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Lasha Talakhadze vs Michael Wayne Johnson Jr
Lasha Talakhadze and Michael Wayne Johnson Jr, compared on every result on this site. Lasha Talakhadze's best total is 492 kg (men's +109 kg, 2021); Michael Wayne Johnson Jr's is 260 kg (men's +94 kg, 2012). On the Sinclair scale, which allows for bodyweight, Lasha Talakhadze is ahead by 216.3 points. They never met in the same class.
Lasha Talakhadze and Michael Wayne Johnson Jr 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 |  Lasha Talakhadze |
Michael Wayne Johnson Jr |
|---|---|---|
| Nation | Georgia | Not listed |
| Born | 1993 | Not listed |
| Competitions | 29, 2010 to 2024 | 1, 2012 |
| Olympic medals | 3 gold | None |
| World Championships medals | 7 gold | None |
| Best snatch | 225 kg | 120 kg |
| Best clean and jerk | 267 kg | 140 kg |
| Best total | 492 kg (men's +109 kg, 2021) | 260 kg (men's +94 kg, 2012) |
| Best Sinclair score | 493.4 | 277.0 |
| Best total, place in its class | 1st of 268 in the men's +109 kg | Not ranked: the best total came in a youth class outside the senior lists |
| Snatch attempts made | 91% (69 of 76) | Too few recorded |
| Clean and jerk attempts made | 88% (60 of 68) | Too few recorded |
| Snatch as a share of clean and jerk | 84% | 86% |
| 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.
Lasha Talakhadze vs Michael Wayne Johnson Jr head to head
Lasha Talakhadze and Michael Wayne Johnson Jr never lifted in the same class at the same competition. The results here run from 2010 to 2024 for Lasha Talakhadze and 2012 to 2012 for Michael Wayne Johnson Jr, so the side by side figures and the chart are the comparison.
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