David Sánchez (weightlifter)
Spanish weightlifter (born 1994)
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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]
FullnameDavid Sánchez López
Born20 July 1994
El Ejido, Spain
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | David Sánchez López | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 July 1994 El Ejido, Spain | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Spain | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||
| Club | LPV Melilla[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Matias Fernandez[1] | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 69 kg | 137 | 142 | N/a | 170 | 175 | N/a | 317 | 10 | ||
| 2020 | Tokyo, Japan | 73 kg | 142 | 146 | N/a | 177 | N/a | 323 | 10 | |||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2014 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | 69 kg | 133 | 137 | 19 | 168 | 171 | 175 | 11 | 312 | 14 | |
| 2015 | Houston, United States | 69 kg | 135 | 140 | 21 | 165 | 170 | 21 | 310 | 18 | ||
| 2017 | Anaheim, United States | 69 kg | 140 | 10 | 165 | — | 11 | 305 | 10 | |||
| 2018 | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | 73 kg | 142 | 146 | 13 | 172 | 177 | 15 | 323 | 14 | ||
| 2019 | Pattaya, Thailand | 73 kg | 140 | 145 | 16 | 175 | 180 | 183 | 8 | 328 | 11 | |
| 2023 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 73 kg | 145 | 148 | 8 | 184 | 5 | 332 | 5 | |||
| European Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2016 | Førde, Norway | 69 kg | 138 | 143 | 4 | 170 | 175 | 4 | 318 |  | ||
| 2017 | Split, Croatia | 69 kg | 135 | 140 | 6 | 169 | 173 | 4 | 313 | 4 | ||
| 2018 | Bucharest, Romania | 69 kg | 137 | 139 | 141 | |
168 | 5 | 309 | | ||
| 2019 | Batumi, Georgia | 73 kg | 143 | 147 | 7 | 177 | 183 | |
330 | 4 | ||
| 2021 | Moscow, Russia | 73 kg | 143 | 147 | 149 | 7 | 179 | 183 | |
332 | 5 | |
| 2023 | Yerevan, Armenia | 73 kg | 145 | 148 | 150 | 6 | 180 | 183 | 185 |  |
335 | |
| 2025 | Chișinău, Moldova | 73 kg | 132 | 137 | 7 | 160 | 165 | 9 | 302 | 8 | ||
