Colombia · Men's 85 kg, November 1999
Álvaro Velasco
Álvaro Velasco is a weightlifter from Colombia, born in 1971. The results below cover 2 competitions from 1998 to 1999. The latest result came in the men's 85 kg class, at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships.
- Best total
- 340 kg
- Best snatch
- 155 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 185 kg
Álvaro Velasco's career
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Latest result: 1999 World Weightlifting Championships, 21 November 1999, 85 kg, total 330 kg, place 40.
Álvaro Velasco by the numbers
Álvaro Velasco'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
- 430.5
- From 340 kg at 83.37 kg bodyweight, 1998 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 279th of 1,263
- 340 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 85 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 84%
- At the best total, 155 kg of 185 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%.
- Age at best total
- 27
- Turned 27 in 1998, the year of the best total.
Álvaro Velasco'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.
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| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 World Weightlifting Championships 21 Nov 1999 | 40 | 330 | 85 kg | 84.53 | 150 | 180 | ||||
| 1998 World Weightlifting Championships 10 Nov 1998 | 14 | 340 | 85 kg | 83.37 | 147.5 | 152.5 | 155 | 180 | 185 |
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