 | 69 kg | 68.75 | 137 | 143 | 165 | 170 | 175 | |
| 2008 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 12 Jun 2008 | 1 | 307 | 69 kg | 68.56 | 137 | 141 | 142 | 160 | 165 | |
| 2007 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 10 Jun 2007 | 5 | 300 | 69 kg | 68.48 | 135 | 140 | 160 | |||
| 2006 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 28 May 2006 | 10 | 270 | 62 kg | 61.63 | 125 | 140 | 145 |
Compare Oleg Chen
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Oleg Chen met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.