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
Career

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.

Ubaldina Valoyes: totals from the 27 competitions with a total, 2002 to 2019, best 250 kg in 2011.180220260200220062010201420182002 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 30 May 2002: 197.5 kg2002 University World Cup, 28 Jun 2002: 197.5 kg2002 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 Nov 2002: 192.5 kg2003 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 Nov 2003: 212.5 kg2004 Olympic Games, 14 Aug 2004: 232.5 kg2005 World Weightlifting Championships, 8 Nov 2005: 231 kg2006 World Weightlifting Championships, 30 Sep 2006: 240 kg2007 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 Sep 2007: 240 kg2008 Pan-American Championships, 18 Mar 2008: 233 kg2008 Olympic Games, 9 Aug 2008: 244 kg2010 Pan American Championships, 25 May 2010: 243 kg2010 World Weightlifting Championships, 16 Sep 2010: 244 kg2011 Pan American Games, 23 Oct 2011: 250 kg2011 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2011: 240 kg2012 Pan-American Championships, 10 May 2012: 240 kg2012 Olympic Games, 27 Jul 2012: 246 kg2013 South American Championships, 16 Nov 2013: 233 kg2013 Bolivar Games, 17 Nov 2013: 233 kg2014 South American Games, 7 Mar 2014: 239 kg2014 Pan American Championships, 26 May 2014: 247 kg2014 IWF Grand Prix - President's Cup, 6 Sep 2014: 234 kg2014 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2014: 245 kg2015 Pan American Games, 11 Jul 2015: 247 kg2015 World Weightlifting Championships, 20 Nov 2015: 246 kg2016 Pan-American Championships, 6 Jun 2016: 244 kg2016 Olympic Games, 5 Aug 2016: 247 kg2019 South American Championships, 8 May 2019: 229 kg
Ubaldina Valoyes: totals from the 27 competitions with a total, 2002 to 2019, best 250 kg in 2011.180220260200220062010201420182002 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 30 May 2002: 197.5 kg2002 University World Cup, 28 Jun 2002: 197.5 kg2002 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 Nov 2002: 192.5 kg2003 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 Nov 2003: 212.5 kg2004 Olympic Games, 14 Aug 2004: 232.5 kg2005 World Weightlifting Championships, 8 Nov 2005: 231 kg2006 World Weightlifting Championships, 30 Sep 2006: 240 kg2007 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 Sep 2007: 240 kg2008 Pan-American Championships, 18 Mar 2008: 233 kg2008 Olympic Games, 9 Aug 2008: 244 kg2010 Pan American Championships, 25 May 2010: 243 kg2010 World Weightlifting Championships, 16 Sep 2010: 244 kg2011 Pan American Games, 23 Oct 2011: 250 kg2011 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2011: 240 kg2012 Pan-American Championships, 10 May 2012: 240 kg2012 Olympic Games, 27 Jul 2012: 246 kg2013 South American Championships, 16 Nov 2013: 233 kg2013 Bolivar Games, 17 Nov 2013: 233 kg2014 South American Games, 7 Mar 2014: 239 kg2014 Pan American Championships, 26 May 2014: 247 kg2014 IWF Grand Prix - President's Cup, 6 Sep 2014: 234 kg2014 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2014: 245 kg2015 Pan American Games, 11 Jul 2015: 247 kg2015 World Weightlifting Championships, 20 Nov 2015: 246 kg2016 Pan-American Championships, 6 Jun 2016: 244 kg2016 Olympic Games, 5 Aug 2016: 247 kg2019 South American Championships, 8 May 2019: 229 kg
Total at each competition, in kilograms.

Best lifts in each class

The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.

Class Years Snatch Clean and jerk Total
81 kg2019 2019 104 125 229
75 kg2006 to 2016 2006 to 2016 113 137 250
69 kg2004 to 2012 2004 to 2012 111 135 246
63 kg2002 to 2003 2002 to 2003 95 117.5 212.5
Numbers

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.
Attempts

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

Worlds and Olympics field: 74%
Ubaldina Valoyes: 77%

Snatch, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 58%
Ubaldina Valoyes: 77%

Snatch, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 41%
Ubaldina Valoyes: 46%

Clean and jerk, first attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 77%
Ubaldina Valoyes: 92%

Clean and jerk, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 57%
Ubaldina Valoyes: 79%

Clean and jerk, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 34%
Ubaldina Valoyes: 50%
Rivals

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
Chile María Fernanda Valdés 10 9 1
Ecuador Rosa Tenorio 8 8 0
Brazil Jaqueline Ferreira 7 7 0
Russia Nadezhda Evstyukhina 6 0 6
Spain Lydia Valentín 5 1 4
Mexico Damaris Aguirre 5 4 1
Results

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 95 kg missed100104120125127 kg missed
2016 Olympic Games 5 Aug 2016 4 247 75 kg 74.28 106109111131136138 kg missed
2016 Pan-American Championships 6 Jun 2016 2 244 75 kg 74.63 105 kg missed105108132136138 kg missed
2016 South-American Championships 7 Apr 2016 Also the Test Event for Rio 2016 Olympic Games - - 75 kg 74.66 105 kg missed105 kg missed108 kg missed130135 kg missed136 kg missed
2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 6 246 75 kg 74.86 105109111 kg missed131135137
2015 Pan American Games 11 Jul 2015 1 247 75 kg 74.56 107112114 kg missed130135139 kg missed
2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2014 6 245 75 kg 74.1 105 kg missed105110132135137 kg missed
2014 IWF Grand Prix - President's Cup 6 Sep 2014 5 234 75 kg 74.69 100104 kg missed104120125130
2014 Pan American Championships 26 May 2014 1 247 75 kg 74.44 105109111129132136
2014 South American Games 7 Mar 2014 1 239 75 kg 74.85 102105107125130132
2013 Bolivar Games 17 Nov 2013 1 233 75 kg 74.76 103107110 kg missed126not takennot taken
2013 South American Championships 16 Nov 2013 1 233 75 kg 74.76 103107110 kg missed126not takennot taken
2012 Olympic Games 27 Jul 2012 3 246 69 kg 68.98 108111113 kg missed130135 kg missed135
2012 Pan-American Championships 10 May 2012 2 240 69 kg 68.97 105110113 kg missed130 kg missed130135 kg missed
2011 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2011 10 240 75 kg 73.91 103107110 kg missed127133 kg missed133
2011 Pan American Games 23 Oct 2011 1 250 75 kg 74.13 105110113127132137
2010 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Sep 2010 7 244 75 kg 74.33 105108110130134137 kg missed
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 105110 kg missed110130134138 kg missed
2008 Pan-American Championships 18 Mar 2008 2 233 75 kg 73.64 100105 kg missed105 kg missed128133137 kg missed
2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 5 240 75 kg 72.71 105110 kg missed110 kg missed132 kg missed132135
2006 World Weightlifting Championships 30 Sep 2006 5 240 75 kg 70.7 100 kg missed100105127132135
2005 World Weightlifting Championships 8 Nov 2005 4 231 69 kg 68.23 95100103122125128
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 909597.5 kg missed110115117.5
2002 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Nov 2002 9 192.5 63 kg 62.95 82.5 kg missed82.587.5 kg missed105110 kg missed110
2002 University World Cup 28 Jun 2002 3 197.5 63 kg 62.85 87.590 kg missed90 kg missed107.5110112.5 kg missed
2002 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 30 May 2002 3 197.5 63 kg 62.59 87.59092.5 kg missed107.5115 kg missed115 kg missed
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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.

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