Colombia · Men's 62 kg, November 2011
Diego Salazar
Diego Salazar is a weightlifter from Colombia, born in 1980, with one Olympic medal (1 silver) and one World Championships medal (1 bronze). The results below cover 15 competitions from 1999 to 2011. The latest result came in the men's 62 kg class, at the 2011 World Weightlifting Championships.
- Olympic medal
- 1
- World medal
- 1
- Best total
- 305 kg
- Best snatch
- 138 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 167 kg
Diego Salazar's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Olympic Games: 1 silver. World Championships: 1 bronze in the total.
Weight classes: 56 kg from 1999 to 2001, 62 kg from 2002 to 2011. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 61.74 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 65 kg.
Latest result: 2011 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 November 2011, 62 kg, total 294 kg, place 8.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62 kg2002 to 2011 | 138 | 167 | 305 |
| 56 kg1999 to 2001 | 115 | 140 | 255 |
Diego Salazar by the numbers
Diego Salazar'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
- 467.8
- From 305 kg at 61.47 kg bodyweight, 2008 Olympic Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 29th of 981
- 305 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 62 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 83%
- At the best total, 138 kg of 167 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 2008, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 14 of 15
- The other was an entry without an attempt.
How often Diego Salazar makes each attempt
Diego Salazar made 62% of snatch attempts and 54% 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
Diego Salazar head to head
The lifters Diego Salazar 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 | Diego Salazar ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Óscar Figueroa |
7 | 0 | 7 |
 Jesús López |
6 | 5 | 1 |
| Ivan Garcia Rueda | 6 | 6 | 0 |
 Manuel Minginfel |
5 | 4 | 1 |
| Giuliano Cornetta | 5 | 5 | 0 |
 Jasvir Singh |
5 | 5 | 0 |
Diego Salazar'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2011 | 8 | 294 | 62 kg | 61.74 | 127 | 131 | 157 | 163 | ||
| 2011 Pan American Games 23 Oct 2011 | 3 | 292 | 62 kg | 61.6 | 128 | 132 | 160 | |||
| 2010 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Sep 2010 | 10 | 288 | 62 kg | 61.5 | 128 | 160 | ||||
| 2010 Pan American Championships 25 May 2010 | 1 | 295 | 62 kg | 61.8 | Snatch 133, clean and jerk 162; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2009 World Weightlifting Championships 19 Nov 2009 | 9 | 294 | 62 kg | 61.73 | 132 | 162 | ||||
| 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008 | 2 | 305 | 62 kg | 61.47 | 132 | 136 | 138 | 163 | 165 | 167 |
| 2008 Pan-American Championships 18 Mar 2008 | 2 | 302 | 62 kg | 61.86 | 130 | 135 | 137 | 160 | 165 | |
| 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 | 6 | 293 | 62 kg | 61.45 | 130 | 133 | 155 | 160 | ||
| 2006 World Weightlifting Championships 30 Sep 2006 | 3 | 295 | 62 kg | 61.7 | 127 | 131 | 160 | 164 | ||
| 2004 Olympic Games 14 Aug 2004 | - | No lifts | 62 kg | 61.52 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken |
| 2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 2003 | 4 | 295 | 62 kg | 61.86 | 130 | 160 | 165 | |||
| 2002 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Nov 2002 | 6 | 292.5 | 62 kg | 61.9 | 127.5 | 132.5 | 160 | |||
| 2001 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2001 | 8 | 255 | 56 kg | 55.76 | 115 | 140 | ||||
| 2000 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 2 Jul 2000 | 7 | 240 | 56 kg | 55.52 | 100 | 105 | 107.5 | 130 | 132.5 | |
| 1999 World Weightlifting Championships 21 Nov 1999 | 22 | 230 | 56 kg | 55.83 | 100 | 130 | ||||
Compare Diego Salazar
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Diego Salazar met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.