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Mohamed Shalabi vs Nikolaj Pešalov

Mohamed Shalabi and Nikolaj Pešalov, compared on every result on this site. Mohamed Shalabi's best total is 269 kg (men's 71 kg, 2025); Nikolaj Pešalov's is 337.5 kg (men's 69 kg, 2004). On the Sinclair scale, which allows for bodyweight, Nikolaj Pešalov is ahead by 122.8 points. They never met in the same class.

Side by side

Mohamed Shalabi and Nikolaj Pešalov 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 Mohamed Shalabi Bulgaria Nikolaj Pešalov
Nation Not listed Bulgaria
Born Not listed 1970
Competitions 5, 2022 to 2025 8, 1998 to 2007
Olympic medals None 1 gold, 1 bronze
World Championships medals None 1 silver
Best snatch 120 kg 150 kg
Best clean and jerk 149 kg 187.5 kg
Best total 269 kg (men's 71 kg, 2025) 337.5 kg (men's 69 kg, 2004)
Best Sinclair score 375.2 498.0
Best total, place in its class 88th of 120 in the men's 71 kg 23rd of 1,135 in the men's 69 kg
Snatch attempts made 67% (10 of 15) 53% (8 of 15)
Clean and jerk attempts made 80% (12 of 15) Too few recorded
Snatch as a share of clean and jerk 81% 80%
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

Mohamed Shalabi vs Nikolaj Pešalov head to head

Mohamed Shalabi and Nikolaj Pešalov never lifted in the same class at the same competition. The results here run from 2022 to 2025 for Mohamed Shalabi and 1998 to 2007 for Nikolaj Pešalov, so the side by side figures and the chart are the comparison.

Careers

Mohamed Shalabi and Nikolaj Pešalov, 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.

Mohamed Shalabi and Nikolaj Pešalov: Sinclair score at each competition, 5 and 5 competitions.3004255501998200220062010201420182022Mohamed Shalabi, 2022 African Junior Championships, 1 Sep 2022: 338.92 pointsMohamed Shalabi, 2023 African Junior Championships, 26 Oct 2023: 352.64 pointsMohamed Shalabi, 2024 African Championships, 5 Feb 2024: 355.73 pointsMohamed Shalabi, 2024 African Junior Championships, 18 Nov 2024: 367.15 pointsMohamed Shalabi, 2025 African Junior Championships, 15 Aug 2025: 375.21 pointsNikolaj Pešalov, 1998 World Weightlifting Championships, 10 Nov 1998: 485.11 pointsNikolaj Pešalov, 1999 World Weightlifting Championships, 21 Nov 1999: 478.53 pointsNikolaj Pešalov, 2000 Olympic Games, 16 Sep 2000: 497.96 pointsNikolaj Pešalov, 2003 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 Nov 2003: 457.53 pointsNikolaj Pešalov, 2004 Olympic Games, 14 Aug 2004: 482.46 points
Mohamed Shalabi and Nikolaj Pešalov: Sinclair score at each competition, 5 and 5 competitions.30042555019982004201020162022Mohamed Shalabi, 2022 African Junior Championships, 1 Sep 2022: 338.92 pointsMohamed Shalabi, 2023 African Junior Championships, 26 Oct 2023: 352.64 pointsMohamed Shalabi, 2024 African Championships, 5 Feb 2024: 355.73 pointsMohamed Shalabi, 2024 African Junior Championships, 18 Nov 2024: 367.15 pointsMohamed Shalabi, 2025 African Junior Championships, 15 Aug 2025: 375.21 pointsNikolaj Pešalov, 1998 World Weightlifting Championships, 10 Nov 1998: 485.11 pointsNikolaj Pešalov, 1999 World Weightlifting Championships, 21 Nov 1999: 478.53 pointsNikolaj Pešalov, 2000 Olympic Games, 16 Sep 2000: 497.96 pointsNikolaj Pešalov, 2003 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 Nov 2003: 457.53 pointsNikolaj Pešalov, 2004 Olympic Games, 14 Aug 2004: 482.46 points
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