Colombia · Men's 85 kg, March 2014
Carlos Andica
Carlos Andica is a weightlifter from Colombia, born in 1983. The results below cover 14 competitions from 2002 to 2014. The latest result came in the men's 85 kg class, at the 2014 South American Games.
- Best total
- 362 kg
- Best snatch
- 160 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 205 kg
Carlos Andica's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 77 kg from 2002 to 2006, 85 kg from 2007 to 2014.
Latest result: 2014 South American Games, 7 March 2014, 85 kg, total 347 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 kg2007 to 2014 | 160 | 205 | 362 |
| 77 kg2002 to 2006 | 147.5 | 183 | 329 |
Carlos Andica by the numbers
Carlos Andica'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
- 454.3
- From 362 kg at 84.79 kg bodyweight, 2011 Pan American Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 89th of 1,263
- 362 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
- 77%
- At the best total, 157 kg of 205 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
- 28
- Turned 28 in 2011, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 14 of 14
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Carlos Andica makes each attempt
Carlos Andica made 82% of snatch attempts and 72% 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
Carlos Andica head to head
The lifters Carlos Andica 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 | Carlos Andica ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 4 | 3 | |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| Matthew Eric Bruce | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 |
Carlos Andica'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 South American Games 7 Mar 2014 | 2 | 347 | 85 kg | 84.97 | 147 | 151 | 154 | 187 | 193 | |
| 2012 Pan-American Championships 10 May 2012 | 1 | 357 | 85 kg | 84.45 | 155 | 159 | 193 | 198 | ||
| 2011 Pan American Games 23 Oct 2011 | 2 | 362 | 85 kg | 84.79 | 153 | 157 | 191 | 200 | 205 | |
| 2010 Criollo Cup and Iberoamerican Cup 25 Oct 2010 | 1 | 340 | 85 kg | 84.28 | Snatch 151, clean and jerk 189; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2010 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Sep 2010 | 11 | 354 | 85 kg | 84.25 | 153 | 157 | 160 | 191 | 194 | |
| 2010 Pan American Championships 25 May 2010 | 3 | 355 | 85 kg | 84.2 | Snatch 158, clean and jerk 197; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2009 Pan-American Championships 3 Jun 2009 | 2 | 348 | 85 kg | 84.32 | 150 | 155 | 158 | 190 | ||
| 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008 | 7 | 356 | 85 kg | 84.62 | 155 | 190 | 195 | 201 | ||
| 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 | 13 | 352 | 85 kg | 84.62 | 152 | 156 | 158 | 186 | 190 | 194 |
| 2006 World Weightlifting Championships 30 Sep 2006 | 15 | 329 | 77 kg | 76.97 | 142 | 146 | 180 | 183 | not taken | |
| 2004 Olympic Games 14 Aug 2004 | 17 | 322.5 | 77 kg | 76.57 | Snatch 142.5, clean and jerk 180; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 2003 | 18 | 320 | 77 kg | 76.46 | 140 | 145 | 175 | |||
| 2003 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 1 Jun 2003 | 8 | 322.5 | 77 kg | 76.4 | 140 | 145 | 147.5 | 175 | ||
| 2002 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 30 May 2002 | 11 | 302.5 | 77 kg | 76.58 | 125 | 130 | 135 | 160 | 165 | 167.5 |
Compare Carlos Andica
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Carlos Andica met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.

