Men's 73 kg, July 2022
Vester Louie Villalon
Vester Louie Villalon is a weightlifter. The results below cover 11 competitions from 2011 to 2022. The latest result came in the men's 73 kg class, at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
- Best total
- 287 kg
- Best snatch
- 128 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 159 kg
Vester Louie Villalon's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 62 kg in 2011, 69 kg from 2012 to 2018, 73 kg in 2022. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (69 kg to 73 kg) and again in June 2025. At 72.79 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 75 kg.
Latest result: 2022 Commonwealth Games, 30 July 2022, 73 kg, total 281 kg, place 9.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73 kg2022 | 128 | 159 | 287 |
| 69 kg2012 to 2018 | 120 | 159 | 279 |
| 62 kg2011 | 95 | 121 | 216 |
Vester Louie Villalon by the numbers
Vester Louie Villalon'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
- 395.7
- From 279 kg at 68.88 kg bodyweight, 2017 Commonwealth Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 211th of 434
- 287 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
- 81%
- At the best total, 128 kg of 159 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
- 9 of 11
- The others ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Vester Louie Villalon makes each attempt
Vester Louie Villalon made 67% of snatch attempts and 60% 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
Vester Louie Villalon head to head
The lifters Vester Louie Villalon 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 | Vester Louie Villalon ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ruben Katoatau |
5 | 5 | 0 |
 Manuel Minginfel |
3 | 0 | 3 |
 Brandon Wakeling |
3 | 1 | 2 |
Vester Louie Villalon'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.
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| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Commonwealth Games 30 Jul 2022 | 9 | 281 | 73 kg | 72.79 | 123 | 126 | 155 | |||
| 2022 New Zealand International 26 Feb 2022 | 1 | 287 | 73 kg | 72.9 | 122 | 125 | 128 | 149 | 154 | 159 |
| 2018 Commonwealth Games 4 Apr 2018 | - | - | 69 kg | 68.9 | 118 | |||||
| 2017 Commonwealth Championships 3 Sep 2017 Also the 2017 Oceania Championships, place 3 | 4 | 279 | 69 kg | 68.88 | 116 | 120 | 150 | 155 | 159 | |
| 2017 Australian International 17 Mar 2017 | 2 | 269 | 69 kg | 68.73 | 110 | 114 | 117 | 144 | 149 | 152 |
| 2016 Senior Commonwealth Championships 25 Oct 2016 | 6 | 262 | 69 kg | 68.54 | 108 | 112 | 145 | 150 | ||
| 2016 Oceanian Championships 23 May 2016 | 3 | 257 | 69 kg | 68.46 | 109 | 113 | 140 | 144 | ||
| 2015 Pacific Games 6 Jul 2015 Also the 2015 Oceania Championships, place 7 | 7 | 246 | 69 kg | 67.65 | 105 | 110 | 131 | 136 | ||
| 2013 Oceanian Championships 12 Jul 2013 | - | - | 69 kg | 68.5 | 107 | 112 | ||||
| 2012 Commonwealth Championships 4 Jun 2012 Also the 2012 Oceanian Championships, place 3 | 3 | 237 | 69 kg | 67.44 | 102 | 130 | 135 | |||
| 2011 Arafura Games and Oceania Championships 11 May 2011 | 9 | 216 | 62 kg | 61.4 | Snatch 95, clean and jerk 121; attempts not recorded | |||||
Compare Vester Louie Villalon
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Vester Louie Villalon.