United States · Women's +86 kg, May 2026
Mary Theisen-Lappen
Mary Theisen-Lappen is a weightlifter from United States, with two World Championships medals (1 silver, 1 bronze). The results below cover 12 competitions from 2020 to 2026. The latest result came in the women's +86 kg class, at the 2026 Pan-American Championships.
- World medals
- 2
- Best total
- 283 kg
- Best snatch
- 120 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 163 kg
Mary Theisen-Lappen's career: classes, totals and best lifts
World Championships: 1 silver, 1 bronze in the total.
Weight classes: +87 kg from 2020 to 2023, +81 kg in 2023, +87 kg from 2023 to 2024, +81 kg in 2024, +86 kg from 2025 to 2026. The IWF changed its class list in June 2025 (+87 kg to +86 kg). The 2024 Olympic Games used a shorter list of classes, with +81 kg the heaviest for women.
Latest result: 2026 Pan-American Championships, 5 May 2026, +86 kg, total 271 kg, place 3.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| +86 kg2025 to 2026 | 117 | 161 | 278 |
| +81 kg2023 to 2024 | 120 | 157 | 277 |
| +87 kg2020 to 2024 | 120 | 163 | 283 |
Mary Theisen-Lappen by the numbers
Mary Theisen-Lappen'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
- 318.8
- From 277 kg at 82 kg bodyweight, 2023 Pan-American Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 14th of 187
- 283 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's +87 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 74%
- At the best total, 120 kg of 163 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%.
- Competitions with a total
- 12 of 12
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Mary Theisen-Lappen makes each attempt
Mary Theisen-Lappen made 58% of snatch attempts and 75% 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
Mary Theisen-Lappen head to head
The lifters Mary Theisen-Lappen 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 | Mary Theisen-Lappen ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarleth Ucelo | 9 | 9 | 0 |
 Naryury Pérez |
7 | 7 | 0 |
 Lisseth Ayoví |
6 | 4 | 2 |
 Crismery Santana |
6 | 6 | 0 |
 Marifélix Sarría |
5 | 2 | 3 |
 Taiane Justino |
5 | 5 | 0 |
Mary Theisen-Lappen'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 | 3 | 271 | +86 kg | 129.3 | 112 | 148 | 153 | 159 | ||
| 2025 World Weightlifting Championships 2 Oct 2025 | 3 | 269 | +86 kg | 126.35 | 115 | 154 | ||||
| 2025 Pan-American Championships 12 Jul 2025 | 2 | 278 | +86 kg | 128.55 | 114 | 117 | 153 | 156 | 161 | |
| 2024 Olympic Games 7 Aug 2024 | 5 | 274 | +81 kg | 131.1 | 115 | 119 | 155 | |||
| 2024 IWF World Cup 31 Mar 2024 | 5 | 274 | +87 kg | 135.86 | 118 | 151 | 156 | |||
| 2023 IWF Grand Prix II 4 Dec 2023 | 1 | 283 | +87 kg | 132.67 | 117 | 120 | 156 | 163 | ||
| 2023 Pan-American Games 21 Oct 2023 | 1 | 277 | +81 kg | 82 | 112 | 116 | 120 | 150 | 155 | 157 |
| 2023 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Sep 2023 | 2 | 277 | +87 kg | 132.28 | 117 | 156 | 160 | |||
| 2023 IWF Grand Prix I 8 Jun 2023 | 1 | 277 | +87 kg | 134.1 | 115 | 119 | 155 | 158 | ||
| 2023 Pan-American Championships 25 Mar 2023 | 1 | 272 | +87 kg | 131.95 | 110 | 114 | 145 | 152 | 158 | |
| 2021 Pan-American Championships 1 Nov 2021 | 1 | 270 | +87 kg | 130.6 | 109 | 114 | 117 | 140 | 148 | 153 |
| 2020 Rogue Weightlifting Challenge at the Arnold Sports Festival 5 Mar 2020 | 2 | 262 | +87 kg | 132.8 | 106 | 148 | 156 |
Compare Mary Theisen-Lappen
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Mary Theisen-Lappen met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.