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 name	David Sánchez López
Born	(1994-07-20) 20 July 1994 (age 31) El Ejido, 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]
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
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
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, Kazakhstan	69 kg	133	137	140	19	168	171	175	11	312	14
2015	Houston, United States	69 kg	135	140	140	21	165	170	174	21	310	18
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
2025	Chișinău, Moldova	73 kg	132	137	140	7	160	165	168	9	302	8