Germany · Men's 73 kg, November 2018
Robert Joachim
Robert Joachim is a weightlifter from Germany, born in 1987. The results below cover 10 competitions from 2009 to 2018. The latest result came in the men's 73 kg class, at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships.
- Best total
- 317 kg
- Best snatch
- 141 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 176 kg
Robert Joachim's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 69 kg from 2009 to 2018, 73 kg in 2018. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (69 kg to 73 kg) and again in June 2025. At 72.55 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 75 kg.
Latest result: 2018 World Weightlifting Championships, 1 November 2018, 73 kg, total 304 kg, place 24.
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 kg2018 | 133 | 171 | 304 |
| 69 kg2009 to 2018 | 141 | 176 | 317 |
Robert Joachim by the numbers
Robert Joachim'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
- 449.8
- From 317 kg at 68.85 kg bodyweight, 2017 European Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 121st of 1,135
- 317 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
- 80%
- At the best total, 141 kg of 176 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
- 30
- Turned 30 in 2017, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 10 of 10
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Robert Joachim makes each attempt
Robert Joachim made 80% 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
Robert Joachim head to head
The lifters Robert Joachim 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 | Robert Joachim ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petr Petrov | 7 | 7 | 0 |
 Bernardin Matam |
6 | 0 | 6 |
 Oleg Chen |
6 | 0 | 6 |
 David Sánchez |
6 | 3 | 3 |
 Briken Calja |
4 | 0 | 4 |
| Ahmet Turan Okyay | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Robert Joachim'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 | 24 | 304 | 73 kg | 72.55 | 128 | 133 | 163 | 167 | 171 | |
| 2018 European Championships 26 Mar 2018 | 2 | 311 | 69 kg | 68.95 | 133 | 136 | 138 | 167 | 170 | 173 |
| 2017 World Weightlifting Championships 27 Nov 2017 | 7 | 311 | 69 kg | 68.89 | 135 | 139 | 141 | 170 | ||
| 2017 European Championships 1 Apr 2017 | 3 | 317 | 69 kg | 68.85 | 134 | 138 | 141 | 167 | 172 | 176 |
| 2016 European Championships 8 Apr 2016 | 9 | 297 | 69 kg | 68.6 | 132 | 157 | 162 | 165 | ||
| 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 | 21 | 305 | 69 kg | 68.84 | 133 | 136 | 138 | 163 | 167 | |
| 2013 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Oct 2013 | 10 | 307 | 69 kg | 68.64 | 132 | 135 | 137 | 165 | 170 | |
| 2013 European Championships 8 Apr 2013 | 8 | 297 | 69 kg | 68.23 | 128 | 132 | 160 | 165 | ||
| 2010 European U 23 Championships 20 Nov 2010 | 6 | 288 | 69 kg | 68.4 | 125 | 129 | 155 | 159 | ||
| 2009 European U23 Championships 11 Oct 2009 | 6 | 288 | 69 kg | 68.85 | 124 | 128 | 160 |
Compare Robert Joachim
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Robert Joachim met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.