Brayan Santiago Rodallegas Carvajal (born 15 November 1997) is a Colombian weightlifter, Pan American Champion and Pan American Games Champion competing in the 77 kg and 85 kg categories until 2018 and 89 kg and 81 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[3]

Brayan Rodallegas
Personal information
Birth nameBrayan Santiago Rodallegas Carvajal
NationalityColombian
Born (1997-11-15) November 15, 1997 (age 26)
Villavicencio, Colombia
Weight80.80 kg (178 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryColombia
SportWeightlifting
Event–89 kg
ClubBogota
Coached byOswaldo Pinilla[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 172 kg (2022)
  • Clean & Jerk: 211 kg (2022)
  • Total: 382 kg (2022)
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Men's weightlifting
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Bogotá 89 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Pattaya 81 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 81 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Guatemala City 81 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 Santo Domingo 81 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Guayaquil 81 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Bogotá 89 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Santo Domingo 85 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Miami 77 kg
South American Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Cochabamba 94 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Asunción 96 kg
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Santa Marta 77 kg S
Gold medal – first place 2022 Valledupar 89 kg S
Gold medal – first place 2022 Valledupar 89 kg CJ
Silver medal – second place 2017 Santa Marta 77 kg CJ
Silver medal – second place 2017 Santa Marta 77 kg
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Tbilisi 77 kg

Career edit

In 2019, he competed at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships in the 81 kg category. He swept gold medals in all lifts, setting Pan American Records in each.[4][5] Later in 2019 he competed at the 2019 Pan American Games in the 81 kg category, winning a gold medal and setting two Pan American Records in the snatch, with successful lifts of 163 kg and 167 kg.[6][7]

In 2021, he competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the 81 kg.[8]

He won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[9][10] He also set new Panamerican records in the Snatch, the Clean & Jerk and Total results.[10]

He won the silver medal in the men's 96 kg event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.[11] He won the silver medal in the men's 89 kg event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[12]

Major results edit

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Representing   Colombia
Olympic Games
2020   Tokyo, Japan 81 kg 163 168 168 5 195 196 200 5 359 5
World Championships
2017   Anaheim, United States 77 kg 150 155 156 9 182 187 193 10 337 10
2018   Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 89 kg 160 160 167 5 193 196 203 4 370 4
2019   Pattaya, Thailand 81 kg 159 165 167 4 196 202 203 6 363  
2021   Tashkent, Uzbekistan 81 kg 158 158 162 5 191 195 200 6 357 5
2022   Bogotá, Colombia 89 kg 170 170 174   205 211 216   381  
2023   Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 89 kg
Pan American Games
2019   Lima, Peru 81 kg 157 163 167 1 191 196 207 2 363  
Pan American Championships
2017   Miami, United States 77 kg 146 150 152   179 186 187 5 331  
2018   Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 85 kg 155 161 166   193 198 201   367  
2019   Guatemala City, Guatemala 81 kg 161 161 168   190 196 202   363  
2020   Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 81 kg 158 163 168 AM   195 200 200   363  
2021   Guayaquil, Ecuador 81 kg 153 160 --   187 187 --   347  
2022   Bogotá, Colombia 89 kg 168 172 AM 178   203 207 210 AM   382 AM  
South American Games
2018   Cochabamba, Bolivia 94 kg 159 164 170 192 198 202 362  
2022   Asunción, Paraguay 96 kg 165 165 175 195 215 360  
Bolivarian Games
2017   Santa Marta, Colombia 77 kg 150 153 155   185 191   340  
2022   Valledupar, Colombia 89 kg 155 155 170   190 205  

References edit

  1. ^ "Weightlifting. Men's 81 kg. Group A. Protocol" (PDF). olympics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Athlete Bio". IWF.net. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  3. ^ PDF listing of 2018 Group B world championship entrants in 89 kg
  4. ^ "2019 Pan American Championships ResultsBook" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-04-28. Retrieved 2019-07-29.
  5. ^ "Colombia: 15 oros, 11 platas y 11 bronces en Panamericano de Pesas". El Tiempo. 25 April 2019. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  6. ^ "81 kg results from 2019 Pan American Games" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-29. Retrieved 2019-07-29.
  7. ^ "Rodallegas, tercer oro de las pesas para Colombia en los Panamericanos". El Tiempo. 28 July 2019. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  8. ^ "Weightlifting RODALLEGAS CARVAJAL Brayan Santiago". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-07-31. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  9. ^ Iveson, Ali (27 July 2022). "Records for Rodallegas as Colombia lead medals table at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  10. ^ a b "2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). Federación Panamericana de Levantamiento de Pesas. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Men's 96 kg" (PDF). 2022 South American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  12. ^ Oliver, Brian (11 December 2022). "Teenager Nasar gets world record after bomb-out at weightlifting World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 12 December 2022.

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