Miguel Suárez (weightlifter)
Colombian weightlifter (born 1999)
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Miguel Angel Suárez Mesa (born 14 September 1999)[1] is a Colombian weightlifter. He is a three-time gold medalist in the men's 55 kg event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships. He also won two gold medals at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.[2]
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| Full name | Miguel Angel Suárez Mesa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 September 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Colombia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
Suárez won the gold medal in the men's 55 kg event at the 2020 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
In 2021, he won the gold medal in his event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Guayaquil, Ecuador.[3][4] In that same year, he competed in the men's 55 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[5]
In 2022, Suárez won the gold medal in the men's 55 kg event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[1][6] He also won the gold medals in the Snatch and Clean & Jerk events. He set a new Panamerican record of 142 kg in the Clean & Jerk.[1]
He won the bronze medal in the men's 55 kg Clean & Jerk event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[7][8]
Achievements
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
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| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2021 |  Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 55 kg | 104 | 14 | 133 | 138 | 6 | 242 | 7 | |||
| 2022 | Bogotá, Colombia | 55 kg | 105 | 10 | 140 | 143 |  | 248 | 5 | |||
| 2023 |  Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 55 kg | 102 | 106 | 11 | 133 | 9 | 239 | 9 | |||
| Pan American Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2020 |  Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 55 kg | 100 | 105 |  | 130 | 133 | 137 |  | 242 | | |
| 2021 |  Guayaquil, Ecuador | 55 kg | 103 | 105 | 107 | | 132 | 135 | 137 | | 244 | |
| 2022 | Bogotá, Colombia | 55 kg | 100 | 103 | 105 | | 133 | 138 | 142 | | 247 | |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | ||||||||||||
| 2023 |  San Salvador, El Salvador | 55 kg | 100 | 104 | 106 | | 132 | 136 | 138 | | N/a | N/a |
| Bolivarian Games | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | Valledupar, Colombia | 55 kg | 100 | 105 | | 129 | 135 | 140 | | N/a | N/a | |
| Youth World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2016 |  Penang, Malaysia | 50 kg | 83 | 86 | 6 | 110 | 115 | 4 | 201 | 6 | ||
