Men's 96 kg, April 2021
Valentin Gnessin
Valentin Gnessin is a weightlifter. The results below cover 6 competitions from 2009 to 2021. The latest result came in the men's 96 kg class, at the 2021 European Championships.
- Best total
- 323 kg
- Best snatch
- 143 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 180 kg
Valentin Gnessin's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 77 kg from 2009 to 2011, 85 kg in 2016, 89 kg in 2019, 96 kg in 2021. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (85 kg to 89 kg) and again in June 2025. At 93.52 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 95 kg.
Latest result: 2021 European Championships, 3 April 2021, 96 kg, total 320 kg, place 12.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96 kg2021 | 140 | 180 | 320 |
| 89 kg2019 | 138 | 179 | 317 |
| 85 kg2016 | 143 | 180 | 323 |
| 77 kg2009 to 2011 | 121 | 156 | 277 |
Valentin Gnessin by the numbers
Valentin Gnessin'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
- 406.0
- From 323 kg at 84.55 kg bodyweight, 2016 European Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 458th of 1,263
- 323 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 85 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 79%
- At the best total, 143 kg of 180 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
- 6 of 6
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Valentin Gnessin makes each attempt
Valentin Gnessin made 56% of snatch attempts and 61% 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
Valentin Gnessin head to head
The lifters Valentin Gnessin 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 | Valentin Gnessin ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Aghasi Aghasyan |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| Karol Samko | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Valentin Gnessin'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 European Championships 3 Apr 2021 | 12 | 320 | 96 kg | 93.52 | 140 | 180 | ||||
| 2019 Mediterranean Cup 4 Oct 2019 | 5 | 317 | 89 kg | 89 | 138 | 175 | 179 | |||
| 2016 European Championships 8 Apr 2016 | 16 | 323 | 85 kg | 84.55 | 140 | 143 | 180 | |||
| 2011 European U 23 Championships 10 Sep 2011 | 13 | 277 | 77 kg | 76.95 | 115 | 121 | 151 | 156 | ||
| 2010 European U 23 Championships 20 Nov 2010 | 8 | 275 | 77 kg | 75.45 | 120 | 145 | 151 | 155 | ||
| 2009 European Junior Championships 25 Jul 2009 | 14 | 268 | 77 kg | 74.8 | 115 | 118 | 120 | 143 | 148 |
Compare Valentin Gnessin
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Valentin Gnessin met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.