Hungary · Men's 105 kg, August 2004
Zoltán Kovács
Zoltán Kovács is a weightlifter from Hungary, born in 1977. The results below cover 6 competitions from 1998 to 2004. The latest result came in the men's 105 kg class, at the 2004 Olympic Games.
- Best total
- 397.5 kg
- Best snatch
- 180 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 222.5 kg
Zoltán Kovács's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 94 kg from 1998 to 2000, 105 kg from 2001 to 2004. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 102.59 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 110 kg.
Latest result: 2004 Olympic Games, 14 August 2004, 105 kg, no total.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 105 kg2001 to 2004 | 172.5 | 222.5 | 395 |
| 94 kg1998 to 2000 | 180 | 217.5 | 397.5 |
Zoltán Kovács by the numbers
Zoltán Kovács'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
- 474.1
- From 397.5 kg at 94 kg bodyweight, 2000 Olympic Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 25th of 1,113
- 397.5 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 94 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 83%
- At the best total, 180 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
- 23
- Turned 23 in 2000, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 4 of 6
- Of the other two: one with no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk and one entered without taking an attempt.
How often Zoltán Kovács makes each attempt
Zoltán Kovács made 60% of snatch attempts and 64% 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
Zoltán Kovács head to head
The lifters Zoltán Kovács 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 | Zoltán Kovács ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bünyamin Sudaş |
4 | 1 | 3 |
Zoltán Kovács'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Olympic Games 14 Aug 2004 | - | No lifts | 105 kg | 102.59 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken |
| 2001 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2001 | 11 | 395 | 105 kg | 102.32 | 172.5 | 210 | 222.5 | |||
| 2000 Olympic Games 16 Sep 2000 | 6 | 397.5 | 94 kg | 94 | 172.5 | 177.5 | 180 | 210 | 217.5 | not taken |
| 1999 World Weightlifting Championships 21 Nov 1999 | 10 | 390 | 94 kg | 93.77 | 175 | 210 | 215 | |||
| 1999 University World Cup 1 May 1999 | 2 | 365 | 94 kg | 92.34 | 160 | 165 | 190 | 195 | 200 | |
| 1998 World Weightlifting Championships 10 Nov 1998 | - | - | 94 kg | 92.96 | 165 | 170 |
Compare Zoltán Kovács
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Zoltán Kovács.