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Lydia Valentín vs Shamel Seleka
Lydia Valentín and Shamel Seleka, compared on every result on this site. Lydia Valentín's best total is 268 kg (women's 75 kg, 2014); Shamel Seleka's is 167 kg (women's 69 kg, 2026). On the Sinclair scale, which allows for bodyweight, Lydia Valentín is ahead by 111.3 points. They never met in the same class.
Lydia Valentín and Shamel Seleka 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 |  Lydia Valentín |
Shamel Seleka |
|---|---|---|
| Nation | Spain | Not listed |
| Born | 1985 | Not listed |
| Competitions | 44, 2001 to 2023 | 1, 2026 |
| Olympic medals | 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze | None |
| World Championships medals | 2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze | None |
| Best snatch | 124 kg | 76 kg |
| Best clean and jerk | 147 kg | 91 kg |
| Best total | 268 kg (women's 75 kg, 2014) | 167 kg (women's 69 kg, 2026) |
| Best Sinclair score | 321.3 | 210.0 |
| Best total, place in its class | 11th of 626 in the women's 75 kg | 124th of 142 in the women's 69 kg |
| Snatch attempts made | 69% (83 of 120) | Too few recorded |
| Clean and jerk attempts made | 65% (75 of 115) | Too few recorded |
| Snatch as a share of clean and jerk | 82% | 84% |
| 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 women lifting in national federation meets sit between 70% and 85%.
- 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.
Lydia Valentín vs Shamel Seleka head to head
Lydia Valentín and Shamel Seleka never lifted in the same class at the same competition. The results here run from 2001 to 2023 for Lydia Valentín and 2026 to 2026 for Shamel Seleka, so the side by side figures and the chart are the comparison.
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