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David Rigert vs Fares El-Bakh
David Rigert and Fares El-Bakh, compared on the results on record here: Olympic medals before 1998 and every result since. David Rigert's best total is 382.5 kg (men's 90 kg, 1976); Fares El-Bakh's is 404 kg (men's 96 kg, 2019). No meeting in the same class is on record; before 1998 only medals at the Olympic Games are.
David Rigert and Fares El-Bakh side by side
Figures from the results on record here: Olympic medals before 1998 and every result since. Where one figure is better, it is in bold. Their best totals came in different classes, so kilograms alone do not say who was stronger. The figures are explained under the table.
| Figure | David Rigert |  Fares El-Bakh |
|---|---|---|
| Nation | Soviet Union | Qatar |
| Born | 1947 | 1998 |
| Competitions on record | 1, 1976 | 32, 2016 to 2024 |
| Olympic medals | 1 gold | 1 gold |
| World Championships medals | None since 1998; earlier ones are not on record | 1 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze |
| Best snatch | - | 178 kg |
| Best clean and jerk | - | 228 kg |
| Best total | 382.5 kg (men's 90 kg, 1976) | 404 kg (men's 96 kg, 2019) |
| Best Sinclair score | No bodyweight on record before 1998 | 477.2 |
| Best total, place in its class | Not ranked: the class lists before 1998 are not on record here | 4th of 455 in the men's 96 kg |
| Snatch attempts made | Too few recorded | 54% (46 of 85) |
| Clean and jerk attempts made | Too few recorded | 62% (48 of 77) |
| Snatch as a share of clean and jerk | - | 77% |
| 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.
David Rigert vs Fares El-Bakh head to head
No competition on record has David Rigert and Fares El-Bakh in the same class; before 1998 only medals at the Olympic Games are on record. The results here run from 1976 to 1976 for David Rigert and 2016 to 2024 for Fares El-Bakh, so the side by side figures and the chart are the comparison.
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