Turkey · Women's +75 kg, April 2009
Şule Şahbaz
Şule Şahbaz is a weightlifter from Turkey, born in 1978, with three World Championships medals (2 silver, 1 bronze). The results below cover 4 competitions from 1998 to 2009. The latest result came in the women's +75 kg class, at the 2009 European Championships.
- World medals
- 3
- Best total
- 247.5 kg
- Best snatch
- 115 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 135 kg
Şule Şahbaz's career: classes, totals and best lifts
World Championships: 2 silver, 1 bronze in the total.
Weight classes: 75 kg from 1998 to 2003, +75 kg in 2009. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 89.06 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be +86 kg.
Latest result: 2009 European Championships, 4 April 2009, +75 kg, total 228 kg, place 6.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| +75 kg2009 | 108 | 120 | 228 |
| 75 kg1998 to 2003 | 115 | 135 | 247.5 |
Şule Şahbaz by the numbers
Şule Şahbaz'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
- 297.4
- From 247.5 kg at 74.26 kg bodyweight, 2001 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 44th of 626
- 247.5 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 75 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 83%
- At the best total, 112.5 kg of 135 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
- 23
- Turned 23 in 2001, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 4 of 4
- A total at every competition listed.
Şule Şahbaz head to head
The lifters Şule Şahbaz 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 | Şule Şahbaz ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radomíra Ševčíková | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Şule Şahbaz'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 European Championships 4 Apr 2009 | 6 | 228 | +75 kg | 89.06 | 100 | 108 | 120 | |||
| 2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 2003 | 3 | 242.5 | 75 kg | 74.4 | 110 | 115 | 127.5 | |||
| 2001 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2001 | 2 | 247.5 | 75 kg | 74.26 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 127.5 | 135 | ||
| 1998 World Weightlifting Championships 10 Nov 1998 | 2 | 220 | 75 kg | 74.08 | 100 | 120 |
Compare Şule Şahbaz
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Şule Şahbaz met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.

