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
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.
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 kg2002 to 2008 | 160 | 200 | 360 |
| 77 kg2000 to 2001 | 145 | 185 | 330 |
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.
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
Snatch, second attempt
Snatch, third attempt
Clean and jerk, first attempt
Clean and jerk, second attempt
Clean and jerk, third attempt
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 4 | |
| 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Georgios Markoulas | 3 | 1 | 2 |
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.
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| 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 | 190 | 195 | |||
| 2006 World Weightlifting Championships 30 Sep 2006 | 8 | 360 | 85 kg | 84.42 | 152 | 155 | 160 | 192 | 200 | |
| 2005 World Weightlifting Championships 8 Nov 2005 | 12 | 352 | 85 kg | 83.55 | 150 | 155 | 157 | 190 | 195 | |
| 2005 University World Cup 8 Jul 2005 | 4 | 350 | 85 kg | 83.9 | 150 | 155 | 191 | 195 | ||
| 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 | 150 | 190 | 192.5 | |||
| 2002 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Nov 2002 | 14 | 355 | 85 kg | 83.3 | 150 | 155 | 192.5 | 200 | ||
| 2001 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2001 | 9 | 330 | 77 kg | 76.46 | 140 | 145 | 180 | 185 | ||
| 2001 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 1 Jul 2001 | 11 | 317.5 | 77 kg | 75.79 | 132.5 | 137.5 | 140 | 172.5 | 177.5 | |
| 2000 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 2 Jul 2000 | 17 | 287.5 | 77 kg | 75 | 122.5 | 127.5 | 155 | 160 | ||
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.

