Cuba · Men's 62 kg, May 2014
Lázaro Ruiz
Lázaro Ruiz is a weightlifter from Cuba, born in 1984. The results below cover 10 competitions from 2006 to 2014. The latest result came in the men's 62 kg class, at the 2014 Pan American Championships.
- Best total
- 296 kg
- Best snatch
- 135 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 162 kg
Lázaro Ruiz's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 56 kg in 2006, 62 kg from 2007 to 2010, 56 kg in 2013, 62 kg in 2014. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 58.54 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 60 kg.
Latest result: 2014 Pan American Championships, 26 May 2014, 62 kg, total 273 kg, place 2.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62 kg2007 to 2014 | 135 | 162 | 296 |
| 56 kg2006 to 2013 | 122 | 153 | 275 |
Lázaro Ruiz by the numbers
Lázaro Ruiz'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
- 459.4
- From 296 kg at 60.48 kg bodyweight, 2009 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 59th of 981
- 296 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
- 84%
- At the best total, 135 kg of 161 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 2009, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 8 of 10
- Of the other two: one entered without taking an attempt and one with a good lift in each but no total in the published results.
How often Lázaro Ruiz makes each attempt
Lázaro Ruiz made 81% of snatch attempts and 64% 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
Lázaro Ruiz head to head
The lifters Lázaro Ruiz 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 | Lázaro Ruiz ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Diego Salazar |
3 | 1 | 2 |
 Jasvir Singh |
3 | 3 | 0 |
Lázaro Ruiz'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Pan American Championships 26 May 2014 | 2 | 273 | 62 kg | 58.54 | 115 | 120 | 123 | 145 | 150 | not taken |
| 2013 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Oct 2013 | 5 | 275 | 56 kg | 55.99 | 117 | 122 | 142 | 147 | 153 | |
| 2013 Pan American Championships 22 Jun 2013 | 3 | 258 | 56 kg | 55.7 | 112 | 116 | 118 | 140 | ||
| 2010 Pan American Championships 25 May 2010 | - | No lifts | 62 kg | 61.6 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken |
| 2009 World Weightlifting Championships 19 Nov 2009 | 7 | 296 | 62 kg | 60.48 | 130 | 135 | 161 | |||
| 2009 Pan-American Championships 3 Jun 2009 | - | - | 62 kg | 60.14 | 126 | 131 | 155 | 160 | not taken | |
| 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008 | 6 | 294 | 62 kg | 61.75 | 128 | 132 | 162 | |||
| 2008 Pan-American Championships 18 Mar 2008 | 3 | 284 | 62 kg | 60.77 | 115 | 120 | 124 | 147 | 154 | 160 |
| 2007 University World Cup 9 Aug 2007 | 2 | 268 | 62 kg | 60.28 | 114 | 117 | 123 | 145 | ||
| 2006 World Weightlifting Championships 30 Sep 2006 | 10 | 262 | 56 kg | 55.34 | 112 | 115 | 143 | 147 |
Compare Lázaro Ruiz
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Lázaro Ruiz.