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2016 Pan American Weightlifting Championships
The 2016 Pan American Weightlifting Championships was held in Cartagena, Colombia between June 6 and June 11, 2016. Medal summary Results are obtained from the IWF website. Men Women References External links Tournament website {{Pan American Weightlifting Championships Pan American Weightlifting Championships Pan American Weightlifting Championships Pan American Weightlifting Championships The Pan American Weightlifting Championships is the continental weightlifting championships for nations from North America, Central America, South America and the Caribbean organised by Pan American Weightlifting Federation (PAWF). Senior editio ... International weightlifting competitions hosted by Colombia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cartagena, Colombia
Cartagena ( , also ), known since the colonial era as Cartagena de Indias (), is a city and one of the major ports on the northern coast of Colombia in the Caribbean Coast Region, bordering the Caribbean sea. Cartagena's past role as a link in the route to West Indies provides it with important historical value for world exploration and preservation of heritage from the great commercial maritime routes. As a former Spanish colony, it was a key port for the export of Bolivian silver to Spain and for the import of enslaved Africans under the asiento system. It was defensible against pirate attacks in the Caribbean. The city's strategic location between the Magdalena and Sinú Rivers also gave it easy access to the interior of New Granada and made it a main port for trade between Spain and its overseas empire, establishing its importance by the early 1540s. Modern Cartagena is the capital of the Bolívar Department, and had a population of 1,028,736, according to the 2018 ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ana Segura (weightlifter)
Ana Iris Segura (born 26 July 1991) is a Colombian weightlifter. She won the silver medal in the women's 49 kg event at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru. She also won the silver medal in her event at the 2015 Pan American Games held in Toronto, Canada. In February 2020, she was provisionally suspended after testing positive for the anabolic steroid boldenone Boldenone (developmental code name RU-18761), is a naturally occurring anabolic–androgenic steroid (AAS) and the 1(2)- dehydrogenated analogue of testosterone. Boldenone itself has never been marketed; as a pharmaceutical drug, it is used as .... , her case is being contested at the Court of Arbitration for Sport as she may have ingested it after eating tainted meat and in Colombia boldenone is used for fattening cattle. References External links * Living people 1991 births Place of birth missing (living people) Colombian female weightlifters Central American and Caribbean Games medalis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caine Wilkes
Caine Morgan Wilkes (born July 10, 1987) is an American weightlifter. He is a three-time gold medalist in his event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships. He also won the silver medal on four occasions. Wilkes represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Career Wilkes competed in the men's +105kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships in 2013, 2014 and 2015. He competed in the men's +109kg event in 2018 and 2019. Wilkes represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's +109 kg event. Wilkes lifted 173 kg in the Snatch and 217 kg in the Clean & Jerk for a total of 390 kg. He finished in 9th place. He finished in 4th place in the men's +109kg event at the 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia. He won the bronze medal in the men's +109kg Clean & Jerk event. Wilkes won the silver medal in his event at the 2023 Pan American Weightlifting Champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernando Salas (weightlifter)
Fernando Fabricio Salas Manguis (born February 10, 1988) is an Ecuadorian male weightlifter, competing in the +105 kg category and representing Ecuador at international competitions. He participated in the men's +105 kg event at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships, and at the 2016 Summer Olympics, finishing in fourteenth position. He won the bronze medal in the same weight category at the 2015 Pan American Games Fifteen or 15 may refer to: *15 (number), the natural number following 14 and preceding 16 *one of the years 15 BC, AD 15, 1915, 2015 Music *Fifteen (band), a punk rock band Albums * ''15'' (Buckcherry album), 2005 * ''15'' (Ani Lorak alb .... Major results References 1988 births Living people Ecuadorian male weightlifters Place of birth missing (living people) Weightlifters at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic weightlifters for Ecuador Weightlifters at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for Ecuador Pan American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mateus Gregório
