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Luis Miguel Pineda

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Luis Miguel Pineda
Personal information
Full nameLuis Miguel Pineda Madrid
Nationality Colombia
Born (1988-08-03) 3 August 1988 (age 36)
Monteria, Córdoba, Colombia
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Event69 kg
ClubApartadó
Coached byGeorgi Panchev
Now coachingMauricio Gonzalez
Achievements and titles
Olympic finalsBeijing 2008
World finalsCampeón Mundial
National finalsCampeón Juegos Nacionales

Luis Miguel Pineda Madrid (born August 3, 1988 in Montería, Córdoba) is a Colombian weightlifter.[1] Pineda represented Colombia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's lightweight category (69 kg), along with his teammate Edwin Mosquera. Pineda placed thirteenth in this event, as he successfully lifted 132 kg in the single-motion snatch, and hoisted 167 kg in the two-part, shoulder-to-overhead clean and jerk, for a total of 299 kg.[2] He won the silver medal at the 2008 Pan American Weightlifting Championships.[3]

Major results

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Pan American Weightlifting Championships
2008 Peru Callao, Peru 69 kg 127 130 134 4 157 165 172 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 306 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Luis Miguel Pineda". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Men's 69kg (152 lbs)". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  3. ^ "2008 Pan American Weightlifting Championships - Luis Miguel Pineda". iwf.net. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
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