Spain · Women's 53 kg, April 2026
Alba Sánchez
Alba Sánchez is a weightlifter from Spain, born in 1998. The results below cover 23 competitions from 2011 to 2026. The latest result came in the women's 53 kg class, at the 2026 European Championships.
- Best total
- 202 kg
- Best snatch
- 90 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 113 kg
Alba Sánchez's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 48 kg in 2011, 53 kg in 2012, 58 kg from 2014 to 2018, 59 kg in 2019, 55 kg from 2019 to 2024, 58 kg in 2025, 53 kg in 2026. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (58 kg to 59 kg) and again in June 2025 (55 kg to 58 kg).
Latest result: 2026 European Championships, 19 April 2026, 53 kg, no total.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 kg2026 | - | 101 | - |
| 58 kg2025 | 89 | 110 | 199 |
| 55 kg2019 to 2024 | 84 | 104 | 188 |
| 59 kg2019 | 81 | 107 | 188 |
| 58 kg2014 to 2018 | 90 | 113 | 202 |
| 53 kg2012 | 62 | 78 | 140 |
| 48 kg2011 | 55 | 68 | 123 |
Alba Sánchez by the numbers
Alba Sánchez's record in context: where the best total ranks, how the snatch compares with the clean and jerk, and the lifts behind the best Sinclair score.
- Best Sinclair score
- 278.1
- From 202 kg at 57.65 kg bodyweight, 2017 European Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 136th of 834
- 202 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 58 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 79%
- At the best total, 89 kg of 113 kg. A higher share means a stronger snatch for the clean and jerk. Eight in ten women lifting in national federation meets sit between 70% and 85%.
- Age at best total
- 19
- Turned 19 in 2017, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 22 of 23
- The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Alba Sánchez makes each attempt
Alba Sánchez made 62% of snatch attempts and 61% of clean and jerk attempts at the competitions on this site, against 58% and 56% for every lifter at senior World Championships and Olympic Games since 1998. Below, each attempt in turn. Third attempts are the hardest: lifters ask for their heaviest weight last.
Snatch, first attempt
Snatch, second attempt
Snatch, third attempt
Clean and jerk, first attempt
Clean and jerk, second attempt
Clean and jerk, third attempt
Alba Sánchez head to head
The lifters Alba Sánchez has met most often in the same class, three times or more with both posting a total, and how often each finished ahead.
| Rival | Met | Alba Sánchez ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aysegul Cakin | 8 | 5 | 3 |
 Veronika Ivasiuk |
6 | 0 | 6 |
 Izabella Yaylyan |
5 | 1 | 4 |
| Konstantina Benteli | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Irina Furdik | 5 | 5 | 0 |
 Nuray Güngör |
5 | 5 | 0 |
Alba Sánchez's competition results
Every result, newest first, with all six attempts. A struck-through weight is a missed attempt and a dash an attempt not taken. A dash under Total means no total was recorded, and "No lifts" that the lifter was entered but did not lift. Places are for the total.
Swipe the table sideways to see every attempt.
| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 European Championships 19 Apr 2026 | - | - | 53 kg | 52.47 | 97 | 101 | ||||
| 2025 World Weightlifting Championships 2 Oct 2025 | 14 | 199 | 58 kg | 57.49 | 85 | 89 | 110 | |||
| 2024 World Weightlifting Championships 6 Dec 2024 | 16 | 183 | 55 kg | 54.94 | 81 | 102 | ||||
| 2024 European Championships 12 Feb 2024 | 5 | 188 | 55 kg | 55 | 81 | 84 | 104 | |||
| 2023 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Sep 2023 | - | 183 | 55 kg | 55 | 80 | 100 | 103 | |||
| 2019 European U23 Championships 17 Oct 2019 | 4 | 178 | 55 kg | 54.85 | 77 | 96 | 101 | |||
| 2019 European Championships 6 Apr 2019 | 16 | 188 | 59 kg | 58.74 | 78 | 81 | 103 | 107 | ||
| 2018 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 7 Jul 2018 | 8 | 184 | 58 kg | 57.3 | 80 | 83 | 101 | |||
| 2018 Mediterranean Games 22 Jun 2018 | 3 | 187 | 58 kg | 57.36 | 82 | 100 | 105 | |||
| 2017 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 15 Jun 2017 | 4 | 200 | 58 kg | 57.24 | 87 | 90 | 110 | |||
| 2017 European Championships 1 Apr 2017 | 6 | 202 | 58 kg | 57.65 | 86 | 89 | 110 | 113 | ||
| 2016 European Junior Championships 2 Dec 2016 | 2 | 199 | 58 kg | 57.48 | 82 | 86 | 88 | 106 | 109 | 111 |
| 2016 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 23 Jun 2016 | 9 | 189 | 58 kg | 57.16 | 84 | 105 | ||||
| 2016 European Championships 8 Apr 2016 | 12 | 185 | 58 kg | 57.69 | 80 | 102 | 105 | |||
| 2015 European Youth Championships 1 Aug 2015 | 1 | 189 | 58 kg | 57.1 | 82 | 101 | 104 | 107 | ||
| 2015 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 6 Jun 2015 | 7 | 188 | 58 kg | 57.22 | 80 | 83 | 85 | 101 | 103 | |
| 2015 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 7 Apr 2015 | 3 | 192 | 58 kg | 57.56 | 82 | 84 | 86 | 101 | 106 | |
| 2014 European Junior Championships 21 Nov 2014 | 4 | 183 | 58 kg | 57.15 | 77 | 80 | 100 | 103 | ||
| 2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2014 | 26 | 178 | 58 kg | 57.14 | 77 | 81 | 97 | |||
| 2014 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 20 Jun 2014 | 13 | 183 | 58 kg | 57.85 | 80 | 83 | 85 | 98 | ||
| 2014 European Youth Championships 28 Apr 2014 | 1 | 182 | 58 kg | 57.6 | 77 | 80 | 82 | 95 | 100 | |
| 2012 European Youth Championships 25 Aug 2012 | 9 | 140 | 53 kg | 52.8 | 57 | 60 | 62 | 73 | 76 | 78 |
| 2011 European Youth Championships 21 Aug 2011 | 5 | 123 | 48 kg | 47.53 | 52 | 55 | 64 | 67 | 68 |
Compare Alba Sánchez
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Alba Sánchez met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.