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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mosquera and the second or maternal family name is Lozano.
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)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country Colombia
SportWeightlifting
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 151kg (2021)
  • Clean & jerk: 180 kg (2021)
  • Total: 331 kg (2021)
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 2 2 0
South American Games 0 1 0
Total 6 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 8 4 1
South American Games 0 1 0
Bolivarian Games 0 2 0
Total 18 14 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
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

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.[citation needed] He received his bronze medal on March 28, 2019.[3]

In 2021, he won the silver medal in the men's 67 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[4][5]

Career

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.[6]

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.

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2016 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 69 kg 150 150 155 AM 4 183 189 190 3 338 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2020 Japan Tokyo, Japan 67 kg 148 151 151 AM 1 175 180 180 2 331 AM 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships
2014 Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan 62 kg 136 140 141 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 165 170 174 4 311 4
2018 Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 73 kg — — — — — — — — — —
2019 Thailand Pattaya, Thailand 67 kg 145 151 151 5 175 175 181 6 320 5
2021 Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan 67 kg 145 145 145 — — — — — — —
2023 Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 73 kg 145 150 150 6 175 175 175 14 325 11
Pan American Games
2015 Canada Toronto, Canada 69 kg 145 150 155 — 175 181 — — 331 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2019 Peru Lima, Peru 73 kg 150 155 155 — 175 180 185 — 325 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2023 Chile Santiago, Chile 73 kg 150 153 153 — 180 184 186 — 333 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Pan American Championships
2016 Colombia Cartagena, Colombia 69 kg 145 145 148 1st place, gold medalist(s) 180 181 181 — — —
2017 United States Miami, United States 69 kg 145 145 156 1st place, gold medalist(s) 175 180 190 1st place, gold medalist(s) 325 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2019 Guatemala Guatemala City, Guatemala 73 kg 147 147 152 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 175 180 180 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 322 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2020 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 67 kg 140 145 145 1st place, gold medalist(s) 173 178 178 1st place, gold medalist(s) 318 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2021 Ecuador Guayaquil, Ecuador 67 kg 141 145 150 1st place, gold medalist(s) 172 177 177 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 317 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
South American Games
2014 Chile Santiago, Chile 62 kg 125 125 130 — 145 154 156 — 279 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Bolivarian Games
2022 Colombia Valledupar, Colombia 73 kg 145 150 153 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 175 186 — 2nd place, silver medalist(s) — —
Junior World Championships
2013 Peru Lima, Peru 62 kg 125 130 133 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 150 155 155 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 280 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2014 Russia Kazan, Russia 62 kg 130 135 137 1st place, gold medalist(s) 160 162 165 1st place, gold medalist(s) 302 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2015 Poland Wrocław, Poland 69 kg 145 150 151 1st place, gold medalist(s) 180 187 191 1st place, gold medalist(s) 338 AM 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Youth World Championships
2011 Peru Lima, Peru 56 kg 100 104 108 1st place, gold medalist(s) 125 130 130 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 229 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2012 Slovenia Košice, Slovakia 62 kg 122 126 128 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 150 155 160 1st place, gold medalist(s) 283 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References

  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. ^ "Luis Javier Mosquera recibió el bronce que ganó en Río 2016". ELESPECTADOR.COM (in Spanish). 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  4. ^ Oliver, Brian (25 July 2021). "China denies Colombia in sensational weightlifting session - and Italy claims bronze". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Men's 67 kg Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  6. ^ Graber, Mike (1 May 2017). "Catching Up With Luis Mosquera, The Fastest Weightlifter In The Western Hemisphere". Bar Bend.


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