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Deniz Danev vs Garnik Cholakyan
Deniz Danev and Garnik Cholakyan, compared on every result on this site. Deniz Danev's best total is 266 kg (men's 60 kg, 2026); Garnik Cholakyan's is 280 kg (men's 61 kg, 2024). On the Sinclair scale, which allows for bodyweight, Garnik Cholakyan is ahead by 13.2 points. They met six times in the same class; in the five where both posted a total, Garnik Cholakyan finished ahead every time.
Deniz Danev and Garnik Cholakyan 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nation | Bulgaria | Armenia |
| Born | 2003 | 2002 |
| Competitions | 10, 2019 to 2026 | 8, 2019 to 2026 |
| Olympic medals | None | None |
| World Championships medals | None | None |
| Best snatch | 115 kg | 130 kg |
| Best clean and jerk | 151 kg | 152 kg |
| Best total | 266 kg (men's 60 kg, 2026) | 280 kg (men's 61 kg, 2024) |
| Best Sinclair score | 418.6 | 431.9 |
| Best total, place in its class | 28th of 104 in the men's 60 kg | 54th of 342 in the men's 61 kg |
| Snatch attempts made | 53% (16 of 30) | 67% (16 of 24) |
| Clean and jerk attempts made | 60% (18 of 30) | 50% (11 of 22) |
| Snatch as a share of clean and jerk | 76% | 87% |
| 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.
Deniz Danev vs Garnik Cholakyan 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 | Deniz Danev | Garnik Cholakyan |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 European Championships 19 Apr 202660 kgAhead: Garnik Cholakyan | 266place 6 | 274place 2 |
| 2025 World Weightlifting Championships 2 Oct 202560 kgAhead: Garnik Cholakyan | 253place 14 | 275place 8 |
| 2024 World Weightlifting Championships 6 Dec 202461 kgAhead: Garnik Cholakyan | 245place 10 | 280place 7 |
| 2022 European Junior Championships 15 Oct 202255 kgNot counted | 217place 7 | No total |
| 2021 European Junior Championships 24 Sep 202155 kgAhead: Garnik Cholakyan | 205place 5 | 230place 1 |
| 2019 European Youth Championships 7 Dec 201949 kgAhead: Garnik Cholakyan | 159place 7 | 192place 1 |
Deniz Danev and Garnik Cholakyan, 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.

