Venezuela · Men's 81 kg, September 2023
Darvin Castro
Darvin Castro is a weightlifter from Venezuela, born in 1995. The results below cover 18 competitions from 2012 to 2023. The latest result came in the men's 81 kg class, at the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships.
- Best total
- 335 kg
- Best snatch
- 149 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 186 kg
Darvin Castro's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 69 kg in 2012, 77 kg in 2014, 85 kg in 2015, 77 kg from 2017 to 2018, 73 kg in 2018, 81 kg from 2019 to 2023. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (77 kg to 73 kg) and again in June 2025. At 80.75 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 85 kg.
Latest result: 2023 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 September 2023, 81 kg, total 317 kg, place 16.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81 kg2019 to 2023 | 149 | 186 | 335 |
| 73 kg2018 | 136 | 165 | 301 |
| 77 kg2014 to 2018 | 146 | 181 | 326 |
| 85 kg2015 | 135 | 170 | 305 |
| 69 kg2012 | - | 139 | - |
Darvin Castro by the numbers
Darvin Castro'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
- 434.8
- From 326 kg at 76.05 kg bodyweight, 2018 South American Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 83rd of 512
- 335 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 81 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 80%
- At the best total, 149 kg of 186 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
- 26
- Turned 26 in 2021, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 17 of 18
- The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Darvin Castro makes each attempt
Darvin Castro made 60% of snatch attempts and 57% 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
Darvin Castro head to head
The lifters Darvin Castro 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 | Darvin Castro ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gustavo Maldonado |
6 | 2 | 4 |
| Ariel Eloy Batista Estrada | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Brayan Rodallegas |
4 | 0 | 4 |
| Ariel Galeano | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Maximo Viquez Quiroz | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Addriel La O Garcia | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Darvin Castro'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. A row that names two events was one competition scored for both; its places can differ because each ranks its own field.
Swipe the table sideways to see every attempt.
| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Sep 2023 | 16 | 317 | 81 kg | 80.75 | 142 | 175 | ||||
| 2023 Pan-American Championships 25 Mar 2023 | 1 | 324 | 81 kg | 80.7 | 141 | 144 | 175 | 180 | not taken | |
| 2022 World Weightlifting Championships 5 Dec 2022 | 12 | 325 | 81 kg | 80.5 | 140 | 145 | 180 | |||
| 2022 South American Games 2 Oct 2022 | 3 | 321 | 81 kg | 80.75 | 142 | 179 | ||||
| 2022 Pan-American Championships 24 Jul 2022 | 2 | 324 | 81 kg | 80.9 | 140 | 145 | 147 | 177 | ||
| 2022 Bolivarian Games 29 Jun 2022 | 1 | 329 | 81 kg | 80.6 | 135 | 145 | not taken | 176 | 181 | 184 |
| 2022 Torneo Internacional Manuel Suárez In Memoriam 13 Mar 2022 | 2 | 320 | 81 kg | 80.3 | 140 | 146 | 174 | |||
| 2021 Pan-American Championships 1 Nov 2021 | 2 | 335 | 81 kg | 80.35 | 145 | 149 | 178 | 183 | 186 | |
| 2019 South American Championships 8 May 2019 Also the 2019 Ibero-American Championships, place 5 Also the 2019 Open Senior Championships, place 6 | 1 | 325 | 81 kg | 78.15 | 145 | 180 | ||||
| 2018 International Senior CSLP Cup 7 Dec 2018 | 2 | 301 | 73 kg | 72.2 | 136 | 165 | ||||
| 2018 South American Games 28 May 2018 | 4 | 326 | 77 kg | 76.05 | 141 | 145 | 173 | 181 | ||
| 2018 Pan-American Championships 12 May 2018 | 6 | 314 | 77 kg | 76.06 | 140 | 144 | 170 | |||
| 2017 Bolivarian Games 17 Nov 2017 Also the 2017 South American Championships, place 3 | 3 | 324 | 77 kg | 76.7 | 140 | 143 | 176 | 181 | ||
| 2017 Central American and Caribbean Championships 17 Sep 2017 | 2 | 320 | 77 kg | 75.7 | 137 | 142 | 146 | 170 | 174 | |
| 2017 Pan-American Championships 20 Jul 2017 | 6 | 315 | 77 kg | 76.82 | 137 | 142 | 168 | 173 | ||
| 2015 Pan-American Junior Championships 5 May 2015 | 3 | 305 | 85 kg | 81.45 | 135 | 165 | 170 | |||
| 2014 Pan American Junior Championships 31 Mar 2014 | 2 | 298 | 77 kg | 74.87 | 126 | 131 | 137 | 155 | 161 | |
| 2012 Pan American Youth Championships 18 Jun 2012 | - | - | 69 kg | 67.34 | 133 | 139 |
Compare Darvin Castro
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Darvin Castro met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.