Colombia · Women's 81 kg, May 2019
Ubaldina Valoyes
Ubaldina Valoyes is a weightlifter from Colombia, born in 1982, with one Olympic medal (1 bronze). The results below cover 28 competitions from 2002 to 2019. The latest result came in the women's 81 kg class, at the 2019 South American Championships.
- Olympic medal
- 1
- Best total
- 250 kg
- Best snatch
- 113 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 137 kg
Ubaldina Valoyes's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Olympic Games: 1 bronze.
Weight classes: 63 kg from 2002 to 2003, 69 kg from 2004 to 2005, 75 kg from 2006 to 2011, 69 kg in 2012, 75 kg from 2013 to 2016, 81 kg in 2019. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (75 kg to 81 kg) and again in June 2025. At 78.05 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 86 kg.
Latest result: 2019 South American Championships, 8 May 2019, 81 kg, total 229 kg, place 2.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81 kg2019 | 104 | 125 | 229 |
| 75 kg2006 to 2016 | 113 | 137 | 250 |
| 69 kg2004 to 2012 | 111 | 135 | 246 |
| 63 kg2002 to 2003 | 95 | 117.5 | 212.5 |
Ubaldina Valoyes by the numbers
Ubaldina Valoyes'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
- 306.3
- From 246 kg at 68.98 kg bodyweight, 2012 Olympic Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 37th of 626
- 250 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 75 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 82%
- At the best total, 113 kg of 137 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
- 29
- Turned 29 in 2011, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 27 of 28
- The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Ubaldina Valoyes makes each attempt
Ubaldina Valoyes made 67% of snatch attempts and 74% 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
Ubaldina Valoyes head to head
The lifters Ubaldina Valoyes 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 | Ubaldina Valoyes ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 9 | 1 | |
| 8 | 8 | 0 | |
| 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | |
| 5 | 4 | 1 |
Ubaldina Valoyes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 South American Championships 8 May 2019 | 2 | 229 | 81 kg | 78.05 | 100 | 104 | 120 | 125 | ||
| 2016 Olympic Games 5 Aug 2016 | 4 | 247 | 75 kg | 74.28 | 106 | 109 | 111 | 131 | 136 | |
| 2016 Pan-American Championships 6 Jun 2016 | 2 | 244 | 75 kg | 74.63 | 105 | 108 | 132 | 136 | ||
| 2016 South-American Championships 7 Apr 2016 Also the Test Event for Rio 2016 Olympic Games | - | - | 75 kg | 74.66 | 130 | |||||
| 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 | 6 | 246 | 75 kg | 74.86 | 105 | 109 | 131 | 135 | 137 | |
| 2015 Pan American Games 11 Jul 2015 | 1 | 247 | 75 kg | 74.56 | 107 | 112 | 130 | 135 | ||
| 2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2014 | 6 | 245 | 75 kg | 74.1 | 105 | 110 | 132 | 135 | ||
| 2014 IWF Grand Prix - President's Cup 6 Sep 2014 | 5 | 234 | 75 kg | 74.69 | 100 | 104 | 120 | 125 | 130 | |
| 2014 Pan American Championships 26 May 2014 | 1 | 247 | 75 kg | 74.44 | 105 | 109 | 111 | 129 | 132 | 136 |
| 2014 South American Games 7 Mar 2014 | 1 | 239 | 75 kg | 74.85 | 102 | 105 | 107 | 125 | 130 | 132 |
| 2013 Bolivar Games 17 Nov 2013 | 1 | 233 | 75 kg | 74.76 | 103 | 107 | 126 | not taken | not taken | |
| 2013 South American Championships 16 Nov 2013 | 1 | 233 | 75 kg | 74.76 | 103 | 107 | 126 | not taken | not taken | |
| 2012 Olympic Games 27 Jul 2012 | 3 | 246 | 69 kg | 68.98 | 108 | 111 | 130 | 135 | ||
| 2012 Pan-American Championships 10 May 2012 | 2 | 240 | 69 kg | 68.97 | 105 | 110 | 130 | |||
| 2011 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2011 | 10 | 240 | 75 kg | 73.91 | 103 | 107 | 127 | 133 | ||
| 2011 Pan American Games 23 Oct 2011 | 1 | 250 | 75 kg | 74.13 | 105 | 110 | 113 | 127 | 132 | 137 |
| 2010 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Sep 2010 | 7 | 244 | 75 kg | 74.33 | 105 | 108 | 110 | 130 | 134 | |
| 2010 Pan American Championships 25 May 2010 | 1 | 243 | 75 kg | 74.3 | Snatch 110, clean and jerk 133; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008 | 4 | 244 | 75 kg | 73.3 | 105 | 110 | 130 | 134 | ||
| 2008 Pan-American Championships 18 Mar 2008 | 2 | 233 | 75 kg | 73.64 | 100 | 128 | 133 | |||
| 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 | 5 | 240 | 75 kg | 72.71 | 105 | 132 | 135 | |||
| 2006 World Weightlifting Championships 30 Sep 2006 | 5 | 240 | 75 kg | 70.7 | 100 | 105 | 127 | 132 | 135 | |
| 2005 World Weightlifting Championships 8 Nov 2005 | 4 | 231 | 69 kg | 68.23 | 95 | 100 | 103 | 122 | 125 | 128 |
| 2004 Olympic Games 14 Aug 2004 | 8 | 232.5 | 69 kg | 68.31 | Snatch 105, clean and jerk 127.5; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 2003 | 11 | 212.5 | 63 kg | 62.84 | 90 | 95 | 110 | 115 | 117.5 | |
| 2002 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Nov 2002 | 9 | 192.5 | 63 kg | 62.95 | 82.5 | 105 | 110 | |||
| 2002 University World Cup 28 Jun 2002 | 3 | 197.5 | 63 kg | 62.85 | 87.5 | 107.5 | 110 | |||
| 2002 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 30 May 2002 | 3 | 197.5 | 63 kg | 62.59 | 87.5 | 90 | 107.5 | |||
Compare Ubaldina Valoyes
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Ubaldina Valoyes met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.

