Turkey · Women's 63 kg, April 2014
Sibel Şimşek
Sibel Şimşek is a weightlifter from Turkey, born in 1984, with two World Championships medals (1 silver, 1 bronze). The results below cover 17 competitions from 2001 to 2014. The latest result came in the women's 63 kg class, at the 2014 European Championships.
- World medals
- 2
- Best total
- 244 kg
- Best snatch
- 111 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 135 kg
Sibel Şimşek's career: classes, totals and best lifts
World Championships: 1 silver, 1 bronze in the total.
Weight classes: 69 kg from 2001 to 2002, 75 kg in 2003, 69 kg in 2004, 63 kg from 2007 to 2014. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 62.98 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 69 kg.
Latest result: 2014 European Championships, 5 April 2014, 63 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63 kg2007 to 2014 | 111 | 135 | 244 |
| 69 kg2001 to 2004 | 102.5 | 125 | 227.5 |
| 75 kg2003 | 100 | 130 | 230 |
Sibel Şimşek by the numbers
Sibel Şimşek'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
- 320.2
- From 244 kg at 62.54 kg bodyweight, 2010 European Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 19th of 864
- 244 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 63 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 82%
- At the best total, 110 kg of 134 kg. A higher share means a stronger snatch for the clean and jerk. Eight in ten women lifting in national federation meets sit between 70% and 85%.
- Age at best total
- 26
- Turned 26 in 2010, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 14 of 17
- Of the other three: one with no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk, one entered without taking an attempt and one with a good lift in each but no total in the published results.
How often Sibel Şimşek makes each attempt
Sibel Şimşek made 56% of snatch attempts and 51% 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
Sibel Şimşek head to head
The lifters Sibel Şimşek 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 | Sibel Şimşek ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Muslime Meral-Sunar |
7 | 7 | 0 |
| Sheila Ramos | 7 | 7 | 0 |
 Svetlana Tsarukaeva |
5 | 2 | 3 |
 Nikoletta Nagy |
5 | 5 | 0 |
 Mel Daluzyan |
4 | 2 | 2 |
| Lenka Orsagova | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Sibel Şimşek'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 European Championships 5 Apr 2014 | - | - | 63 kg | 62.98 | 91 | not taken | ||||
| 2013 Mediterranean Games 20 Jun 2013 | 1 | 221 | 63 kg | 62.6 | 100 | 121 | ||||
| 2012 Olympic Games 27 Jul 2012 | - | - | 63 kg | 62.28 | 105 | 130 | ||||
| 2012 European Championships 9 Apr 2012 | 1 | 225 | 63 kg | 62.57 | 100 | not taken | not taken | 121 | 125 | not taken |
| 2011 European Championships 11 Apr 2011 | 3 | 238 | 63 kg | 62.07 | 108 | 130 | ||||
| 2010 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Sep 2010 | 2 | 241 | 63 kg | 62.43 | 108 | 111 | 130 | |||
| 2010 European Championships 2 Apr 2010 | 1 | 244 | 63 kg | 62.54 | 107 | 110 | 127 | 134 | ||
| 2009 World Weightlifting Championships 19 Nov 2009 | 3 | 243 | 63 kg | 62.43 | 108 | 128 | 131 | 135 | ||
| 2009 Mediterranean Games 26 Jun 2009 | 2 | 218 | 63 kg | 62.74 | 97 | 112 | 121 | |||
| 2009 European Championships 4 Apr 2009 | 1 | 236 | 63 kg | 62.55 | 103 | 105 | 108 | 125 | 128 | |
| 2008 European Championships 11 Apr 2008 | 2 | 226 | 63 kg | 62.19 | 101 | 105 | 121 | |||
| 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 | 7 | 223 | 63 kg | 61.83 | 98 | 101 | 117 | 122 | ||
| 2004 Olympic Games 14 Aug 2004 | - | No lifts | 69 kg | 66.97 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken |
| 2003 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 1 Jun 2003 | 3 | 230 | 75 kg | 71.3 | 100 | 125 | 130 | |||
| 2002 University World Cup 28 Jun 2002 | 4 | 215 | 69 kg | 65.2 | 95 | 100 | 115 | |||
| 2002 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 30 May 2002 | 4 | 227.5 | 69 kg | 67.92 | 100 | 102.5 | 117.5 | 125 | ||
| 2001 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2001 | 10 | 212.5 | 69 kg | 68.32 | 92.5 | 97.5 | 115 |
Compare Sibel Şimşek
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Sibel Şimşek met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.