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

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in Rome, Italy. He is also a three-time medalist at the

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. He represented Cuba at the

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in Tokyo, Japan. He finished in 9th place in the men's 96 kg event.

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* 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 Cuban people {{Cuba-weightlifting-bio-stub