Mateus Filipe Gregório Machado (born 5 July 1993) is a Brazilian Olympic weightlifter. He has qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics. In 2018 he tested positive for Oxandrolone metabolites and was banned until 2022 by the International Weightlifting Federation The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), headquartered in Lausanne, is the international governing body for the sport of Olympic weightlifting. The IWF was founded in 1905, and has 192 Member Federations. The IWF President is Mohammed H .... Results References External links * * * * 1993 births Living people Brazilian male weightlifters Weightlifters at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic weightlifters of Brazil Pan American Games medalists in weightlifting Weightlifters at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games 21st-century Brazilian people {{Brazil-weightlifting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Arroyo (weightlifter)
Jorge David Arroyo Váldez (born 23 September 1991 in Guayaquil, Ecuador) is an Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ' ...ian weightlifter. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the -105 kg event, finishing in 6th place. References IWF profile 1991 births Living people Sportspeople from Guayaquil Ecuadorian male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Ecuador Weightlifters at the 2012 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for Ecuador Pan American Games bronze medalists for Ecuador Pan American Games medalists in weightlifting South American Games gold medalists for Ecuador South American Games medalists in weightlifting Competitors at the 2010 South American Games Weightlifters at the 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Samayoa
David Vincent Samayoa (born ) is a Canadian male weightlifter, competing in the 94 kg category and representing Canada at international competitions. He has competed at world championships, including at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships The 2015 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Houston, United States. The event took place from November 19 to 28, 2015. This event was, together with the 2014 World Weightlifting Championships, the first stage of the Qualification Pro .... Major results References 1992 births Living people Canadian male weightlifters Place of birth missing (living people) Weightlifters at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Weightlifters at the 2015 Pan American Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada Pan American Games competitors for Canada 21st-century Canadian people {{Canada-weightlifting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kendrick Farris
Kendrick James Farris (born July 2, 1986) is an Olympic weightlifter from the United States. He competed for the United States in the 85 kg weight class at the 2008 Summer Olympics where he placed 8th. Farris also participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London where he placed 10th. He was the silver medalist at the 2013 Summer Universiade and the Pan-American Champion in 2010. Farris is coached by Kyle Pierce. During the Olympic trials on May 8, 2016, Farris broke the U.S. record by lifting a total of – in the snatch and in the clean and jerk. In the 2016 Olympics, Farris finished 11th in the 94 kg weight class, with a 160 kg snatch and 197 kg clean and jerk. Personal life Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, Farris attended Louisiana State University in Shreveport. He is an American. He and his wife Katrina have two sons, Khalil and Kingsley. He has been vegan since late 2014. See also *List of vegans Veganism involves following a vegan d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welisson Rosa Da Silva
Welisson Rosa da Silva (born November 22, 1983, in Viçosa, Minas Gerais) is a Brazilian weightlifter. He represented Brazil at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he placed eighteenth in the men's lightweight category (69 kg), with a snatch of 135 kg, and a clean and jerk The clean and jerk is a composite of two weightlifting movements, most often performed with a barbell: the clean and the jerk. During the ''clean'', the lifter moves the barbell from the floor to a racked position across the deltoids, without res ... of 155 kg, for a total of 290 kg. References External linksNBC 2008 Olympics profile 1983 births Living people Brazilian male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Brazil Weightlifters at the 2008 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 2016 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Minas Gerais 21st-century Brazilian people People from Viçosa, Minas Gerais {{Brazil-weightlifting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olfides Sáez
Olfides Sáez Vera (born 24 September 1994) is a Cuban weightlifter. In 2020, he won the gold medal in the men's 89kg event at the Roma 2020 World Cup in Rome, Italy. He is also a three-time medalist at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships. He represented Cuba at the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ... in Tokyo, Japan. He finished in 9th place in the men's 96 kg event. References External links * Living people 1994 births Cuban male weightlifters Weightlifters at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Cuba Pan American Weightlifting Championships medalists Weightlifters at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic weightlifters of Cuba People from Abreus, Cuba 20th-century Cuban people 21st-century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
