Jhor Moreno

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Moreno and the second or maternal family name is Torres.

Jhor Moreno

Personal information
Born	(1995-10-02) 2 October 1995 (age 29) Apartadó, Colombia[1]
Sport
Country	Colombia
Sport	Weightlifting
Medal record Men's weightlifting Representing  Colombia World Championships 2022 Bogotá 96 kg Pan American Games 2015 Toronto 77 kg Pan American Championships 2021 Guayaquil 89 kg 2022 Bogotá 102 kg 2017 Miami 85 kg Central American and Caribbean Games 2023 San Salvador 96 kg S 2023 San Salvador 96 kg CJ Bolivarian Games 2022 Valledupar 96 kg S 2022 Valledupar 96 kg CJ

Jhor Esneider Moreno Torres (born 2 October 1995)[2] is a Colombian weightlifter. He won the bronze medal in the men's 96 kg event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[3][4] He also won the bronze medal in the men's 77 kg event at the 2015 Pan American Games held in Toronto, Canada.[2] He is also a two-time gold medalist at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships (2021 and 2022).[5]

Career

Moreno won the silver medal in his event at the 2017 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Miami, United States.[6] In that same year, he competed in the men's 85 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Anaheim, California, United States.[7] Moreno won the bronze medal in the Snatch in the men's 89 kg event at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.[8][9]

Moreno won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Guayaquil, Ecuador.[10][11] A month later, he competed in the men's 89 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[12]

Moreno won the gold medal in the men's 96 kg Snatch event at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.[13][14] He also won the silver medal in the men's 96 kg Clean & Jerk event.[15] He won the gold medal in the men's 102 kg event at the 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[16][17]

Achievements

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
Representing  Colombia
World Championships
2017	Anaheim, United States	85 kg	152	156	156	10	190	190	190	—	—	—
2018	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	89 kg	160	165	168		195	195	200	13	363	8
2021	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	89 kg	157	162	162	9	195	200	—	11	357	9
2022	Bogotá, Colombia	96 kg	165	171	174		200	205	209		380
2023	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	96 kg	165	170	173	6	201	205	205	10	371	8
Pan American Games
2015	Toronto, Canada	77 kg	142	146	150	—	178	182	193	—	328
Pan American Championships
2017	Miami, United States	85 kg	153	157	160		192	196	200		360
2021	Guayaquil, Ecuador	89 kg	157	161	165		190	197	201		362
2022	Bogotá, Colombia	102 kg	165	165	168		196	200	202		370
Central American and Caribbean Games
2023	San Salvador, El Salvador	96 kg	165	170	171		200	206	—		—	—
Bolivarian Games
2022	Valledupar, Colombia	96 kg	165	170	170		195	202	207		—	—

References

1. Molina Marín, Élida (7 November 2018). "Valentía de Jhor Moreno fue premiada con bronce en Mundial de pesas". El Colombiano (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 December 2022.
2. "2015 Pan American Games Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
3. Oliver, Brian (12 December 2022). "Toma world record and landmark gold for Bahrain at weightlifting World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
4. "2022 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). IWF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
5. Iveson, Ali (29 July 2022). "Rogers stars for US but Colombia dominate at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
6. "Burns takes USA's first Pan American weightlifting gold in Miami". InsideTheGames.biz. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
7. "2017 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). lsaf.lt. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
8. Etchells, Daniel (6 November 2018). "Russia win first medals of 2018 IWF World Championships as Okulov holds onto take double gold in men's 89kg". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
9. "2018 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 November 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
10. Oliver, Brian (8 November 2021). "Mixed fortunes for Tokyo medallists at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
11. "Colombia se impone en el Panamericano de Halterofilia; Ecuador finaliza en el octavo lugar". El Universo (in Spanish). 10 November 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
12. "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
13. "Colombia termina los Juegos Bolivarianos con 318 medallas". El Nuevo Siglo (in Spanish). 5 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
14. "Así le fue a Colombia en el 12 día de competencia de los Juegos Bolivarianos de Valledupar 2022". Caracol Sports (in Spanish). 4 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
15. "Colombia sumó 20 medallas de oro en la penúltima jornada de los Juegos". Comité Olímpico Colombiano (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
16. "Colombia cerró con broche de oro el quinto día del Panamericano de pesas 2022". Antena 2 (in Spanish). 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
17. "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.

External links

• Jhor Moreno at the International Weightlifting Federation
• Jhor Moreno at the International Weightlifting Federation