Men's 85 kg, October 2009

Vitalijs Kovtuns

Vitalijs Kovtuns is a weightlifter. The results below cover 5 competitions from 2007 to 2009. The latest result came in the men's 85 kg class, at the 2009 European U23 Championships.

Best total
331 kg
Best snatch
144 kg
Best clean and jerk
187 kg
Career

Vitalijs Kovtuns's career: classes, totals and best lifts

No Olympic or World Championships medals.

Latest result: 2009 European U23 Championships, 11 October 2009, 85 kg, total 318 kg, place 8.

Vitalijs Kovtuns: totals from the 5 competitions with a total, 2007 to 2009, best 331 kg in 2008.3103253402007200820092007 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 10 Jun 2007: 324 kg2007 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 Sep 2007: 322 kg2008 European Championships, 11 Apr 2008: 331 kg2009 European Championships, 4 Apr 2009: 322 kg2009 European U23 Championships, 11 Oct 2009: 318 kg
Vitalijs Kovtuns: totals from the 5 competitions with a total, 2007 to 2009, best 331 kg in 2008.3103253402007200820092007 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 10 Jun 2007: 324 kg2007 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 Sep 2007: 322 kg2008 European Championships, 11 Apr 2008: 331 kg2009 European Championships, 4 Apr 2009: 322 kg2009 European U23 Championships, 11 Oct 2009: 318 kg
Total at each competition, in kilograms.
Numbers

Vitalijs Kovtuns by the numbers

Vitalijs Kovtuns'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
416.5
From 331 kg at 84.36 kg bodyweight, 2008 European Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
Best total, place in its class
368th of 1,263
331 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 85 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
77%
At the best total, 144 kg of 187 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
5 of 5
A total at every competition listed.
Attempts

How often Vitalijs Kovtuns makes each attempt

Vitalijs Kovtuns made 53% of snatch attempts and 67% 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%
Vitalijs Kovtuns: 40%

Snatch, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 58%
Vitalijs Kovtuns: 100%

Snatch, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 41%
Vitalijs Kovtuns: 20%

Clean and jerk, first attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 77%
Vitalijs Kovtuns: 40%

Clean and jerk, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 57%
Vitalijs Kovtuns: 100%

Clean and jerk, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 34%
Vitalijs Kovtuns: 60%
Rivals

Vitalijs Kovtuns head to head

The lifters Vitalijs Kovtuns 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 Vitalijs Kovtuns ahead Rival ahead
Finland Miika Antti-Roiko 4 4 0
France Benjamin Hennequin 3 0 3
David Matam 3 0 3
Azerbaijan Intigam Zairov 3 0 3
Belarus Mikalai Novikau 3 0 3
Adriano Mendez 3 1 2
Results

Vitalijs Kovtuns'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
2009 European U23 Championships 11 Oct 2009 8 318 85 kg 84.15 142 kg missed142148 kg missed176176181 kg missed
2009 European Championships 4 Apr 2009 21 322 85 kg 84.02 142 kg missed142148 kg missed178 kg missed180185 kg missed
2008 European Championships 11 Apr 2008 14 331 85 kg 84.36 139144148 kg missed177182187
2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 31 322 85 kg 84.01 139 kg missed139142174 kg missed174180
2007 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 10 Jun 2007 8 324 85 kg 83.71 139144146 kg missed173 kg missed176180
Compare

Compare Vitalijs Kovtuns

Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Vitalijs Kovtuns.