Rafael de Jesús Cerro Castillo (born 16 May 1997)[1] is a Colombian weightlifter. He won the bronze medal in the men's 109 kg event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[2] He won the gold medal in the men's +102 kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.[3][4]
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| Full name | Rafael de Jesús Cerro Castillo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 May 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Colombia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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In 2020, Cerro won the silver medal in the men's 109 kg event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Cerro won two gold medals at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games held in San Salvador, El Salvador. He won the gold medal in the men's +109 kg Snatch event and also in the men's +109 kg Clean & Jerk event.
In 2024, he won the gold medal in the men's +109 kg event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Caracas, Venezuela.
Achievements edit
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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Representing  Colombia
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| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2021 |  Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
109 kg | — | 202 | 210 | 4 | — | — | ||||
| 2022 | Bogotá, Colombia |
109 kg | 165 | 174 | 4 | 205 | 214 |  |
388 |
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| Pan American Games | ||||||||||||
| 2023 |  Santiago, Chile |
+102 kg | 180 | 185 | — | 220 | 225 | — | 410 | 
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| 2020 |  Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
109 kg | 165 | 170 | |
200 | 4 | 370 | 
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| 2021 |  Guayaquil, Ecuador |
109 kg | 165 | 172 | — | |
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| 2024 |  Caracas, Venezuela |
+109 kg | 170 | 177 | |
208 | 213 | 216 | |
393 |
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| 2023 |  San Salvador, El Salvador |
+109 kg | 170 | 172 | 180 | |
205 | — | — | |
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References edit
- ^ "Men's +102 kg Entry List" (PDF). 2023 Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "2022 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). IWF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (24 October 2023). "Colombia take team honours and American Reeves stars at Pan American Games weightlifting". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Weightlifting Medalists" (PDF). 2023 Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
