Latvia · Men's +105 kg, September 2010

Viktors Ščerbatihs

Viktors Ščerbatihs is a weightlifter from Latvia, born in 1974, with two Olympic medals (1 silver, 1 bronze) and three World Championships medals (1 gold, 2 bronze). The results below cover 13 competitions from 1998 to 2010. The latest result came in the men's +105 kg class, at the 2010 World Weightlifting Championships.

Olympic medals
2
World medals
3
Best total
455 kg
Best snatch
206 kg
Best clean and jerk
252 kg
Career

Viktors Ščerbatihs's career: classes, totals and best lifts

Olympic Games: 1 silver, 1 bronze. World Championships: 1 gold, 2 bronze in the total.

Latest result: 2010 World Weightlifting Championships, 16 September 2010, +105 kg, no total.

Viktors Ščerbatihs: totals from the 11 competitions with a total, 1998 to 2008, best 455 kg in 2004.4104354601998200020022004200620081998 World Weightlifting Championships, 10 Nov 1998: 422.5 kg1999 World Weightlifting Championships, 21 Nov 1999: 440 kg2000 Olympic Games, 16 Sep 2000: 452.5 kg2001 University World Cup, 8 Jun 2001: 420 kg2003 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 Nov 2003: 445 kg2004 Olympic Games, 14 Aug 2004: 455 kg2005 World Weightlifting Championships, 8 Nov 2005: 444 kg2006 World Weightlifting Championships, 30 Sep 2006: 434 kg2007 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 Sep 2007: 442 kg2008 European Championships, 11 Apr 2008: 447 kg2008 Olympic Games, 9 Aug 2008: 448 kg
Viktors Ščerbatihs: totals from the 11 competitions with a total, 1998 to 2008, best 455 kg in 2004.4104354601998200220061998 World Weightlifting Championships, 10 Nov 1998: 422.5 kg1999 World Weightlifting Championships, 21 Nov 1999: 440 kg2000 Olympic Games, 16 Sep 2000: 452.5 kg2001 University World Cup, 8 Jun 2001: 420 kg2003 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 Nov 2003: 445 kg2004 Olympic Games, 14 Aug 2004: 455 kg2005 World Weightlifting Championships, 8 Nov 2005: 444 kg2006 World Weightlifting Championships, 30 Sep 2006: 434 kg2007 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 Sep 2007: 442 kg2008 European Championships, 11 Apr 2008: 447 kg2008 Olympic Games, 9 Aug 2008: 448 kg
Total at each competition, in kilograms. Larger red points are senior Olympic or World Championships wins.
Numbers

Viktors Ščerbatihs by the numbers

Viktors Ščerbatihs'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
478.0
From 452.5 kg at 131.58 kg bodyweight, 2000 Olympic Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
Best total, place in its class
14th of 704
455 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
82%
At the best total, 205 kg of 250 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
30
Turned 30 in 2004, the year of the best total.
Competitions with a total
11 of 13
The others ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
Attempts

How often Viktors Ščerbatihs makes each attempt

Viktors Ščerbatihs made 69% of snatch attempts and 43% 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%
Viktors Ščerbatihs: 83%

Snatch, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 58%
Viktors Ščerbatihs: 67%

Snatch, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 41%
Viktors Ščerbatihs: 55%

Clean and jerk, first attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 77%
Viktors Ščerbatihs: 64%

Clean and jerk, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 57%
Viktors Ščerbatihs: 50%

Clean and jerk, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 34%
Viktors Ščerbatihs: 11%
Rivals

Viktors Ščerbatihs head to head

The lifters Viktors Ščerbatihs 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 Viktors Ščerbatihs ahead Rival ahead
Poland Paweł Najdek 7 7 0
Iran Hossein Rezazadeh 6 0 6
Poland Grzegorz Kleszcz 6 6 0
Czechia Petr Sobotka 6 6 0
Ukraine Artem Udachyn 5 4 1
Germany Almir Velagić 5 5 0
Results

Viktors Ščerbatihs'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
2010 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Sep 2010 - - +105 kg 132.36 190195200231 kg missed232 kg missed235 kg missed
2009 World Weightlifting Championships 19 Nov 2009 - - +105 kg 134.52 195200 kg missed200 kg missednot takennot takennot taken
2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008 3 448 +105 kg 144.97 198203206242244 kg missed257 kg missed
2008 European Championships 11 Apr 2008 1 447 +105 kg 144.25 195200 kg missed201 kg missed238247252
2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 1 442 +105 kg 141.53 197 kg missed197202240247 kg missednot taken
2006 World Weightlifting Championships 30 Sep 2006 4 434 +105 kg 141.67 192198200 kg missed236 kg missed236245 kg missed
2005 World Weightlifting Championships 8 Nov 2005 4 444 +105 kg 139.55 195201205 kg missed242 kg missed243250 kg missed
2004 Olympic Games 14 Aug 2004 2 455 +105 kg 140.72 Snatch 205, clean and jerk 250; attempts not recorded
2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 2003 3 445 +105 kg 135.62 200 kg missed200205 kg missed245252.5 kg missed252.5 kg missed
2001 University World Cup 8 Jun 2001 1 420 +105 kg 135.95 180190not taken230not takennot taken
2000 Olympic Games 16 Sep 2000 6 452.5 +105 kg 131.58 197.5202.5 kg missed202.5242.5250257.5 kg missed
1999 World Weightlifting Championships 21 Nov 1999 6 440 +105 kg 135.9 195200 kg missed200240 kg missed240250 kg missed
1998 World Weightlifting Championships 10 Nov 1998 3 422.5 +105 kg 126.28 185190195227.5235 kg missed235 kg missed
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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 Viktors Ščerbatihs met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.

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