Dominican Republic · Men's 65 kg, May 2026
Luis García
Luis García is a weightlifter from Dominican Republic, born in 1995. The results below cover 22 competitions from 2013 to 2026. The latest result came in the men's 65 kg class, at the 2026 Pan-American Championships.
- Best total
- 281 kg
- Best snatch
- 123 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 160 kg
Luis García's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 56 kg from 2013 to 2018, 61 kg from 2018 to 2021, 65 kg in 2026. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (56 kg to 61 kg) and again in June 2025 (61 kg to 65 kg).
Latest result: 2026 Pan-American Championships, 5 May 2026, 65 kg, total 265 kg, place 10.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 kg2026 | 115 | 150 | 265 |
| 61 kg2018 to 2021 | 123 | 160 | 281 |
| 56 kg2013 to 2018 | 122 | 153 | 275 |
Luis García by the numbers
Luis García'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
- 453.7
- From 275 kg at 55.79 kg bodyweight, 2018 Pan-American Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 52nd of 342
- 281 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
- 78%
- At the best total, 123 kg of 158 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
- 24
- Turned 24 in 2019, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 21 of 22
- The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Luis García makes each attempt
Luis García made 57% of snatch attempts and 63% 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
Luis García head to head
The lifters Luis García 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 | Luis García ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Marcos Rojas |
7 | 5 | 2 |
 Francisco Mosquera |
6 | 0 | 6 |
 Arley Calderón |
6 | 4 | 2 |
| Dario Enrique Cruz Lopez | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Cristhian Zurita | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Otto Felix Onate Araujo | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Luis García'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Pan-American Championships 5 May 2026 | 10 | 265 | 65 kg | 63.48 | 115 | 145 | 150 | |||
| 2021 Olympic Games 23 Jul 2021 | 8 | 274 | 61 kg | 60.95 | 120 | 154 | ||||
| 2020 Pan-American Championships 18 Apr 2021 | 4 | 272 | 61 kg | 60.98 | 118 | 122 | 150 | |||
| 2020 Torneo Internacional Manuel Suárez In Memoriam 3 Mar 2020 | 2 | 280 | 61 kg | 61 | 117 | 121 | 123 | 152 | 157 | |
| 2019 IWF Grand Prix Odesur CSLP 8 Nov 2019 | 2 | 275 | 61 kg | 60.82 | 118 | 123 | 152 | |||
| 2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 | 15 | 277 | 61 kg | 60.8 | 121 | 156 | ||||
| 2019 Pan American Games 26 Jul 2019 | 4 | 281 | 61 kg | 61 | 121 | 155 | 160 | |||
| 2019 Pan-American Championships 21 Apr 2019 | 2 | 281 | 61 kg | 60.75 | 120 | 123 | 153 | 158 | ||
| 2019 IWF World Cup (February) 22 Feb 2019 | 7 | 260 | 61 kg | 60.7 | 113 | 140 | 147 | |||
| 2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 | 16 | 273 | 61 kg | 60.69 | 120 | 153 | ||||
| 2018 Pan-American Championships 12 May 2018 | 1 | 275 | 56 kg | 55.79 | 116 | 120 | 122 | 146 | 151 | 153 |
| 2017 Central American and Caribbean Championships 17 Sep 2017 | 1 | 250 | 56 kg | 56 | 110 | 115 | not taken | 135 | not taken | not taken |
| 2017 Summer Universiade 19 Aug 2017 | 2 | 263 | 56 kg | 55.97 | 115 | 119 | 144 | |||
| 2017 Pan-American Championships 20 Jul 2017 | 2 | 268 | 56 kg | 55.77 | 115 | 118 | 146 | 150 | ||
| 2016 Olympic Games 5 Aug 2016 | 8 | 263 | 56 kg | 55.56 | 110 | 115 | 118 | 140 | 145 | |
| 2016 Pan-American Championships 6 Jun 2016 | 4 | 255 | 56 kg | 55.92 | 106 | 110 | 137 | 145 | ||
| 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 | - | - | 56 kg | 55.63 | 140 | 145 | 148 | |||
| 2015 Pan American Games 11 Jul 2015 | 3 | 256 | 56 kg | 55.95 | 110 | 115 | 137 | 141 | ||
| 2015 Pan-American Junior Championships 5 May 2015 | 1 | 242 | 56 kg | 55.4 | 106 | 133 | 136 | |||
| 2014 Pan American Junior Championships 31 Mar 2014 | 3 | 230 | 56 kg | 55.22 | 99 | 102 | 122 | 125 | 128 | |
| 2013 Pan American Championships 22 Jun 2013 | 11 | 208 | 56 kg | 53.2 | 93 | 115 | ||||
| 2013 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 3 May 2013 | 10 | 214 | 56 kg | 53.8 | 90 | 96 | 110 | 116 | 118 |
Compare Luis García
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Luis García met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.