Miguel Angel Suárez Mesa (born 14 September 1999) is a Colombian weightlifter. He is a three-time gold medalist in the men's 55kg event at the

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 ...

. He also won two gold medals at the

2022 Bolivarian Games The 2022 Bolivarian Games (Spanish:''Juegos Bolivarianos''), officially the XIX Bolivarian Games Valledupar 2022, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Valledupar, Colombia from June 24 to July 5. It was the fifth time of the ev ...

held in Valledupar, Colombia.

Career

Suárez won the gold medal in the men's 55kg event at the

2020 Pan American Weightlifting Championships The 2020 Pan American Weightlifting Championships were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from 19 to 24 April 2021. Medal summary Men Women Medal table Ranking by Big (Total result) medals Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and ...

held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. In 2021, he won the gold medal in his event at the

held in Guayaquil, Ecuador. In that same year, he competed in the men's 55kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. In 2022, Suárez won the gold medal in the men's 55kg event at the

held in Bogotá, Colombia. He also won the gold medals in the Snatch and Clean & Jerk events. He set a new Panamerican record of 142kg in the Clean & Jerk. He won the bronze medal in the men's 55kg Clean & Jerk event at the

2022 World Weightlifting Championships The 2022 World Weightlifting Championships was a weightlifting competition held in Bogotá, Colombia in December 2022. It was scheduled to be held in Chongqing, China but this changed in March 2022 as a result of COVID-19 measures in China. The ...

held in Bogotá, Colombia.

Achievements

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Suarez, Miguel Living people 1999 births Place of birth missing (living people) Colombian male weightlifters Pan American Weightlifting Championships medalists Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in weightlifting Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Colombia Competitors at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games 21st-century Colombian people