Mexico · Men's 61 kg, March 2020
José Montes
José Montes is a weightlifter from Mexico, born in 1989. The results below cover 17 competitions from 2009 to 2020. The latest result came in the men's 61 kg class, at the 2020 Torneo Internacional Manuel Suárez In Memoriam.
- Best total
- 289 kg
- Best snatch
- 122 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 167 kg
José Montes's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 56 kg from 2009 to 2012, 62 kg in 2014, 56 kg from 2015 to 2016, 62 kg from 2017 to 2018, 61 kg from 2018 to 2020. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (62 kg to 61 kg) and again in June 2025. At 61 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 65 kg.
Latest result: 2020 Torneo Internacional Manuel Suárez In Memoriam, 3 March 2020, 61 kg, total 265 kg, place 4.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61 kg2018 to 2020 | 120 | 152 | 272 |
| 62 kg2014 to 2018 | 122 | 167 | 289 |
| 56 kg2009 to 2016 | 115 | 157 | 271 |
José Montes by the numbers
José Montes'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
- 448.2
- From 271 kg at 55.61 kg bodyweight, 2012 Pan-American Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 102nd of 981
- 289 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
- 73%
- At the best total, 122 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 2017, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 16 of 17
- The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often José Montes makes each attempt
José Montes made 56% 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
José Montes head to head
The lifters José Montes 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 | José Montes ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Vazquez Mendez | 5 | 1 | 4 |
 Francisco Mosquera |
5 | 1 | 4 |
| Sergio Rada |
5 | 2 | 3 |
 Julio Cesar Salamanca Pineda |
5 | 4 | 1 |
| Carlos Berna |
4 | 2 | 2 |
| Cristhian Zurita | 4 | 2 | 2 |
José Montes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Torneo Internacional Manuel Suárez In Memoriam 3 Mar 2020 | 4 | 265 | 61 kg | 61 | 115 | 118 | 141 | 147 | ||
| 2019 IWF World Cup (December) 10 Dec 2019 | 5 | 255 | 61 kg | 60.29 | 105 | 110 | 112 | 135 | 140 | 143 |
| 2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 | 23 | 252 | 61 kg | 60.95 | 110 | 115 | 133 | 137 | ||
| 2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 | 18 | 272 | 61 kg | 60.66 | 117 | 120 | 152 | |||
| 2018 Pan-American Championships 12 May 2018 | 2 | 282 | 62 kg | 61.83 | 120 | 157 | 162 | |||
| 2017 World Weightlifting Championships 27 Nov 2017 | 6 | 289 | 62 kg | 61.99 | 122 | 163 | 167 | |||
| 2017 Central American and Caribbean Championships 17 Sep 2017 | 2 | 283 | 62 kg | 62 | 116 | 121 | 156 | 162 | ||
| 2016 Pan-American Championships 6 Jun 2016 | 3 | 260 | 56 kg | 56 | 105 | 110 | 145 | 150 | ||
| 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 | 13 | 256 | 56 kg | 55.88 | 110 | 146 | ||||
| 2014 Pan American Championships 26 May 2014 | 4 | 261 | 62 kg | 61.24 | 105 | 110 | 140 | 145 | 151 | |
| 2012 Olympic Games 27 Jul 2012 | 5 | 269 | 56 kg | 55.8 | 112 | 150 | 157 | |||
| 2012 Pan-American Championships 10 May 2012 | 2 | 271 | 56 kg | 55.61 | 108 | 115 | 140 | 150 | 156 | |
| 2011 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2011 | 8 | 263 | 56 kg | 55.9 | 108 | 112 | 147 | 151 | ||
| 2011 Pan American Games 23 Oct 2011 | 3 | 262 | 56 kg | 55.33 | 109 | 112 | 147 | 150 | ||
| 2010 Pan American Championships 25 May 2010 | 3 | 256 | 56 kg | 55.65 | Snatch 108, clean and jerk 148; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2009 World Weightlifting Championships 19 Nov 2009 | - | - | 56 kg | 55.99 | 136 | 140 | ||||
| 2009 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 14 Jun 2009 | 5 | 230 | 56 kg | 55.03 | 97 | 100 | 130 | |||
Compare José Montes
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals José Montes met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.