Jhor Moreno
Colombian weightlifter (born 1995)
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Jhor Esneider Moreno Torres (born 2 October 1995)[2] is a Colombian weightlifter. He won the bronze medal in the men's 96 kg event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[3][4] He also won the bronze medal in the men's 77 kg event at the 2015 Pan American Games held in Toronto, Canada.[2] He is also a two-time gold medalist at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships (2021 and 2022).[5]
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| Born | 2 October 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Colombia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Moreno won the silver medal in his event at the 2017 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Miami, United States.[6] In that same year, he competed in the men's 85 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Anaheim, California, United States.[7] Moreno won the bronze medal in the Snatch in the men's 89 kg event at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.[8][9]
Moreno won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Guayaquil, Ecuador.[10][11] A month later, he competed in the men's 89 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[12]
Moreno won the gold medal in the men's 96 kg Snatch event at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.[13][14] He also won the silver medal in the men's 96 kg Clean & Jerk event.[15] He won the gold medal in the men's 102 kg event at the 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[16][17]
Achievements
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Representing Colombia | ||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2017 |  Anaheim, United States | 85 kg | 152 | 10 | — | — | — | |||||
| 2018 |  Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | 89 kg | 160 | 165 | 168 |  | 195 | 13 | 363 | 8 | ||
| 2021 |  Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 89 kg | 157 | 162 | 9 | 195 | — | 11 | 357 | 9 | ||
| 2022 | Bogotá, Colombia | 96 kg | 165 | 171 | | 200 | 205 | 209 | | 380 | | |
| 2023 |  Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
96 kg | 165 | 170 | 6 | 201 | 10 | 371 | 8 | |||
| Pan American Games | ||||||||||||
| 2015 |  Toronto, Canada | 77 kg | 142 | 146 | N/a | 178 | 182 | N/a | 328 | | ||
| Pan American Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | Miami, United States | 85 kg | 153 | 157 | 160 |  | 192 | 196 | 200 |  | 360 | |
| 2021 |  Guayaquil, Ecuador | 89 kg | 157 | 161 | 165 | | 190 | 197 | | 362 | | |
| 2022 | Bogotá, Colombia | 102 kg | 165 | 168 | | 196 | 200 | 202 | | 370 | | |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | ||||||||||||
| 2023 |  San Salvador, El Salvador | 96 kg | 165 | | 200 | 206 | — | | N/a | N/a | ||
| Bolivarian Games | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | Valledupar, Colombia | 96 kg | 165 | 170 | | 195 | 202 | | N/a | N/a | ||
