Miguel Suárez (weightlifter)

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

Miguel Suárez

Personal information
Full name	Miguel Angel Suárez Mesa
Born	(1999-09-14) 14 September 1999 (age 25)
Sport
Country	Colombia
Sport	Weightlifting
Weight class	55 kg
Medal record Representing  Colombia Men's weightlifting Pan American Championships 2020 Santo Domingo 55 kg 2021 Guayaquil 55 kg 2022 Bogotá 55 kg Central American and Caribbean Games 2023 San Salvador 55 kg S 2023 San Salvador 55 kg CJ Bolivarian Games 2022 Valledupar 55 kg S 2022 Valledupar 55 kg CJ

Miguel Angel Suárez Mesa (born 14 September 1999)[1] is a Colombian weightlifter. He is a three-time gold medalist in the men's 55 kg event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships. He also won two gold medals at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.[2]

Career

Suárez won the gold medal in the men's 55 kg event at the 2020 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

In 2021, he won the gold medal in his event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Guayaquil, Ecuador.[3][4] In that same year, he competed in the men's 55 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[5]

In 2022, Suárez won the gold medal in the men's 55 kg event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[1][6] He also won the gold medals in the Snatch and Clean & Jerk events. He set a new Panamerican record of 142 kg in the Clean & Jerk.[1]

He won the bronze medal in the men's 55 kg Clean & Jerk event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[7][8]

Achievements

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
Representing  Colombia
World Championships
2021	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	55 kg	104	104	104	14	133	138	142	6	242	7
2022	Bogotá, Colombia	55 kg	105	109	109	10	140	143	145		248	5
2023	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	55 kg	102	106	108	11	133	140	141	9	239	9
Pan American Championships
2020	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	55 kg	100	103	105		130	133	137		242
2021	Guayaquil, Ecuador	55 kg	103	105	107		132	135	137		244
2022	Bogotá, Colombia	55 kg	100	103	105		133	138	142		247
Central American and Caribbean Games
2023	San Salvador, El Salvador	55 kg	100	104	106		132	136	138		—	—
Bolivarian Games
2022	Valledupar, Colombia	55 kg	100	105	108		129	135	140		—	—

References

1. "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.
2. "Weightlifting Medalists". 2022 Bolivarian Games. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
3. Oliver, Brian (8 November 2021). "Mixed fortunes for Tokyo medallists at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
4. "Colombia y Estados Unidos, en varones, se adelantan en el medallero del Panamericano de halterofilia". El Universo (in Spanish). 4 November 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
5. "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
6. "Junior world record and three golds for US at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
7. Oliver, Brian (6 December 2022). "Gold for China and Chanu recovery lights up weightlifting World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
8. "2022 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). IWF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.

External links

• Miguel Suárez at the International Weightlifting Federation
• Miguel Suárez at the International Weightlifting Federation
• Miguel Suárez at the International Weightlifting Federation