David Sánchez (weightlifter)

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]

David Sánchez
Personal information
Full nameDavid Sánchez López
Born (1994-07-20) 20 July 1994
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 place2016 Førde–69 kg
Bronze medal – third place2018 Bucharest–69 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Yerevan –73 kg

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

Major results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
123Rank123Rank
Olympic Games
2016Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 69 kg 137 142 145 - 170 175 177 - 317 10
2020Japan Tokyo, Japan 73 kg 142 146 150 - 177 177 180 - 323 10
World Championships
2014Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan69 kg133137140191681711751131214
2015United States Houston, United States69 kg135140140211651701742131018
2017United States Anaheim, United States 69 kg 140 144 144 10 165 170 — 11 305 10
2018Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 73 kg 142 142 146 13 172 177 180 15 323 14
2019Thailand Pattaya, Thailand 73 kg 140 145 145 16 175 180 183 8 328 11
2023Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 73 kg 145 145 148 8 184 188 188 5 332 5
European Championships
2016Norway Førde, Norway 69 kg 138 143 143 4 170 175 178 4 318 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2017Croatia Split, Croatia 69 kg 135 140 143 6 169 173 173 4 313 4
2018Romania Bucharest, Romania 69 kg 137 139 141 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 168 168 172 5 309 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2019Georgia (country) Batumi, Georgia 73 kg 143 147 147 7 177 183 183 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 330 4
2021Russia Moscow, Russia 73 kg 143 147 149 7 179 179 183 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 332 5
2023Armenia Yerevan, Armenia 73 kg 145 148 150 6 180 183 185 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 335 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

References
  1. "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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