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Carlos Andica vs Octavio Mejías
Carlos Andica and Octavio Mejías, compared on every result on this site. Carlos Andica's best total is 362 kg (men's 85 kg, 2011); Octavio Mejías's is 342.5 kg (men's 77 kg, 2004). On the Sinclair scale, which allows for bodyweight, Octavio Mejías is ahead by 1.0 points. They met seven times in the same class: Carlos Andica finished ahead four times, Octavio Mejías three.
Carlos Andica and Octavio Mejías side by side
Career figures from every result on this site. Where one figure is better, it is in bold. The figures are explained under the table.
| Figure | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nation | Colombia | Venezuela |
| Born | 1983 | 1982 |
| Competitions | 14, 2002 to 2014 | 18, 2002 to 2013 |
| Olympic medals | None | None |
| World Championships medals | None | None |
| Best snatch | 160 kg | 155 kg |
| Best clean and jerk | 205 kg | 190 kg |
| Best total | 362 kg (men's 85 kg, 2011) | 342.5 kg (men's 77 kg, 2004) |
| Best Sinclair score | 454.3 | 455.3 |
| Best total, place in its class | 89th of 1,263 in the men's 85 kg | 107th of 1,242 in the men's 77 kg |
| Snatch attempts made | 82% (27 of 33) | 50% (22 of 44) |
| Clean and jerk attempts made | 72% (23 of 32) | 46% (18 of 39) |
| Snatch as a share of clean and jerk | 77% | 83% |
| World records held now | None | None |
How to read these figures
- Sinclair score. The total scaled for bodyweight with the IWF's 2025 to 2028 coefficients, so lifters from different classes sit on one scale. Women and men have separate formulas.
- Place in its class. Where the best total stands among every lifter with a total in that class on this site, on the IWF class list in force at the time.
- Attempts made. The share of all snatch or clean and jerk attempts the lifter made. At senior World Championships and Olympic Games since 1998, lifters make 58% of snatches and 56% of clean and jerks.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk. The snatch divided by the clean and jerk at the best total. It describes the shape of a lifter, not strength, so it is not in bold; eight in ten men lifting in national federation meets sit between 71% and 86%.
- World records held now. Records on the IWF class list in force since 1 August 2026. A record set in a class that list retired does not carry over, so a past record holder can show none.
Carlos Andica vs Octavio Mejías head to head
Every competition where both were entered in the same class, newest first. Each lifter's column gives the total in kilograms and the place in the class. "No lifts" means an entry without an attempt; "No total" means the results record no total, most often after three misses in one lift. Only meets where both posted a total count toward who finished ahead: the higher total, or on equal totals the published places, which went to the lighter lifter until 2017 and to the one who made the total first since.
| Competition | Carlos Andica | Octavio Mejías |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Sep 201085 kgAhead: Carlos Andica | 354place 11 | 341place 18 |
| 2010 Pan American Championships 25 May 201085 kgAhead: Carlos Andica | 355place 3 | 340place 4 |
| 2009 Pan-American Championships 3 Jun 200985 kgAhead: Carlos Andica | 348place 2 | 313place 8 |
| 2006 World Weightlifting Championships 30 Sep 200677 kgAhead: Carlos Andica | 329place 15 | 320place 26 |
| 2004 Olympic Games 14 Aug 200477 kgAhead: Octavio Mejías | 322.5place 17 | 342.5place 11 |
| 2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 200377 kgAhead: Octavio Mejías | 320place 18 | 330place 15 |
| 2002 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 30 May 200277 kgAhead: Octavio Mejías | 302.5place 11 | 315place 6 |
Carlos Andica and Octavio Mejías, competition by competition
The Sinclair score at each competition: the total scaled for bodyweight, so lifters from different classes sit on one scale. Competitions that ended without a total or a bodyweight have no point.

