Men's 81 kg, April 2021
Richard Tkáč
Richard Tkáč is a weightlifter, born in 1985. The results below cover 24 competitions from 2004 to 2021. The latest result came in the men's 81 kg class, at the 2021 European Championships.
- Best total
- 340 kg
- Best snatch
- 160 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 185 kg
Richard Tkáč's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 77 kg from 2004 to 2005, 85 kg from 2006 to 2009, 77 kg from 2010 to 2014, 85 kg in 2014, 77 kg in 2015, 85 kg from 2017 to 2018, 81 kg from 2018 to 2019, 89 kg in 2019, 81 kg from 2019 to 2021. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (85 kg to 81 kg) and again in June 2025. At 80.78 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 85 kg.
Latest result: 2021 European Championships, 3 April 2021, 81 kg, total 307 kg, place 13.
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 kg2018 to 2021 | 145 | 175 | 320 |
| 89 kg2019 | 125 | 155 | 280 |
| 85 kg2006 to 2018 | 160 | 180 | 340 |
| 77 kg2004 to 2015 | 153 | 185 | 338 |
Richard Tkáč by the numbers
Richard Tkáč'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
- 448.2
- From 338 kg at 76.81 kg bodyweight, 2013 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 279th of 1,263
- 340 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 85 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 89%
- At the best total, 160 kg of 180 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
- 24
- Turned 24 in 2009, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 22 of 24
- The others ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Richard Tkáč makes each attempt
Richard Tkáč made 65% of snatch attempts and 55% 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
Richard Tkáč head to head
The lifters Richard Tkáč 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 | Richard Tkáč ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Erkand Qerimaj |
7 | 0 | 7 |
 Krzysztof Zwarycz |
7 | 1 | 6 |
 Lü Xiaojun |
5 | 0 | 5 |
 Nico Müller |
5 | 0 | 5 |
| Adriano Mendez | 5 | 1 | 4 |
 Intigam Zairov |
5 | 1 | 4 |
Richard Tkáč'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 European Championships 3 Apr 2021 | 13 | 307 | 81 kg | 80.78 | 130 | 134 | 137 | 165 | 170 | |
| 2020 Malta International Open 23 Feb 2020 | 3 | 313 | 81 kg | 80.71 | 131 | 135 | 138 | 166 | 175 | |
| 2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 | 28 | 299 | 81 kg | 80.9 | 133 | 160 | 166 | |||
| 2019 Cup of the Blue Swords 28 Aug 2019 | 5 | 280 | 89 kg | 84.4 | 120 | 125 | not taken | 145 | 155 | |
| 2019 European Championships 6 Apr 2019 | 17 | 316 | 81 kg | 80.76 | 137 | 141 | 169 | 175 | ||
| 2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 | 28 | 320 | 81 kg | 80.85 | 138 | 142 | 145 | 171 | 175 | |
| 2018 European Championships 26 Mar 2018 | 8 | 327 | 85 kg | 84.7 | 143 | 147 | 174 | 180 | ||
| 2017 European Championships 1 Apr 2017 | 13 | 325 | 85 kg | 83.95 | 140 | 145 | 175 | 180 | ||
| 2015 European Championships 10 Apr 2015 | - | - | 77 kg | 77 | not taken | not taken | not taken | |||
| 2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2014 | 30 | 330 | 85 kg | 84.25 | 150 | 180 | ||||
| 2014 European Championships 5 Apr 2014 | 7 | 330 | 77 kg | 76.96 | 150 | 180 | ||||
| 2013 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Oct 2013 | 7 | 338 | 77 kg | 76.81 | 148 | 153 | 180 | 185 | ||
| 2011 Summer Universiade 12 Aug 2011 | 4 | 330 | 77 kg | 76.4 | 145 | 150 | 175 | 180 | ||
| 2011 European Championships 11 Apr 2011 | 3 | 335 | 77 kg | 76.5 | 148 | 152 | 175 | 183 | ||
| 2010 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Sep 2010 | 11 | 330 | 77 kg | 76.67 | 143 | 148 | 174 | 178 | 182 | |
| 2009 World Weightlifting Championships 19 Nov 2009 | 14 | 338 | 85 kg | 84.92 | 154 | 158 | 180 | |||
| 2009 Laugaricio Cup 4 Sep 2009 | 1 | 323 | 85 kg | 84.65 | 140 | 148 | 165 | 170 | 175 | |
| 2009 European Championships 4 Apr 2009 | 15 | 340 | 85 kg | 84.1 | 155 | 160 | 180 | |||
| 2008 European Championships 11 Apr 2008 | 18 | 320 | 85 kg | 84.82 | 148 | 172 | ||||
| 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 | 26 | 331 | 85 kg | 84.58 | 147 | 153 | 156 | 170 | 175 | |
| 2006 World Weightlifting Championships 30 Sep 2006 | 30 | 320 | 85 kg | 84.81 | 145 | 150 | 170 | |||
| 2005 University World Cup 8 Jul 2005 | 7 | 300 | 77 kg | 76.1 | 135 | 140 | 160 | |||
| 2005 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 17 May 2005 | - | - | 77 kg | 76.55 | 132 | 137 | ||||
| 2004 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 24 May 2004 | 15 | 290 | 77 kg | 75.9 | 130 | 135 | 155 |
Compare Richard Tkáč
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Richard Tkáč met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.