India · Men's 96 kg, July 2022
Vikas Thakur
Vikas Thakur is a weightlifter from India, born in 1993. The results below cover 21 competitions from 2011 to 2022. The latest result came in the men's 96 kg class, at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
- Best total
- 353 kg
- Best snatch
- 159 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 197 kg
Vikas Thakur's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 77 kg from 2011 to 2012, 85 kg from 2013 to 2016, 94 kg from 2017 to 2018, 96 kg from 2019 to 2022. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (94 kg to 96 kg) and again in June 2025. At 95.61 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 110 kg.
Latest result: 2022 Commonwealth Games, 30 July 2022, 96 kg, total 346 kg, place 2.
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 kg2019 to 2022 | 157 | 197 | 353 |
| 94 kg2017 to 2018 | 159 | 196 | 351 |
| 85 kg2013 to 2016 | 152 | 185 | 335 |
| 77 kg2011 to 2012 | 133 | 156 | 286 |
Vikas Thakur by the numbers
Vikas Thakur'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
- 421.7
- From 335 kg at 84.31 kg bodyweight, 2015 Commonwealth Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 120th of 455
- 353 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 96 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 80%
- At the best total, 157 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%.
- Age at best total
- 26
- Turned 26 in 2019, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 21 of 21
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Vikas Thakur makes each attempt
Vikas Thakur made 73% 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
Vikas Thakur head to head
The lifters Vikas Thakur 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 | Vikas Thakur ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Fares El-Bakh |
4 | 0 | 4 |
 Boady Santavy |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| Han Junghoon | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Khalil Ibrahim J Al Hamqan | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| En Wei John Cheah | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Forrester Osei | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Vikas Thakur'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. A row that names two events was one competition scored for both; its places can differ because each ranks its own field.
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| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Commonwealth Games 30 Jul 2022 | 2 | 346 | 96 kg | 95.61 | 149 | 153 | 155 | 187 | 191 | |
| 2021 World Weightlifting Championships 7 Dec 2021 Also the 2021 Commonwealth Senior Championships, place 3 | 21 | 339 | 96 kg | 96 | 150 | 183 | 189 | |||
| 2019 Commonwealth Senior Championships 9 Jul 2019 | 2 | 338 | 96 kg | 95.81 | 148 | 153 | 185 | |||
| 2019 Asian Championships 18 Apr 2019 | 4 | 349 | 96 kg | 95.74 | 152 | 190 | 197 | |||
| 2019 EGAT's Cup International Weightlifting Championships 7 Jan 2019 | 3 | 353 | 96 kg | 95.85 | 150 | 154 | 157 | 190 | 196 | |
| 2018 Asian Games 20 Aug 2018 | 8 | 335 | 94 kg | 93.85 | 145 | 190 | ||||
| 2018 Commonwealth Games 4 Apr 2018 | 3 | 351 | 94 kg | 92.68 | 152 | 156 | 159 | 192 | ||
| 2017 World Weightlifting Championships 27 Nov 2017 | 11 | 351 | 94 kg | 93.42 | 150 | 155 | 192 | 196 | ||
| 2017 Commonwealth Championships 3 Sep 2017 | 3 | 340 | 94 kg | 93.56 | 145 | 150 | 185 | 190 | ||
| 2016 Asian Championships 22 Apr 2016 | 8 | 335 | 85 kg | 84.8 | 145 | 150 | 180 | 185 | ||
| 2015 Commonwealth Championships 11 Oct 2015 | 1 | 335 | 85 kg | 84.31 | 145 | 149 | 152 | 178 | 183 | not taken |
| 2015 Asian Championships 6 Sep 2015 | 9 | 330 | 85 kg | 84.8 | 143 | 148 | 177 | 182 | ||
| 2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2014 | 35 | 322 | 85 kg | 84.48 | 140 | 145 | 170 | 177 | ||
| 2014 Asian Games 19 Sep 2014 | 7 | 327 | 85 kg | 84.72 | 140 | 145 | 148 | 170 | 179 | |
| 2014 Commonwealth Games 23 Jul 2014 | 2 | 333 | 85 kg | 84.11 | 142 | 147 | 150 | 179 | 183 | |
| 2013 Commonwealth Championships 24 Nov 2013 Also the 2013 Commonwealth Junior Championships, place 1 | 2 | 322 | 85 kg | 84.28 | Snatch 150, clean and jerk 172; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2013 Asian Junior Championships 1 Jul 2013 | 2 | 322 | 85 kg | 83.96 | 135 | 142 | 173 | 180 | ||
| 2013 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 3 May 2013 | 6 | 317 | 85 kg | 83.64 | 135 | 142 | 175 | |||
| 2012 Commonwealth Junior Championships 4 Jun 2012 | 1 | 286 | 77 kg | 76.5 | 120 | 125 | 130 | 150 | 156 | |
| 2011 Commonwealth Junior Championships 10 Oct 2011 | 2 | 276 | 77 kg | 76.58 | 120 | 140 | 150 | 156 | ||
| 2011 Asian Junior Championships 5 Sep 2011 | 2 | 284 | 77 kg | 76.4 | 125 | 130 | 133 | 151 | ||
Compare Vikas Thakur
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Vikas Thakur met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.