Luis Javier Mosquera

Luis Javier Mosquera Lozano (born 27 March 1995)[1] is a Colombian Olympic weightlifter. He represented his country in the Men's 69 kg Weightlifting competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics on August 9, 2016, winning the bronze medal.[2] He initially finished fourth behind Izzat Artykov, who was later disqualified for failing a performance-enhancing drugs test. He received his bronze medal on March 28, 2019.[3]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mosquera and the second or maternal family name is Lozano.
Luis Javier Mosquera Lozano
Personal information
NationalityColombian
Born (1995-03-27) 27 March 1995
Yumbo, Colombia
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country Colombia
SportWeightlifting
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Snatch: 151kg (2021)
  • Clean & jerk: 180 kg (2021)
  • Total: 331 kg (2021)
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo –67 kg
2016 Rio de Janeiro –69 kg
Pan American Games
2015 Toronto –69 kg
2019 Lima –73 kg
Pan American Championships
2017 Miami –69 kg
2020 Santo Domingo –67 kg
2019 Guatemala City –73 kg
2021 Guayaquil –67 kg
World Juniors Championships
2014 Kazan–62 kg
2015 Wroclaw–69 kg
2013 Lima–62 kg
World Youth Championships
2012 Kosice–62 kg
2011 Lima–56 kg

In 2021, he won the silver medal in the men's 67 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[4][5]

Career

In 2012, he was the Youth World Champion in the 62kg category. He is a two time Junior Pan American Champion, winning in 2014 in the 62kg category and in 2015 in the 69kg category. He is also a two time Junior World Champion, winning in 2014 in the 62kg category and in 2015 in the 69kg category. In 2015, he was the Pan American Games champion and in 2016 was the South American Games Champion.[6]

In 2016 he competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics winning bronze medal in the 69 kg division.

In 2021 he competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the 67 kg category winning the silver medal with a total of 331 kg.

Major results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil69 kg15015015541831891903338
2020 Tokyo, Japan67 kg14815115111751801802331
World Championships
2014 Almaty, Kazakhstan62 kg13614014116517017443114
2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan73 kg----------
2019 Pattaya, Thailand67 kg145151151517517518163205
2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan67 kg145145145-------
Pan American Championships
2016 Cartagena, Colombia69 kg145145148180181181---
2017 Miami, United States69 kg145145156175180190325
2019 Guatemala City, Guatemala73 kg147147152175180180322
2020 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic67 kg140145145173178178318
2021 Guayaquil, Ecuador67 kg141145150172177177317
Pan American Games
2015 Toronto, Canadá69 kg1451501551175181-1331
2019 Lima, Peru73 kg15015515521751801852325

References
  1. "Luis Javier Mosquera Lozano". Rio 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  2. Bluradio. "Organización de JJ. OO. confirma medalla de bronce de Luis Javier Mosquera". bluradio.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2016-08-20.
  3. "Luis Javier Mosquera recibió el bronce que ganó en Río 2016". ELESPECTADOR.COM (in Spanish). 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  4. Oliver, Brian (25 July 2021). "China denies Colombia in sensational weightlifting session - and Italy claims bronze". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 25 July 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Men's 67 kg Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  6. Graber, Mike (1 May 2017). "Catching Up With Luis Mosquera, The Fastest Weightlifter In The Western Hemisphere". Bar Bend.
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