Yeison López
Yeison López López (born 1 September 1999) is a Colombian weightlifter.[1] He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics, where he won the silver medal.[2][3]
Career
López took up weightlifting in 2016 and followed his cousin, Wilmer Hernan Torres Lopez who was the 2010 Pan American overall champion in the 94 kg weight class.[4]
In August 2024, López competed in the men's 89 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. He lifted 390 kg in total and won a silver medal. Three weeks before that he had had a back injury.[5]
Achievements
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Representing Colombia | ||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| 2024 | Paris, France | 89 kg | 175 | 180 | N/a | 205 | 210 | N/a | 390 | |||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2023 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 96 kg | 160 | 167 | 171 | 4 | 200 | 11 | 371 | 7 | ||
| 2025 | Førde, Norway | 88 kg | 173 | 177 WR | 205 | 210 AM | 387 WR | |||||
| IWF World Cup | ||||||||||||
| 2024 | Phuket, Thailand | 89 kg | 175 | 182 WR | 205 | 210 | 392 AM | |||||
| Pan American Games | ||||||||||||
| 2023 | Santiago, Chile | 89 kg | 168 | 172 | 177 AM | N/a | 201 | 205 | N/a | 382 | ||
| Pan American Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | Miami, United States | 77 kg | 153 | 158 | 162 AM | 187 | 190 | 352 | ||||
| 2024 | Caracas, Venezuela | 89 kg | 170 | 175 | — | 200 | 205 | 207 | 382 | |||
| 2025 | Cali, Colombia | 88 kg | 170 | 176 WR | 205 | 381 | ||||||
| Bolivarian Games | ||||||||||||
| 2025 | Lima, Peru | 88 kg | 167 | 169 | — | 203 | 215 AM | — | N/a | N/a | ||
| Junior World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2016 | Tbilisi, Georgia | 77 kg | 153 | 156 | 185 | 190 | — | 346 | ||||
| 2017 | Tokyo, Japan | 77 kg | 154 | 157 | 161 | 185 | 188 | 195 | 356 | |||
| Youth World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2015 | Lima, Peru | 77 kg | 128 | 131 | 135 | 157 | 162 | 297 | ||||
| 2016 | Penang, Malaysia | 77 kg | 152 | 157 | 160 YWR | 185 | 191 | 351 YWR | ||||
References
- ^ Palmer, Dan (19 June 2017). "Lopez Lopez wins hat-trick of golds at IWF Junior World Championships". Inside the Games.
- ^ "Lopez Yeison". Olympic Games.
- ^ https://www.eltiempo.com/deportes/ciclo-olimpico/paris-2024-yeison-lopez-entra-en-competencia-y-es-una-de-las-grandes-cartas-para-conseguir-medalla-en-las-pesas-de-los-juegos-olimpicos-3370280
- ^ "LOPEZ Yeison". Paris 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (9 August 2024). "Paris, Men 89kg: Karlos Nasar smashes world records to take gold and become weightlifting's flag-bearer for the future". IWF. Retrieved 23 August 2024.