Colombia · Men's 85 kg, October 2026
Yeison López
Yeison López is a weightlifter from Colombia, born in 1999, with one Olympic medal (1 silver) and two World Championships medals (1 gold, 1 silver). The results below cover 22 competitions from 2015 to 2026. The latest result came in the men's 85 kg class, at the 2026 World Weightlifting Championships. Yeison López holds the current men's 85 kg world record in the snatch.
- Olympic medal
- 1
- World medals
- 2
- Best total
- 397 kg
- Best snatch
- 182 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 216 kg
Yeison López's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Olympic Games: 1 silver. World Championships: 1 gold, 1 silver in the total.
Weight classes: 77 kg from 2015 to 2017, 89 kg in 2021, 96 kg in 2021, 89 kg in 2023, 96 kg in 2023, 89 kg from 2023 to 2024, 88 kg from 2025 to 2026, 85 kg in 2026. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (77 kg to 89 kg), June 2025 (89 kg to 88 kg) and August 2026 (88 kg to 85 kg).
Latest result: 2026 World Weightlifting Championships, 27 October 2026, 85 kg, total 387 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 kg2026 | 178 | 209 | 387 |
| 88 kg2025 to 2026 | 181 | 216 | 397 |
| 89 kg2021 to 2024 | 182 | 210 | 392 |
| 96 kg2021 to 2023 | 171 | 200 | 371 |
| 77 kg2015 to 2017 | 162 | 195 | 356 |
Yeison López by the numbers
Yeison López'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
- 489.8
- From 397 kg at 87.64 kg bodyweight, 2026 Pan-American Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 1st of 143
- 397 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 88 kg class (the class list of 2025 to 2026) on this site.
- Current world records
- 1
- Snatch 178 kg, men's 85 kg.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 84%
- At the best total, 181 kg of 216 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
- 27
- Turned 27 in 2026, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 21 of 22
- The other was an entry without an attempt.
How often Yeison López makes each attempt
Yeison López made 83% of snatch attempts and 73% 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
Yeison López head to head
The lifters Yeison López 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 | Yeison López ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Alex Bellemarre |
6 | 6 | 0 |
 Amel Atencia |
5 | 5 | 0 |
 Arley Méndez |
5 | 5 | 0 |
 Harrison Maurus |
5 | 5 | 0 |
 Keydomar Vallenilla |
4 | 2 | 2 |
| Mason Christian Groehler | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Yeison López'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 World Weightlifting Championships 27 Oct 2026 | 2 | 387 | 85 kg | - | Snatch 178, clean and jerk 209; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2026 Pan-American Championships 5 May 2026 | 1 | 397 | 88 kg | 87.64 | 170 | 178 | 181 | 200 | 216 | not taken |
| 2025 World Weightlifting Championships 2 Oct 2025 | 1 | 387 | 88 kg | 87.63 | 173 | 177 | 205 | 210 | ||
| 2025 Pan-American Championships 12 Jul 2025 | 2 | 381 | 88 kg | 87.65 | 170 | 176 | 205 | |||
| 2024 Olympic Games 7 Aug 2024 | 2 | 390 | 89 kg | 88.2 | 175 | 180 | 205 | 210 | ||
| 2024 IWF World Cup 31 Mar 2024 | 2 | 392 | 89 kg | 89 | 175 | 182 | 205 | 210 | ||
| 2024 Pan-American Championships 24 Feb 2024 | 1 | 382 | 89 kg | 89 | 170 | 175 | not taken | 200 | 205 | 207 |
| 2023 IWF Grand Prix II 4 Dec 2023 | 2 | 390 | 89 kg | 88.98 | 170 | 175 | 180 | 202 | 206 | 210 |
| 2023 Pan-American Games 21 Oct 2023 | 2 | 382 | 89 kg | 89 | 168 | 172 | 177 | 201 | 205 | |
| 2023 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Sep 2023 | 7 | 371 | 96 kg | 90.62 | 160 | 167 | 171 | 200 | ||
| 2023 IWF Grand Prix I 8 Jun 2023 | - | No lifts | 89 kg | 86.15 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken |
| 2021 Junior Pan American Games 25 Nov 2021 | 1 | 353 | 96 kg | 94.3 | 150 | 155 | 163 | 190 | ||
| 2020 Pan-American Junior Championships 9 Jul 2021 | 1 | 331 | 89 kg | 87.55 | 141 | 146 | 180 | 185 | ||
| 2017 Pan-American Championships 20 Jul 2017 | 1 | 352 | 77 kg | 76.94 | 153 | 158 | 162 | 187 | 190 | |
| 2017 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 15 Jun 2017 | 1 | 356 | 77 kg | 76.35 | 154 | 157 | 161 | 185 | 188 | 195 |
| 2017 Pan-American Junior Championships 1 May 2017 | 1 | 341 | 77 kg | 76.1 | 145 | 153 | 156 | 180 | 185 | not taken |
| 2016 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 19 Oct 2016 | 1 | 351 | 77 kg | 75.73 | 152 | 157 | 160 | 185 | 191 | |
| 2016 Pan-American Youth Championships 20 Sep 2016 | 1 | 343 | 77 kg | 76.7 | 150 | 155 | 180 | 188 | ||
| 2016 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 23 Jun 2016 | 1 | 346 | 77 kg | 76 | 153 | 156 | 185 | 190 | not taken | |
| 2016 Pan-American Junior Championships 23 Apr 2016 | 1 | 334 | 77 kg | 75.8 | 141 | 148 | 177 | 183 | 186 | |
| 2015 Pan-American Youth Championships 15 Sep 2015 | 1 | 305 | 77 kg | 73.45 | 140 | 158 | 165 | not taken | ||
| 2015 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 7 Apr 2015 | 1 | 297 | 77 kg | 71.36 | 128 | 131 | 135 | 157 | 162 | |
Compare Yeison López
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Yeison López met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.