Sergio Lafuente (born 22 May 1966) is a Uruguayan

weightlifter Olympic weightlifting, or Olympic-style weightlifting (officially named Weightlifting), is a sport in which athletes compete in lifting a barbell loaded with weight plates from the ground to overhead, with each athlete trying to successfully lif ...

and rallying driver. He competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

. In rallying, Lafuente finished 5th in the quads class at the

2012 Dakar Rally The 2012 Dakar Rally was the 34th running of the event. It was held in South America for the fourth successive time. Summary By 17 March 2011, Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced that the start would be in Mar del Plata, ...

. He also won the quads class at the 2014 Desafío Ruta 40 and the 2017 Desafío Ruta 40 Sur. As a co-driver, he won the 2016 Desafío Ruta 40 in the car class.

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* 1966 births Living people Uruguayan male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Uruguay Weightlifters at the 1992 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{Uruguay-weightlifting-bio-stub Uruguayan racing drivers Dakar Rally co-drivers 20th-century Uruguayan people