Lesman Paredes Montaño (born 5 March 1996) is a Colombian

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who won a

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at the

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. He represents Bahrain since July 2022. He also won the gold medal in the men's 96kg event at the

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held in Bogotá, Colombia. He set a new

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in the snatch of 187 kilograms (412.2 pounds) at the

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in 96 kg category. He is also a two-time gold medalist in the men's 102 kg event at the

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. He won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 Asian Weightlifting Championships held in Manama, Bahrain. Paredes was born in

Cali Santiago de Cali (), or Cali, is the capital of the Valle del Cauca department, and the most populous city in southwest Colombia, with 2,227,642 residents according to the 2018 census. The city spans with of urban area, making Cali the second ...

and raised in Buenaventura.

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Lesman Paredes Montano
at The-Sports.org * {{DEFAULTSORT:Paredes, Lesman 1996 births Living people Colombian male weightlifters World Weightlifting Championships medalists Pan American Weightlifting Championships medalists Sportspeople from Cali People from Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca 21st-century Colombian people