Diego Fernando Salazar Quintero (born 3 October 1980) is a Colombian weightlifter, Olympic medalist and two times gold medal winner at the

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. He was born in Baranquilla. Salazar participated in the men's -62 kg class at the

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and won the bronze medal, finishing behind

Qiu Le Qiu Le (born 26 February 1983) is a Chinese weightlifter. Qiu participated in the men's -62 kg class at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships and won the gold medal, snatching 140 kg and jerking an additional 168 kg for a ...

and Oscar Figueroa. He snatched 131 kg and

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ed an additional 164 kg for a total of 295 kg, 13 kg behind winner Qiu. He ranked sixth in the 62 kg category at the

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, lifting a total of 293 kg. At the

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he won the silver medal in the 62 kg category, lifting 302 kg in total.

2008 Summer Olympics performance

Salazar won a

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at the

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behind China's Zhan Xiangxiang. Salazar lifted 167 kg and took the silver medal with a total weight of 305 kg.

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