Argentina · Men's 85 kg, June 2009
Carlos Espeleta
Carlos Espeleta is a weightlifter from Argentina, born in 1985. The results below cover 5 competitions from 2003 to 2009. The latest result came in the men's 85 kg class, at the 2009 Pan-American Championships.
- Best total
- 323 kg
- Best snatch
- 145 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 178 kg
Carlos Espeleta's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 77 kg from 2003 to 2008, 85 kg in 2009.
Latest result: 2009 Pan-American Championships, 3 June 2009, 85 kg, total 323 kg, place 5.
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 kg2009 | 145 | 178 | 323 |
| 77 kg2003 to 2008 | 145 | 175 | 317.5 |
Carlos Espeleta by the numbers
Carlos Espeleta'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
- 424.1
- From 315 kg at 74.85 kg bodyweight, 2004 Junior World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 458th of 1,263
- 323 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
- 81%
- At the best total, 145 kg of 178 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
- 24
- Turned 24 in 2009, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 5 of 5
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Carlos Espeleta makes each attempt
Carlos Espeleta made 53% of snatch attempts and 53% 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 Espeleta head to head
The lifters Carlos Espeleta 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 Espeleta ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 2 |
Carlos Espeleta'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Pan-American Championships 3 Jun 2009 | 5 | 323 | 85 kg | 83.38 | 140 | 145 | 170 | 176 | 178 | |
| 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008 | 19 | 310 | 77 kg | 76.93 | 140 | 170 | ||||
| 2008 Pan-American Championships 18 Mar 2008 | 7 | 309 | 77 kg | 76.98 | 135 | 140 | 160 | 169 | ||
| 2004 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 24 May 2004 | 8 | 315 | 77 kg | 74.85 | 140 | 145 | 170 | |||
| 2003 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 1 Jun 2003 | 9 | 317.5 | 77 kg | 76.45 | 142.5 | 175 |
Compare Carlos Espeleta
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Carlos Espeleta.

