Francisco Mosquera

Francisco Antonio Mosquera Valencia (born 1 April 1992) is a Colombian weightlifter, World Champion, three-time Pan American Champion and Pan American Games Champion competing in the 62 kg category until 2018 and 61 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[3]

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Mosquera and the second or maternal family name is Valencia.
Francisco Mosquera
Personal information
Full nameFrancisco Antonio Mosquera Valencia
Nickname(s)Pacho[1]
NationalityColombian
Born (1992-04-01) 1 April 1992
Weight61.00 kg (134 lb)
Sport
CountryColombia
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)–61 kg
ClubBolivar
Coached byOswaldo Pinilla[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
World Championships
2017 Anaheim–62 kg
2015 Houston–62 kg
2019 Pattaya–61 kg
Pan American Championships
2013 Isla Margarita62 kg
2014 Santo Domingo–62 kg
2016 Cartagena–62 kg
Pan American Games
2019 Lima–61 kg
2015 Toronto–62 kg

Career

Injury before Olympics

In 2016 he tore his Patellar tendon in his left knee[4][5] 10 days before the beginning of the 2016 Summer Olympics[6] and was unable to compete. His recovery lasted 15 months[7] and he was unable to compete until the 2017 Bolivarian Games, during which he competed in the 62 kg division winning a gold medal.

World Championships

Mosquera won a gold medal in the 62kg division at the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships in Anaheim,[8] this makes him the second Colombian weightlifter to win a gold medal at the World Weightlifting Championships after Leydi Solís also at the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships.[9]. He also won a silver medal in the 62kg division at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships in Houston[10].

Major results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Representing  Colombia
World Championships
2013 Wrocław, Poland62 kg130130135516517017042954
2015 Houston, United States62 kg135140142170175177315
2017 Anaheim, United States62 kg1301351367166170172300
2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan61 kg13013513761671691723044
2019 Pattaya, Thailand61 kg1301351356167172172302
Pan American Weightlifting Championships
2013 Isla Margarita, Venezuela62 kg121126131160167167286
2014 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic62 kg121124127155160—284
2016 Cartagena, Colombia62 kg130135140165165170305
Pan American Games
2011 Guadalajara, Mexico56 kg113115117414515015042624
2015 Toronto, Canada62 kg13013513711701751752305
2019 Lima, Peru61 kg12813213211651701751302
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References
  1. "Talentos a Río 2016: Francisco Mosquera: "Ser campeón es importante, ser persona, lo es más"". Comité Olímpico Colombiano. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  2. "MOSQUERA (COL) lifts Rio weight off his shoulders with gold in Lima". IWF.net. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  3. PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 61 kg
  4. "Rio 2016 Athlete Page". Olympic.org. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  5. "Pesista Francisco Mosquera se pierde los Juegos Olímpicos de Río 2016". elpais.com.co. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  6. "Francisco Mosquera, lesionado en Río 2016 y oro en Lima 2019, quiere revancha en Tokio 2020". LA FM. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  7. "Francisco Mosquera: el hombre que se levantó a sí mismo". El Tiempo. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  8. "Men's 62kg - Standings". IWF.net. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  9. "IWF World Championships Roundup". IWF.net. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  10. "Men's 62kg - Standings". IWF.net. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
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