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 Roma 2020 World Cup in Rome, Italy. He is also a five-time medalist at the

Pan American Weightlifting Championships The Pan American Weightlifting Championships is the continental Olympic weightlifting, weightlifting championship, for nations from the North American, Central American, South American and the Caribbean regions, organised by the Pan American Weigh ...

. Sáez represented Cuba at the

2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...

in Tokyo, Japan. He finished in 9th place in the men's 96kg event. He won the silver medal in the men's 89kg event at the 2023 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bariloche, Argentina. In 2024, he won the bronze medal in his event at the

held in Caracas, Venezuela.

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* Living people 1994 births Cuban male weightlifters Weightlifters at the 2019 Pan American Games Weightlifters at the 2023 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for Cuba Pan American Games bronze medalists in weightlifting Pan American Weightlifting Championships medalists Weightlifters at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic weightlifters for Cuba People from Abreus, Cuba Sportspeople from Cienfuegos Province 21st-century Cuban sportsmen {{Cuba-weightlifting-bio-stub