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Behdad Salimi vs Nigel Avery
Behdad Salimi and Nigel Avery, compared on every result on this site. Behdad Salimi's best total is 465 kg (men's +105 kg, 2014); Nigel Avery's is 387.5 kg (men's +105 kg, 2001). On the Sinclair scale, which allows for bodyweight, Behdad Salimi is ahead by 52.0 points. They never met in the same class.
Behdad Salimi and Nigel Avery 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 |  Behdad Salimi |
 Nigel Avery |
|---|---|---|
| Nation | Iran | New Zealand |
| Born | 1989 | 1967 |
| Competitions | 15, 2008 to 2018 | 4, 1999 to 2001 |
| Olympic medals | 1 gold | None |
| World Championships medals | 2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze | None |
| Best snatch | 216 kg | 172.5 kg |
| Best clean and jerk | 255 kg | 217.5 kg |
| Best total | 465 kg (men's +105 kg, 2014) | 387.5 kg (men's +105 kg, 2001) |
| Best Sinclair score | 468.8 | 416.8 |
| Best total, place in its class | 4th of 704 in the men's +105 kg | 148th of 704 in the men's +105 kg |
| Snatch attempts made | 79% (31 of 39) | 83% (10 of 12) |
| Clean and jerk attempts made | 54% (21 of 39) | 83% (10 of 12) |
| Snatch as a share of clean and jerk | 82% | 78% |
| 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.
Behdad Salimi vs Nigel Avery head to head
Behdad Salimi and Nigel Avery never lifted in the same class at the same competition. The results here run from 2008 to 2018 for Behdad Salimi and 1999 to 2001 for Nigel Avery, so the side by side figures and the chart are the comparison.
Behdad Salimi and Nigel Avery, 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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