Francisco Mosquera
Colombian weightlifter (born 1992)
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Mosquera and the second or maternal family name is
Valencia .
Francisco Mosquera
Full name Francisco Antonio Mosquera Valencia Nickname Pacho[1] Nationality Colombian Born (1992-04-01 ) 1 April 1992 (age 32) Weight 67.00 kg (148 lb) Country Colombia Sport Weightlifting Event –61 kg Club Bolivar Coached by Oswaldo Pinilla[2] Personal bests
Francisco Antonio Mosquera Valencia (born 1 April 1992) is a Colombian weightlifter , World Champion, three-time Pan American Champion and Pan American Games Champion competing in the 62 kg category until 2018 and 61 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[3]
Career
Injury before Olympics
In 2016 he tore his Patellar tendon in his left knee[4] [5] 10 days before the beginning of the 2016 Summer Olympics [6] and was unable to compete. His recovery lasted 15 months[7] and he was unable to compete until the 2017 Bolivarian Games , during which he competed in the 62 kg division winning a gold medal.
World Championships
Mosquera won a gold medal in the 62kg division at the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships in Anaheim ,[8] this makes him the second Colombian weightlifter to win a gold medal at the World Weightlifting Championships after Leydi Solís also at the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships .[9] He also won a silver medal in the 62kg division at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships in Houston .[10]
Major results
Year
Venue
Weight
Snatch (kg)
Clean & Jerk (kg)
Total
Rank
1
2
3
Rank
1
2
3
Rank
Representing Colombia
World Championships
2013
Wrocław , Poland
62 kg
130
130
135
5
165
170
170
4
295
4
2015
Houston , United States
62 kg
135
140
142
170
175
177
315
2017
Anaheim , United States
62 kg
130
135
136
7
166
170
172
300
2018
Ashgabat , Turkmenistan
61 kg
130
135 AM
137
6
167
169
172
304 AM
4
2019
Pattaya , Thailand
61 kg
130
135
135
6
167
172
172 AM
302
2021
Tashkent , Uzbekistan
67 kg
137
141
141
6
175
179
181
316
2022
Bogotá , Colombia
67 kg
140
143
145
4
177
182
182
325
2023
Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
67 kg
135
138
138
7
176
181
181
311
4
Pan American Games
2011
Guadalajara , Mexico
56 kg
113
115
117
—
145
150
150
—
262
4
2015
Toronto , Canada
62 kg
130
135
137
—
170
175
175
—
305
2019
Lima , Peru
61 kg
128
132
132
—
165
170
175
—
302
Pan American Championships
2013
Margarita Island , Venezuela
62 kg
121
126
131
160
167
167
286
2014
Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic
62 kg
121
124
127
155
160
—
284
2016
Cartagena , Colombia
62 kg
130
135
140
165
165
170
305
2019
Guatemala City , Guatemala
67 kg
120
125
125
9
141
—
—
10
261
9
2020
Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic
61 kg
120
124
—
151
156
—
280
2021
Guayaquil , Ecuador
67 kg
135
135
140
175
180
183
320
2022
Bogotá , Colombia
67 kg
133
134
135
170
177
181
312
Central American and Caribbean Games
2014
Veracruz , Mexico
62 kg
122
130
132
161
168
171
—
—
2018
Barranquilla , Colombia
62 kg
—
—
2023
San Salvador , El Salvador
67 kg
133
136
137
170
180
180
—
—
South American Games
2014
Santiago , Chile
62 kg
125
128
130
—
154
154
160
—
288
2022
Asunción , Paraguay
67 kg
132
137
141
—
170
176
176
—
317
Bolivarian Games
2013
Trujillo , Peru
62 kg
122
127
132
155
155
157
284
2017
Santa Marta , Colombia
62 kg
126
131
135
160
170
—
301
2022
Valledupar , Colombia
67 kg
132
133
138
170
176
183
—
—
Junior World Championships
2011
Penang , Malaysia
56 kg
108
108
108
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2012
Antigua Guatemala , Guatemala
62 kg
122
126
128
154
158
163
291
Youth World Championships
2009
Chiang Mai , Thailand
56 kg
92
92
96
8
120
124
124
9
216
9
References
^ "Talentos a Río 2016: Francisco Mosquera: "Ser campeón es importante, ser persona, lo es más" " . Comité Olímpico Colombiano . Archived from the original on July 9, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2019 .
^ "MOSQUERA (COL) lifts Rio weight off his shoulders with gold in Lima" . IWF.net . 2 August 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019 .
^ PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 61 kg
^ "Rio 2016 Athlete Page" . Olympic.org . Retrieved July 31, 2018 .
^ "Pesista Francisco Mosquera se pierde los Juegos Olímpicos de Río 2016" . elpais.com.co . Retrieved July 31, 2018 .
^ "Francisco Mosquera, lesionado en Río 2016 y oro en Lima 2019, quiere revancha en Tokio 2020" . LA FM . 27 July 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019 .
^ "Francisco Mosquera: el hombre que se levantó a sí mismo" . El Tiempo . 23 December 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2019 .
^ "Men's 62kg - Standings" . IWF.net . Retrieved July 31, 2018 .
^ "IWF World Championships Roundup" . IWF.net . 11 December 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2018 .
^ "Men's 62kg - Standings" . IWF.net . Retrieved July 31, 2018 .
External links
60 kg (1906–1991)
64 kg (1993–1997)
62 kg (1998–2017)
67 kg (2018–)
56 kg (1951–1991) · 59 kg (1995) · 56 kg (1999–2015) · 61 kg (2019–)