Jon Tecedor

Jon Tecedor Anguinaga (16 September 1975 in San Sebastián – 15 June 2008 in San Sebastián) was a Spanish male weightlifter, competing in the +105 kg category and representing Spain at international competitions. He participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics in the +105 kg event. He competed at world championships, most recently at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships.[1] Tecedor's best performance was at the 1998 World Championships, when he finished seventh in the +105 kg weight class. The Basque athlete, winner of several Spanish titles in different categories, qualified for the Olympics, but had to contend himself with 13th place there. Outside of weightlifting, Tecedor worked as an electrical engineer, and as an attendant in a paint sore. En route to the 2008 Basque Weightlifting Championships, Jon Tecedor's motorcycle was struck by a car, and Tecedor was killed immediately.[2]

Jon Tecedor

Personal information
Full name	Jon Tecedor Anguinaga
Born	(1975-09-16)16 September 1975 San Sebastián, Spain
Died	15 June 2008(2008-06-15) (aged 32) San Sebastián, Spain
Height	179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	135.52 kg (299 lb)
Sport
Country	Spain
Sport	Weightlifting
Weight class	+105 kg
Club	Danena Zizurkil
Team	National team
Updated on 2 October 2016.

Major results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
Summer Olympics
2000	Sydney, Australia	+105 kg				N/A				N/A		13
World Championships
1999	Piraeus, Greece	+105 kg	170	175	180	17	210	220	222.5	18	400	17
1998	Lahti, Finland	+105 kg	165	170	170	9	210	215	220	7	385	7

References

1. "1999 Weightlifting World Championships - Jon Tecedor". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
2. "El halterófilo lasartearra Jon Tecedor fallece en un accidente de motocicleta. diariovasco.com". www.diariovasco.com. Retrieved 2017-07-14.

External links

• Jon Tecedor at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)