Darío Lionel Lecman (born September 1, 1971 in

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− glob ...

) is a retired male

weightlifter Weightlifting or weight lifting generally refers to physical exercises and sports in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells, barbells or machines. People engage in weightlifting for a variety of different reasons. These can ...

from

Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...

. He twice competed for his native country at the

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: 2000 and 2004. Lecman won three silver medals in a row at the

Pan American Games The Pan American Games, known as the Pan Am Games, is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas. It features thousands of athletes participating in competitions to win different summer sports. It is held among athletes from nations of th ...

: 1995, 1999 and 2003. He is Jewish. After his retirement from professional weightlifting, Lecman worked as a personal fitness trainer for the Argentinian tennis player

Mariano Puerta Mariano Rubén Puerta (; born 19 September 1978) is an Argentine tennis coach and former professional player. He reached a career-high ATP world No. 9 singles ranking in August 2005. His career highlight is reaching the final of the French O ...

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* 1971 births Living people Argentine male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Argentina Weightlifters at the 2000 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 2004 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1995 Pan American Games Weightlifters at the 1999 Pan American Games Weightlifters at the 2003 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Buenos Aires Jewish Argentine sportspeople Jewish weightlifters Pan American Games silver medalists for Argentina Pan American Games silver medalists in weightlifting Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games 20th-century Argentine sportsmen 21st-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-weightlifting-bio-stub