Men's 79 kg, May 2026
Ramon Ernesto Cruz Escobar
Ramon Ernesto Cruz Escobar is a weightlifter. The results below cover 14 competitions from 2013 to 2026. The latest result came in the men's 79 kg class, at the 2026 Pan-American Championships.
- Best total
- 280 kg
- Best snatch
- 121 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 160 kg
Ramon Ernesto Cruz Escobar's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 56 kg from 2013 to 2015, 62 kg from 2016 to 2017, 69 kg from 2017 to 2018, 67 kg in 2019, 81 kg in 2021, 73 kg from 2023 to 2024, 79 kg from 2025 to 2026. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (69 kg to 67 kg), June 2025 (73 kg to 79 kg) and August 2026. At 78.58 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 85 kg.
Latest result: 2026 Pan-American Championships, 5 May 2026, 79 kg, total 276 kg, place 8.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79 kg2025 to 2026 | 121 | 160 | 280 |
| 73 kg2023 to 2024 | 120 | 153 | 273 |
| 81 kg2021 | 117 | 146 | 263 |
| 67 kg2019 | 110 | 140 | 250 |
| 69 kg2017 to 2018 | 115 | 150 | 265 |
| 62 kg2016 to 2017 | 115 | 142 | 255 |
| 56 kg2013 to 2015 | 103 | 128 | 228 |
Ramon Ernesto Cruz Escobar by the numbers
Ramon Ernesto Cruz Escobar'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
- 390.1
- From 255 kg at 61.7 kg bodyweight, 2017 Pan-American Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 100th of 138
- 280 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 79 kg class (the class list of 2025 to 2026) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 75%
- At the best total, 120 kg of 160 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%.
- Competitions with a total
- 12 of 14
- The others ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Ramon Ernesto Cruz Escobar makes each attempt
Ramon Ernesto Cruz Escobar made 50% of snatch attempts and 56% 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
Ramon Ernesto Cruz Escobar head to head
The lifters Ramon Ernesto Cruz Escobar 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 | Ramon Ernesto Cruz Escobar ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Francisco Javier Barrera Sandoval | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Jonathan Muñoz | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Diego Soto Montecino | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Ramon Ernesto Cruz Escobar'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 | 8 | 276 | 79 kg | 78.58 | 117 | 121 | 150 | 155 | ||
| 2025 Pan-American Championships 12 Jul 2025 | 12 | 280 | 79 kg | 78.15 | 120 | 150 | 155 | 160 | ||
| 2024 Bolivarian Games / Bicentennial 29 Nov 2024 | - | - | 73 kg | 72.9 | not taken | not taken | not taken | |||
| 2023 Pan-American Games 21 Oct 2023 | 12 | 273 | 73 kg | 73 | 120 | 153 | ||||
| 2020 Pan-American Championships 18 Apr 2021 | 11 | 263 | 81 kg | 77.3 | 110 | 115 | 117 | 146 | ||
| 2019 Pan-American Championships 21 Apr 2019 | 11 | 250 | 67 kg | 66.75 | 110 | 140 | ||||
| 2018 Pan-American Championships 12 May 2018 | 11 | 265 | 69 kg | 68.32 | 110 | 115 | 146 | 150 | ||
| 2017 Central American and Caribbean Championships 17 Sep 2017 | 8 | 260 | 69 kg | 66 | 110 | 115 | 140 | 145 | ||
| 2017 Pan-American Championships 20 Jul 2017 | 10 | 255 | 62 kg | 61.7 | 110 | 115 | 140 | |||
| 2016 Pan-American Championships 6 Jun 2016 | - | - | 62 kg | 61.78 | 138 | 142 | ||||
| 2015 Pan-American Junior Championships 5 May 2015 | 3 | 228 | 56 kg | 55.6 | 100 | 125 | 128 | |||
| 2014 Pan American Championships 26 May 2014 | 8 | 215 | 56 kg | 55.8 | 90 | 95 | 115 | 120 | ||
| 2013 Bolivar Games 17 Nov 2013 | 4 | 225 | 56 kg | 55.71 | 95 | 100 | 103 | 115 | 122 | |
| 2013 Pan American Championships 22 Jun 2013 | 13 | 205 | 56 kg | 55.94 | 95 | 110 |
Compare Ramon Ernesto Cruz Escobar
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