United States · Women's 63 kg, November 2003
Ruth Rivera
Ruth Rivera is a weightlifter from United States, born in 1978. The results below cover 5 competitions from 1998 to 2003. The latest result came in the women's 63 kg class, at the 2003 World Weightlifting Championships.
- Best total
- 197.5 kg
- Best snatch
- 87.5 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 110 kg
Ruth Rivera's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 63 kg in 1998, 69 kg from 1999 to 2000, 63 kg in 2003. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 62.75 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 69 kg.
Latest result: 2003 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 November 2003, 63 kg, no total.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63 kg1998 to 2003 | 87.5 | 110 | 197.5 |
| 69 kg1999 to 2000 | 85 | 105 | 190 |
Ruth Rivera by the numbers
Ruth Rivera'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
- 258.9
- From 197.5 kg at 62.65 kg bodyweight, 2003 University World Cup. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 291st of 864
- 197.5 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 63 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 80%
- At the best total, 87.5 kg of 110 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
- 25
- Turned 25 in 2003, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 4 of 5
- The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
Ruth Rivera'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 2003 | - | - | 63 kg | 62.75 | not taken | not taken | not taken | |||
| 2003 University World Cup 11 Jul 2003 | 5 | 197.5 | 63 kg | 62.65 | 85 | 87.5 | 110 | |||
| 2000 Olympic Games 16 Sep 2000 | 13 | 187.5 | 69 kg | 67.28 | 82.5 | 100 | 105 | |||
| 1999 World Weightlifting Championships 21 Nov 1999 | 24 | 190 | 69 kg | 67.68 | 80 | 85 | 100 | 105 | ||
| 1998 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 18 May 1998 | 9 | 157.5 | 63 kg | 62.8 | 67.5 | 72.5 | 85 |
Compare Ruth Rivera
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. These lifters lifted in nearby classes, in any year.

