Cuba · Men's 56 kg, July 2012
Sergio Álvarez
Sergio Álvarez is a weightlifter from Cuba, born in 1979, with two World Championships medals (1 silver, 1 bronze). The results below cover 15 competitions from 1998 to 2012. The latest result came in the men's 56 kg class, at the 2012 Olympic Games.
- World medals
- 2
- Best total
- 282 kg
- Best snatch
- 125 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 157 kg
Sergio Álvarez's career: classes, totals and best lifts
World Championships: 1 silver, 1 bronze in the total.
Weight classes: 56 kg from 1998 to 2008, 62 kg in 2008, 56 kg in 2008, 62 kg in 2009, 56 kg from 2009 to 2012. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 55.96 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 60 kg.
Latest result: 2012 Olympic Games, 27 July 2012, 56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56 kg1998 to 2012 | 125 | 156 | 279 |
| 62 kg2008 to 2009 | 125 | 157 | 282 |
Sergio Álvarez by the numbers
Sergio Álvarez'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
- 459.8
- From 279 kg at 55.86 kg bodyweight, 2006 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 147th of 981
- 282 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 62 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, 125 kg of 157 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
- 30
- Turned 30 in 2009, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 14 of 15
- The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Sergio Álvarez makes each attempt
Sergio Álvarez made 57% of snatch attempts and 63% 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
Sergio Álvarez head to head
The lifters Sergio Álvarez 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 | Sergio Álvarez ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wang Shin-yuan | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Yang Chin-yi | 5 | 4 | 1 |
 Masaharu Yamada |
5 | 5 | 0 |
 Igor Grabucea |
4 | 4 | 0 |
 Julio Cesar Salamanca Pineda |
4 | 4 | 0 |
 László Tancsics |
4 | 4 | 0 |
Sergio Álvarez'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Olympic Games 27 Jul 2012 | - | - | 56 kg | 55.96 | 117 | 121 | ||||
| 2011 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2011 | 5 | 272 | 56 kg | 55.99 | 115 | 118 | 145 | 150 | 154 | |
| 2011 Pan American Games 23 Oct 2011 | 1 | 267 | 56 kg | 55.91 | 115 | 119 | 148 | not taken | ||
| 2010 Pan American Championships 25 May 2010 | 1 | 267 | 56 kg | 55.8 | Snatch 116, clean and jerk 151; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2009 World Weightlifting Championships 19 Nov 2009 | 3 | 274 | 56 kg | 55.85 | 115 | 120 | 147 | 152 | 154 | |
| 2009 Pan-American Championships 3 Jun 2009 | 1 | 282 | 62 kg | 60.32 | 120 | 125 | 150 | 157 | ||
| 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008 | 6 | 272 | 56 kg | 55.67 | 120 | 152 | ||||
| 2008 Pan-American Championships 18 Mar 2008 | 5 | 275 | 62 kg | 59.58 | 115 | 120 | 145 | 150 | 155 | |
| 2008 Olympic Test Event 22 Jan 2008 | 3 | 271 | 56 kg | 55.91 | 118 | 120 | 151 | |||
| 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 | 4 | 274 | 56 kg | 55.9 | 118 | 150 | 156 | |||
| 2006 World Weightlifting Championships 30 Sep 2006 | 2 | 279 | 56 kg | 55.86 | 118 | 123 | 148 | 153 | 156 | |
| 2001 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2001 | 5 | 267.5 | 56 kg | 55.84 | 117.5 | 150 | ||||
| 2000 Olympic Games 16 Sep 2000 | 5 | 275 | 56 kg | 55.66 | 120 | 150 | 155 | |||
| 1999 World Weightlifting Championships 21 Nov 1999 | 6 | 275 | 56 kg | 55.78 | 117.5 | 125 | 145 | 150 | ||
| 1998 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 18 May 1998 | 2 | 257.5 | 56 kg | 55.75 | 110 | 115 | 137.5 | 142.5 | ||
Compare Sergio Álvarez
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Sergio Álvarez met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.