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Diego Salazar vs Toshio Imamura
Diego Salazar and Toshio Imamura, compared on every result on this site. Diego Salazar's best total is 305 kg (men's 62 kg, 2008); Toshio Imamura's is 277.5 kg (men's 62 kg, 2002). On the Sinclair scale, which allows for bodyweight, Diego Salazar is ahead by 42.3 points. They met four times in the same class; in the three where both posted a total, Diego Salazar finished ahead every time.
Diego Salazar and Toshio Imamura 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 |  Diego Salazar |
 Toshio Imamura |
|---|---|---|
| Nation | Colombia | Japan |
| Born | 1980 | 1979 |
| Competitions | 15, 1999 to 2011 | 9, 1998 to 2008 |
| Olympic medals | 1 silver | None |
| World Championships medals | 1 bronze | None |
| Best snatch | 138 kg | 125 kg |
| Best clean and jerk | 167 kg | 155 kg |
| Best total | 305 kg (men's 62 kg, 2008) | 277.5 kg (men's 62 kg, 2002) |
| Best Sinclair score | 467.8 | 425.5 |
| Best total, place in its class | 29th of 981 in the men's 62 kg | 184th of 981 in the men's 62 kg |
| Snatch attempts made | 62% (24 of 39) | 63% (15 of 24) |
| Clean and jerk attempts made | 54% (21 of 39) | 63% (15 of 24) |
| Snatch as a share of clean and jerk | 83% | 82% |
| 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.
Diego Salazar vs Toshio Imamura 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 | Diego Salazar | Toshio Imamura |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 200762 kgAhead: Diego Salazar | 293place 6 | 270place 23 |
| 2006 World Weightlifting Championships 30 Sep 200662 kgAhead: Diego Salazar | 295place 3 | 260place 23 |
| 2004 Olympic Games 14 Aug 200462 kgNot counted | No lifts | 270place 11 |
| 2002 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Nov 200262 kgAhead: Diego Salazar | 292.5place 6 | 277.5place 10 |
Diego Salazar and Toshio Imamura, 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.
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Lifters whose best totals came in nearby classes, from any year.