David Sánchez (weightlifter)

{{Short description|Spanish weightlifter (born 1994)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

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| name = David Sánchez

| image = David Sánchez Lopez Rio2016.jpg

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| fullname = David Sánchez López

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| country = {{ESP}}

| sport = Weightlifting

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| club = LPV Melilla{{cite news |title=David Sánchez |url=http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=sanchez-lopez-david-1092200/index.html |website=nbcolympics.com |publisher=NBC Olympics |access-date=9 April 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920235009/http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete%3Dsanchez-lopez-david-1092200/index.html |archive-date=20 September 2016}}

| coach = Matias Fernandez

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|7|20|df=yes}}

| birth_place = El Ejido, Spain

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| height = {{convert|1.66|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|69|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}

| medaltemplates = {{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}

{{MedalBronze|2016 Førde|–69 kg}}

{{MedalBronze|2018 Bucharest|–69 kg}}

{{Medal|Silver| 2023 Yerevan |–73 kg }}

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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.{{cite news |title=David Sánchez |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/david-sanchez-lopez |website=Rio2016.com |publisher=Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games |access-date=9 April 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826131017/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/david-sanchez-lopez |archive-date=26 August 2016}}{{cite web |title=2015 Weightlifting World Championships - David Sanchez Lopez |url=http://www.iwf.net/results/results-by-events/?event=341 |website=IWF.net |publisher=International Weightlifting Federation |access-date=23 June 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403051423/https://www.iwf.net/results/results-by-events/?event=341 |archive-date=3 April 2019}}

Taking up the sport as a fifteen-year-old teen, Sánchez was named Male Sportsperson of the Year in 2013.