Russia · Women's 69 kg, October 2013
Svetlana Shimkova
Svetlana Shimkova is a weightlifter from Russia, born in 1983, with three World Championships medals (1 gold, 2 silver). The results below cover 7 competitions from 2005 to 2013. The latest result came in the women's 69 kg class, at the 2013 World Weightlifting Championships.
- World medals
- 3
- Best total
- 256 kg
- Best snatch
- 116 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 140 kg
Svetlana Shimkova's career: classes, totals and best lifts
World Championships: 1 gold, 2 silver in the total.
Weight classes: 63 kg from 2005 to 2006, 69 kg from 2007 to 2010, 75 kg in 2011, 69 kg in 2013.
Latest result: 2013 World Weightlifting Championships, 16 October 2013, 69 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 69 kg2007 to 2013 | 116 | 140 | 256 |
| 75 kg2011 | 110 | 140 | 250 |
| 63 kg2005 to 2006 | 108 | 139 | 247 |
Svetlana Shimkova by the numbers
Svetlana Shimkova'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
- 323.5
- From 247 kg at 62.75 kg bodyweight, 2005 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 18th of 812
- 256 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 69 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, 116 kg of 140 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
- 27
- Turned 27 in 2010, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 5 of 7
- Of the other two: one with no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk and one with a good lift in each but no total in the published results.
How often Svetlana Shimkova makes each attempt
Svetlana Shimkova made 67% of snatch attempts and 57% 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
Svetlana Shimkova head to head
The lifters Svetlana Shimkova 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 | Svetlana Shimkova ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 |
Svetlana Shimkova'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.
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| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Oct 2013 | - | - | 69 kg | 68.27 | 105 | 110 | 130 | 135 | ||
| 2011 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2011 | 8 | 250 | 75 kg | 69.2 | 110 | 135 | 140 | |||
| 2010 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Sep 2010 | 1 | 256 | 69 kg | 68.23 | 108 | 112 | 116 | 135 | 140 | |
| 2009 World Weightlifting Championships 19 Nov 2009 | 6 | 237 | 69 kg | 66.65 | 100 | 105 | 120 | 129 | 132 | |
| 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 | - | - | 69 kg | 68.07 | 110 | 112 | ||||
| 2006 World Weightlifting Championships 30 Sep 2006 | 2 | 241 | 63 kg | 62.81 | 105 | 108 | 133 | |||
| 2005 World Weightlifting Championships 8 Nov 2005 | 2 | 247 | 63 kg | 62.75 | 105 | 108 | 132 | 139 |
Compare Svetlana Shimkova
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Svetlana Shimkova met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.

