David Sánchez (weightlifter)

David Sánchez
Personal information
Full name David Sánchez López
Born (1990-07-20) 20 July 1990
Melilla, Spain
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Country  Spain
Sport Weightlifting
Club LPV Melilla[1]
Coached by Matias Fernandez[1]
Updated on 8 April 2017.

David Sánchez López (born July 20, 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

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
123Rank123Rank
World Championships
2015United States Houston, United States69 kg135140140211651701742131018
2014Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan69 kg133137140191681711751131214

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
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