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Miguel Suárez (weightlifter)

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Suárez and the second or maternal family name is Mesa.
Miguel Suárez
Personal information
Full nameMiguel Angel Suárez Mesa
Born (1999-09-14) 14 September 1999 (age 25)
Sport
Country Colombia
SportWeightlifting
Weight class
  • 55 kg
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Men's weightlifting
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Santo Domingo 55 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Guayaquil 55 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Bogotá 55 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 San Salvador 55 kg S
Gold medal – first place 2023 San Salvador 55 kg CJ
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Valledupar 55 kg S
Gold medal – first place 2022 Valledupar 55 kg CJ

Miguel Angel Suárez Mesa (born 14 September 1999)[1] is a Colombian weightlifter. He is a three-time gold medalist in the men's 55 kg event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships. He also won two gold medals at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.[2]

Career

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Suárez won the gold medal in the men's 55 kg event at the 2020 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

In 2021, he won the gold medal in his event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Guayaquil, Ecuador.[3][4] In that same year, he competed in the men's 55 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[5]

In 2022, Suárez won the gold medal in the men's 55 kg event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[1][6] He also won the gold medals in the Snatch and Clean & Jerk events. He set a new Panamerican record of 142 kg in the Clean & Jerk.[1]

He won the bronze medal in the men's 55 kg Clean & Jerk event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[7][8]

Achievements

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Representing  Colombia
World Championships
2021 Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan 55 kg 104 104 104 14 133 138 142 6 242 7
2022 Bogotá, Colombia 55 kg 105 109 109 10 140 143 145 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 248 5
2023 Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 55 kg 102 106 108 11 133 140 141 9 239 9
Pan American Championships
2020 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 55 kg 100 103 105 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 130 133 137 1st place, gold medalist(s) 242 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2021 Ecuador Guayaquil, Ecuador 55 kg 103 105 107 1st place, gold medalist(s) 132 135 137 1st place, gold medalist(s) 244 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2022 Colombia Bogotá, Colombia 55 kg 100 103 105 1st place, gold medalist(s) 133 138 142 1st place, gold medalist(s) 247 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Central American and Caribbean Games
2023 El Salvador San Salvador, El Salvador 55 kg 100 104 106 1st place, gold medalist(s) 132 136 138 1st place, gold medalist(s) — —
Bolivarian Games
2022 Colombia Valledupar, Colombia 55 kg 100 105 108 1st place, gold medalist(s) 129 135 140 1st place, gold medalist(s) — —

References

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  1. ^ a b c "2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). Federación Panamericana de Levantamiento de Pesas. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Weightlifting Medalists". 2022 Bolivarian Games. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  3. ^ Oliver, Brian (8 November 2021). "Mixed fortunes for Tokyo medallists at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Colombia y Estados Unidos, en varones, se adelantan en el medallero del Panamericano de halterofilia". El Universo (in Spanish). 4 November 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  5. ^ "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Junior world record and three golds for US at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  7. ^ Oliver, Brian (6 December 2022). "Gold for China and Chanu recovery lights up weightlifting World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  8. ^ "2022 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). IWF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
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