Mexico · Women's 63 kg, May 2014
Luz Acosta
Luz Acosta is a weightlifter from Mexico, born in 1980, with one Olympic medal (1 bronze). The results below cover 21 competitions from 1999 to 2014. The latest result came in the women's 63 kg class, at the 2014 Pan American Championships.
- Olympic medal
- 1
- Best total
- 230 kg
- Best snatch
- 105 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 125 kg
Luz Acosta's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Olympic Games: 1 bronze.
Weight classes: 63 kg from 1999 to 2003, 69 kg in 2005, 63 kg from 2006 to 2014. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 62.98 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 69 kg.
Latest result: 2014 Pan American Championships, 26 May 2014, 63 kg, total 205 kg, place 5.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63 kg1999 to 2014 | 105 | 125 | 230 |
| 69 kg2005 | 93 | 119 | 212 |
Luz Acosta by the numbers
Luz Acosta'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
- 302.6
- From 230 kg at 62.28 kg bodyweight, 2011 Pan American Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 60th of 864
- 230 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 63 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, 105 kg of 125 kg. A higher share means a stronger snatch for the clean and jerk. Eight in ten women lifting in national federation meets sit between 70% and 85%.
- Age at best total
- 31
- Turned 31 in 2011, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 21 of 21
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Luz Acosta makes each attempt
Luz Acosta made 63% of snatch attempts and 52% 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
Luz Acosta head to head
The lifters Luz Acosta 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 | Luz Acosta ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Christine Girard |
7 | 2 | 5 |
 Kim Soo-Kyung |
6 | 0 | 6 |
 Nisida Palomeque |
6 | 1 | 5 |
 Dominika Misterska |
6 | 3 | 3 |
| Mercedes Pérez |
5 | 1 | 4 |
| Leslie Patricia Armijo Palomos | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Luz Acosta'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 | 5 | 205 | 63 kg | 62.98 | 95 | 110 | not taken | not taken | ||
| 2013 Pan American Championships 22 Jun 2013 | 3 | 218 | 63 kg | 63 | 93 | 98 | 101 | 114 | 117 | |
| 2012 Olympic Games 27 Jul 2012 | 3 | 224 | 63 kg | 62.91 | 99 | 119 | 125 | |||
| 2012 Pan-American Championships 10 May 2012 | 2 | 221 | 63 kg | 63 | 98 | 102 | 119 | |||
| 2011 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2011 | 11 | 223 | 63 kg | 62.79 | 99 | 104 | 119 | |||
| 2011 Pan American Games 23 Oct 2011 | 3 | 230 | 63 kg | 62.28 | 100 | 103 | 105 | 120 | 125 | |
| 2010 Pan American Championships 25 May 2010 | 3 | 210 | 63 kg | 63 | Snatch 92, clean and jerk 118; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2009 World Weightlifting Championships 19 Nov 2009 | 15 | 218 | 63 kg | 62.94 | 100 | 103 | 115 | |||
| 2009 Pan-American Championships 3 Jun 2009 | 3 | 213 | 63 kg | 63 | 95 | 98 | 115 | |||
| 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008 | 7 | 223 | 63 kg | 62.84 | 93 | 103 | 120 | |||
| 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 | 9 | 220 | 63 kg | 62.82 | 95 | 100 | 120 | |||
| 2006 World Weightlifting Championships 30 Sep 2006 | 5 | 219 | 63 kg | 62.76 | 95 | 98 | 117 | 121 | ||
| 2005 World Weightlifting Championships 8 Nov 2005 | 8 | 212 | 69 kg | 67.82 | 93 | 115 | 117 | 119 | ||
| 2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 2003 | 16 | 205 | 63 kg | 62.12 | 90 | 92.5 | 110 | 112.5 | ||
| 2002 University World Cup 28 Jun 2002 | 2 | 202.5 | 63 kg | 62.8 | 85 | 90 | 92.5 | 105 | 110 | |
| 2001 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2001 | 12 | 190 | 63 kg | 62.34 | 85 | 105 | ||||
| 2001 University World Cup 8 Jun 2001 | 3 | 170 | 63 kg | 61.9 | 80 | 90 | ||||
| 2000 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 2 Jul 2000 | 5 | 177.5 | 63 kg | 61.68 | 75 | 80 | 82.5 | 95 | ||
| 2000 University World Cup 9 Jun 2000 | 3 | 177.5 | 63 kg | 62.4 | 75 | 80 | 95 | 97.5 | ||
| 1999 World Weightlifting Championships 21 Nov 1999 | 25 | 167.5 | 63 kg | 62.63 | 75 | 77.5 | 90 | |||
| 1999 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 3 Jul 1999 | 12 | 155 | 63 kg | 61.5 | 70 | 80 | 85 | |||
Compare Luz Acosta
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Luz Acosta met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.