Colombia · Men's 60 kg, May 2026

Jhon Serna

Jhon Serna is a weightlifter from Colombia, born in 1994. The results below cover 21 competitions from 2009 to 2026. The latest result came in the men's 60 kg class, at the 2026 Pan-American Championships.

Best total
297 kg
Best snatch
130 kg
Best clean and jerk
170 kg
Career

Jhon Serna's career: classes, totals and best lifts

No Olympic or World Championships medals.

Weight classes: 50 kg in 2009, 56 kg from 2010 to 2014, 62 kg in 2018, 61 kg from 2018 to 2019, 67 kg in 2019, 61 kg from 2021 to 2022, 67 kg in 2023, 61 kg in 2024, 60 kg in 2026. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (62 kg to 61 kg) and again in June 2025 (61 kg to 60 kg).

Latest result: 2026 Pan-American Championships, 5 May 2026, 60 kg, total 269 kg, place 3.

Jhon Serna: totals from the 21 competitions with a total, 2009 to 2026, best 297 kg in 2019.180245310200920132017202120252009 Youth World Weightlifting Championships, 19 May 2009: 188 kg2010 IWF Youth Olympic Qualification Event for Pan America, 20 Apr 2010: 216 kg2011 Pan American Youth Championships, 7 Apr 2011: 232 kg2011 Youth World Weightlifting Championships, 8 May 2011: 236 kg2012 Pan American Junior Championships, 20 Mar 2012: 243 kg2012 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 10 May 2012: 244 kg2013 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 3 May 2013: 243 kg2014 Pan American Junior Championships, 31 Mar 2014: 253 kg2014 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 20 Jun 2014: 253 kg2018 South American Games, 28 May 2018: 292 kg2018 International Senior CSLP Cup, 7 Dec 2018: 262 kg2019 Ibero-American Championships, 8 May 2019: 291 kg2019 Pan American Games, 26 Jul 2019: 297 kg2019 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 Sep 2019: 295 kg2019 International Ba Open, 1 Dec 2019: 287 kg2021 Open Championships, 10 May 2021: 230 kg2022 Pan-American Championships, 24 Jul 2022: 272 kg2022 World Weightlifting Championships, 5 Dec 2022: 289 kg2023 IWF Grand Prix I, 8 Jun 2023: 275 kg2024 Bolivarian Games / Bicentennial, 29 Nov 2024: 268 kg2026 Pan-American Championships, 5 May 2026: 269 kg
Jhon Serna: totals from the 21 competitions with a total, 2009 to 2026, best 297 kg in 2019.180245310200920132017202120252009 Youth World Weightlifting Championships, 19 May 2009: 188 kg2010 IWF Youth Olympic Qualification Event for Pan America, 20 Apr 2010: 216 kg2011 Pan American Youth Championships, 7 Apr 2011: 232 kg2011 Youth World Weightlifting Championships, 8 May 2011: 236 kg2012 Pan American Junior Championships, 20 Mar 2012: 243 kg2012 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 10 May 2012: 244 kg2013 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 3 May 2013: 243 kg2014 Pan American Junior Championships, 31 Mar 2014: 253 kg2014 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 20 Jun 2014: 253 kg2018 South American Games, 28 May 2018: 292 kg2018 International Senior CSLP Cup, 7 Dec 2018: 262 kg2019 Ibero-American Championships, 8 May 2019: 291 kg2019 Pan American Games, 26 Jul 2019: 297 kg2019 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 Sep 2019: 295 kg2019 International Ba Open, 1 Dec 2019: 287 kg2021 Open Championships, 10 May 2021: 230 kg2022 Pan-American Championships, 24 Jul 2022: 272 kg2022 World Weightlifting Championships, 5 Dec 2022: 289 kg2023 IWF Grand Prix I, 8 Jun 2023: 275 kg2024 Bolivarian Games / Bicentennial, 29 Nov 2024: 268 kg2026 Pan-American Championships, 5 May 2026: 269 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
60 kg2026 2026 118 151 269
61 kg2018 to 2024 2018 to 2024 130 170 297
67 kg2019 to 2023 2019 to 2023 125 162 287
62 kg2018 2018 127 165 292
56 kg2010 to 2014 2010 to 2014 112 144 253
50 kg2009 2009 84 104 188
Numbers

