Bulgaria · Men's 85 kg, November 2002

Zlatan Vanev

Zlatan Vanev is a weightlifter from Bulgaria, born in 1973, with two World Championships gold medals. The results below cover 3 competitions from 1998 to 2002. The latest result came in the men's 85 kg class, at the 2002 World Weightlifting Championships.

World golds
2
Best total
385 kg
Best snatch
167.5 kg
Best clean and jerk
217.5 kg
Career

Zlatan Vanev's career: classes, totals and best lifts

Weight classes: 77 kg from 1998 to 1999, 85 kg in 2002.

Latest result: 2002 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 November 2002, 85 kg, total 385 kg, place 1.

Zlatan Vanev: totals from the 3 competitions with a total, 1998 to 2002, best 385 kg in 2002.350370390199819992000200120021998 World Weightlifting Championships, 10 Nov 1998: 365 kg1999 World Weightlifting Championships, 21 Nov 1999: 355 kg2002 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 Nov 2002: 385 kg
Zlatan Vanev: totals from the 3 competitions with a total, 1998 to 2002, best 385 kg in 2002.350370390199819992000200120021998 World Weightlifting Championships, 10 Nov 1998: 365 kg1999 World Weightlifting Championships, 21 Nov 1999: 355 kg2002 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 Nov 2002: 385 kg
Total at each competition, in kilograms. Larger red points are senior Olympic or World Championships wins.

Best lifts in each class

The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.

Class Years Snatch Clean and jerk Total
85 kg2002 2002 167.5 217.5 385
77 kg1998 to 1999 1998 to 1999 162.5 202.5 365
Numbers

Zlatan Vanev by the numbers

Zlatan Vanev'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
487.3
From 385 kg at 83.45 kg bodyweight, 2002 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
Best total, place in its class
17th of 1,263
385 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, 167.5 kg of 217.5 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
29
Turned 29 in 2002, the year of the best total.
Competitions with a total
3 of 3
A total at every competition listed.
Rivals

Zlatan Vanev head to head

The lifters Zlatan Vanev 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 Zlatan Vanev ahead Rival ahead
United States Oscar Chaplin III 3 3 0
Results

Zlatan Vanev'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
2002 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Nov 2002 1 385 85 kg 83.45 165167.5170 kg missed212.5217.5220 kg missed
1999 World Weightlifting Championships 21 Nov 1999 9 355 77 kg 76.47 157.5162.5 kg missed162.5 kg missed197.5212.5 kg missed212.5 kg missed
1998 World Weightlifting Championships 10 Nov 1998 1 365 77 kg 76.14 157.5162.5165 kg missed200 kg missed200202.5
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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 Zlatan Vanev met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.

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