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
2016 Førde–69 kg
2018 Bucharest–69 kg
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
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 69 kg 137 142 145 - 170 175 177 - 317 10
2020 Tokyo, Japan 73 kg 142 146 150 - 177 177 180 - 323 10
World Championships
2014 Almaty, Kazakhstan69 kg133137140191681711751131214
2015 Houston, United States69 kg135140140211651701742131018
2017 Anaheim, United States 69 kg 140 144 144 10 165 170 — 11 305 10
2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 73 kg 142 142 146 13 172 177 180 15 323 14
2019 Pattaya, Thailand 73 kg 140 145 145 16 175 180 183 8 328 11
2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 73 kg 145 145 148 8 184 188 188 5 332 5
European Championships
2016 Førde, Norway 69 kg 138 143 143 4 170 175 178 4 318
2017 Split, Croatia 69 kg 135 140 143 6 169 173 173 4 313 4
2018 Bucharest, Romania 69 kg 137 139 141 168 168 172 5 309
2019 Batumi, Georgia 73 kg 143 147 147 7 177 183 183 330 4
2021 Moscow, Russia 73 kg 143 147 149 7 179 179 183 332 5
2023 Yerevan, Armenia 73 kg 145 148 150 6 180 183 185 335

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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