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]
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| Full name | Miguel Angel Suárez Mesa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 September 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Colombia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 55 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editSuárez 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
edit| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
Representing  Colombia
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| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2021 |  Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
55 kg | 104 | 14 | 133 | 138 | 6 | 242 | 7 | |||
| 2022 | Bogotá, Colombia |
55 kg | 105 | 10 | 140 | 143 |  |
248 | 5 | |||
| 2023 |  Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
55 kg | 102 | 106 | 11 | 133 | 9 | 239 | 9 | |||
| Pan American Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2020 |  Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
55 kg | 100 | 105 |  |
130 | 133 | 137 |  |
242 |
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| 2021 |  Guayaquil, Ecuador |
55 kg | 103 | 105 | 107 | |
132 | 135 | 137 | |
244 |
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| 2022 | Bogotá, Colombia |
55 kg | 100 | 103 | 105 | |
133 | 138 | 142 | |
247 |
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| Central American and Caribbean Games | ||||||||||||
| 2023 |  San Salvador, El Salvador |
55 kg | 100 | 104 | 106 | |
132 | 136 | 138 | |
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| Bolivarian Games | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | Valledupar, Colombia |
55 kg | 100 | 105 | |
129 | 135 | 140 | |
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References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Weightlifting Medalists". 2022 Bolivarian Games. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (8 November 2021). "Mixed fortunes for Tokyo medallists at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Junior world record and three golds for US at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (6 December 2022). "Gold for China and Chanu recovery lights up weightlifting World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ "2022 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). IWF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
