Men's 56 kg, May 2018
Alejandro Posada
Alejandro Posada is a weightlifter. The results below cover 5 competitions from 2010 to 2018. The latest result came in the men's 56 kg class, at the 2018 South American Games.
- Best total
- 253 kg
- Best snatch
- 114 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 143 kg
Alejandro Posada's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 50 kg from 2010 to 2011, 56 kg in 2018. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 55.75 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 60 kg.
Latest result: 2018 South American Games, 28 May 2018, 56 kg, total 253 kg, place 2.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56 kg2018 | 114 | 143 | 253 |
| 50 kg2010 to 2011 | 89 | 110 | 199 |
Alejandro Posada by the numbers
Alejandro Posada'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
- 417.6
- From 253 kg at 55.75 kg bodyweight, 2018 South American Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 115th of 741
- 253 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 56 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 77%
- At the best total, 110 kg of 143 kg. A higher share means a stronger snatch for the clean and jerk. Eight in ten men lifting in national federation meets sit between 71% and 86%.
- Competitions with a total
- 5 of 5
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Alejandro Posada makes each attempt
Alejandro Posada made 67% of snatch attempts and 67% 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
Alejandro Posada head to head
The lifters Alejandro Posada 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 | Alejandro Posada ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alejandro Gonzalez Sotomayor | 3 | 3 | 0 |
 Marcos Rojas |
3 | 3 | 0 |
| Walter Freddy Zurita Vallejo | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Alejandro Posada'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 South American Games 28 May 2018 | 2 | 253 | 56 kg | 55.75 | 110 | 133 | 137 | 143 | ||
| 2018 Pan-American Championships 12 May 2018 | 3 | 250 | 56 kg | 55.7 | 114 | 136 | ||||
| 2011 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 8 May 2011 | 2 | 199 | 50 kg | 49.75 | 85 | 89 | 105 | 110 | ||
| 2011 Pan American Youth Championships 7 Apr 2011 | 1 | 195 | 50 kg | 49.7 | 80 | 86 | 89 | 100 | 106 | |
| 2010 IWF Youth Olympic Qualification Event for Pan America 20 Apr 2010 | 1 | 176 | 50 kg | 48.98 | 75 | 78 | 80 | 93 | 96 |
Compare Alejandro Posada
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Alejandro Posada met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.