El Salvador · Men's 61 kg, April 2021
Julio Cesar Salamanca Pineda
Julio Cesar Salamanca Pineda is a weightlifter from El Salvador, born in 1989. The results below cover 21 competitions from 2008 to 2021. The latest result came in the men's 61 kg class, at the 2020 Pan-American Championships.
- Best total
- 282 kg
- Best snatch
- 122 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 160 kg
Julio Cesar Salamanca Pineda's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 56 kg in 2008, 62 kg in 2009, 56 kg from 2010 to 2011, 62 kg from 2012 to 2018, 61 kg from 2019 to 2021. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (62 kg to 61 kg) and again in June 2025. At 60.91 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 65 kg.
Latest result: 2020 Pan-American Championships, 18 April 2021, 61 kg, total 243 kg, place 7.
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 kg2019 to 2021 | 105 | 138 | 243 |
| 62 kg2009 to 2018 | 122 | 160 | 282 |
| 56 kg2008 to 2011 | 112 | 142 | 253 |
Julio Cesar Salamanca Pineda by the numbers
Julio Cesar Salamanca Pineda'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
- 434.0
- From 282 kg at 61.19 kg bodyweight, 2012 Pan-American Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 147th of 981
- 282 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
- 76%
- At the best total, 122 kg of 160 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
- 23
- Turned 23 in 2012, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 20 of 21
- The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Julio Cesar Salamanca Pineda makes each attempt
Julio Cesar Salamanca Pineda made 56% of snatch attempts and 65% 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
Julio Cesar Salamanca Pineda head to head
The lifters Julio Cesar Salamanca Pineda 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 | Julio Cesar Salamanca Pineda ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Francisco Mosquera |
8 | 0 | 8 |
| Antonio Vazquez Mendez | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Miguel Angel Preciado Reyes | 6 | 5 | 1 |
 José Montes |
5 | 1 | 4 |
| Carlos Berna |
4 | 0 | 4 |
| Cristhian Zurita | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Julio Cesar Salamanca Pineda'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 Pan-American Championships 18 Apr 2021 | 7 | 243 | 61 kg | 60.91 | 105 | 135 | 138 | |||
| 2019 Pan American Games 26 Jul 2019 | 8 | 242 | 61 kg | 61 | 105 | 135 | 137 | |||
| 2019 Pan-American Championships 21 Apr 2019 | 9 | 230 | 61 kg | 60.95 | 100 | not taken | 130 | not taken | not taken | |
| 2018 Pan-American Championships 12 May 2018 | 9 | 254 | 62 kg | 61.92 | 105 | 108 | 140 | 146 | ||
| 2017 Pan-American Championships 20 Jul 2017 | 11 | 255 | 62 kg | 61.83 | 110 | 140 | 145 | not taken | ||
| 2016 Olympic Games 5 Aug 2016 | 10 | 275 | 62 kg | 62 | 115 | 120 | 150 | 155 | ||
| 2016 Pan-American Championships 6 Jun 2016 | 2 | 274 | 62 kg | 61.68 | 117 | 152 | 156 | 157 | ||
| 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 | - | - | 62 kg | 61.68 | not taken | not taken | not taken | |||
| 2015 Pan American Games 11 Jul 2015 | 4 | 275 | 62 kg | 61.3 | 117 | 120 | 155 | |||
| 2014 Pan American Championships 26 May 2014 | 3 | 271 | 62 kg | 60.7 | 110 | 115 | 117 | 150 | 154 | |
| 2013 Bolivar Games 17 Nov 2013 | 3 | 264 | 62 kg | 60.79 | 105 | 108 | 150 | 153 | 156 | |
| 2013 Pan American Championships 22 Jun 2013 | 2 | 263 | 62 kg | 60.86 | 110 | 150 | 153 | |||
| 2012 Olympic Games 27 Jul 2012 | 10 | 260 | 62 kg | 61.03 | 110 | 150 | ||||
| 2012 Pan-American Championships 10 May 2012 | 2 | 282 | 62 kg | 61.19 | 118 | 122 | 155 | 158 | 160 | |
| 2011 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2011 | 18 | 250 | 56 kg | 55.99 | 105 | 108 | 110 | 135 | 140 | |
| 2011 Pan American Games 23 Oct 2011 | 5 | 250 | 56 kg | 55.38 | 110 | 136 | 140 | |||
| 2010 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Sep 2010 | 14 | 250 | 56 kg | 56 | 108 | 112 | 138 | |||
| 2010 Pan American Championships 25 May 2010 | 5 | 253 | 56 kg | 55.85 | Snatch 111, clean and jerk 142; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2009 Pan-American Championships 3 Jun 2009 | 8 | 248 | 62 kg | 60.32 | 105 | 110 | 113 | 135 | ||
| 2008 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 12 Jun 2008 | 6 | 228 | 56 kg | 55.9 | 100 | 125 | 128 | |||
| 2008 Pan-American Championships 18 Mar 2008 | 2 | 229 | 56 kg | 55.96 | 95 | 100 | 104 | 125 | ||
Compare Julio Cesar Salamanca Pineda
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