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
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 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.
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
Snatch, second attempt
Snatch, third attempt
Clean and jerk, first attempt
Clean and jerk, second attempt
Clean and jerk, third attempt
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| 6 | 6 | 0 | |
| 6 | 6 | 0 | |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | |
| 5 | 5 | 0 |
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.
Swipe the table sideways to see every attempt.
| 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 | 190 | 195 | 200 | |||
| 2009 World Weightlifting Championships 19 Nov 2009 | - | - | +105 kg | 134.52 | 195 | not taken | not taken | not taken | ||
| 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008 | 3 | 448 | +105 kg | 144.97 | 198 | 203 | 206 | 242 | ||
| 2008 European Championships 11 Apr 2008 | 1 | 447 | +105 kg | 144.25 | 195 | 238 | 247 | 252 | ||
| 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 | 1 | 442 | +105 kg | 141.53 | 197 | 202 | 240 | not taken | ||
| 2006 World Weightlifting Championships 30 Sep 2006 | 4 | 434 | +105 kg | 141.67 | 192 | 198 | 236 | |||
| 2005 World Weightlifting Championships 8 Nov 2005 | 4 | 444 | +105 kg | 139.55 | 195 | 201 | 243 | |||
| 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 | 245 | ||||
| 2001 University World Cup 8 Jun 2001 | 1 | 420 | +105 kg | 135.95 | 180 | 190 | not taken | 230 | not taken | not taken |
| 2000 Olympic Games 16 Sep 2000 | 6 | 452.5 | +105 kg | 131.58 | 197.5 | 202.5 | 242.5 | 250 | ||
| 1999 World Weightlifting Championships 21 Nov 1999 | 6 | 440 | +105 kg | 135.9 | 195 | 200 | 240 | |||
| 1998 World Weightlifting Championships 10 Nov 1998 | 3 | 422.5 | +105 kg | 126.28 | 185 | 190 | 195 | 227.5 | ||
Compare Viktors Ščerbatihs
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.

