Bulgaria · Men's +105 kg, April 2008
Velichko Cholakov
Velichko Cholakov is a weightlifter from Bulgaria, born in 1982, with one Olympic medal (1 bronze) and one World Championships medal (1 silver). The results below cover 6 competitions from 2002 to 2008. The latest result came in the men's +105 kg class, at the 2008 European Championships.
- Olympic medal
- 1
- World medal
- 1
- Best total
- 447.5 kg
- Best snatch
- 207.5 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 242.5 kg
Velichko Cholakov's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Olympic Games: 1 bronze. World Championships: 1 silver in the total.
Latest result: 2008 European Championships, 11 April 2008, +105 kg, total 434 kg, place 4.
Velichko Cholakov by the numbers
Velichko Cholakov'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
- 455.7
- From 447.5 kg at 157.65 kg bodyweight, 2003 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 20th of 704
- 447.5 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
- 85%
- At the best total, 205 kg of 242.5 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
- 21
- Turned 21 in 2003, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 5 of 6
- The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
Velichko Cholakov head to head
The lifters Velichko Cholakov 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 | Velichko Cholakov ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Viktors Ščerbatihs |
4 | 1 | 3 |
 Mohamed Ihsan |
4 | 3 | 1 |
 Grzegorz Kleszcz |
4 | 4 | 0 |
 Evgeny Chigishev |
3 | 1 | 2 |
 Itte Detenamo |
3 | 3 | 0 |
| Paweł Najdek |
3 | 3 | 0 |
Velichko Cholakov'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 European Championships 11 Apr 2008 | 4 | 434 | +105 kg | 169.11 | 192 | 232 | 242 | |||
| 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 | 4 | 435 | +105 kg | 165.38 | 192 | 201 | 225 | 234 | ||
| 2006 World Weightlifting Championships 30 Sep 2006 | - | - | +105 kg | 159.8 | not taken | not taken | not taken | |||
| 2004 Olympic Games 14 Aug 2004 | 3 | 447.5 | +105 kg | 161.31 | Snatch 207.5, clean and jerk 240; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 2003 | 2 | 447.5 | +105 kg | 157.65 | 192.5 | 200 | 205 | 232.5 | 242.5 | |
| 2002 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 30 May 2002 | 2 | 402.5 | +105 kg | 143.08 | 170 | 175 | 180 | 215 | 222.5 | |
Compare Velichko Cholakov
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Velichko Cholakov met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.