Men's 81 kg, December 2021

Viacheslav Iarkin

Viacheslav Iarkin is a weightlifter. The results below cover 15 competitions from 2011 to 2021. The latest result came in the men's 81 kg class, at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships.

Best total
356 kg
Best snatch
160 kg
Best clean and jerk
196 kg
Career

Viacheslav Iarkin's career: classes, totals and best lifts

No Olympic or World Championships medals.

Weight classes: 50 kg from 2011 to 2012, 56 kg in 2013, 62 kg in 2013, 69 kg from 2014 to 2015, 77 kg from 2016 to 2017, 81 kg from 2019 to 2021. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (77 kg to 81 kg) and again in June 2025. At 80.7 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 85 kg.

Latest result: 2021 World Weightlifting Championships, 7 December 2021, 81 kg, total 356 kg, place 6.

Viacheslav Iarkin: totals from the 13 competitions with a total, 2011 to 2021, best 356 kg in 2021.1702703702011201320152017201920212011 European Youth Championships, 21 Aug 2011: 182 kg2012 European Youth Championships, 25 Aug 2012: 199 kg2012 Youth World Weightlifting Championships, 18 Sep 2012: 194 kg2013 European Under 17 Championships, 1 Sep 2013: 256 kg2014 European Youth Championships, 28 Apr 2014: 281 kg2014 Youth Olympic Games, 16 Aug 2014: 294 kg2016 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 23 Jun 2016: 333 kg2017 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 15 Jun 2017: 335 kg2017 Summer Universiade, 19 Aug 2017: 330 kg2017 European Junior Championships, 15 Oct 2017: 332 kg2019 European U23 Championships, 17 Oct 2019: 351 kg2021 European Championships, 3 Apr 2021: 340 kg2021 World Weightlifting Championships, 7 Dec 2021: 356 kg
Viacheslav Iarkin: totals from the 13 competitions with a total, 2011 to 2021, best 356 kg in 2021.1702703702011201520192011 European Youth Championships, 21 Aug 2011: 182 kg2012 European Youth Championships, 25 Aug 2012: 199 kg2012 Youth World Weightlifting Championships, 18 Sep 2012: 194 kg2013 European Under 17 Championships, 1 Sep 2013: 256 kg2014 European Youth Championships, 28 Apr 2014: 281 kg2014 Youth Olympic Games, 16 Aug 2014: 294 kg2016 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 23 Jun 2016: 333 kg2017 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 15 Jun 2017: 335 kg2017 Summer Universiade, 19 Aug 2017: 330 kg2017 European Junior Championships, 15 Oct 2017: 332 kg2019 European U23 Championships, 17 Oct 2019: 351 kg2021 European Championships, 3 Apr 2021: 340 kg2021 World Weightlifting Championships, 7 Dec 2021: 356 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
81 kg2019 to 2021 2019 to 2021 160 196 356
77 kg2016 to 2017 2016 to 2017 153 184 335
69 kg2014 to 2015 2014 to 2015 140 160 294
62 kg2013 2013 116 140 256
56 kg2013 2013 - 122 -
50 kg2011 to 2012 2011 to 2012 91 108 199
Numbers

Viacheslav Iarkin by the numbers

Viacheslav Iarkin'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
458.9
From 356 kg at 80.7 kg bodyweight, 2021 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
Best total, place in its class
24th of 512
356 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 81 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
82%
At the best total, 160 kg of 196 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
13 of 15
The others ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
Attempts

How often Viacheslav Iarkin makes each attempt

Viacheslav Iarkin made 60% of snatch attempts and 65% 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%
Viacheslav Iarkin: 80%

Snatch, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 58%
Viacheslav Iarkin: 73%

Snatch, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 41%
Viacheslav Iarkin: 27%

Clean and jerk, first attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 77%
Viacheslav Iarkin: 80%

Clean and jerk, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 57%
Viacheslav Iarkin: 60%

Clean and jerk, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 34%
Viacheslav Iarkin: 54%
Rivals

Viacheslav Iarkin head to head

The lifters Viacheslav Iarkin 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 Viacheslav Iarkin ahead Rival ahead
Latvia Ritvars Suharevs 6 4 2
Colombia Brayan Rodallegas 3 2 1
Canada Alex Bellemarre 3 3 0
New Zealand Cameron McTaggart 3 3 0
Celil Erdogdu 3 3 0
Tomasz Dawid Komorowski 3 3 0
Results

Viacheslav Iarkin'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 World Weightlifting Championships 7 Dec 2021 6 356 81 kg 80.7 155160163 kg missed188193 kg missed196
2021 European Championships 3 Apr 2021 8 340 81 kg 80.56 156159 kg missed159 kg missed184191 kg missed192 kg missed
2019 European U23 Championships 17 Oct 2019 3 351 81 kg 80.75 153157161 kg missed180191194
2017 European Junior Championships 15 Oct 2017 2 332 77 kg 76.6 144148152 kg missed174178184
2017 Summer Universiade 19 Aug 2017 2 330 77 kg 75.79 145150153 kg missed171176180
2017 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 15 Jun 2017 3 335 77 kg 76.74 148152154 kg missed177 kg missed177183
2016 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 23 Jun 2016 2 333 77 kg 73.6 145150153175180 kg missed180
2015 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 6 Jun 2015 - - 69 kg 68.4 140143 kg missed143 kg missed172 kg missed172 kg missed172 kg missed
2014 Youth Olympic Games 16 Aug 2014 2 294 69 kg 68.24 127132134155160162 kg missed
2014 European Youth Championships 28 Apr 2014 1 281 69 kg 67.77 124129131 kg missed147152not taken
2013 European Under 17 Championships 1 Sep 2013 1 256 62 kg 61.65 110114116130140145 kg missed
2013 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 7 Apr 2013 - - 56 kg 55.93 102 kg missed102 kg missed102 kg missed122127 kg missednot taken
2012 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2012 4 194 50 kg 49.74 8890 kg missed90 kg missed106110 kg missed110 kg missed
2012 European Youth Championships 25 Aug 2012 2 199 50 kg 49.72 89 kg missed8991108 kg missed108111 kg missed
2011 European Youth Championships 21 Aug 2011 2 182 50 kg 48.89 80 kg missed8082 kg missed98101102
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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 Viacheslav Iarkin met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.

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