Men's 85 kg, March 2008

Hector Ballesteros

Hector Ballesteros is a weightlifter. The results below cover 10 competitions from 2000 to 2008. The latest result came in the men's 85 kg class, at the 2008 Pan-American Championships.

Best total
360 kg
Best snatch
160 kg
Best clean and jerk
200 kg
Career

Hector Ballesteros's career: classes, totals and best lifts

No Olympic or World Championships medals.

Weight classes: 77 kg from 2000 to 2001, 85 kg from 2002 to 2008.

Latest result: 2008 Pan-American Championships, 18 March 2008, 85 kg, total 348 kg, place 3.

Hector Ballesteros: totals from the 10 competitions with a total, 2000 to 2008, best 360 kg in 2006.280325370200020022004200620082000 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 2 Jul 2000: 287.5 kg2001 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 1 Jul 2001: 317.5 kg2001 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2001: 330 kg2002 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 Nov 2002: 355 kg2003 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 Nov 2003: 342.5 kg2004 Olympic Games, 14 Aug 2004: 355 kg2005 University World Cup, 8 Jul 2005: 350 kg2005 World Weightlifting Championships, 8 Nov 2005: 352 kg2006 World Weightlifting Championships, 30 Sep 2006: 360 kg2008 Pan-American Championships, 18 Mar 2008: 348 kg
Hector Ballesteros: totals from the 10 competitions with a total, 2000 to 2008, best 360 kg in 2006.280325370200020022004200620082000 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 2 Jul 2000: 287.5 kg2001 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 1 Jul 2001: 317.5 kg2001 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2001: 330 kg2002 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 Nov 2002: 355 kg2003 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 Nov 2003: 342.5 kg2004 Olympic Games, 14 Aug 2004: 355 kg2005 University World Cup, 8 Jul 2005: 350 kg2005 World Weightlifting Championships, 8 Nov 2005: 352 kg2006 World Weightlifting Championships, 30 Sep 2006: 360 kg2008 Pan-American Championships, 18 Mar 2008: 348 kg
Total at each competition, in kilograms.

Best lifts in each class

The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.

Class Years Snatch Clean and jerk Total
85 kg2002 to 2008 2002 to 2008 160 200 360
77 kg2000 to 2001 2000 to 2001 145 185 330
Numbers

Hector Ballesteros by the numbers

Hector Ballesteros'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
452.8
From 360 kg at 84.42 kg bodyweight, 2006 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
Best total, place in its class
101st of 1,263
360 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
80%
At the best total, 160 kg of 200 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%.
Competitions with a total
10 of 10
A total at every competition listed.
Attempts

How often Hector Ballesteros makes each attempt

Hector Ballesteros made 70% of snatch attempts and 67% 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

Worlds and Olympics field: 74%
Hector Ballesteros: 78%

Snatch, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 58%
Hector Ballesteros: 78%

Snatch, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 41%
Hector Ballesteros: 56%

Clean and jerk, first attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 77%
Hector Ballesteros: 100%

Clean and jerk, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 57%
Hector Ballesteros: 89%

Clean and jerk, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 34%
Hector Ballesteros: 11%
Rivals

Hector Ballesteros head to head

The lifters Hector Ballesteros 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 Hector Ballesteros ahead Rival ahead
China Yuan Aijun 5 1 4
Romania Valeriu Calancea 4 0 4
United States Oscar Chaplin III 4 1 3
Belarus Andrei Rybakou 3 0 3
Turkey Erdal Sunar 3 0 3
Georgios Markoulas 3 1 2
Results

Hector Ballesteros'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
2008 Pan-American Championships 18 Mar 2008 3 348 85 kg 84.37 153 kg missed153156 kg missed190195199 kg missed
2006 World Weightlifting Championships 30 Sep 2006 8 360 85 kg 84.42 152155160192200 kg missed200
2005 World Weightlifting Championships 8 Nov 2005 12 352 85 kg 83.55 150155157190195200 kg missed
2005 University World Cup 8 Jul 2005 4 350 85 kg 83.9 150155 kg missed155191195201 kg missed
2004 Olympic Games 14 Aug 2004 9 355 85 kg 83.7 Snatch 157.5, clean and jerk 197.5; attempts not recorded
2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 2003 18 342.5 85 kg 83.39 150155 kg missed155 kg missed190192.5200 kg missed
2002 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Nov 2002 14 355 85 kg 83.3 150155157.5 kg missed192.5200205 kg missed
2001 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2001 9 330 77 kg 76.46 140145147.5 kg missed180185187.5 kg missed
2001 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 1 Jul 2001 11 317.5 77 kg 75.79 132.5137.5140172.5177.5180 kg missed
2000 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 2 Jul 2000 17 287.5 77 kg 75 122.5 kg missed122.5127.5155160165 kg missed
Compare

Compare Hector Ballesteros

Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Hector Ballesteros.