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Milen Dobrev vs Nizami Pashayev
Milen Dobrev and Nizami Pashayev, compared on every result on this site. Milen Dobrev's best total is 407.5 kg (men's 94 kg, 2004); Nizami Pashayev's is 405 kg (men's 94 kg, 2001). On the Sinclair scale, which allows for bodyweight, Milen Dobrev is ahead by 3.8 points. They met five times in the same class; in the three where both posted a total, Nizami Pashayev finished ahead every time.
Milen Dobrev and Nizami Pashayev 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 |  Milen Dobrev |
 Nizami Pashayev |
|---|---|---|
| Nation | Bulgaria | Azerbaijan |
| Born | 1980 | 1981 |
| Competitions | 8, 1998 to 2006 | 11, 1999 to 2009 |
| Olympic medals | 1 gold | None |
| World Championships medals | 1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze | 2 gold, 1 silver |
| Best snatch | 187.5 kg | 185 kg |
| Best clean and jerk | 220 kg | 222.5 kg |
| Best total | 407.5 kg (men's 94 kg, 2004) | 405 kg (men's 94 kg, 2001) |
| Best Sinclair score | 489.5 | 485.7 |
| Best total, place in its class | 4th of 1,113 in the men's 94 kg | 8th of 1,113 in the men's 94 kg |
| Snatch attempts made | 62% (13 of 21) | 53% (16 of 30) |
| Clean and jerk attempts made | 56% (10 of 18) | 63% (19 of 30) |
| Snatch as a share of clean and jerk | 85% | 82% |
| 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.
Milen Dobrev vs Nizami Pashayev 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 | Milen Dobrev | Nizami Pashayev |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 World Weightlifting Championships 8 Nov 200594 kgAhead: Nizami Pashayev | 398place 3 | 401place 1 |
| 2004 Olympic Games 14 Aug 200494 kgNot counted | 407.5place 1 | No lifts |
| 2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 200394 kgNot counted | 405place 1 | No total |
| 2002 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Nov 200294 kgAhead: Nizami Pashayev | 387.5place 2 | 392.5place 1 |
| 2000 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 2 Jul 200085 kgAhead: Nizami Pashayev | 357.5place 2 | 365place 1 |
Milen Dobrev and Nizami Pashayev, 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.
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