Brazil · Men's 85 kg, November 2017
Welisson Silva
Welisson Silva is a weightlifter from Brazil, born in 1983. The results below cover 20 competitions from 2003 to 2017. The latest result came in the men's 85 kg class, at the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships.
- Best total
- 328 kg
- Best snatch
- 148 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 188 kg
Welisson Silva's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 62 kg in 2003, 69 kg from 2006 to 2009, 77 kg from 2010 to 2014, 85 kg from 2015 to 2017.
Latest result: 2017 World Weightlifting Championships, 27 November 2017, 85 kg, total 315 kg, place 18.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 kg2015 to 2017 | 146 | 188 | 328 |
| 77 kg2010 to 2014 | 148 | 181 | 325 |
| 69 kg2006 to 2009 | 135 | 160 | 293 |
| 62 kg2003 | 110 | 135 | 245 |
Welisson Silva by the numbers
Welisson Silva'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
- 432.3
- From 325 kg at 76.4 kg bodyweight, 2011 Pan American Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 405th of 1,263
- 328 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 85 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 74%
- At the best total, 140 kg of 188 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
- 33
- Turned 33 in 2016, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 20 of 20
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Welisson Silva makes each attempt
Welisson Silva made 58% of snatch attempts and 61% 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
Welisson Silva head to head
The lifters Welisson Silva 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 | Welisson Silva ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raul Alexander Sanchez Rivero | 6 | 2 | 4 |
 Iván Cambar |
5 | 0 | 5 |
| Yoelmis Hernández |
4 | 0 | 4 |
 Pascal Plamondon |
4 | 1 | 3 |
| Arturo David Lescano Guerrero | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Hugo Ivan Catalan | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Welisson Silva'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 World Weightlifting Championships 27 Nov 2017 | 18 | 315 | 85 kg | 82.7 | 140 | 170 | 175 | |||
| 2017 Pan-American Championships 20 Jul 2017 | 7 | 328 | 85 kg | 84.52 | 140 | 146 | 175 | 182 | ||
| 2016 Olympic Games 5 Aug 2016 | 17 | 325 | 85 kg | 84.69 | 140 | 145 | 180 | |||
| 2016 Pan-American Championships 6 Jun 2016 | 7 | 328 | 85 kg | 84.37 | 140 | 180 | 188 | |||
| 2015 South-American Championships 9 Dec 2015 | 3 | 320 | 85 kg | 84.57 | 130 | 140 | 156 | 170 | 180 | |
| 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 | 21 | 327 | 85 kg | 84.5 | 145 | 182 | ||||
| 2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2014 | 23 | 315 | 77 kg | 76.67 | 135 | 140 | 175 | |||
| 2014 Pan American Championships 26 May 2014 | 6 | 318 | 77 kg | 76.96 | 137 | 175 | 181 | |||
| 2014 South American Games 7 Mar 2014 | 2 | 319 | 77 kg | 76.94 | 137 | 142 | 174 | 177 | ||
| 2013 Pan American Championships 22 Jun 2013 | 6 | 310 | 77 kg | 76.82 | 135 | 175 | ||||
| 2012 Pan-American Championships 10 May 2012 | 4 | 317 | 77 kg | 76.51 | 130 | 137 | 142 | 170 | 175 | |
| 2011 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2011 | 21 | 318 | 77 kg | 76.79 | 137 | 140 | 167 | 172 | 178 | |
| 2011 Pan American Games 23 Oct 2011 | 4 | 325 | 77 kg | 76.4 | 140 | 145 | 148 | 172 | 177 | |
| 2010 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Sep 2010 | 20 | 316 | 77 kg | 76.89 | 135 | 141 | 145 | 165 | 171 | |
| 2010 Pan American Championships 25 May 2010 | 6 | 300 | 77 kg | 74.45 | Snatch 138, clean and jerk 162; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2009 Pan-American Championships 3 Jun 2009 | 6 | 271 | 69 kg | 69 | 120 | 145 | 151 | |||
| 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008 | 16 | 290 | 69 kg | 68.92 | 130 | 135 | 155 | |||
| 2008 Pan-American Championships 18 Mar 2008 | 5 | 293 | 69 kg | 68.8 | 130 | 133 | 155 | 160 | ||
| 2006 World Weightlifting Championships 30 Sep 2006 | 17 | 282 | 69 kg | 68.8 | 125 | 153 | 157 | |||
| 2003 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 1 Jun 2003 | 14 | 245 | 62 kg | 61.8 | 110 | 130 | 135 | |||
Compare Welisson Silva
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Welisson Silva met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.