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Colin Burns vs Kianoush Rostami

Colin Burns and Kianoush Rostami, compared on every result on this site. Colin Burns's best total is 366 kg (men's 94 kg, 2017); Kianoush Rostami's is 403 kg (men's 96 kg, 2019). On the Sinclair scale, which allows for bodyweight, Kianoush Rostami is ahead by 62.0 points. They never met in the same class.

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Colin Burns and Kianoush Rostami 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 United States Colin Burns Iran Kianoush Rostami
Nation United States Iran
Born 1983 1991
Competitions 6, 2013 to 2017 27, 2008 to 2026
Olympic medals None 1 gold, 1 silver
World Championships medals None 2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
Best snatch 169 kg 179 kg
Best clean and jerk 197 kg 225 kg
Best total 366 kg (men's 94 kg, 2017) 403 kg (men's 96 kg, 2019)
Best Sinclair score 436.7 498.6
Best total, place in its class 163rd of 1,113 in the men's 94 kg 5th of 455 in the men's 96 kg
Snatch attempts made 47% (8 of 17) 55% (42 of 77)
Clean and jerk attempts made 46% (6 of 13) 50% (34 of 68)
Snatch as a share of clean and jerk 86% 79%
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.
Head to head

Colin Burns vs Kianoush Rostami head to head

Colin Burns and Kianoush Rostami never lifted in the same class at the same competition. The results here run from 2013 to 2017 for Colin Burns and 2008 to 2026 for Kianoush Rostami, so the side by side figures and the chart are the comparison.

Careers

Colin Burns and Kianoush Rostami, 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.

Colin Burns and Kianoush Rostami: Sinclair score at each competition, 4 and 21 competitions.39045051020102012201420162018202020222024Colin Burns, 2013 Pan American Championships, 22 Jun 2013: 401.58 pointsColin Burns, 2014 IWF Grand Prix - President's Cup, 6 Sep 2014: 428.15 pointsColin Burns, 2014 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2014: 432.93 pointsColin Burns, 2017 Pan-American Championships, 20 Jul 2017: 436.67 pointsKianoush Rostami, 2010 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 11 Jun 2010: 460.3 pointsKianoush Rostami, 2010 World Weightlifting Championships, 16 Sep 2010: 471.18 pointsKianoush Rostami, 2010 Asian Games, 12 Nov 2010: 458.42 pointsKianoush Rostami, 2011 Asian Championships, 9 Apr 2011: 457.66 pointsKianoush Rostami, 2011 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 29 Jun 2011: 475.16 pointsKianoush Rostami, 2011 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2011: 480.19 pointsKianoush Rostami, 2012 Asian Championships, 22 Apr 2012: 480.58 pointsKianoush Rostami, 2012 Olympic Games, 27 Jul 2012: 478.22 pointsKianoush Rostami, 2014 Asian Games, 19 Sep 2014: 477.29 pointsKianoush Rostami, 2014 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2014: 492.37 pointsKianoush Rostami, 2014 Asian Cup & Interclubs Championships, 18 Nov 2014: 435.16 pointsKianoush Rostami, 2015 World Weightlifting Championships, 20 Nov 2015: 486.96 pointsKianoush Rostami, 2016 International Fajr Cup, 30 May 2016: 496.72 pointsKianoush Rostami, 2016 Olympic Games, 5 Aug 2016: 498.63 pointsKianoush Rostami, 2019 EGAT's Cup International Weightlifting Championships, 7 Jan 2019: 438.95 pointsKianoush Rostami, 2019 International Fajr Cup, 1 Mar 2019: 467.51 pointsKianoush Rostami, 2019 Qatar International Cup, 19 Dec 2019: 477.72 pointsKianoush Rostami, 2020 Asian Championships, 17 Apr 2021: 458.21 pointsKianoush Rostami, 2022 World Weightlifting Championships, 5 Dec 2022: 466.81 pointsKianoush Rostami, 2023 Asian Championships, 5 May 2023: 429.93 pointsKianoush Rostami, 2025 World Weightlifting Championships, 2 Oct 2025: 450.89 points
Colin Burns and Kianoush Rostami: Sinclair score at each competition, 4 and 21 competitions.390450510201020162022Colin Burns, 2013 Pan American Championships, 22 Jun 2013: 401.58 pointsColin Burns, 2014 IWF Grand Prix - President's Cup, 6 Sep 2014: 428.15 pointsColin Burns, 2014 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2014: 432.93 pointsColin Burns, 2017 Pan-American Championships, 20 Jul 2017: 436.67 pointsKianoush Rostami, 2010 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 11 Jun 2010: 460.3 pointsKianoush Rostami, 2010 World Weightlifting Championships, 16 Sep 2010: 471.18 pointsKianoush Rostami, 2010 Asian Games, 12 Nov 2010: 458.42 pointsKianoush Rostami, 2011 Asian Championships, 9 Apr 2011: 457.66 pointsKianoush Rostami, 2011 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 29 Jun 2011: 475.16 pointsKianoush Rostami, 2011 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2011: 480.19 pointsKianoush Rostami, 2012 Asian Championships, 22 Apr 2012: 480.58 pointsKianoush Rostami, 2012 Olympic Games, 27 Jul 2012: 478.22 pointsKianoush Rostami, 2014 Asian Games, 19 Sep 2014: 477.29 pointsKianoush Rostami, 2014 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2014: 492.37 pointsKianoush Rostami, 2014 Asian Cup & Interclubs Championships, 18 Nov 2014: 435.16 pointsKianoush Rostami, 2015 World Weightlifting Championships, 20 Nov 2015: 486.96 pointsKianoush Rostami, 2016 International Fajr Cup, 30 May 2016: 496.72 pointsKianoush Rostami, 2016 Olympic Games, 5 Aug 2016: 498.63 pointsKianoush Rostami, 2019 EGAT's Cup International Weightlifting Championships, 7 Jan 2019: 438.95 pointsKianoush Rostami, 2019 International Fajr Cup, 1 Mar 2019: 467.51 pointsKianoush Rostami, 2019 Qatar International Cup, 19 Dec 2019: 477.72 pointsKianoush Rostami, 2020 Asian Championships, 17 Apr 2021: 458.21 pointsKianoush Rostami, 2022 World Weightlifting Championships, 5 Dec 2022: 466.81 pointsKianoush Rostami, 2023 Asian Championships, 5 May 2023: 429.93 pointsKianoush Rostami, 2025 World Weightlifting Championships, 2 Oct 2025: 450.89 points
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