Rafael Cerro

Rafael Cerro
Personal information
Full nameRafael de Jesús Cerro Castillo
Born (1997-05-16) 16 May 1997 (age 27)
Sport
CountryColombia
SportWeightlifting
Weight class
  • 109 kg
  • +109 kg
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Men's weightlifting
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Bogotá 109 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago +102 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Caracas +109 kg
Silver medal – second place 2020 Santo Domingo 109 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 San Salvador +109 kg S
Gold medal – first place 2023 San Salvador +109 kg CJ

Rafael de Jesús Cerro Castillo (born 16 May 1997)[1] is a Colombian weightlifter. He won the bronze medal in the men's 109 kg event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[2] He won the gold medal in the men's +102 kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.[3][4]

In 2020, Cerro won the silver medal in the men's 109 kg event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Cerro won two gold medals at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games held in San Salvador, El Salvador. He won the gold medal in the men's +109 kg Snatch event and also in the men's +109 kg Clean & Jerk event.

In 2024, he won the gold medal in the men's +109 kg event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Caracas, Venezuela.

Achievements

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Representing  Colombia
World Championships
2021 Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan 109 kg 165 165 165 202 210 216 4
2022 Colombia Bogotá, Colombia 109 kg 165 172 174 4 205 211 214 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 388 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Pan American Games
2023 Chile Santiago, Chile +102 kg 180 185 185 220 225 225 410 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Pan American Championships
2020 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 109 kg 165 170 170 1st place, gold medalist(s) 200 208 208 4 370 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2021 Ecuador Guayaquil, Ecuador 109 kg 165 172 1st place, gold medalist(s) 205 206 207
2024 Venezuela Caracas, Venezuela +109 kg 170 170 177 1st place, gold medalist(s) 208 213 216 1st place, gold medalist(s) 393 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Central American and Caribbean Games
2023 El Salvador San Salvador, El Salvador +109 kg 170 172 180 1st place, gold medalist(s) 205 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References

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  1. ^ "Men's +102 kg Entry List" (PDF). 2023 Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  2. ^ "2022 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). IWF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  3. ^ Oliver, Brian (24 October 2023). "Colombia take team honours and American Reeves stars at Pan American Games weightlifting". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Weightlifting Medalists" (PDF). 2023 Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
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