Colombia · Men's 55 kg, September 2023
Miguel Suárez
Miguel Suárez is a weightlifter from Colombia, born in 1999. The results below cover 12 competitions from 2015 to 2023. The latest result came in the men's 55 kg class, at the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships.
- Best total
- 248 kg
- Best snatch
- 107 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 143 kg
Miguel Suárez's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 50 kg from 2015 to 2016, 55 kg from 2021 to 2023. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (50 kg to 55 kg) and again in June 2025. At 55 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 60 kg.
Latest result: 2023 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 September 2023, 55 kg, total 239 kg, place 9.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 kg2021 to 2023 | 107 | 143 | 248 |
| 50 kg2015 to 2016 | 86 | 115 | 201 |
Miguel Suárez by the numbers
Miguel Suárez'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
- 415.5
- From 248 kg at 54.7 kg bodyweight, 2022 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 31st of 227
- 248 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 55 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 76%
- At the best total, 107 kg of 141 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
- 23
- Turned 23 in 2022, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 12 of 12
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Miguel Suárez makes each attempt
Miguel Suárez made 72% of snatch attempts and 81% 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
Miguel Suárez head to head
The lifters Miguel Suárez 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 | Miguel Suárez ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 José Poox |
5 | 5 | 0 |
| James Paul Ballena Vidaurre | 3 | 3 | 0 |
 Jhony Arteaga |
3 | 3 | 0 |
| Juan Antonio Barco Rangel | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Winder Alejandro Sanchez Gutierrez | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Miguel Suárez'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Sep 2023 | 9 | 239 | 55 kg | 55 | 102 | 106 | 133 | |||
| 2022 World Weightlifting Championships 5 Dec 2022 | 5 | 248 | 55 kg | 54.7 | 105 | 140 | 143 | |||
| 2022 Pan-American Championships 24 Jul 2022 | 1 | 247 | 55 kg | 55 | 100 | 103 | 105 | 133 | 138 | 142 |
| 2022 Bolivarian Games 29 Jun 2022 | 1 | 245 | 55 kg | 54.7 | 100 | 105 | 129 | 135 | 140 | |
| 2022 Torneo Internacional Manuel Suárez In Memoriam 13 Mar 2022 | 1 | 248 | 55 kg | 54.95 | 102 | 105 | 107 | 133 | 138 | 141 |
| 2021 World Weightlifting Championships 7 Dec 2021 | 7 | 242 | 55 kg | 54.8 | 104 | 133 | 138 | |||
| 2021 Pan-American Championships 1 Nov 2021 | 1 | 244 | 55 kg | 54.6 | 103 | 105 | 107 | 132 | 135 | 137 |
| 2021 South-American Championships 10 May 2021 | 1 | 243 | 55 kg | 54.9 | 95 | 100 | 105 | 128 | 133 | 138 |
| 2020 Pan-American Championships 18 Apr 2021 | 1 | 242 | 55 kg | 54.58 | 100 | 105 | 130 | 133 | 137 | |
| 2016 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 19 Oct 2016 | 6 | 201 | 50 kg | 49.61 | 83 | 86 | 110 | 115 | ||
| 2016 Pan-American Youth Championships 20 Sep 2016 | 2 | 196 | 50 kg | 49.4 | 83 | 86 | 110 | |||
| 2015 Pan-American Youth Championships 15 Sep 2015 | 3 | 188 | 50 kg | 49.75 | 77 | 80 | 100 | 104 | 108 |
Compare Miguel Suárez
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Miguel Suárez met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.