Concepción Úsuga Correra (born 7 February 2001)[1] is a Colombian weightlifter. She won the silver medal in the women's 59 kg event at the 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[2][3][4] She won two silver medals at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.[5]
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| Full name | Concepción Úsuga Correra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 February 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Colombia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 59 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She won the gold medal in the women's 59 kg event at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games held in Cali and Valle, Colombia.[1][6]
She competed in the women's 59 kg event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[7] She also competed in the women's 59 kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.[8]
Achievements edit
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
Representing  Colombia
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| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | Bogotá, Colombia |
59 kg | 95 | 13 | 117 | 122 | 7 | 217 | 8 | |||
| Pan American Games | ||||||||||||
| 2023 |  Santiago, Chile |
59 kg | 92 | 96 | 99 | — | 110 | 115 | 120 | — | 219 | 5 |
| Pan American Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | Bogotá, Colombia |
59 kg | 93 | 95 | 98 |  |
115 | 118 |  |
216 |
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| 2024 |  Caracas, Venezuela |
59 kg | 90 | 94 | 98 | 4 | 110 | 5 | 208 | 5 | ||
| Bolivarian Games | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | Valledupar, Colombia |
59 kg | 90 | 96 | |
113 | 118 | |
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| Junior Pan American Games | ||||||||||||
| 2021 | Cali, Colombia |
59 kg | 90 | 94 | 96 JAM | 1 | 110 | 117 | 1 | 213 JAM | 
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References edit
- ^ a b "Women's 59 kg Results" (PDF). 2021 Junior Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ Iveson, Ali (27 July 2022). "Records for Rodallegas as Colombia lead medals table at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ @OlimpicoCol (July 27, 2022). "Yenny Álvarez y Concepción Úsuga otorgaron a Colombia seis nuevas medallas en los 59 kg. del Campeonato Panamericano de Levantamiento de Pesas Bogotá 2022" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Weightlifting Medalists". 2022 Bolivarian Games. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "Colombia's Highlights at the Junior Pan American Games". LatinAmerican Post. 4 December 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ "2022 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). IWF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ "Women's 59 kg Results" (PDF). 2023 Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
