Men's +110 kg, April 2026
Ruben Burger
Ruben Burger is a weightlifter. The results below cover 17 competitions from 2017 to 2026. The latest result came in the men's +110 kg class, at the 2026 Universal Weightlifting Cup.
- Best total
- 315 kg
- Best snatch
- 141 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 175 kg
Ruben Burger's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 94 kg in 2017, 102 kg in 2018, 96 kg in 2019, 102 kg in 2019, 96 kg from 2020 to 2022, 102 kg from 2023 to 2024, 110 kg in 2025, +110 kg in 2026. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (94 kg to 102 kg) and again in June 2025 (102 kg to 110 kg).
Latest result: 2026 Universal Weightlifting Cup, 27 April 2026, +110 kg, total 293 kg, place 7.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| +110 kg2026 | 130 | 163 | 293 |
| 110 kg2025 | 125 | 155 | 280 |
| 102 kg2018 to 2024 | 140 | 175 | 310 |
| 96 kg2019 to 2022 | 141 | 175 | 315 |
| 94 kg2017 | - | 150 | - |
Ruben Burger by the numbers
Ruben Burger'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
- 372.3
- From 315 kg at 95.85 kg bodyweight, Roma 2020 World Cup. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 270th of 455
- 315 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 96 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 80%
- At the best total, 140 kg of 175 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
- 12 of 17
- The others ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Ruben Burger makes each attempt
Ruben Burger made 40% of snatch attempts and 43% 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 Burger head to head
The lifters Ruben Burger 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 Burger ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irakli Chkheidze | 4 | 0 | 4 |
 Taniela Rainibogi |
4 | 0 | 4 |
| Artur Mugurdumov | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 Don Opeloge |
3 | 0 | 3 |
 Reza Dehdar |
3 | 0 | 3 |
 Yauheni Tsikhantsou |
3 | 0 | 3 |
Ruben Burger'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Universal Weightlifting Cup 27 Apr 2026 | 7 | 293 | +110 kg | 110.35 | 130 | 163 | ||||
| 2025 Commonwealth Championships 24 Aug 2025 | 8 | 280 | 110 kg | 98.53 | 120 | 125 | 155 | |||
| 2024 IWF World Cup 31 Mar 2024 | 25 | 295 | 102 kg | 101.4 | 130 | 135 | 160 | |||
| 2024 African Games 9 Mar 2024 | 5 | 300 | 102 kg | 102 | 125 | 130 | 135 | 158 | 165 | |
| 2024 African Championships 5 Feb 2024 | - | - | 102 kg | 101.1 | 130 | |||||
| 2023 IWF Grand Prix II 4 Dec 2023 | - | - | 102 kg | 101.7 | not taken | not taken | not taken | |||
| 2023 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Sep 2023 | 33 | 310 | 102 kg | 102 | 135 | 168 | 175 | |||
| 2023 African Championships 11 May 2023 | 6 | 310 | 102 kg | 102 | 140 | 170 | ||||
| 2022 Commonwealth Games 30 Jul 2022 | 6 | 303 | 96 kg | 95.36 | 138 | 165 | ||||
| 2022 Mauritius International Open 26 Feb 2022 | 3 | 313 | 96 kg | 95.99 | not taken | not taken | 141 | not taken | not taken | 172 |
| 2021 African Championships 24 May 2021 | - | - | 96 kg | 95.95 | 138 | |||||
| Roma 2020 World Cup 27 Jan 2020 | 7 | 315 | 96 kg | 95.85 | 140 | 170 | 175 | |||
| 2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 | 20 | 300 | 102 kg | 96.5 | 130 | 160 | 165 | 170 | ||
| 2019 Commonwealth Senior Championships 9 Jul 2019 | 5 | 291 | 96 kg | 95.99 | 128 | 133 | 158 | |||
| 2019 African Championships 23 Apr 2019 | - | - | 96 kg | 95.4 | 158 | 161 | ||||
| 2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 | 18 | 287 | 102 kg | 101.62 | 125 | 130 | 157 | |||
| 2017 African Championships 10 Jul 2017 | - | - | 94 kg | 94 | 150 | not taken |
Compare Ruben Burger
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Ruben Burger.