Bulgaria · Men's 77 kg, November 2003
Plamen Zhelyazkov
Plamen Zhelyazkov is a weightlifter from Bulgaria, born in 1972, with two World Championships medals (1 gold, 1 bronze). The results below cover 5 competitions from 1998 to 2003. The latest result came in the men's 77 kg class, at the 2003 World Weightlifting Championships.
- World medals
- 2
- Best total
- 370 kg
- Best snatch
- 170 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 200 kg
Plamen Zhelyazkov's career: classes, totals and best lifts
World Championships: 1 gold, 1 bronze in the total.
Weight classes: 69 kg in 1998, 77 kg from 1999 to 2003. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 76.81 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 85 kg.
Latest result: 2003 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 November 2003, 77 kg, total 350 kg, place 4.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77 kg1999 to 2003 | 170 | 200 | 370 |
| 69 kg1998 | 160 | 190 | 350 |
Plamen Zhelyazkov by the numbers
Plamen Zhelyazkov'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
- 497.0
- From 350 kg at 68.77 kg bodyweight, 1998 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 6th of 1,242
- 370 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, 170 kg of 200 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 1999, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 4 of 5
- The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Plamen Zhelyazkov makes each attempt
Plamen Zhelyazkov made 47% of snatch attempts and 53% 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
Plamen Zhelyazkov head to head
The lifters Plamen Zhelyazkov 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 | Plamen Zhelyazkov ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Nader Sufyan Abbas |
3 | 2 | 1 |
 Adrián Popa |
3 | 3 | 0 |
 Vasile Hegheduș |
3 | 3 | 0 |
Plamen Zhelyazkov'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.
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| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 2003 | 4 | 350 | 77 kg | 76.81 | 160 | 190 | ||||
| 2002 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Nov 2002 | - | - | 77 kg | 76.35 | 195 | |||||
| 2001 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2001 | 4 | 360 | 77 kg | 76.56 | 165 | 195 | ||||
| 1999 World Weightlifting Championships 21 Nov 1999 | 3 | 370 | 77 kg | 76.85 | 160 | 165 | 170 | 197.5 | 200 | |
| 1998 World Weightlifting Championships 10 Nov 1998 | 1 | 350 | 69 kg | 68.77 | 155 | 160 | 182.5 | 187.5 | 190 |
Compare Plamen Zhelyazkov
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Plamen Zhelyazkov.