Francisco Mosquera

Francisco Mosquera
Personal information
Full nameFrancisco Antonio Mosquera Valencia
NicknamePacho[1]
NationalityColombian
Born (1992-04-01) 1 April 1992 (age 32)
Weight67.00 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country Colombia
SportWeightlifting
Event–61 kg
ClubBolivar
Coached byOswaldo Pinilla[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Men's weightlifting
Big (Total)
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 2 2 1
Junior World Championships 0 0 1
Pan American Games 1 1 0
Pan American Championships 5 1 0
South American Games 2 0 0
Bolivarian Games 2 0 0
Total 12 4 2
Big and small medals
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 3 8 2
Junior World Championships 0 1 2
Pan American Games 1 1 0
Pan American Championships 14 4 0
CAC Games 5 1 0
South American Games 2 0 0
Bolivarian Games 8 0 0
Total 33 15 4
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Anaheim 62 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Bogotá 67 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Houston 62 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Tashkent 67 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Pattaya 61 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 61 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto 62 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Margarita Island 62 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Santo Domingo 62 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Cartagena 62 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 Santo Domingo 61 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Guayaquil 67 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Bogotá 67 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Veracruz 62 kg S
Gold medal – first place 2014 Veracruz 62 Kg CJ
Gold medal – first place 2018 Baranquilla 62 kg S
Gold medal – first place 2023 San Salvador 67 kg S
Gold medal – first place 2023 San Salvador 67 kg CJ
Silver medal – second place 2018 Barranquilla 62 Kg CJ
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Santiago 62 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Asunción 67 kg
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Trujillo 62 kg S
Gold medal – first place 2013 Trujillo 62 Kg CJ
Gold medal – first place 2013 Trujillo 62 Kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Santa Marta 62 kg S
Gold medal – first place 2017 Santa Marta 62 Kg CJ
Gold medal – first place 2017 Santa Marta 62 Kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Valledupar 67 kg S
Gold medal – first place 2022 Valledupar 67 Kg CJ
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Antigua Guatemala 62 kg

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[edit]

Injury before Olympics[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Representing  Colombia
World Championships
2013 Poland Wrocław, Poland 62 kg 130 130 135 5 165 170 170 4 295 4
2015 United States Houston, United States 62 kg 135 140 142 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 170 175 177 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 315 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2017 United States Anaheim, United States 62 kg 130 135 136 7 166 170 172 1st place, gold medalist(s) 300 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2018 Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 61 kg 130 135 AM 137 6 167 169 172 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 304 AM 4
2019 Thailand Pattaya, Thailand 61 kg 130 135 135 6 167 172 172 AM 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 302 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2021 Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan 67 kg 137 141 141 6 175 179 181 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 316 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2022 Colombia Bogotá, Colombia 67 kg 140 143 145 4 177 182 182 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 325 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2023 Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 67 kg 135 138 138 7 176 181 181 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 311 4
Pan American Games
2011 Mexico Guadalajara, Mexico 56 kg 113 115 117 145 150 150 262 4
2015 Canada Toronto, Canada 62 kg 130 135 137 170 175 175 305 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2019 Peru Lima, Peru 61 kg 128 132 132 165 170 175 302 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Pan American Championships
2013 Venezuela Margarita Island, Venezuela 62 kg 121 126 131 1st place, gold medalist(s) 160 167 167 1st place, gold medalist(s) 286 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2014 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 62 kg 121 124 127 1st place, gold medalist(s) 155 160 1st place, gold medalist(s) 284 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2016 Colombia Cartagena, Colombia 62 kg 130 135 140 1st place, gold medalist(s) 165 165 170 1st place, gold medalist(s) 305 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2019 Guatemala Guatemala City, Guatemala 67 kg 120 125 125 9 141 10 261 9
2020 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 61 kg 120 124 1st place, gold medalist(s) 151 156 1st place, gold medalist(s) 280 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2021 Ecuador Guayaquil, Ecuador 67 kg 135 135 140 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 175 180 183 1st place, gold medalist(s) 320 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2022 Colombia Bogotá, Colombia 67 kg 133 134 135 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 170 177 181 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 312 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Central American and Caribbean Games
2014 Mexico Veracruz, Mexico 62 kg 122 130 132 1st place, gold medalist(s) 161 168 171 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2018 Colombia Barranquilla, Colombia 62 kg 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2023 El Salvador San Salvador, El Salvador 67 kg 133 136 137 1st place, gold medalist(s) 170 180 180 1st place, gold medalist(s)
South American Games
2014 Chile Santiago, Chile 62 kg 125 128 130 154 154 160 288 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2022 Paraguay Asunción, Paraguay 67 kg 132 137 141 170 176 176 317 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Bolivarian Games
2013 Peru Trujillo, Peru 62 kg 122 127 132 1st place, gold medalist(s) 155 155 157 1st place, gold medalist(s) 284 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2017 Colombia Santa Marta, Colombia 62 kg 126 131 135 1st place, gold medalist(s) 160 170 1st place, gold medalist(s) 301 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2022 Colombia Valledupar, Colombia 67 kg 132 133 138 1st place, gold medalist(s) 170 176 183 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Junior World Championships
2011 Malaysia Penang, Malaysia 56 kg 108 108 108
2012 Guatemala Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala 62 kg 122 126 128 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 154 158 163 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 291 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Youth World Championships
2009 Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand 56 kg 92 92 96 8 120 124 124 9 216 9

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Talentos a Río 2016: Francisco Mosquera: "Ser campeón es importante, ser persona, lo es más"". Comité Olímpico Colombiano. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  2. ^ "MOSQUERA (COL) lifts Rio weight off his shoulders with gold in Lima". IWF.net. 2 August 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  3. ^ PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 61 kg
  4. ^ "Rio 2016 Athlete Page". Olympic.org. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  5. ^ "Pesista Francisco Mosquera se pierde los Juegos Olímpicos de Río 2016". elpais.com.co. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Francisco Mosquera: el hombre que se levantó a sí mismo". El Tiempo. 23 December 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  8. ^ "Men's 62kg - Standings". IWF.net. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  9. ^ "IWF World Championships Roundup". IWF.net. 11 December 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  10. ^ "Men's 62kg - Standings". IWF.net. Retrieved July 31, 2018.

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