José Ocando

José Leonardo Ocando (born April 18, 1987[1] or March 17, 1986[2]) is a Venezuelan weightlifter. His personal best is 342 kg.

José Ocando
Personal information
Bornc.1986 (age 33–34)
Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Representing  Venezuela
Pan American Games
2007 Rio de Janeiro– 77 kg
Pan American Championships
2008 Callao – 77 kg

He won the silver medal at the 2007 Pan American Games in the 77 kg division with a combined lift of 337 kg, 13 kg behind the winner Iván Cambar of Cuba. He said of his performance and lifting 145 kg in the snatch; "My goal was to win a medal and I gave my best to do so. For me the snatch was the most difficult part, but, gladly, I got a good score."[3]

At the 2008 Pan American Championships he won the gold medal in the 77 kg category, with a total of 342 kg.[2]

He competed in Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 77 kg division finishing seventeenth with 322 kg.[4]

He is 5 ft 5 inches tall and weighs 172 lb.

References
  1. NBC profile
  2. "OCANDO Jose". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 2011-05-27.
  3. "Ivan Cambar lifts a gold for Cuba at Pan American Games". People's Daily Online. July 17, 2007. Retrieved August 16, 2008.
  4. "OCANDO Jose Leonardo". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 2011-05-27.


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