Yeison López

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FullnameYeison López López
NationalityColombian
Born (1999-09-01) 1 September 1999 (age 26)
Istmina, Chocó
Country Colombia
Yeison López
Personal information
Full nameYeison López López
NationalityColombian
Born (1999-09-01) 1 September 1999 (age 26)
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
Bolivarian Games 2 0 0
Total 27 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
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]

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]

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