Olfides Sáez Vera (born 24 September 1994)[1] is a Cuban weightlifter.[2] In 2020, he won the gold medal in the men's 89 kg event at the Roma 2020 World Cup in Rome, Italy.[1] He is also a five-time medalist at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships.
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| Born | 24 September 1994 Abreus, Cuba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Cuba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 89 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sáez represented Cuba at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3] He finished in 9th place in the men's 96 kg event.[4]
He won the silver medal in the men's 89 kg event at the 2023 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bariloche, Argentina. In 2024, he won the bronze medal in his event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Caracas, Venezuela.
References
edit- ^ a b "2020 Roma World Cup" (PDF). Federazione Italiana Pesistica. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Weightlifting - SAEZ VERA Olfides". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Horquita ya es olímpica". 5 de Septiembre (in Spanish). 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Weightlifting - Men's 96 kg Results" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
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