Yeison López

Yeison López
Personal information
Full nameYeison López López
NationalityColombian
Born (1999-09-01) 1 September 1999
Istmina, Chocó
Sport
Country Colombia
SportWeightlifting
Weight class
  • 88 kg
  • 89 kg
  • 96 kg
Coached byLuis Arrieta
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Men's weightlifting
Big (Total)
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 0
World Championships 1 0 0
Junior World Championships 2 0 0
Youth World Championships 2 0 0
IWF World Cup 0 1 0
Pan American Games 0 1 0
Pan American Championships 3 1 0
Total 8 4 0
Big and small medals
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 0
World Championships 2 1 0
Junior World Championships 6 0 0
Youth World Championships 6 0 0
IWF World Cup 1 2 0
Pan American Games 0 1 0
Pan American Championships 10 2 0
CAC Games 2 0 0
Bolivarian Games 2 0 0
Total 29 7 0
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2024 Paris89 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 Førde88 kg
IWF World Cup
Silver medal – second place2024 Phuket89 kg
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2023 Santiago89 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Miami77 kg
Gold medal – first place2024 Caracas89 kg
Gold medal – first place2026 Panama City88 kg
Silver medal – second place2025 Cali88 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place2026 Santo Domingo88 kg S
Gold medal – first place2026 Santo Domingo88 kg CJ
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place2025 Lima-Ayacucho88 kg S
Gold medal – first place2025 Lima-Ayacucho88 kg CJ
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 Tbilisi77 kg
Gold medal – first place2017 Tokyo77 kg
Youth World Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Lima77 kg
Gold medal – first place2016 Penang77 kg

Yeison López López (born 1 September 1999) is a Colombian weightlifter.[1] He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics, where he won the silver medal.[2][3]

Career

López took up weightlifting in 2016 and followed his cousin, Wilmer Hernan Torres Lopez who was the 2010 Pan American overall champion in the 94 kg weight class.[4]

In August 2024, López competed in the men's 89 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. He lifted 390 kg in total and won a silver medal. Three weeks before that he had had a back injury.[5]

Achievements

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Representing  Colombia
Olympic Games
2024Paris, France89 kg175180180N/a205205210N/a3902nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships
2023Riyadh, Saudi Arabia96 kg1601671714200200205113717
2025Førde, Norway88 kg173177 WR1801st place, gold medalist(s)205205210 AM2nd place, silver medalist(s)387 WR1st place, gold medalist(s)
IWF World Cup
2024Phuket, Thailand89 kg175181182 WR1st place, gold medalist(s)2052102152nd place, silver medalist(s)392 AM2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Pan American Games
2023Santiago, Chile89 kg168172177 AMN/a201205209N/a3822nd place, silver medalist(s)
Pan American Championships
2017Miami, United States77 kg153158162 AM1st place, gold medalist(s)1871902001st place, gold medalist(s)3521st place, gold medalist(s)
2024Caracas, Venezuela89 kg170175—1st place, gold medalist(s)2002052071st place, gold medalist(s)3821st place, gold medalist(s)
2025Cali, Colombia88 kg170176 WR1801st place, gold medalist(s)2052102122nd place, silver medalist(s)3812nd place, silver medalist(s)
2026Panama City, Panama88 kg170178181 WR1st place, gold medalist(s)200216 WR—1st place, gold medalist(s)397 WR1st place, gold medalist(s)
Central American and Caribbean Games
2026Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic88 kg170170182 AM1st place, gold medalist(s)2022042181st place, gold medalist(s)N/aN/a
Bolivarian Games
2025Lima, Peru88 kg167169—1st place, gold medalist(s)203215 AM—1st place, gold medalist(s)N/aN/a
Junior World Championships
2016Tbilisi, Georgia77 kg1531561561st place, gold medalist(s)185190—1st place, gold medalist(s)3461st place, gold medalist(s)
2017Tokyo, Japan77 kg1541571611st place, gold medalist(s)1851881951st place, gold medalist(s)3561st place, gold medalist(s)
Youth World Championships
2015Lima, Peru77 kg1281311351st place, gold medalist(s)1571621651st place, gold medalist(s)2971st place, gold medalist(s)
2016Penang, Malaysia77 kg152157160 YWR1st place, gold medalist(s)1851911951st place, gold medalist(s)351 YWR1st place, gold medalist(s)

References

  1. ↑ Palmer, Dan (19 June 2017). "Lopez Lopez wins hat-trick of golds at IWF Junior World Championships". Inside the Games.
  2. ↑ "Lopez Yeison". Olympic Games.
  3. ↑ https://www.eltiempo.com/deportes/ciclo-olimpico/paris-2024-yeison-lopez-entra-en-competencia-y-es-una-de-las-grandes-cartas-para-conseguir-medalla-en-las-pesas-de-los-juegos-olimpicos-3370280
  4. ↑ "LOPEZ Yeison". Paris 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  5. ↑ Oliver, Brian (9 August 2024). "Paris, Men 89kg: Karlos Nasar smashes world records to take gold and become weightlifting's flag-bearer for the future". IWF. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
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