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Arsen Melikyan vs Oscar Chaplin III
Arsen Melikyan and Oscar Chaplin III, compared on every result on this site. Arsen Melikyan's best total is 365 kg (men's 77 kg, 2000); Oscar Chaplin III's is 357.5 kg (men's 85 kg, 2002). On the Sinclair scale, which allows for bodyweight, Arsen Melikyan is ahead by 28.6 points. They met three times in the same class: Arsen Melikyan finished ahead every time.
Arsen Melikyan and Oscar Chaplin III side by side
Career figures from every result on this site. Where one figure is better, it is in bold. The figures are explained under the table.
| Figure |  Arsen Melikyan |
 Oscar Chaplin III |
|---|---|---|
| Nation | Armenia | United States |
| Born | 1976 | 1980 |
| Competitions | 6, 1998 to 2005 | 9, 1998 to 2004 |
| Olympic medals | 1 bronze | None |
| World Championships medals | None | None |
| Best snatch | 167.5 kg | 165 kg |
| Best clean and jerk | 200 kg | 197.5 kg |
| Best total | 365 kg (men's 77 kg, 2000) | 357.5 kg (men's 85 kg, 2002) |
| Best Sinclair score | 484.4 | 455.9 |
| Best total, place in its class | 17th of 1,242 in the men's 77 kg | 125th of 1,263 in the men's 85 kg |
| Snatch attempts made | 44% (8 of 18) | 75% (18 of 24) |
| Clean and jerk attempts made | 47% (7 of 15) | 54% (13 of 24) |
| Snatch as a share of clean and jerk | 85% | 81% |
| World records held now | None | None |
How to read these figures
- Sinclair score. The total scaled for bodyweight with the IWF's 2025 to 2028 coefficients, so lifters from different classes sit on one scale. Women and men have separate formulas.
- Place in its class. Where the best total stands among every lifter with a total in that class on this site, on the IWF class list in force at the time.
- Attempts made. The share of all snatch or clean and jerk attempts the lifter made. At senior World Championships and Olympic Games since 1998, lifters make 58% of snatches and 56% of clean and jerks.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk. The snatch divided by the clean and jerk at the best total. It describes the shape of a lifter, not strength, so it is not in bold; eight in ten men lifting in national federation meets sit between 71% and 86%.
- World records held now. Records on the IWF class list in force since 1 August 2026. A record set in a class that list retired does not carry over, so a past record holder can show none.
Arsen Melikyan vs Oscar Chaplin III head to head
Every competition where both were entered in the same class, newest first. Each lifter's column gives the total in kilograms and the place in the class. "No lifts" means an entry without an attempt; "No total" means the results record no total, most often after three misses in one lift. Only meets where both posted a total count toward who finished ahead: the higher total, or on equal totals the published places, which went to the lighter lifter until 2017 and to the one who made the total first since.
| Competition | Arsen Melikyan | Oscar Chaplin III |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 Olympic Games 16 Sep 200077 kgAhead: Arsen Melikyan | 365place 3 | 335place 12 |
| 1999 World Weightlifting Championships 21 Nov 199977 kgAhead: Arsen Melikyan | 360place 6 | 335place 21 |
| 1998 World Weightlifting Championships 10 Nov 199877 kgAhead: Arsen Melikyan | 347.5place 12 | 332.5place 13 |
Arsen Melikyan and Oscar Chaplin III, competition by competition
The Sinclair score at each competition: the total scaled for bodyweight, so lifters from different classes sit on one scale. Competitions that ended without a total or a bodyweight have no point.
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Lifters whose best totals came in nearby classes, from any year.