Jorge Cárdenas (weightlifter)

Born (1997-04-21) 21 April 1997 (age 28)

Culiacán, Mexico^[1]

SportWeightlifting

Jorge Cárdenas

Personal information
Born	(1997-04-21) 21 April 1997 (age 28) Culiacán, Mexico[1]
Sport
Sport	Weightlifting
Medal record Pan American Games 2023 Santiago 73 kg Pan American Championships 2022 Bogotá 73 kg 2023 Bariloche 73 kg 2024 Caracas 73 kg

Jorge Adán Cárdenas Estrada (born 21 April 1997) is a Mexican weightlifter. He competed in the men's 73 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, where he placed 11th.^[2] Cárdenas sparked controversy during the opening ceremony as he removed his face mask to greet a television camera as he walked past it, which led to criticism on social media for allegedly violating the COVID-19 measures put in place for the Games.^[3]

In 2024, he won the bronze medal in the men's 73 kg event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Caracas, Venezuela.