Ecuador · Women's 87 kg, November 2018

Oliba Nieve

Oliba Nieve is a weightlifter from Ecuador, born in 1977. The results below cover 28 competitions from 2002 to 2018. The latest result came in the women's 87 kg class, at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships.

Best total
260 kg
Best snatch
118 kg
Best clean and jerk
146 kg
Career

Oliba Nieve's career: classes, totals and best lifts

No Olympic or World Championships medals.

Weight classes: +75 kg from 2002 to 2016, 90 kg from 2017 to 2018, 87 kg in 2018. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (90 kg to 87 kg) and again in June 2025. At 86.24 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be +86 kg.

Latest result: 2018 World Weightlifting Championships, 1 November 2018, 87 kg, total 241 kg, place 7.

Oliba Nieve: totals from the 28 competitions with a total, 2002 to 2018, best 260 kg in 2010.220245270200220062010201420182002 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 Nov 2002: 245 kg2003 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 Nov 2003: 255 kg2006 World Weightlifting Championships, 30 Sep 2006: 257 kg2007 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 Sep 2007: 258 kg2008 Pan-American Championships, 18 Mar 2008: 247 kg2009 Pan-American Championships, 3 Jun 2009: 255 kg2010 Pan American Championships, 25 May 2010: 260 kg2010 World Weightlifting Championships, 16 Sep 2010: 258 kg2011 Pan American Games, 23 Oct 2011: 258 kg2011 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2011: 259 kg2012 Pan-American Championships, 10 May 2012: 257 kg2012 Olympic Games, 27 Jul 2012: 255 kg2013 Pan American Championships, 22 Jun 2013: 260 kg2013 World Weightlifting Championships, 16 Oct 2013: 245 kg2013 South American Championships, 16 Nov 2013: 245 kg2013 Bolivar Games, 17 Nov 2013: 245 kg2014 South American Games, 7 Mar 2014: 251 kg2014 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2014: 245 kg2015 Pan American Games, 11 Jul 2015: 257 kg2015 World Weightlifting Championships, 20 Nov 2015: 255 kg2016 South-American Championships, 7 Apr 2016: 251 kg2016 Pan-American Championships, 6 Jun 2016: 253 kg2017 Pan-American Championships, 20 Jul 2017: 243 kg2017 Bolivarian Games, 17 Nov 2017: 232 kg2017 World Weightlifting Championships, 27 Nov 2017: 246 kg2018 Pan-American Championships, 12 May 2018: 238 kg2018 South American Championships, 28 May 2018: 244 kg2018 World Weightlifting Championships, 1 Nov 2018: 241 kg
Oliba Nieve: totals from the 28 competitions with a total, 2002 to 2018, best 260 kg in 2010.220245270200220062010201420182002 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 Nov 2002: 245 kg2003 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 Nov 2003: 255 kg2006 World Weightlifting Championships, 30 Sep 2006: 257 kg2007 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 Sep 2007: 258 kg2008 Pan-American Championships, 18 Mar 2008: 247 kg2009 Pan-American Championships, 3 Jun 2009: 255 kg2010 Pan American Championships, 25 May 2010: 260 kg2010 World Weightlifting Championships, 16 Sep 2010: 258 kg2011 Pan American Games, 23 Oct 2011: 258 kg2011 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2011: 259 kg2012 Pan-American Championships, 10 May 2012: 257 kg2012 Olympic Games, 27 Jul 2012: 255 kg2013 Pan American Championships, 22 Jun 2013: 260 kg2013 World Weightlifting Championships, 16 Oct 2013: 245 kg2013 South American Championships, 16 Nov 2013: 245 kg2013 Bolivar Games, 17 Nov 2013: 245 kg2014 South American Games, 7 Mar 2014: 251 kg2014 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2014: 245 kg2015 Pan American Games, 11 Jul 2015: 257 kg2015 World Weightlifting Championships, 20 Nov 2015: 255 kg2016 South-American Championships, 7 Apr 2016: 251 kg2016 Pan-American Championships, 6 Jun 2016: 253 kg2017 Pan-American Championships, 20 Jul 2017: 243 kg2017 Bolivarian Games, 17 Nov 2017: 232 kg2017 World Weightlifting Championships, 27 Nov 2017: 246 kg2018 Pan-American Championships, 12 May 2018: 238 kg2018 South American Championships, 28 May 2018: 244 kg2018 World Weightlifting Championships, 1 Nov 2018: 241 kg
Total at each competition, in kilograms.

Best lifts in each class

The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.

