Brazil · Men's 73 kg, October 2022
Josué Lucas Ferreira da Silva
Josué Lucas Ferreira da Silva is a weightlifter from Brazil. The results below cover 17 competitions from 2012 to 2022. The latest result came in the men's 73 kg class, at the 2022 South American Games.
- Best total
- 334 kg
- Best snatch
- 152 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 183 kg
Josué Lucas Ferreira da Silva's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 77 kg in 2012, 85 kg from 2012 to 2017, 89 kg in 2019, 81 kg in 2021, 73 kg in 2022. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (85 kg to 89 kg) and again in June 2025. At 73 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 75 kg.
Latest result: 2022 South American Games, 2 October 2022, 73 kg, total 290 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73 kg2022 | 141 | 160 | 290 |
| 81 kg2021 | 151 | 183 | 334 |
| 89 kg2019 | 152 | 176 | 326 |
| 85 kg2012 to 2017 | 150 | 180 | 330 |
| 77 kg2012 | 125 | 145 | 270 |
Josué Lucas Ferreira da Silva by the numbers
Josué Lucas Ferreira da Silva'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
- 430.4
- From 334 kg at 80.75 kg bodyweight, 2021 Pan-American Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 87th of 512
- 334 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 81 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 83%
- At the best total, 151 kg of 183 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
- 12 of 17
- The others ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Josué Lucas Ferreira da Silva makes each attempt
Josué Lucas Ferreira da Silva made 43% of snatch attempts and 49% 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
Josué Lucas Ferreira da Silva head to head
The lifters Josué Lucas Ferreira da Silva 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 | Josué Lucas Ferreira da Silva ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Yoelmis Hernández |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| Cristian Lorenzana Yuman | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Welisson Silva |
3 | 2 | 1 |
Josué Lucas Ferreira da Silva'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 South American Games 2 Oct 2022 | 3 | 290 | 73 kg | 73 | 130 | 158 | 160 | |||
| 2022 Pan-American Championships 24 Jul 2022 | - | - | 73 kg | 72.6 | 136 | 141 | ||||
| 2021 Pan-American Championships 1 Nov 2021 | 3 | 334 | 81 kg | 80.75 | 146 | 151 | 171 | 177 | 183 | |
| 2019 South American Championships 8 May 2019 Also the 2019 Ibero-American Championships, place 4 Also the 2019 Open Senior Championships, place 4 | 3 | 326 | 89 kg | 88.25 | 145 | 150 | 172 | 176 | ||
| 2019 Pan-American Championships 21 Apr 2019 | 5 | 325 | 89 kg | 88.8 | 141 | 152 | 173 | |||
| 2017 World Weightlifting Championships 27 Nov 2017 | 17 | 315 | 85 kg | 84.26 | 145 | 170 | ||||
| 2017 Summer Universiade 19 Aug 2017 | - | - | 85 kg | 84.24 | 146 | |||||
| 2017 Pan-American Championships 20 Jul 2017 | 8 | 326 | 85 kg | 84.61 | 150 | 176 | ||||
| 2016 Pan-American Championships 6 Jun 2016 | - | - | 85 kg | 84.18 | 170 | 180 | ||||
| 2016 South-American Championships 7 Apr 2016 Also the Test Event for Rio 2016 Olympic Games, place 3 | 2 | 323 | 85 kg | 83.85 | 145 | 171 | 178 | |||
| 2015 South-American Championships 9 Dec 2015 | 1 | 330 | 85 kg | 83.71 | 145 | 150 | 170 | 176 | 180 | |
| 2014 Pan American Championships 26 May 2014 | 9 | 300 | 85 kg | 83.64 | 135 | 140 | 160 | |||
| 2013 South American Championships 16 Nov 2013 | - | - | 85 kg | 83.82 | 160 | |||||
| 2013 Pan American Championships 22 Jun 2013 | 12 | 295 | 85 kg | 83.9 | 130 | 135 | 155 | 160 | ||
| 2012 South American Championships 24 Oct 2012 Also the 2012 South American Junior Championships | - | - | 85 kg | 81.5 | 140 | 150 | ||||
| 2012 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 10 May 2012 | 16 | 270 | 77 kg | 76.7 | 120 | 125 | 145 | |||
| 2012 Pan American Junior Championships 20 Mar 2012 | 9 | 265 | 77 kg | 76.05 | 120 | 145 |
Compare Josué Lucas Ferreira da Silva
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