Men's 109 kg, November 2019

Vasil Gospodinov

Vasil Gospodinov is a weightlifter, born in 1993. The results below cover 13 competitions from 2011 to 2019. The latest result came in the men's 109 kg class, at the 2019 International Naim Suleymanoglu Tournament.

Best total
397 kg
Best snatch
181 kg
Best clean and jerk
217 kg
Career

Vasil Gospodinov's career: classes, totals and best lifts

No Olympic or World Championships medals.

Weight classes: 85 kg in 2011, 105 kg from 2012 to 2013, 94 kg in 2014, 105 kg from 2015 to 2017, 109 kg from 2018 to 2019. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (105 kg to 109 kg) and again in June 2025. At 108.15 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 110 kg.

Latest result: 2019 International Naim Suleymanoglu Tournament, 11 November 2019, 109 kg, total 358 kg, place 5.

Vasil Gospodinov: totals from the 12 competitions with a total, 2011 to 2019, best 397 kg in 2017.300355410201120132015201720192011 European Junior Championships, 10 Sep 2011: 313 kg2012 European Junior Championships, 29 Nov 2012: 367 kg2013 European Championships, 8 Apr 2013: 355 kg2014 European Championships, 5 Apr 2014: 379 kg2014 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2014: 377 kg2015 World Weightlifting Championships, 20 Nov 2015: 368 kg2016 European Championships, 8 Apr 2016: 390 kg2017 European Championships, 1 Apr 2017: 397 kg2017 World Weightlifting Championships, 27 Nov 2017: 392 kg2018 World Weightlifting Championships, 1 Nov 2018: 393 kg2019 European Championships, 6 Apr 2019: 396 kg2019 International Naim Suleymanoglu Tournament, 11 Nov 2019: 358 kg
Vasil Gospodinov: totals from the 12 competitions with a total, 2011 to 2019, best 397 kg in 2017.300355410201120132015201720192011 European Junior Championships, 10 Sep 2011: 313 kg2012 European Junior Championships, 29 Nov 2012: 367 kg2013 European Championships, 8 Apr 2013: 355 kg2014 European Championships, 5 Apr 2014: 379 kg2014 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2014: 377 kg2015 World Weightlifting Championships, 20 Nov 2015: 368 kg2016 European Championships, 8 Apr 2016: 390 kg2017 European Championships, 1 Apr 2017: 397 kg2017 World Weightlifting Championships, 27 Nov 2017: 392 kg2018 World Weightlifting Championships, 1 Nov 2018: 393 kg2019 European Championships, 6 Apr 2019: 396 kg2019 International Naim Suleymanoglu Tournament, 11 Nov 2019: 358 kg
Total at each competition, in kilograms.

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
109 kg2018 to 2019 2018 to 2019 181 217 396
105 kg2012 to 2017 2012 to 2017 180 217 397
94 kg2014 2014 174 205 379
85 kg2011 2011 140 173 313
Numbers

Vasil Gospodinov by the numbers

Vasil Gospodinov'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
454.4
From 397 kg at 103.35 kg bodyweight, 2017 European Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
Best total, place in its class
70th of 888
397 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 105 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, 180 kg of 217 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
24
Turned 24 in 2017, the year of the best total.
Competitions with a total
12 of 13
The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
Attempts

How often Vasil Gospodinov makes each attempt

Vasil Gospodinov made 49% of snatch attempts and 58% 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%
Vasil Gospodinov: 69%

Snatch, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 58%
Vasil Gospodinov: 46%

Snatch, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 41%
Vasil Gospodinov: 31%

Clean and jerk, first attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 77%
Vasil Gospodinov: 58%

Clean and jerk, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 57%
Vasil Gospodinov: 83%

Clean and jerk, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 34%
Vasil Gospodinov: 33%
Rivals

Vasil Gospodinov head to head

The lifters Vasil Gospodinov 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 Vasil Gospodinov ahead Rival ahead
Poland Arkadiusz Michalski 7 1 6
Latvia Artūrs Plēsnieks 7 1 6
Sergej Lichovoj 6 6 0
Armenia Simon Martirosyan 5 0 5
Sargis Martirosjan 5 5 0
Lithuania Arnas Šidiškis 4 4 0
Results

Vasil Gospodinov'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
2019 International Naim Suleymanoglu Tournament 11 Nov 2019 5 358 109 kg 108.15 160166 kg missed166190 kg missed191 kg missed192
2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 - - 109 kg 108.85 174 kg missed174 kg missed177 kg missednot takennot takennot taken
2019 European Championships 6 Apr 2019 7 396 109 kg 108.02 176181183 kg missed215222 kg missed225 kg missed
2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 8 393 109 kg 106.81 176182 kg missed182 kg missed217 kg missed217221 kg missed
2017 World Weightlifting Championships 27 Nov 2017 6 392 105 kg 104.05 175 kg missed176 kg missed178214 kg missed214220 kg missed
2017 European Championships 1 Apr 2017 2 397 105 kg 103.35 175180183 kg missed212217225 kg missed
2016 European Championships 8 Apr 2016 6 390 105 kg 103.7 174 kg missed175180 kg missed210215223 kg missed
2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 18 368 105 kg 101.96 165172 kg missed172 kg missed196203208 kg missed
2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2014 8 377 94 kg 93.53 166173177 kg missed196 kg missed196204
2014 European Championships 5 Apr 2014 3 379 94 kg 93.6 165171174195201205
2013 European Championships 8 Apr 2013 10 355 105 kg 103.99 160 kg missed160165 kg missed195 kg missed195201 kg missed
2012 European Junior Championships 29 Nov 2012 4 367 105 kg 98.6 160165 kg missed166194198201
2011 European Junior Championships 10 Sep 2011 6 313 85 kg 84.65 140144 kg missed145 kg missed168173177 kg missed
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