Hernán Viera

Hernán Viera

Personal information
Full name	Hernán Moises Viera Espinoza
Born	(1993-01-16) 16 January 1993 (age 31)
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	104 kg (229 lb)
Sport
Country	Peru
Sport	Weightlifting
Medal record Men's weightlifting Representing  Peru Pan American Championships 2022 Bogotá 109 kg 2024 Caracas +109 kg 2023 Bariloche 109 kg South American Games 2022 Asunción 109 kg 2018 Cochabamba 105 kg Bolivarian Games 2024 Ayacucho 109 kg 2022 Valledupar +109 kg S 2022 Valledupar +109 kg CJ

Hernán Moises Viera Espinoza (born January 16, 1993) is a Peruvian male weightlifter, competing in the 105 kg category and representing Peru at international competitions. He participated in the men's 105 kg event at the 2011 World Weightlifting Championships, and at the 2016 Summer Olympics, finishing in thirteenth position.[1][2]

He won the gold medal in the men's 109 kg event at the 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[3][4] He won the silver medal in his event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.[5][6] He competed in the men's +102 kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.[7]

In 2024, he won the silver medal in the men's +109 kg event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Caracas, Venezuela.

Achievements

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
Summer Olympics
2016	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	105 kg
World Championships
2011	Paris, France	94 kg	105	110	120	37	145	160	160	34	280	33

References

1. "2011 Weightlifting World Championships – Hernán Viera". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
2. "Hernán Viera". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
3. Iveson, Ali (29 July 2022). "Rogers stars for US but Colombia dominate at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
4. "2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). Federación Panamericana de Levantamiento de Pesas. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
5. Benitez, Karla (5 October 2022). "Guayanesa Yorgelis Salazar y Orluis Aular aportan oro para Venezuela en Asunción 2022". Primicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 October 2022.
6. "Men's 109 kg" (PDF). 2022 South American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
7. "Men's +102 kg Results" (PDF). 2023 Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2024.

External links

• Hernán Viera at the International Weightlifting Federation
• Hernán Viera at Olympics.com
• Hernán Viera at Olympedia