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Karol Samko vs Valentin Gnessin

Karol Samko and Valentin Gnessin, compared on every result on this site. Karol Samko's best total is 345 kg (men's 85 kg, 2014); Valentin Gnessin's is 323 kg (men's 85 kg, 2016). On the Sinclair scale, which allows for bodyweight, Karol Samko is ahead by 27.2 points. They met three times in the same class: Karol Samko finished ahead twice, Valentin Gnessin one.

Side by side

Karol Samko and Valentin Gnessin 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 Karol Samko Valentin Gnessin
Nation Not listed Not listed
Born 1990 Not listed
Competitions 28, 2007 to 2026 6, 2009 to 2021
Olympic medals None None
World Championships medals None None
Best snatch 150 kg 143 kg
Best clean and jerk 196 kg 180 kg
Best total 345 kg (men's 85 kg, 2014) 323 kg (men's 85 kg, 2016)
Best Sinclair score 433.1 406.0
Best total, place in its class 231st of 1,263 in the men's 85 kg 458th of 1,263 in the men's 85 kg
Snatch attempts made 61% (51 of 84) 56% (10 of 18)
Clean and jerk attempts made 54% (44 of 82) 61% (11 of 18)
Snatch as a share of clean and jerk 76% 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

Karol Samko vs Valentin Gnessin 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 Karol Samko Valentin Gnessin Ahead
2016 European Championships 8 Apr 201685 kgAhead: Valentin Gnessin 85 kg 317place 17 323place 16 Valentin Gnessin
2011 European U 23 Championships 10 Sep 201177 kgAhead: Karol Samko 77 kg 301place 8 277place 13 Karol Samko
2009 European Junior Championships 25 Jul 200977 kgAhead: Karol Samko 77 kg 306place 6 268place 14 Karol Samko
Careers

Karol Samko and Valentin Gnessin, 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.

Karol Samko and Valentin Gnessin: Sinclair score at each competition, 25 and 6 competitions.33038544020072011201520192023Karol Samko, 2007 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 10 Jun 2007: 341.19 pointsKarol Samko, 2008 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 12 Jun 2008: 378.44 pointsKarol Samko, 2009 European Junior Championships, 25 Jul 2009: 406.38 pointsKarol Samko, 2009 European U23 Championships, 11 Oct 2009: 402.24 pointsKarol Samko, 2010 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 11 Jun 2010: 406.07 pointsKarol Samko, 2010 European Junior Championships, 20 Nov 2010: 401.47 pointsKarol Samko, 2011 European U 23 Championships, 10 Sep 2011: 398.98 pointsKarol Samko, 2014 European Championships, 5 Apr 2014: 428.09 pointsKarol Samko, 2014 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2014: 433.14 pointsKarol Samko, 2016 European Championships, 8 Apr 2016: 398.04 pointsKarol Samko, 2017 European Championships, 1 Apr 2017: 432.68 pointsKarol Samko, 2017 World Weightlifting Championships, 27 Nov 2017: 424.22 pointsKarol Samko, 2018 European Championships, 26 Mar 2018: 419.02 pointsKarol Samko, 2018 World Weightlifting Championships, 1 Nov 2018: 410.95 pointsKarol Samko, 2019 Cup of the Blue Swords, 28 Aug 2019: 398.13 pointsKarol Samko, 2019 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 Sep 2019: 395.45 pointsKarol Samko, 2019 International Naim Suleymanoglu Tournament, 11 Nov 2019: 370.63 pointsKarol Samko, 2021 European Championships, 3 Apr 2021: 386.13 pointsKarol Samko, 2022 European Championships, 28 May 2022: 383.53 pointsKarol Samko, 2023 European Championships, 15 Apr 2023: 395.94 pointsKarol Samko, 2023 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Sep 2023: 382.37 pointsKarol Samko, 2024 European Championships, 12 Feb 2024: 391.07 pointsKarol Samko, 2024 World Weightlifting Championships, 6 Dec 2024: 381.53 pointsKarol Samko, 2025 European Championships, 13 Apr 2025: 383.9 pointsKarol Samko, 2026 European Championships, 19 Apr 2026: 363.66 pointsValentin Gnessin, 2009 European Junior Championships, 25 Jul 2009: 360.99 pointsValentin Gnessin, 2010 European U 23 Championships, 20 Nov 2010: 368.5 pointsValentin Gnessin, 2011 European U 23 Championships, 10 Sep 2011: 366.88 pointsValentin Gnessin, 2016 European Championships, 8 Apr 2016: 405.98 pointsValentin Gnessin, 2019 Mediterranean Cup, 4 Oct 2019: 388.11 pointsValentin Gnessin, 2021 European Championships, 3 Apr 2021: 382.55 points
Karol Samko and Valentin Gnessin: Sinclair score at each competition, 25 and 6 competitions.3303854402007201320192025Karol Samko, 2007 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 10 Jun 2007: 341.19 pointsKarol Samko, 2008 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 12 Jun 2008: 378.44 pointsKarol Samko, 2009 European Junior Championships, 25 Jul 2009: 406.38 pointsKarol Samko, 2009 European U23 Championships, 11 Oct 2009: 402.24 pointsKarol Samko, 2010 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 11 Jun 2010: 406.07 pointsKarol Samko, 2010 European Junior Championships, 20 Nov 2010: 401.47 pointsKarol Samko, 2011 European U 23 Championships, 10 Sep 2011: 398.98 pointsKarol Samko, 2014 European Championships, 5 Apr 2014: 428.09 pointsKarol Samko, 2014 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2014: 433.14 pointsKarol Samko, 2016 European Championships, 8 Apr 2016: 398.04 pointsKarol Samko, 2017 European Championships, 1 Apr 2017: 432.68 pointsKarol Samko, 2017 World Weightlifting Championships, 27 Nov 2017: 424.22 pointsKarol Samko, 2018 European Championships, 26 Mar 2018: 419.02 pointsKarol Samko, 2018 World Weightlifting Championships, 1 Nov 2018: 410.95 pointsKarol Samko, 2019 Cup of the Blue Swords, 28 Aug 2019: 398.13 pointsKarol Samko, 2019 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 Sep 2019: 395.45 pointsKarol Samko, 2019 International Naim Suleymanoglu Tournament, 11 Nov 2019: 370.63 pointsKarol Samko, 2021 European Championships, 3 Apr 2021: 386.13 pointsKarol Samko, 2022 European Championships, 28 May 2022: 383.53 pointsKarol Samko, 2023 European Championships, 15 Apr 2023: 395.94 pointsKarol Samko, 2023 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Sep 2023: 382.37 pointsKarol Samko, 2024 European Championships, 12 Feb 2024: 391.07 pointsKarol Samko, 2024 World Weightlifting Championships, 6 Dec 2024: 381.53 pointsKarol Samko, 2025 European Championships, 13 Apr 2025: 383.9 pointsKarol Samko, 2026 European Championships, 19 Apr 2026: 363.66 pointsValentin Gnessin, 2009 European Junior Championships, 25 Jul 2009: 360.99 pointsValentin Gnessin, 2010 European U 23 Championships, 20 Nov 2010: 368.5 pointsValentin Gnessin, 2011 European U 23 Championships, 10 Sep 2011: 366.88 pointsValentin Gnessin, 2016 European Championships, 8 Apr 2016: 405.98 pointsValentin Gnessin, 2019 Mediterranean Cup, 4 Oct 2019: 388.11 pointsValentin Gnessin, 2021 European Championships, 3 Apr 2021: 382.55 points
Karol Samko: round points Valentin Gnessin: square points