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Luis Javier Mosquera

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mosquera and the second or maternal family name is Lozano.

Luis Javier Mosquera Lozano (born 27 March 1995)[1] is a Colombian Olympic weightlifter. He represented his country in the Men's 69 kg Weightlifting competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics on August 9, 2016, winning the bronze medal.[2] He initially finished fourth behind Izzat Artykov, who was later disqualified for failing a performance-enhancing drugs test.[3] He received his bronze medal on March 28, 2019.[4]

Luis Javier Mosquera
Personal information
Full nameLuis Javier Mosquera Lozano
NationalityColombian
Born (1995-03-27) 27 March 1995 (age 29)
Yumbo, Colombia
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Country Colombia
SportWeightlifting
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 155 kg (2024)
  • Clean & jerk: 185 kg (2024)
  • Total: 340 kg (2024)
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Men's weightlifting
Big (Total)
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 1
Junior World Championships 2 1 0
Youth World Championships 1 0 1
Pan American Games 1 2 0
Pan American Championships 3 2 0
South American Games 0 1 0
Total 7 7 2
Big and small medals
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 1
World Championships 0 0 1
Junior World Championships 6 3 0
Youth World Championships 3 1 2
Pan American Games 1 2 0
Pan American Championships 10 5 1
South American Games 0 1 0
Bolivarian Games 0 2 0
Total 20 15 5
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 67 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 69 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto 69 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima 73 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago 73 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Miami 69 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 Santo Domingo 67 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Caracas 73 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Guatemala City 73 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Guayaquil 67 kg
South American Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Santiago 62 kg
Bolivarian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Valledupar 73 kg S
Silver medal – second place 2022 Valledupar 73 kg CJ
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Kazan 62 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Wrocław 69 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Lima 62 kg
Youth World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Košice 62 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Lima 56 kg

In 2021, he won the silver medal in the men's 67 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[5][6]

Career

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In 2012, he was the Youth World Champion in the 62kg category. He is a two time Junior Pan American Champion, winning in 2014 in the 62kg category and in 2015 in the 69kg category. He is also a two time Junior World Champion, winning in 2014 in the 62kg category and in 2015 in the 69kg category. In 2015, he was the Pan American Games champion and in 2016 was the South American Games Champion.[7]

In 2016, he competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics winning bronze medal in the 69 kg division.

In 2021, he competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the 67 kg category winning the silver medal with a total of 331 kg.

In August 2024, Mosquera competed in the men's 73 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. He lifted 340 kg in total and placed fifth. Mosquera shared second place after the Snatch but was only seventh in the Clear & Jerk.

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
Olympic Games
2016   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 69 kg 150 150 155 AM 4 183 189 190 3 338  
2020   Tokyo, Japan 67 kg 148 151 151 AM 1 175 180 180 2 331 AM  
2024   Paris, France 73 kg 150 150 155 3 185 185 189 7 340 5
World Championships
2014   Almaty, Kazakhstan 62 kg 136 140 141   165 170 174 4 311 4
2018   Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 73 kg — — — — — — — — — —
2019   Pattaya, Thailand 67 kg 145 151 151 5 175 175 181 6 320 5
2021   Tashkent, Uzbekistan 67 kg 145 145 145 — — — — — — —
2023   Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 73 kg 145 150 150 6 175 175 175 14 325 11
IWF World Cup
2024   Phuket, Thailand 73 kg 150 150 154 13 180 185 188 8 335 9
Pan American Games
2015   Toronto, Canada 69 kg 145 150 155 — 175 181 — — 331  
2019   Lima, Peru 73 kg 150 155 155 — 175 180 185 — 325  
2023   Santiago, Chile 73 kg 150 153 153 — 180 184 186 — 333  
Pan American Championships
2016   Cartagena, Colombia 69 kg 145 145 148   180 181 181 — — —
2017   Miami, United States 69 kg 145 145 156   175 180 190   325  
2019   Guatemala City, Guatemala 73 kg 147 147 152   175 180 180   322  
2020   Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 67 kg 140 145 145   173 178 178   318  
2021   Guayaquil, Ecuador 67 kg 141 145 150   172 177 177   317  
2024   Caracas, Venezuela 73 kg 150 150 153   180 180 184   337  
South American Games
2014   Santiago, Chile 62 kg 125 125 130 — 145 154 156 — 279  
Bolivarian Games
2022   Valledupar, Colombia 73 kg 145 150 153   175 186 —   — —
Junior World Championships
2013   Lima, Peru 62 kg 125 130 133   150 155 155   280  
2014   Kazan, Russia 62 kg 130 135 137   160 162 165   302  
2015   Wrocław, Poland 69 kg 145 150 151   180 187 191   338 AM  
Youth World Championships
2011   Lima, Peru 56 kg 100 104 108   125 130 130   229  
2012   Košice, Slovakia 62 kg 122 126 128   150 155 160   283  

References

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  1. ^ "Luis Javier Mosquera Lozano". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  2. ^ Bluradio (19 August 2016). "Organización de JJ. OO. confirma medalla de bronce de Luis Javier Mosquera". bluradio.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2016-08-20.
  3. ^ "Kyrgyzstan weightlifter Izzat Artykov loses bronze medal over doping offence". The Guardian. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Luis Javier Mosquera recibió el bronce que ganó en Río 2016". ELESPECTADOR.COM (in Spanish). 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  5. ^ Oliver, Brian (25 July 2021). "China denies Colombia in sensational weightlifting session - and Italy claims bronze". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Men's 67 kg Results" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  7. ^ Graber, Mike (1 May 2017). "Catching Up With Luis Mosquera, The Fastest Weightlifter In The Western Hemisphere". Bar Bend.
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