Colombia · Men's 71 kg, May 2026
Luis Javier Mosquera
Luis Javier Mosquera is a weightlifter from Colombia, born in 1995, with two Olympic medals (1 silver, 1 bronze). The results below cover 38 competitions from 2011 to 2026. The latest result came in the men's 71 kg class, at the 2026 Pan-American Championships.
- Olympic medals
- 2
- Best total
- 340 kg
- Best snatch
- 155 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 187 kg
Luis Javier Mosquera's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Olympic Games: 1 silver, 1 bronze.
Weight classes: 62 kg in 2011, 56 kg in 2011, 62 kg from 2012 to 2014, 69 kg from 2015 to 2017, 73 kg from 2018 to 2019, 67 kg from 2019 to 2021, 73 kg from 2022 to 2024, 71 kg in 2026. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (69 kg to 73 kg), June 2025 (73 kg to 71 kg) and August 2026. At 70.68 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 75 kg.
Latest result: 2026 Pan-American Championships, 5 May 2026, 71 kg, total 315 kg, place 1.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71 kg2026 | 145 | 170 | 315 |
| 73 kg2018 to 2024 | 155 | 185 | 340 |
| 67 kg2019 to 2021 | 151 | 180 | 331 |
| 69 kg2015 to 2017 | 155 | 187 | 338 |
| 62 kg2011 to 2014 | 141 | 170 | 311 |
| 56 kg2011 | 104 | 125 | 229 |
Luis Javier Mosquera by the numbers
Luis Javier Mosquera'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
- 484.1
- From 338 kg at 67.88 kg bodyweight, 2015 Junior World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 24th of 434
- 340 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 73 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 84%
- At the best total, 155 kg of 185 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
- 29
- Turned 29 in 2024, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 34 of 38
- Of the other four: two with no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk and two entered without taking an attempt.
How often Luis Javier Mosquera makes each attempt
Luis Javier Mosquera made 64% of snatch attempts and 50% 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 Javier Mosquera head to head
The lifters Luis Javier Mosquera 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 Javier Mosquera ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Muñoz | 11 | 10 | 1 |
 Luis Bardalez |
9 | 9 | 0 |
 Julio Mayora |
8 | 1 | 7 |
 Jorge Cárdenas |
8 | 8 | 0 |
 Sergio Cares |
6 | 6 | 0 |
| Mitsunori Konnai | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Luis Javier Mosquera'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.
Swipe the table sideways to see every attempt.
| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Pan-American Championships 5 May 2026 | 1 | 315 | 71 kg | 70.68 | 135 | 145 | 170 | |||
| 2024 World Weightlifting Championships 6 Dec 2024 | 12 | 324 | 73 kg | 73 | 150 | 174 | ||||
| 2024 Olympic Games 7 Aug 2024 | 5 | 340 | 73 kg | 73 | 150 | 155 | 185 | |||
| 2024 IWF World Cup 31 Mar 2024 | 9 | 335 | 73 kg | 73 | 150 | 180 | 185 | |||
| 2024 Pan-American Championships 24 Feb 2024 | 1 | 337 | 73 kg | 72.9 | 150 | 153 | 184 | |||
| 2023 IWF Grand Prix II 4 Dec 2023 | 5 | 330 | 73 kg | 73 | 146 | 150 | 175 | 180 | ||
| 2023 Pan-American Games 21 Oct 2023 | 2 | 333 | 73 kg | 73 | 150 | 153 | 180 | |||
| 2023 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Sep 2023 | 11 | 325 | 73 kg | 72.94 | 145 | 150 | 175 | |||
