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
Career

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.

Svetlana Shimkova: totals from the 5 competitions with a total, 2005 to 2011, best 256 kg in 2010.23025027020052006200720082009201020112005 World Weightlifting Championships, 8 Nov 2005: 247 kg2006 World Weightlifting Championships, 30 Sep 2006: 241 kg2009 World Weightlifting Championships, 19 Nov 2009: 237 kg2010 World Weightlifting Championships, 16 Sep 2010: 256 kg2011 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2011: 250 kg
Svetlana Shimkova: totals from the 5 competitions with a total, 2005 to 2011, best 256 kg in 2010.23025027020052007200920112005 World Weightlifting Championships, 8 Nov 2005: 247 kg2006 World Weightlifting Championships, 30 Sep 2006: 241 kg2009 World Weightlifting Championships, 19 Nov 2009: 237 kg2010 World Weightlifting Championships, 16 Sep 2010: 256 kg2011 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2011: 250 kg
Total at each competition, in kilograms. Larger red points are senior Olympic or World Championships wins.

Best lifts in each class

The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.

Class Years Snatch Clean and jerk Total
69 kg2007 to 2013 2007 to 2013 116 140 256
75 kg2011 2011 110 140 250
63 kg2005 to 2006 2005 to 2006 108 139 247
Numbers

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.
Attempts

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

Worlds and Olympics field: 74%
Svetlana Shimkova: 71%

Snatch, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 58%
Svetlana Shimkova: 71%

Snatch, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 41%
Svetlana Shimkova: 57%

Clean and jerk, first attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 77%
Svetlana Shimkova: 86%

Clean and jerk, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 57%
Svetlana Shimkova: 43%

Clean and jerk, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 34%
Svetlana Shimkova: 43%
Rivals

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
Colombia Leydi Solís 3 2 1
China Zhang Shaoling 3 2 1
Canada Christine Girard 3 3 0
Results

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 105110114 kg missed130135139 kg missed
2011 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2011 8 250 75 kg 69.2 110113 kg missed113 kg missed135140144 kg missed
2010 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Sep 2010 1 256 69 kg 68.23 108112116135140 kg missed140
2009 World Weightlifting Championships 19 Nov 2009 6 237 69 kg 66.65 100 kg missed100105120129132
2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 - - 69 kg 68.07 110112113 kg missed135 kg missed135 kg missed136 kg missed
2006 World Weightlifting Championships 30 Sep 2006 2 241 63 kg 62.81 105108 kg missed108133139 kg missed139 kg missed
2005 World Weightlifting Championships 8 Nov 2005 2 247 63 kg 62.75 105 kg missed105108132137 kg missed139
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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.

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