Cuba · Men's 69 kg, August 2008
Yordanis Borrero
Yordanis Borrero is a weightlifter from Cuba, born in 1978, with one Olympic medal (1 bronze). The results below cover 4 competitions from 2006 to 2008. The latest result came in the men's 69 kg class, at the 2008 Olympic Games.
- Olympic medal
- 1
- Best total
- 328 kg
- Best snatch
- 148 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 180 kg
Yordanis Borrero's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Olympic Games: 1 bronze.
Weight classes: 69 kg from 2006 to 2007, 77 kg in 2008, 69 kg in 2008. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 68.92 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 70 kg.
Latest result: 2008 Olympic Games, 9 August 2008, 69 kg, total 328 kg, place 3.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77 kg2008 | 140 | 165 | 305 |
| 69 kg2006 to 2008 | 148 | 180 | 328 |
Yordanis Borrero by the numbers
Yordanis Borrero'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
- 465.1
- From 328 kg at 68.92 kg bodyweight, 2008 Olympic Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 59th of 1,135
- 328 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 69 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, 148 kg of 180 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
- 30
- Turned 30 in 2008, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 4 of 4
- A total at every competition listed.
Yordanis Borrero head to head
The lifters Yordanis Borrero 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 | Yordanis Borrero ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 |
Yordanis Borrero'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008 | 3 | 328 | 69 kg | 68.92 | 140 | 145 | 148 | 171 | 180 | |
| 2008 Pan-American Championships 18 Mar 2008 | 8 | 305 | 77 kg | 71.39 | 130 | 135 | 140 | 160 | 165 | |
| 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 | 9 | 315 | 69 kg | 68.78 | 138 | 142 | 168 | 173 | ||
| 2006 World Weightlifting Championships 30 Sep 2006 | 4 | 316 | 69 kg | 68.9 | 138 | 142 | 164 | 169 | 174 |
Compare Yordanis Borrero
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Yordanis Borrero met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.