Class Years Snatch Clean and jerk Total
87 kg2018 2018 109 132 241
90 kg2017 to 2018 2017 to 2018 112 135 246
+75 kg2002 to 2016 2002 to 2016 118 146 260
Numbers

Oliba Nieve by the numbers

Oliba Nieve'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
287.4
From 260 kg at 91.35 kg bodyweight, 2010 Pan American Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
Best total, place in its class
52nd of 479
260 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's +75 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
83%
At the best total, 118 kg of 142 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 2010, the year of the best total.
Competitions with a total
28 of 28
A total at every competition listed.
Attempts

How often Oliba Nieve makes each attempt

Oliba Nieve made 80% of snatch attempts and 62% 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

Worlds and Olympics field: 74%
Oliba Nieve: 81%

Snatch, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 58%
Oliba Nieve: 89%

Snatch, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 41%
Oliba Nieve: 70%

Clean and jerk, first attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 77%
Oliba Nieve: 96%

Clean and jerk, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 57%
Oliba Nieve: 59%

Clean and jerk, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 34%
Oliba Nieve: 30%
Rivals

Oliba Nieve head to head

The lifters Oliba Nieve 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 Oliba Nieve ahead Rival ahead
Venezuela Naryury Pérez 15 5 10
Venezuela Yaniuska Espinosa 13 6 7
Mexico Tania Mascorro 8 5 3
United States Sarah Robles 7 4 3
Japan Mami Shimamoto 7 5 2
Guatemala Astrid Camposeco 7 7 0
Results

Oliba Nieve'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
2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 7 241 87 kg 86.24 103106109128132 kg missed132
2018 South American Championships 28 May 2018 Also the 2018 South American Games, place 2 2 244 90 kg 89.5 103 kg missed103109130135140 kg missed
2018 Pan-American Championships 12 May 2018 4 238 90 kg 89.97 103108110 kg missed130136 kg missed136 kg missed
2017 World Weightlifting Championships 27 Nov 2017 4 246 90 kg 89.32 105109112125130134
2017 Bolivarian Games 17 Nov 2017 Also the 2017 South American Championships, place 3 3 232 90 kg 87.9 105110 kg missed111 kg missed127133 kg missed133 kg missed
2017 Pan-American Championships 20 Jul 2017 3 243 90 kg 88.64 103108111128132135 kg missed
2016 Pan-American Championships 6 Jun 2016 2 253 +75 kg 99.04 108 kg missed108113137140142 kg missed
2016 South-American Championships 7 Apr 2016 Also the Test Event for Rio 2016 Olympic Games, place 4 3 251 +75 kg 100.84 107 kg missed107111135140142 kg missed
2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 18 255 +75 kg 98.63 108111114137141143 kg missed
2015 Pan American Games 11 Jul 2015 3 257 +75 kg 92.51 110115 kg missed115138142 kg missed142
2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2014 14 245 +75 kg 90.03 105110114 kg missed130135137 kg missed
2014 South American Games 7 Mar 2014 2 251 +75 kg 93.62 107111115132135 kg missed136
2013 Bolivar Games 17 Nov 2013 3 245 +75 kg 92.99 107110113132137 kg missed140 kg missed
2013 South American Championships 16 Nov 2013 3 245 +75 kg 92.99 107110113132137 kg missed140 kg missed
2013 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Oct 2013 6 245 +75 kg 91.28 110 kg missed110115 kg missed135140 kg missed140 kg missed
2013 Pan American Championships 22 Jun 2013 1 260 +75 kg 92.22 110115117135140143
2012 Olympic Games 27 Jul 2012 7 255 +75 kg 97.43 113117120 kg missed138 kg missed138142 kg missed
2012 Pan-American Championships 10 May 2012 1 257 +75 kg 96.77 106110117136140145 kg missed
2011 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2011 7 259 +75 kg 94.94 107112116138143147 kg missed
2011 Pan American Games 23 Oct 2011 1 258 +75 kg 94.54 107111113137145 kg missed145
2010 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Sep 2010 5 258 +75 kg 92.09 107112117 kg missed140146 kg missed146
2010 Pan American Championships 25 May 2010 1 260 +75 kg 91.35 Snatch 118, clean and jerk 142; attempts not recorded
2009 Pan-American Championships 3 Jun 2009 1 255 +75 kg 95.22 105106110132140145
2008 Pan-American Championships 18 Mar 2008 1 247 +75 kg 95.35 103105107133140145 kg missed
2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 8 258 +75 kg 93.79 112 kg missed112116142146 kg missed147 kg missed
2006 World Weightlifting Championships 30 Sep 2006 6 257 +75 kg 93.51 110115118 kg missed137142146 kg missed
2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 2003 10 255 +75 kg 91.73 110115 kg missed115135140145 kg missed
2002 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Nov 2002 9 245 +75 kg 87.55 105110115 kg missed130135140 kg missed
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