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Nikolaj Pešalov vs Phehello John Ramela

Nikolaj Pešalov and Phehello John Ramela, compared on every result on this site. Nikolaj Pešalov's best total is 337.5 kg (men's 69 kg, 2004); Phehello John Ramela's is 237 kg (men's 69 kg, 2012). On the Sinclair scale, which allows for bodyweight, Nikolaj Pešalov is ahead by 160.2 points. They never met in the same class.

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Nikolaj Pešalov and Phehello John Ramela 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 Bulgaria Nikolaj Pešalov Phehello John Ramela
Nation Bulgaria Not listed
Born 1970 Not listed
Competitions 8, 1998 to 2007 6, 2009 to 2012
Olympic medals 1 gold, 1 bronze None
World Championships medals 1 silver None
Best snatch 150 kg 112 kg
Best clean and jerk 187.5 kg 125 kg
Best total 337.5 kg (men's 69 kg, 2004) 237 kg (men's 69 kg, 2012)
Best Sinclair score 498.0 337.7
Best total, place in its class 23rd of 1,135 in the men's 69 kg 864th of 1,135 in the men's 69 kg
Snatch attempts made 53% (8 of 15) 73% (11 of 15)
Clean and jerk attempts made Too few recorded 53% (8 of 15)
Snatch as a share of clean and jerk 80% 90%
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

Nikolaj Pešalov vs Phehello John Ramela head to head

Nikolaj Pešalov and Phehello John Ramela never lifted in the same class at the same competition. The results here run from 1998 to 2007 for Nikolaj Pešalov and 2009 to 2012 for Phehello John Ramela, so the side by side figures and the chart are the comparison.

Careers

Nikolaj Pešalov and Phehello John Ramela, 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.

Nikolaj Pešalov and Phehello John Ramela: Sinclair score at each competition, 5 and 6 competitions.25040055019982000200220042006200820102012Nikolaj 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 pointsPhehello John Ramela, 2009 African Junior Championships, 31 Jul 2009: 275.04 pointsPhehello John Ramela, 2010 African Junior Championships, 21 Mar 2010: 310.42 pointsPhehello John Ramela, 2010 Youth Olympic Games, 14 Aug 2010: 305.32 pointsPhehello John Ramela, 2010 IWF Continental Clubs Grand Prix, 11 Dec 2010: 329.96 pointsPhehello John Ramela, 2011 Commonwealth Junior Championships, 10 Oct 2011: 325.6 pointsPhehello John Ramela, 2012 African Junior Championships, 18 Nov 2012: 337.72 points
Nikolaj Pešalov and Phehello John Ramela: Sinclair score at each competition, 5 and 6 competitions.250400550199820042010Nikolaj 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 pointsPhehello John Ramela, 2009 African Junior Championships, 31 Jul 2009: 275.04 pointsPhehello John Ramela, 2010 African Junior Championships, 21 Mar 2010: 310.42 pointsPhehello John Ramela, 2010 Youth Olympic Games, 14 Aug 2010: 305.32 pointsPhehello John Ramela, 2010 IWF Continental Clubs Grand Prix, 11 Dec 2010: 329.96 pointsPhehello John Ramela, 2011 Commonwealth Junior Championships, 10 Oct 2011: 325.6 pointsPhehello John Ramela, 2012 African Junior Championships, 18 Nov 2012: 337.72 points
Nikolaj Pešalov: round points Phehello John Ramela: square points
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