Junior Antonio Sánchez Rivero (born 1 June 1989 in

Barquisimeto Barquisimeto (; guc, Watkisimeeta) is a city in Venezuela. It is the capital of the state of Lara and head of Iribarren Municipality. It is an important urban, industrial, commercial and transportation center of the country, recognized as the f ...

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) is a

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 ...

. He competed in the 69 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and finished fifth. Sánchez won the silver medal in the 69kg event of the 2011 Pan American Games.2011 Pan American Games Weightlifting results – Men's 69kg
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