Azerbaijan · Men's 62 kg, November 2015
Valentin Hristov
Valentin Hristov is a weightlifter from Azerbaijan, born in 1994, with one World Championships medal (1 bronze). The results below cover 12 competitions from 2009 to 2015. The latest result came in the men's 62 kg class, at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships.
- World medal
- 1
- Best total
- 302 kg
- Best snatch
- 135 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 170 kg
Valentin Hristov's career: classes, totals and best lifts
World Championships: 1 bronze in the total.
Weight classes: 50 kg in 2009, 56 kg from 2011 to 2012, 62 kg from 2012 to 2015. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 61.67 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 65 kg.
Latest result: 2015 World Weightlifting Championships, 20 November 2015, 62 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62 kg2012 to 2015 | 135 | 170 | 302 |
| 56 kg2011 to 2012 | 125 | 155 | 280 |
| 50 kg2009 | 90 | 103 | 193 |
Valentin Hristov by the numbers
Valentin Hristov'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
- 468.0
- From 302 kg at 60.6 kg bodyweight, 2012 IWF Grand Prix - Baku International Cup. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 39th of 981
- 302 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 62 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 78%
- At the best total, 132 kg of 170 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%.
- Age at best total
- 18
- Turned 18 in 2012, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 6 of 12
- The others show a good lift in each but no total in the published results.
How often Valentin Hristov makes each attempt
Valentin Hristov made 72% of snatch attempts and 67% 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 Hristov'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 | - | - | 62 kg | 61.67 | 137 | 141 | 171 | 176 | ||
| 2015 European Championships 10 Apr 2015 | 1 | 295 | 62 kg | 61.64 | 133 | 135 | 160 | not taken | not taken | |
| 2013 IWF Grand Prix & 2nd Baku International Cup 6 Dec 2013 | - | - | 62 kg | 61.24 | 127 | 160 | 165 | |||
| 2013 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Oct 2013 | - | - | 62 kg | 61.17 | 136 | 139 | 141 | 170 | ||
| 2013 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 3 May 2013 | - | - | 62 kg | 61.96 | 130 | 135 | 138 | 166 | 178 | |
| 2013 European Championships 8 Apr 2013 | - | - | 62 kg | 61.52 | 133 | 137 | 170 | 175 | not taken | |
| 2012 IWF Grand Prix - Baku International Cup 14 Dec 2012 | 1 | 302 | 62 kg | 60.6 | 127 | 132 | 155 | 165 | 170 | |
| 2012 Olympic Games 27 Jul 2012 | - | - | 56 kg | 55.84 | 123 | 127 | 154 | 159 | ||
| 2012 European Championships 9 Apr 2012 | 1 | 280 | 56 kg | 55.8 | 117 | 122 | 125 | 145 | 150 | 155 |
| 2011 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2011 | 3 | 276 | 56 kg | 55.65 | 122 | 150 | 154 | |||
| 2009 European Youth Championships 6 Sep 2009 | 2 | 193 | 50 kg | 49.7 | 85 | 90 | 103 | |||
| 2009 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 19 May 2009 | 5 | 193 | 50 kg | 49.5 | 83 | 88 | 90 | 103 |
Compare Valentin Hristov
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Valentin Hristov.