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Denis Ulanov vs Kianoush Rostami
Denis Ulanov and Kianoush Rostami, compared on every result on this site. Denis Ulanov's best total is 394 kg (men's 94 kg, 2015); Kianoush Rostami's is 403 kg (men's 96 kg, 2019). On the Sinclair scale, which allows for bodyweight, Kianoush Rostami is ahead by 9.7 points. They met twice in the same class: Kianoush Rostami finished ahead every time.
Side by side
Denis Ulanov 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
Denis Ulanov
Kianoush Rostami
Nation
Kazakhstan
Iran
Born
1993
1991
Competitions
15, 2013 to 2024
27, 2008 to 2026
Olympic medals
1 bronze
1 gold, 1 silver
World Championships medals
None
2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
Best snatch
175 kg
179 kg
Best clean and jerk
219 kg
225 kg
Best total
394 kg (men's 94 kg, 2015)
403 kg (men's 96 kg, 2019)
Best Sinclair score
489.0
498.6
Best total, place in its class
35th of 1,113 in the men's 94 kg
5th of 455 in the men's 96 kg
Snatch attempts made
79% (34 of 43)
55% (42 of 77)
Clean and jerk attempts made
57% (24 of 42)
50% (34 of 68)
Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
80%
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
Denis Ulanov vs Kianoush Rostami 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
Class
Denis Ulanov
Kianoush Rostami
Ahead
2022 World Weightlifting Championships
5 Dec 202289 kg Ahead: Kianoush Rostami
89 kg
345place 17
380place 4
Kianoush Rostami
2016 Olympic Games
5 Aug 201685 kg Ahead: Kianoush Rostami
85 kg
390place 3
396place 1
Kianoush Rostami
Careers
Denis Ulanov 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.
Denis Ulanov and Kianoush Rostami: Sinclair score at each competition, 13 and 21 competitions. 400 455 510 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 Denis Ulanov, 2013 Asian Junior Championships, 1 Jul 2013: 429.71 points Denis Ulanov, 2015 IWF Grand Prix 5th Russian Federation President's Cup, 12 Dec 2015: 486.17 points Denis Ulanov, 2016 Asian Championships, 22 Apr 2016: 469.26 points Denis Ulanov, 2016 Olympic Games, 5 Aug 2016: 488.97 points Denis Ulanov, 2017 Summer Universiade, 19 Aug 2017: 457.99 points Denis Ulanov, 2018 World Weightlifting Championships, 1 Nov 2018: 440.14 points Denis Ulanov, 2019 Asian Championships, 18 Apr 2019: 458.11 points Denis Ulanov, 2019 British International Open, 7 Jun 2019: 418.65 points Denis Ulanov, 2019 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 Sep 2019: 453.11 points Denis Ulanov, 2019 Qatar International Cup, 19 Dec 2019: 407.17 points Denis Ulanov, 2022 World Weightlifting Championships, 5 Dec 2022: 425.76 points Denis Ulanov, 2023 IWF Grand Prix II, 4 Dec 2023: 423.87 points Denis Ulanov, 2024 World Weightlifting Championships, 6 Dec 2024: 430.94 points Kianoush Rostami, 2010 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 11 Jun 2010: 460.3 points Kianoush Rostami, 2010 World Weightlifting Championships, 16 Sep 2010: 471.18 points Kianoush Rostami, 2010 Asian Games, 12 Nov 2010: 458.42 points Kianoush Rostami, 2011 Asian Championships, 9 Apr 2011: 457.66 points Kianoush Rostami, 2011 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 29 Jun 2011: 475.16 points Kianoush Rostami, 2011 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2011: 480.19 points Kianoush Rostami, 2012 Asian Championships, 22 Apr 2012: 480.58 points Kianoush Rostami, 2012 Olympic Games, 27 Jul 2012: 478.22 points Kianoush Rostami, 2014 Asian Games, 19 Sep 2014: 477.29 points Kianoush Rostami, 2014 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2014: 492.37 points Kianoush Rostami, 2014 Asian Cup & Interclubs Championships, 18 Nov 2014: 435.16 