Colombia · Women's 77 kg, May 2026
Mari Sánchez
Mari Sánchez is a weightlifter from Colombia, born in 1991, with one Olympic medal (1 silver) and one World Championships medal (1 bronze). The results below cover 19 competitions from 2014 to 2026. The latest result came in the women's 77 kg class, at the 2026 Pan-American Championships.
- Olympic medal
- 1
- World medal
- 1
- Best total
- 257 kg
- Best snatch
- 112 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 145 kg
Mari Sánchez's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Olympic Games: 1 silver. World Championships: 1 bronze in the total.
Weight classes: 63 kg in 2014, 71 kg from 2018 to 2022, 76 kg in 2022, 71 kg from 2022 to 2024, 77 kg from 2025 to 2026. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (63 kg to 71 kg) and again in June 2025 (71 kg to 77 kg).
Latest result: 2026 Pan-American Championships, 5 May 2026, 77 kg, total 243 kg, place 4.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77 kg2025 to 2026 | 112 | 138 | 248 |
| 71 kg2018 to 2024 | 112 | 145 | 257 |
| 76 kg2022 | 110 | 130 | 240 |
| 63 kg2014 | 96 | 115 | 211 |
Mari Sánchez by the numbers
Mari Sánchez'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
- 316.7
- From 257 kg at 70.45 kg bodyweight, 2024 Olympic Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 8th of 451
- 257 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 71 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 77%
- At the best total, 112 kg of 145 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
- 33
- Turned 33 in 2024, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 19 of 19
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Mari Sánchez makes each attempt
Mari Sánchez made 75% 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
Mari Sánchez head to head
The lifters Mari Sánchez 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 | Mari Sánchez ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Angie Palacios |
10 | 3 | 7 |
 Olivia Reeves |
7 | 0 | 7 |
| Meredith Alwine |
7 | 4 | 3 |
 Jessica Jarquín |
6 | 6 | 0 |
 Kristel Macrohon |
6 | 6 | 0 |
| Lijana Jakaite | 6 | 6 | 0 |
Mari Sánchez'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Pan-American Championships 5 May 2026 | 4 | 243 | 77 kg | 75.76 | 105 | 130 | 138 | |||
| 2025 World Weightlifting Championships 2 Oct 2025 | 3 | 248 | 77 kg | 75.97 | 106 | 110 | 112 | 132 | 136 | |
| 2025 Pan-American Championships 12 Jul 2025 | 2 | 248 | 77 kg | 76.45 | 105 | 109 | 111 | 130 | 134 | 137 |
| 2024 World Weightlifting Championships 6 Dec 2024 | 6 | 236 | 71 kg | 71 | 103 | 106 | 130 | |||
| 2024 Olympic Games 7 Aug 2024 | 2 | 257 | 71 kg | 70.45 | 108 | 112 | 135 | 140 | 145 | |
| 2024 IWF World Cup 31 Mar 2024 | 7 | 240 | 71 kg | 71 | 104 | 110 | 130 | |||
| 2024 Pan-American Championships 24 Feb 2024 | 2 | 232 | 71 kg | 71 | 101 | 104 | 120 | 125 | 128 | |
| 2023 IWF Grand Prix II 4 Dec 2023 | 7 | 240 | 71 kg | 69.84 | 100 | 105 | 110 | 125 | 130 | |
| 2023 Pan-American Games 21 Oct 2023 | 2 | 246 | 71 kg | 71 | 105 | 109 | 112 | 130 | 134 | |
| 2023 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Sep 2023 | 7 | 240 | 71 kg | 69.6 | 105 | 108 | 128 | 132 | ||
| 2022 World Weightlifting Championships 5 Dec 2022 | 6 | 244 | 71 kg | 70.9 | 108 | 111 | 133 | |||
| 2022 South American Games 2 Oct 2022 | 2 | 240 | 76 kg | 73.4 | 105 | 110 | 130 | |||
| 2022 Pan-American Championships 24 Jul 2022 | 2 | 246 | 71 kg | 71 | 105 | 110 | 112 | 130 | 134 | |
| 2022 Bolivarian Games 29 Jun 2022 | 1 | 246 | 71 kg | 70.6 | 105 | 108 | 111 | 129 | 131 | 135 |
| 2021 Pan-American Championships 1 Nov 2021 | 5 | 229 | 71 kg | 70.95 | 103 | 106 | 123 | |||
| 2020 Pan-American Championships 18 Apr 2021 | 2 | 231 | 71 kg | 70.67 | 102 | 105 | 123 | 126 | ||
| 2018 International Senior CSLP Cup 7 Dec 2018 | 1 | 232 | 71 kg | 70.8 | 100 | 105 | 107 | 120 | 125 | |
| 2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 | 7 | 228 | 71 kg | 70.38 | 103 | 120 | 125 | |||
| 2014 Pan American Championships 26 May 2014 | 4 | 211 | 63 kg | 62.3 | 93 | 96 | 110 | 115 |
Compare Mari Sánchez
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Mari Sánchez met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.