Women's +75 kg, April 2008

Yordanka Apostolova

Yordanka Apostolova is a weightlifter, born in 1983. The results below cover 5 competitions from 2002 to 2008. The latest result came in the women's +75 kg class, at the 2008 European Championships.

Best total
245 kg
Best snatch
110 kg
Best clean and jerk
140 kg
Career

Yordanka Apostolova's career: classes, totals and best lifts

No Olympic or World Championships medals.

Latest result: 2008 European Championships, 11 April 2008, +75 kg, total 232 kg, place 5.

Yordanka Apostolova: totals from the 5 competitions with a total, 2002 to 2008, best 245 kg in 2003.19022025020022003200420052006200720082002 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 30 May 2002: 202.5 kg2003 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 Nov 2003: 245 kg2006 World Weightlifting Championships, 30 Sep 2006: 243 kg2007 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 Sep 2007: 239 kg2008 European Championships, 11 Apr 2008: 232 kg
Yordanka Apostolova: totals from the 5 competitions with a total, 2002 to 2008, best 245 kg in 2003.19022025020022004200620082002 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 30 May 2002: 202.5 kg2003 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 Nov 2003: 245 kg2006 World Weightlifting Championships, 30 Sep 2006: 243 kg2007 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 Sep 2007: 239 kg2008 European Championships, 11 Apr 2008: 232 kg
Total at each competition, in kilograms.
Numbers

Yordanka Apostolova by the numbers

Yordanka Apostolova'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
267.7
From 245 kg at 94.58 kg bodyweight, 2003 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
Best total, place in its class
83rd of 479
245 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's +75 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
75%
At the best total, 105 kg of 140 kg. A higher share means a stronger snatch for the clean and jerk. Eight in ten women lifting in national federation meets sit between 70% and 85%.
Age at best total
20
Turned 20 in 2003, the year of the best total.
Competitions with a total
5 of 5
A total at every competition listed.
Attempts

How often Yordanka Apostolova makes each attempt

Yordanka Apostolova made 60% 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%
Yordanka Apostolova: 80%

Snatch, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 58%
Yordanka Apostolova: 60%

Snatch, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 41%
Yordanka Apostolova: 40%

Clean and jerk, first attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 77%
Yordanka Apostolova: 100%

Clean and jerk, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 57%
Yordanka Apostolova: 60%

Clean and jerk, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 34%
Yordanka Apostolova: 40%
Rivals

Yordanka Apostolova head to head

The lifters Yordanka Apostolova 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 Yordanka Apostolova ahead Rival ahead
Ukraine Olha Korobka 4 0 4
Greece Vasiliki Kasapi 4 0 4
United States Cheryl Haworth 3 0 3
South Korea Jang Mi-ran 3 0 3
Aikaterini Roditi 3 2 1
Turkey Derya Açıkgöz 3 2 1
Results

Yordanka Apostolova'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
2008 European Championships 11 Apr 2008 5 232 +75 kg 99.06 105107 kg missed107125130 kg missed130 kg missed
2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 14 239 +75 kg 99.94 105109111 kg missed130133 kg missed133 kg missed
2006 World Weightlifting Championships 30 Sep 2006 14 243 +75 kg 100.06 105110 kg missed110125130133
2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 2003 12 245 +75 kg 94.58 100105110 kg missed125135140
2002 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 30 May 2002 7 202.5 +75 kg 83.73 90 kg missed9095 kg missed105112.5117.5 kg missed
Compare

Compare Yordanka Apostolova

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