Reinner Josué Arango Méndez (born 24 March 2004)[1] is a Venezuelan weightlifter.[2] He won the bronze medal in the men's 67 kg event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.[3]
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| Full name | Reinner Josué Arango Méndez | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 March 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Venezuela | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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He won the silver medal in his event at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games held in Colombia.[4] He won the bronze medal in the men's 67 kg Snatch event at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.[5]
In 2024, he won the silver medal in the men's 73 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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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| South American Games | ||||||||||||
| 2022 |  Asunción, Paraguay |
67 kg | 127 | 131 | — | 162 | 166 | — | 297 | 
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| Bolivarian Games | ||||||||||||
| 2022 |  Valledupar, Colombia |
67 kg | 127 | |
161 | 4 | — | — | ||||
| Junior Pan American Games | ||||||||||||
| 2021 | Cali, Colombia |
67 kg | 123 | 128 | — | 149 | 158 | — | 286 | 
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References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Reinner Arango: el pesista venezolano de 17 años con la mira en París 2024" (in Spanish). 21 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Weightlifting Medalists". 2022 South American Games. Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ "Men's 67 kg Results" (PDF). 2021 Junior Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Weightlifting Medalists". 2022 Bolivarian Games. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
