Men's 89 kg, September 2019
David Samayoa
David Samayoa is a weightlifter, born in 1992. The results below cover 10 competitions from 2014 to 2019. The latest result came in the men's 89 kg class, at the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships.
- Best total
- 343 kg
- Best snatch
- 155 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 188 kg
David Samayoa's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 94 kg from 2014 to 2016, 105 kg in 2017, 85 kg in 2018, 89 kg in 2018, 96 kg in 2019, 89 kg in 2019. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (85 kg to 89 kg) and again in June 2025. At 89 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 95 kg.
Latest result: 2019 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 September 2019, 89 kg, total 343 kg, place 17.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96 kg2019 | 153 | 185 | 338 |
| 89 kg2018 to 2019 | 155 | 188 | 343 |
| 85 kg2018 | 151 | 170 | 321 |
| 105 kg2017 | 152 | 170 | 322 |
| 94 kg2014 to 2016 | 150 | 180 | 328 |
David Samayoa by the numbers
David Samayoa'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
- 419.9
- From 343 kg at 89 kg bodyweight, 2019 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 108th of 459
- 343 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 89 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 82%
- At the best total, 155 kg of 188 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 2019, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 9 of 10
- The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often David Samayoa makes each attempt
David Samayoa made 73% of snatch attempts and 50% 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
David Samayoa head to head
The lifters David Samayoa 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 | David Samayoa ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Warren Cantrell | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 Kendrick Farris |
3 | 0 | 3 |
 Keydomar Vallenilla |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| Rigoberto Perez Fuentes | 3 | 1 | 2 |
David Samayoa'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 | 17 | 343 | 89 kg | 89 | 150 | 155 | 180 | 188 | ||
| 2019 Pan-American Championships 21 Apr 2019 | 7 | 338 | 96 kg | 92.95 | 146 | 150 | 153 | 176 | 181 | 185 |
| 2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 | 23 | 326 | 89 kg | 87.39 | 146 | 150 | 176 | |||
| 2018 Pan-American Championships 12 May 2018 | 11 | 321 | 85 kg | 84.7 | 146 | 151 | 170 | |||
| 2017 Summer Universiade 19 Aug 2017 | 12 | 322 | 105 kg | 94.44 | 148 | 152 | 170 | |||
| 2016 FISU World University Championships 13 Nov 2016 | - | - | 94 kg | 92.66 | 140 | 145 | 148 | |||
| 2016 Pan-American Championships 6 Jun 2016 | 4 | 328 | 94 kg | 92.85 | 143 | 147 | 150 | 173 | 178 | |
| 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 | 24 | 328 | 94 kg | 92.23 | 145 | 148 | 175 | 180 | ||
| 2015 Pan American Games 11 Jul 2015 | 9 | 317 | 94 kg | 91.17 | 145 | 172 | ||||
| 2014 Commonwealth Games 23 Jul 2014 | 6 | 321 | 94 kg | 92.32 | 140 | 145 | 170 | 176 |
Compare David Samayoa
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside David Samayoa.