Luis Javier Mosquera

Luis Javier Mosquera
Mosquera in 2024
Personal information
Full nameLuis Javier Mosquera Lozano
NationalityColombian
Born (1995-03-27) 27 March 1995
Yumbo, Colombia
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Country Colombia
SportWeightlifting
Events
  • 67 kg
  • 71 kg
  • 73 kg
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 145 kg (2026)
  • Clean & jerk: 170 kg (2026)
  • Total: 315 kg (2026)
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 4 2 0
South American Games 0 1 0
Total 8 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 13 5 1
South American Games 0 1 0
Bolivarian Games 0 2 0
Total 23 15 5
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2020 Tokyo67 kg
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de Janeiro69 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2015 Toronto69 kg
Silver medal – second place2019 Lima73 kg
Silver medal – second place2023 Santiago73 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Miami69 kg
Gold medal – first place2020 Santo Domingo67 kg
Gold medal – first place2024 Caracas73 kg
Gold medal – first place2026 Panama City71 kg
Silver medal – second place2019 Guatemala City73 kg
Silver medal – second place2021 Guayaquil67 kg
South American Games
Silver medal – second place2014 Santiago62 kg
Bolivarian Games
Silver medal – second place2022 Valledupar73 kg S
Silver medal – second place2022 Valledupar73 kg CJ
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 Kazan62 kg
Gold medal – first place2015 Wrocław69 kg
Silver medal – second place2013 Lima62 kg
Youth World Championships
Gold medal – first place2012 Košice62 kg
Bronze medal – third place2011 Lima56 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.[3] He received his bronze medal on March 28, 2019.[4]

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

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

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Representing  Colombia
Olympic Games
2016Rio de Janeiro, Brazil69 kg150150155 AM 418318919033383rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2020Tokyo, Japan67 kg148151151 AM 11751801802331 AM2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2024Paris, France73 kg150150155318518518973405
World Championships
2014Almaty, Kazakhstan62 kg1361401413rd place, bronze medalist(s)16517017443114
2018Ashgabat, Turkmenistan73 kg———N/a———N/aN/aN/a
2019Pattaya, Thailand67 kg145151151517517518163205
2021Tashkent, Uzbekistan67 kg145145145N/a———N/aN/aN/a
2023Riyadh, Saudi Arabia73 kg14515015061751751751432511
2024Manama, Bahrain73 kg15015415471741741741432412
IWF World Cup
2024Phuket, Thailand73 kg1501501541318018518883359
Pan American Games
2015Toronto, Canada69 kg145150155N/a175181—N/a3311st place, gold medalist(s)
2019Lima, Peru73 kg150155155N/a175180185N/a3252nd place, silver medalist(s)
2023Santiago, Chile73 kg150153153N/a180184186N/a3332nd place, silver medalist(s)
Pan American Championships
2016Cartagena, Colombia69 kg1451451481st place, gold medalist(s)180181181N/aN/aN/a
2017Miami, United States69 kg1451451561st place, gold medalist(s)1751801901st place, gold medalist(s)3251st place, gold medalist(s)
2019Guatemala City, Guatemala73 kg1471471522nd place, silver medalist(s)1751801803rd place, bronze medalist(s)3222nd place, silver medalist(s)
2020Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic67 kg1401451451st place, gold medalist(s)1731781781st place, gold medalist(s)3181st place, gold medalist(s)
2021Guayaquil, Ecuador67 kg1411451501st place, gold medalist(s)1721771772nd place, silver medalist(s)3172nd place, silver medalist(s)
2024Caracas, Venezuela73 kg1501501532nd place, silver medalist(s)1801801841st place, gold medalist(s)3371st place, gold medalist(s)
2026Panama City, Panama71 kg1351351451st place, gold medalist(s)1701701801st place, gold medalist(s)3151st place, gold medalist(s)
South American Games
2014Santiago, Chile62 kg125125130N/a145154156N/a2792nd place, silver medalist(s)
Bolivarian Games
2022Valledupar, Colombia73 kg1451501532nd place, silver medalist(s)175186—2nd place, silver medalist(s)N/aN/a
Junior World Championships
2013Lima, Peru62 kg1251301332nd place, silver medalist(s)1501551552nd place, silver medalist(s)2802nd place, silver medalist(s)
2014Kazan, Russia62 kg1301351371st place, gold medalist(s)1601621651st place, gold medalist(s)3021st place, gold medalist(s)
2015Wrocław, Poland69 kg1451501511st place, gold medalist(s)1801871911st place, gold medalist(s)338 AM1st place, gold medalist(s)
Youth World Championships
2011Lima, Peru56 kg1001041081st place, gold medalist(s)1251301303rd place, bronze medalist(s)2293rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2012Košice, Slovakia62 kg1221261282nd place, silver medalist(s)1501551601st place, gold medalist(s)2831st 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. ↑ "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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