Men's 61 kg, November 2022
Ramazan Kara
Ramazan Kara is a weightlifter. The results below cover 11 competitions from 2015 to 2022. The latest result came in the men's 61 kg class, at the 2022 International Naim Suleymanoglu Tournament.
- Best total
- 267 kg
- Best snatch
- 119 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 150 kg
Ramazan Kara's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 56 kg in 2015, 62 kg from 2016 to 2018, 61 kg from 2018 to 2022. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (62 kg to 61 kg) and again in June 2025. At 60.52 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 65 kg.
Latest result: 2022 International Naim Suleymanoglu Tournament, 15 November 2022, 61 kg, total 252 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61 kg2018 to 2022 | 119 | 145 | 263 |
| 62 kg2016 to 2018 | 117 | 150 | 267 |
| 56 kg2015 | 98 | 122 | 220 |
Ramazan Kara by the numbers
Ramazan Kara'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
- 408.0
- From 267 kg at 61.8 kg bodyweight, 2018 European Junior Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 282nd of 981
- 267 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 62 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 78%
- At the best total, 117 kg of 150 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%.
- Competitions with a total
- 10 of 11
- The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Ramazan Kara makes each attempt
Ramazan Kara made 79% of snatch attempts and 73% 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
Ramazan Kara head to head
The lifters Ramazan Kara 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 | Ramazan Kara ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Zulfat Garaev |
4 | 1 | 3 |
| Dmytro Sukhotskyi | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Benjamin Ludovic Matthieu Pedrak | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Stevan Vladisavljev | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Ramazan Kara'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 International Naim Suleymanoglu Tournament 15 Nov 2022 | 1 | 252 | 61 kg | 60.52 | 105 | 110 | 115 | 128 | 137 | |
| 2020 International Solidarity Championships 8 Feb 2020 | 5 | 257 | 61 kg | 60.65 | 108 | 112 | 138 | 142 | 145 | |
| 2019 European Junior Championships 17 Oct 2019 | 2 | 263 | 61 kg | 60.9 | 114 | 117 | 119 | 144 | ||
| 2018 International Solidarity Championships 8 Dec 2018 | 3 | 252 | 61 kg | 60.9 | 105 | 109 | 140 | 143 | ||
| 2018 European Junior Championships 20 Oct 2018 | 3 | 267 | 62 kg | 61.8 | 110 | 114 | 117 | 145 | 148 | 150 |
| 2018 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 7 Jul 2018 | 7 | 261 | 62 kg | 61.85 | 112 | 142 | 147 | 149 | ||
| 2017 European Junior Championships 15 Oct 2017 | - | - | 62 kg | 61.8 | 112 | 116 | ||||
| 2016 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 19 Oct 2016 | 6 | 260 | 62 kg | 61.86 | 108 | 112 | 115 | 140 | 145 | |
| 2016 European Youth Championships 10 Sep 2016 | 5 | 251 | 62 kg | 60.74 | 108 | 111 | 135 | 140 | ||
| 2015 European Youth Championships 1 Aug 2015 | 2 | 220 | 56 kg | 55.51 | 93 | 98 | 115 | 118 | 122 | |
| 2015 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 7 Apr 2015 | 9 | 218 | 56 kg | 55.12 | 90 | 93 | 97 | 115 | 118 | 121 |
Compare Ramazan Kara
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Ramazan Kara.