Jhon Serna by the numbers

Jhon Serna'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
458.9
From 297 kg at 60.85 kg bodyweight, 2019 Pan American Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
Best total, place in its class
18th of 342
297 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 61 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
75%
At the best total, 127 kg of 170 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
25
Turned 25 in 2019, the year of the best total.
Competitions with a total
21 of 21
A total at every competition listed.
Attempts

How often Jhon Serna makes each attempt

Jhon Serna made 81% of snatch attempts and 74% 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%
Jhon Serna: 95%

Snatch, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 58%
Jhon Serna: 86%

Snatch, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 41%
Jhon Serna: 60%

Clean and jerk, first attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 77%
Jhon Serna: 86%

Clean and jerk, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 57%
Jhon Serna: 81%

Clean and jerk, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 34%
Jhon Serna: 55%
Rivals

Jhon Serna head to head

The lifters Jhon Serna 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 Jhon Serna ahead Rival ahead
Peru Marcos Rojas 7 7 0
Cuba Arley Calderón 5 3 2
Cristhian Zurita 5 4 1
Darren Lamar Barnes 5 5 0
Juan Manuel Prado Guillen 5 5 0
Dominican Republic Luis García 4 4 0
Results

Jhon Serna'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.

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Competition Place Total Class Bodyweight Snatch 1 2 3 Clean and jerk 1 2 3
2026 Pan-American Championships 5 May 2026 3 269 60 kg 59.65 115118121 kg missed145151156 kg missed
2024 Bolivarian Games / Bicentennial 29 Nov 2024 1 268 61 kg 60.95 110115118135140150
2023 IWF Grand Prix I 8 Jun 2023 7 275 67 kg 65.85 110115120150155160 kg missed
2022 World Weightlifting Championships 5 Dec 2022 7 289 61 kg 60.9 120125127 kg missed160164166 kg missed
2022 Pan-American Championships 24 Jul 2022 4 272 61 kg 61 118 kg missed118122150156 kg missed159 kg missed
2021 Open Championships 10 May 2021 3 230 61 kg 60.9 95100not taken125130not taken
2019 International Ba Open 1 Dec 2019 2 287 67 kg 64.6 120125130 kg missed155162165 kg missed
2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 5 295 61 kg 60.8 125130132 kg missed165170 kg missed170 kg missed
2019 Pan American Games 26 Jul 2019 2 297 61 kg 60.85 123127130 kg missed165168170
2019 Ibero-American Championships 8 May 2019 Also the 2019 Open Senior Championships, place 1 1 291 61 kg 60.65 120125 kg missed126157165 kg missed165
2018 International Senior CSLP Cup 7 Dec 2018 4 262 61 kg 60.6 107112115 kg missed138145150
2018 South American Games 28 May 2018 1 292 62 kg 61.65 120124127155160165
2014 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 20 Jun 2014 4 253 56 kg 55.9 110112 kg missed112140 kg missed141144 kg missed
2014 Pan American Junior Championships 31 Mar 2014 1 253 56 kg 55.98 105109111 kg missed135140144
2013 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 3 May 2013 2 243 56 kg 55.81 103106 kg missed106130133137
2012 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 10 May 2012 3 244 56 kg 55.33 103106108132136139 kg missed
2012 Pan American Junior Championships 20 Mar 2012 1 243 56 kg 55.23 102105108135 kg missed135142 kg missed
2011 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 8 May 2011 1 236 56 kg 55.47 95100101125130135
2011 Pan American Youth Championships 7 Apr 2011 1 232 56 kg 55.1 95100102125 kg missed125130
2010 IWF Youth Olympic Qualification Event for Pan America 20 Apr 2010 1 216 56 kg 55.1 919497 kg missed113118122
2009 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 19 May 2009 7 188 50 kg 49.51 788284100104 kg missed104
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Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Jhon Serna met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.

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