Men's 79 kg, May 2026
Reinner Josue Arango Mendez
Reinner Josue Arango Mendez is a weightlifter. The results below cover 15 competitions from 2021 to 2026. The latest result came in the men's 79 kg class, at the 2026 Pan-American Championships.
- Best total
- 321 kg
- Best snatch
- 142 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 179 kg
Reinner Josue Arango Mendez's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 67 kg from 2021 to 2022, 73 kg in 2022, 67 kg in 2022, 73 kg from 2023 to 2024, 71 kg in 2025, 79 kg in 2026. The IWF changed its class list in June 2025 (73 kg to 71 kg) and again in August 2026. At 73.62 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 75 kg.
Latest result: 2026 Pan-American Championships, 5 May 2026, 79 kg, total 315 kg, place 6.
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 kg2026 | 140 | 175 | 315 |
| 71 kg2025 | 142 | 172 | 314 |
| 73 kg2022 to 2024 | 142 | 179 | 321 |
| 67 kg2021 to 2022 | 131 | 166 | 297 |
Reinner Josue Arango Mendez by the numbers
Reinner Josue Arango Mendez'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
- 440.7
- From 321 kg at 72.5 kg bodyweight, 2024 Bolivarian Games / Bicentennial. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 69th of 434
- 321 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
- 79%
- At the best total, 142 kg of 179 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
- 15 of 15
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Reinner Josue Arango Mendez makes each attempt
Reinner Josue Arango Mendez made 67% of snatch attempts and 64% 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
Reinner Josue Arango Mendez head to head
The lifters Reinner Josue Arango Mendez 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 | Reinner Josue Arango Mendez ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnier Zaed Martinez Castillo | 5 | 4 | 1 |
 Sergio Cares |
5 | 5 | 0 |
| Darvin Ariel Pech Gomez | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Kyle Bogado | 4 | 4 | 0 |
 Caden Cahoy |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| Andres Peralta Rojas | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Reinner Josue Arango Mendez'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Pan-American Championships 5 May 2026 | 6 | 315 | 79 kg | 73.62 | 130 | 135 | 140 | 160 | 175 | |
| 2025 Pan-American Championships 12 Jul 2025 | 2 | 314 | 71 kg | 70.9 | 135 | 142 | 166 | 172 | ||
| 2024 Bolivarian Games / Bicentennial 29 Nov 2024 | 2 | 321 | 73 kg | 72.5 | 135 | 142 | 165 | 173 | 179 | |
| 2024 IWF World Junior Championships 19 Sep 2024 | 7 | 291 | 73 kg | 71.02 | 131 | 160 | ||||
| 2024 Pan-American Junior Championships 19 Jun 2024 | 3 | 291 | 73 kg | 71.7 | 131 | 160 | ||||
| 2024 Pan-American Championships 24 Feb 2024 | 2 | 308 | 73 kg | 70.35 | 133 | 138 | 166 | 170 | ||
| 2023 IWF World Junior Championships 15 Nov 2023 | 1 | 317 | 73 kg | 72.3 | 137 | 141 | 168 | 173 | 176 | |
| 2023 Pan-American Junior Championships 10 May 2023 | 1 | 301 | 73 kg | 69.9 | 125 | 131 | 135 | 155 | 166 | |
| 2022 South American Games 2 Oct 2022 | 3 | 297 | 67 kg | 67 | 127 | 131 | 162 | 166 | ||
| 2022 Pan-American Championships 24 Jul 2022 | 7 | 292 | 73 kg | 70.7 | 126 | 132 | 150 | 160 | ||
| 2022 Bolivarian Games 29 Jun 2022 | 4 | 288 | 67 kg | 66.8 | 127 | 161 | ||||
| 2022 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 2 May 2022 | 6 | 281 | 67 kg | 67 | 122 | 127 | 150 | 154 | ||
| 2021 Junior Pan American Games 25 Nov 2021 | 2 | 286 | 67 kg | 67 | 123 | 128 | 149 | 158 | ||
| 2021 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 5 Oct 2021 | 2 | 277 | 67 kg | 66.92 | 120 | 125 | 145 | 150 | 152 | |
| 2020 Pan-American Junior Championships 9 Jul 2021 | 6 | 260 | 67 kg | 66.05 | 112 | 116 | 120 | 140 |
Compare Reinner Josue Arango Mendez
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Reinner Josue Arango Mendez.