Colombia · Men's +110 kg, May 2026
Rafael Cerro
Rafael Cerro is a weightlifter from Colombia, born in 1997, with one World Championships medal (1 bronze). The results below cover 13 competitions from 2016 to 2026. The latest result came in the men's +110 kg class, at the 2026 Pan-American Championships.
- World medal
- 1
- Best total
- 419 kg
- Best snatch
- 193 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 226 kg
Rafael Cerro's career: classes, totals and best lifts
World Championships: 1 bronze in the total.
Weight classes: +105 kg from 2016 to 2017, 109 kg from 2021 to 2022, +109 kg in 2023, +102 kg in 2023, +109 kg in 2024, +110 kg from 2025 to 2026. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (+105 kg to 109 kg) and again in June 2025 (+109 kg to +110 kg).
Latest result: 2026 Pan-American Championships, 5 May 2026, +110 kg, total 419 kg, place 1.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| +110 kg2025 to 2026 | 193 | 226 | 419 |
| +109 kg2023 to 2024 | 180 | 216 | 393 |
| +102 kg2023 | 185 | 225 | 410 |
| 109 kg2021 to 2022 | 174 | 214 | 388 |
| +105 kg2016 to 2017 | 150 | 185 | 335 |
Rafael Cerro by the numbers
Rafael Cerro'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
- 469.9
- From 410 kg at 103 kg bodyweight, 2023 Pan-American Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 5th of 84
- 419 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's +110 kg class (the class list of 2025 to 2026) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 85%
- At the best total, 193 kg of 226 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
- 29
- Turned 29 in 2026, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 10 of 13
- Of the other three: two with no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk and one entered without taking an attempt.
How often Rafael Cerro makes each attempt
Rafael Cerro made 66% of snatch attempts and 53% 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
Rafael Cerro head to head
The lifters Rafael Cerro 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 | Rafael Cerro ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Dixon Arroyo |
4 | 4 | 0 |
 Gilberto Lemus |
4 | 4 | 0 |
 Hernán Viera |
4 | 4 | 0 |
| Aaron Andrew Williams | 3 | 1 | 2 |
 Alonso Bizama |
3 | 3 | 0 |
| Josue Said Medina Andueza | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Rafael Cerro'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Pan-American Championships 5 May 2026 | 1 | 419 | +110 kg | 142.88 | 180 | 186 | 193 | 220 | 226 | |
| 2025 Pan-American Championships 12 Jul 2025 | 2 | 410 | +110 kg | 140.4 | 180 | 185 | 190 | 220 | ||
| 2024 World Weightlifting Championships 6 Dec 2024 | 9 | 390 | +109 kg | 138.74 | 180 | 210 | ||||
| 2024 Pan-American Championships 24 Feb 2024 | 1 | 393 | +109 kg | 134.25 | 170 | 177 | 208 | 213 | 216 | |
| 2023 Pan-American Games 21 Oct 2023 | 1 | 410 | +102 kg | 103 | 180 | 185 | 220 | 225 | ||
| 2023 IWF Grand Prix I 8 Jun 2023 | - | No lifts | +109 kg | 122.15 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken |
| 2022 World Weightlifting Championships 5 Dec 2022 | 3 | 388 | 109 kg | 109 | 165 | 174 | 205 | 214 | ||
| 2021 World Weightlifting Championships 7 Dec 2021 | - | - | 109 kg | 106.9 | 202 | 210 | ||||
| 2021 Pan-American Championships 1 Nov 2021 | - | - | 109 kg | 108.1 | 165 | 172 | not taken | |||
| 2021 Ibero-American Championships 10 May 2021 Also the 2021 Open Championships, place 2 | 1 | 378 | 109 kg | 108.8 | 165 | 172 | 200 | 206 | ||
| 2020 Pan-American Championships 18 Apr 2021 | 2 | 370 | 109 kg | 108.45 | 165 | 170 | 200 | |||
| 2017 Pan-American Junior Championships 1 May 2017 | 1 | 333 | +105 kg | 110.5 | 145 | 150 | 183 | |||
| 2016 Pan-American Junior Championships 23 Apr 2016 | 1 | 335 | +105 kg | 111.9 | 140 | 150 | 173 | 185 |
Compare Rafael Cerro
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Rafael Cerro.