| 2023 IWF Grand Prix I 8 Jun 2023 | - | No lifts | 73 kg | 72.6 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken |
| 2022 Bolivarian Games 29 Jun 2022 | 2 | 325 | 73 kg | 72.7 | 145 | 150 | 175 | not taken | ||
| 2021 World Weightlifting Championships 7 Dec 2021 | - | - | 67 kg | 66.9 | not taken | not taken | not taken | |||
| 2021 Pan-American Championships 1 Nov 2021 | 2 | 317 | 67 kg | 67 | 141 | 145 | 172 | |||
| 2021 Olympic Games 23 Jul 2021 | 2 | 331 | 67 kg | 66.85 | 148 | 151 | 175 | 180 | ||
| 2021 Ibero-American Championships 10 May 2021 Also the 2021 Open Championships, place 1 | 1 | 330 | 67 kg | 67 | 142 | 147 | 150 | 172 | 177 | 180 |
| 2020 Pan-American Championships 18 Apr 2021 | 1 | 318 | 67 kg | 66.85 | 140 | 145 | 173 | |||
| 2019 International Ba Open 1 Dec 2019 | 1 | 305 | 67 kg | 66.7 | 135 | 140 | 165 | not taken | ||
| 2019 IWF Grand Prix Odesur CSLP 8 Nov 2019 | 1 | 318 | 67 kg | 66.89 | 145 | 173 | ||||
| 2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 | 5 | 320 | 67 kg | 66.55 | 145 | 175 | ||||
| 2019 Pan American Games 26 Jul 2019 | 2 | 325 | 73 kg | 70.95 | 150 | 175 | ||||
| 2019 Ibero-American Championships 8 May 2019 Also the 2019 Open Senior Championships, place 2 | 2 | 325 | 73 kg | 72.35 | 145 | 150 | 175 | |||
| 2019 Pan-American Championships 21 Apr 2019 | 2 | 322 | 73 kg | 72.5 | 147 | 175 | ||||
| 2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 | - | No lifts | 73 kg | 71.45 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken |
| 2017 Pan-American Championships 20 Jul 2017 | 1 | 325 | 69 kg | 68.82 | 145 | 175 | 180 | |||
| 2016 Olympic Games 5 Aug 2016 | 3 | 338 | 69 kg | 68.54 | 150 | 155 | 183 | |||
| 2016 Pan-American Championships 6 Jun 2016 | - | - | 69 kg | 68.68 | 145 | 148 | ||||
| 2016 South-American Championships 7 Apr 2016 Also the Test Event for Rio 2016 Olympic Games, place 1 | 1 | 306 | 69 kg | 68.78 | 135 | 140 | not taken | 166 | not taken | |
| 2015 Pan American Games 11 Jul 2015 | 1 | 331 | 69 kg | 68.41 | 145 | 150 | 175 | 181 | not taken | |
| 2015 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 6 Jun 2015 | 1 | 338 | 69 kg | 67.88 | 145 | 150 | 151 | 180 | 187 | |
| 2015 Pan-American Junior Championships 5 May 2015 | 1 | 336 | 69 kg | 68.25 | 140 | 147 | 150 | 172 | 182 | 186 |
| 2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2014 | 4 | 311 | 62 kg | 61.42 | 136 | 140 | 141 | 165 | 170 | |
| 2014 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 20 Jun 2014 | 1 | 302 | 62 kg | 61.81 | 130 | 135 | 137 | 160 | 162 | 165 |
| 2014 Pan American Junior Championships 31 Mar 2014 | 1 | 279 | 62 kg | 61.58 | 125 | 129 | 150 | |||
| 2014 South American Games 7 Mar 2014 | 2 | 279 | 62 kg | 61.52 | 125 | 145 | 154 | |||
| 2013 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 3 May 2013 | 2 | 280 | 62 kg | 61.31 | 125 | 130 | 150 | |||
| 2012 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2012 | 1 | 283 | 62 kg | 61.19 | 122 | 126 | 128 | 150 | 155 | |
| 2012 Pan American Youth Championships 18 Jun 2012 | 2 | 257 | 62 kg | 60.6 | 112 | 115 | 137 | 142 | ||
| 2011 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 8 May 2011 | 3 | 229 | 56 kg | 55.52 | 100 | 104 | 125 | |||
| 2011 Pan American Youth Championships 7 Apr 2011 | 2 | 229 | 62 kg | 56.8 | 99 | 103 | 104 | 120 | 125 |
Compare Luis Javier Mosquera
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Luis Javier Mosquera met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.