Portugal · Men's 73 kg, October 2024

Rafael Candeias

Rafael Candeias is a weightlifter from Portugal, born in 2006. The results below cover 4 competitions from 2023 to 2024. The latest result came in the men's 73 kg class, at the 2024 European Junior Championships.

Best total
273 kg
Best snatch
123 kg
Best clean and jerk
150 kg
Career

Rafael Candeias's career: classes, totals and best lifts

No Olympic or World Championships medals.

Latest result: 2024 European Junior Championships, 26 October 2024, 73 kg, total 273 kg, place 10.

Rafael Candeias: totals from the 4 competitions with a total, 2023 to 2024, best 273 kg in 2024.240260280202320242023 European Youth Championships, 1 Jul 2023: 253 kg2023 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Sep 2023: 260 kg2024 IWF World Junior Championships, 19 Sep 2024: 265 kg2024 European Junior Championships, 26 Oct 2024: 273 kg
Rafael Candeias: totals from the 4 competitions with a total, 2023 to 2024, best 273 kg in 2024.240260280202320242023 European Youth Championships, 1 Jul 2023: 253 kg2023 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Sep 2023: 260 kg2024 IWF World Junior Championships, 19 Sep 2024: 265 kg2024 European Junior Championships, 26 Oct 2024: 273 kg
Total at each competition, in kilograms.
Numbers

Rafael Candeias by the numbers

Rafael Candeias'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
375.1
From 273 kg at 72.4 kg bodyweight, 2024 European Junior Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
Best total, place in its class
259th of 434
273 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 73 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
82%
At the best total, 123 kg of 150 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
18
Turned 18 in 2024, the year of the best total.
Competitions with a total
4 of 4
A total at every competition listed.
Results

Rafael Candeias'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
2024 European Junior Championships 26 Oct 2024 10 273 73 kg 72.4 118123127 kg missed143148 kg missed150
2024 IWF World Junior Championships 19 Sep 2024 11 265 73 kg 71.76 120 kg missed120 kg missed120145150 kg missed151 kg missed
2023 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Sep 2023 27 260 73 kg 71.59 109115120 kg missed133139145
2023 European Youth Championships 1 Jul 2023 4 253 73 kg 70.85 105110115128133138
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