Arley Méndez

Arley Méndez Pérez (born 31 December 1993) is a Chilean weightlifter, World Champion and two-time Pan American Champion competing in the 85 kg category until 2018 and 89 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.

Career He competed for Chile at the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships winning the gold medal in all three categories in the –85 kg division, ahead of the Olympic champion and heavy favorite Kianoush Rostami.

In 2018, he competed in the newly created 89 kg category at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships in Ashgabat winning a gold medal in the Snatch portion of the competition.

He represented Chile at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

In 2024, he won the silver medal in the men's 89kg event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Caracas, Venezuela.

Major results Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank 1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank Olympic Games 2021 Tokyo, Japan 81 kg 160 163 165 8 190 190 190 — — — World Championships 2017 Anaheim, United States 85 kg 163 171 175 203 214 221 378 2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 89 kg 160 168 169 190 200 210 7 369 5