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]
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| Full name | Yeison López López | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Colombian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 September 1999 Istmina, Chocó | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Colombia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 89 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Luis Arrieta | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
editLópez took up weightlifting in 2016 and followed his cousin, Wilmer Hernan Torres Lopez who was the 2010 Pan American overall champion in the 94kg 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]
Achievements
edit| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 2024 | Paris, France | 89 kg | 175 | 180 | — | 205 | 210 | — | 390 | 
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| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2023 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 96 kg | 160 | 167 | 171 | 4 | 200 | 11 | 371 | 7 | ||
| IWF World Cup | ||||||||||||
| 2024 | Phuket, Thailand | 89 kg | 175 | 182 WR |  |
205 | 210 | |
392 AM |
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| Pan American Games | ||||||||||||
| 2023 | Santiago, Chile | 89 kg | 168 | 172 | 177 AM | — | 201 | 205 | — | 382 |
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| Pan American Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | Miami, United States | 77 kg | 153 | 158 | 162 AM | |
187 | 190 | |
352 |
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| 2024 | Caracas, Venezuela | 89 kg | 170 | 175 | — | |
200 | 205 | 207 | |
382 |
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References
edit- ^ Palmer, Dan (19 June 2017). "Lopez Lopez wins hat-trick of golds at IWF Junior World Championships". Inside the Games.
- ^ "Lopez Yeison". Olympic Games.
- ^ https://www.eltiempo.com/deportes/ciclo-olimpico/paris-2024-yeison-lopez-entra-en-competencia-y-es-una-de-las-grandes-cartas-para-conseguir-medalla-en-las-pesas-de-los-juegos-olimpicos-3370280
- ^ "LOPEZ Yeison". Paris 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (9 August 2024). "Paris, Men 89kg: Karlos Nasar smashes world records to take gold and become weightlifting's flag-bearer for the future". IWF. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
