Armenia · Men's +109 kg, February 2020
Ruben Aleksanyan
Ruben Aleksanyan is a weightlifter from Armenia, born in 1990, with one World Championships medal (1 bronze). The results below cover 19 competitions from 2007 to 2020. The latest result came in the men's +109 kg class, at the 2020 International Fajr Cup.
- World medal
- 1
- Best total
- 440 kg
- Best snatch
- 195 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 246 kg
Ruben Aleksanyan's career: classes, totals and best lifts
World Championships: 1 bronze in the total.
Weight classes: +105 kg from 2007 to 2017, +109 kg from 2019 to 2020. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (+105 kg to +109 kg) and again in June 2025. At 152.2 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be +110 kg.
Latest result: 2020 International Fajr Cup, 1 February 2020, +109 kg, no total.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| +109 kg2019 to 2020 | 195 | 245 | 440 |
| +105 kg2007 to 2017 | 195 | 246 | 440 |
Ruben Aleksanyan by the numbers
Ruben Aleksanyan'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
- 450.8
- From 440 kg at 151.64 kg bodyweight, 2016 Olympic Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 26th of 704
- 440 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's +105 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, 195 kg of 245 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
- 26
- Turned 26 in 2016, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 15 of 19
- Of the other four: three with no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk and one entered without taking an attempt.
How often Ruben Aleksanyan makes each attempt
Ruben Aleksanyan made 63% 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
Ruben Aleksanyan head to head
The lifters Ruben Aleksanyan 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 | Ruben Aleksanyan ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Jiří Orság |
9 | 9 | 0 |
 Péter Nagy |
9 | 9 | 0 |
| Gor Minasyan |
7 | 2 | 5 |
 Lasha Talakhadze |
5 | 0 | 5 |
 Almir Velagić |
5 | 3 | 2 |
| Alexej Prochorow |
5 | 5 | 0 |
Ruben Aleksanyan'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 International Fajr Cup 1 Feb 2020 | - | No lifts | +109 kg | 152.2 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken |
| 2019 Qatar International Cup 19 Dec 2019 | 2 | 416 | +109 kg | 154.15 | 180 | 227 | 236 | not taken | ||
| 2019 Alexander Cup 1 Nov 2019 | 1 | 411 | +109 kg | 154.55 | 180 | not taken | 231 | not taken | not taken | |
| 2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 | 3 | 437 | +109 kg | 153.85 | 192 | 241 | 245 | not taken | ||
| 2019 European Championships 6 Apr 2019 | 3 | 440 | +109 kg | 153.1 | 190 | 195 | 240 | 245 | not taken | |
| 2017 European Championships 1 Apr 2017 | 3 | 434 | +105 kg | 151.15 | 190 | 240 | 244 | |||
| 2016 Olympic Games 5 Aug 2016 | 4 | 440 | +105 kg | 151.64 | 186 | 193 | 195 | 245 | ||
| 2016 Russian Federation President's Cup - IWF Grand Prix 18 Mar 2016 | 1 | 430 | +105 kg | 150.5 | 182 | 187 | 189 | 232 | 241 | not taken |
| 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 | 7 | 433 | +105 kg | 148.9 | 185 | 192 | 241 | not taken | ||
| 2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2014 | - | - | +105 kg | 150.77 | not taken | not taken | not taken | |||
| 2014 European Championships 5 Apr 2014 | 2 | 436 | +105 kg | 147.48 | 183 | 190 | 235 | 246 | ||
| 2011 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2011 | - | - | +105 kg | 147.23 | 180 | 185 | not taken | |||
| 2010 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 11 Jun 2010 | 1 | 392 | +105 kg | 145.09 | 180 | 212 | not taken | not taken | ||
| 2010 European Championships 2 Apr 2010 | 2 | 432 | +105 kg | 146.54 | 190 | 195 | 237 | |||
| 2009 European U23 Championships 11 Oct 2009 | 1 | 416 | +105 kg | 141.3 | 176 | 181 | 227 | 235 | ||
| 2009 European Junior Championships 25 Jul 2009 | 1 | 400 | +105 kg | 141.8 | 170 | 175 | not taken | 220 | 225 | not taken |
| 2009 European Championships 4 Apr 2009 | - | - | +105 kg | 141.98 | 187 | not taken | not taken | not taken | ||
| 2008 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 12 Jun 2008 | 2 | 412 | +105 kg | 133.82 | 175 | 180 | 185 | 221 | 227 | |
| 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 | 14 | 395 | +105 kg | 128.41 | 165 | 170 | 175 | 207 | 218 | 220 |
Compare Ruben Aleksanyan
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Ruben Aleksanyan met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.