points Kianoush Rostami, 2015 World Weightlifting Championships, 20 Nov 2015: 486.96 points Kianoush Rostami, 2016 International Fajr Cup, 30 May 2016: 496.72 points Kianoush Rostami, 2016 Olympic Games, 5 Aug 2016: 498.63 points Kianoush Rostami, 2019 EGAT's Cup International Weightlifting Championships, 7 Jan 2019: 438.95 points Kianoush Rostami, 2019 International Fajr Cup, 1 Mar 2019: 467.51 points Kianoush Rostami, 2019 Qatar International Cup, 19 Dec 2019: 477.72 points Kianoush Rostami, 2020 Asian Championships, 17 Apr 2021: 458.21 points Kianoush Rostami, 2022 World Weightlifting Championships, 5 Dec 2022: 466.81 points Kianoush Rostami, 2023 Asian Championships, 5 May 2023: 429.93 points Kianoush Rostami, 2025 World Weightlifting Championships, 2 Oct 2025: 450.89 points
Denis Ulanov and Kianoush Rostami: Sinclair score at each competition, 13 and 21 competitions. 400 455 510 2010 2016 2022 Denis Ulanov, 2013 Asian Junior Championships, 1 Jul 2013: 429.71 points Denis Ulanov, 2015 IWF Grand Prix 5th Russian Federation President's Cup, 12 Dec 2015: 486.17 points Denis Ulanov, 2016 Asian Championships, 22 Apr 2016: 469.26 points Denis Ulanov, 2016 Olympic Games, 5 Aug 2016: 488.97 points Denis Ulanov, 2017 Summer Universiade, 19 Aug 2017: 457.99 points Denis Ulanov, 2018 World Weightlifting Championships, 1 Nov 2018: 440.14 points Denis Ulanov, 2019 Asian Championships, 18 Apr 2019: 458.11 points Denis Ulanov, 2019 British International Open, 7 Jun 2019: 418.65 points Denis Ulanov, 2019 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 Sep 2019: 453.11 points Denis Ulanov, 2019 Qatar International Cup, 19 Dec 2019: 407.17 points Denis Ulanov, 2022 World Weightlifting Championships, 5 Dec 2022: 425.76 points Denis Ulanov, 2023 IWF Grand Prix II, 4 Dec 2023: 423.87 points Denis Ulanov, 2024 World Weightlifting Championships, 6 Dec 2024: 430.94 points Kianoush Rostami, 2010 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 11 Jun 2010: 460.3 points Kianoush Rostami, 2010 World Weightlifting Championships, 16 Sep 2010: 471.18 points Kianoush Rostami, 2010 Asian Games, 12 Nov 2010: 458.42 points Kianoush Rostami, 2011 Asian Championships, 9 Apr 2011: 457.66 points Kianoush Rostami, 2011 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 29 Jun 2011: 475.16 points Kianoush Rostami, 2011 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2011: 480.19 points Kianoush Rostami, 2012 Asian Championships, 22 Apr 2012: 480.58 points Kianoush Rostami, 2012 Olympic Games, 27 Jul 2012: 478.22 points Kianoush Rostami, 2014 Asian Games, 19 Sep 2014: 477.29 points Kianoush Rostami, 2014 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2014: 492.37 points Kianoush Rostami, 2014 Asian Cup & Interclubs Championships, 18 Nov 2014: 435.16 points Kianoush Rostami, 2015 World Weightlifting Championships, 20 Nov 2015: 486.96 points Kianoush Rostami, 2016 International Fajr Cup, 30 May 2016: 496.72 points Kianoush Rostami, 2016 Olympic Games, 5 Aug 2016: 498.63 points Kianoush Rostami, 2019 EGAT's Cup International Weightlifting Championships, 7 Jan 2019: 438.95 points Kianoush Rostami, 2019 International Fajr Cup, 1 Mar 2019: 467.51 points Kianoush Rostami, 2019 Qatar International Cup, 19 Dec 2019: 477.72 points Kianoush Rostami, 2020 Asian Championships, 17 Apr 2021: 458.21 points Kianoush Rostami, 2022 World Weightlifting Championships, 5 Dec 2022: 466.81 points Kianoush Rostami, 2023 Asian Championships, 5 May 2023: 429.93 points Kianoush Rostami, 2025 World Weightlifting Championships, 2 Oct 2025: 450.89 points
Denis Ulanov: round points
Kianoush Rostami: square points
Lifters whose best totals came in nearby classes, from any year.