David Sánchez (weightlifter)

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David Sánchez
Personal information
Full nameDavid Sánchez López
Born (1994-07-20) 20 July 1994 (age 29)
El Ejido, Spain
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Country Spain
SportWeightlifting
ClubLPV Melilla[1]
Coached byMatias Fernandez[1]
Medal record
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Førde –69 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Bucharest –69 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Yerevan –73 kg

David Sánchez López (born 20 July 1994) is a Spanish weightlifter who competes in the 69 kg category. He placed tenth at the 2016 Olympics, and competed at the 2014 and 2015 World Weightlifting Championships.[2][3]

Taking up the sport as a fifteen-year-old teen, Sánchez was named Male Sportsperson of the Year in 2013.[1]

Major results[edit]

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2016 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 69 kg 137 142 145 - 170 175 177 - 317 10
2020 Japan Tokyo, Japan 73 kg 142 146 150 - 177 177 180 - 323 10
World Championships
2014 Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan 69 kg 133 137 140 19 168 171 175 11 312 14
2015 United States Houston, United States 69 kg 135 140 140 21 165 170 174 21 310 18
2017 United States Anaheim, United States 69 kg 140 144 144 10 165 170 — 11 305 10
2018 Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 73 kg 142 142 146 13 172 177 180 15 323 14
2019 Thailand Pattaya, Thailand 73 kg 140 145 145 16 175 180 183 8 328 11
2023 Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 73 kg 145 145 148 8 184 188 188 5 332 5
European Championships
2016 Norway Førde, Norway 69 kg 138 143 143 4 170 175 178 4 318 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2017 Croatia Split, Croatia 69 kg 135 140 143 6 169 173 173 4 313 4
2018 Romania Bucharest, Romania 69 kg 137 139 141 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 168 168 172 5 309 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2019 Georgia (country) Batumi, Georgia 73 kg 143 147 147 7 177 183 183 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 330 4
2021 Russia Moscow, Russia 73 kg 143 147 149 7 179 179 183 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 332 5
2023 Armenia Yerevan, Armenia 73 kg 145 148 150 6 180 183 185 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 335 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "NBC Olympics Profile: David Sánchez". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  2. ^ "David Sánchez". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  3. ^ "2015 Weightlifting World Championships - David Sanchez Lopez". iwf.net. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
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