Lesman Paredes
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| Full name | Lesman Teodoro Paredes Montano | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Bahraini | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 March 1996 Cali, Colombia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 93.64 kg (206 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Coached by | Leidy Andrea Zuluaga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lesman Teodoro Paredes Montano (born 5 March 1996) is a Colombian-born Bahraini weightlifter who won a Gold medal at the 2021 World Championships.[2] He represents Bahrain since July 2022. He also won the gold medal in the men's 96 kg event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[3][4]
Career
[edit]Paredes was born in Cali and raised in Buenaventura.[5]
He set a new world record in the snatch of 187 kilograms (412.2 pounds) at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships in 96 kg category.[6][1] He is also a two-time gold medalist in the men's 102 kg event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships.
He won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 Asian Weightlifting Championships held in Manama, Bahrain.[7]
In August 2024, Paredes competed in the men's 102 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[8] He lifted 392 kg in total and finished in sixth position.[8]
Major results
[edit]| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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Representing  Bahrain
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| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| 2024 | Paris, France | 102 kg | 181 | — | 211 | — | 392 | 6 | ||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | Bogotá, Colombia | 96 kg | 176 | 181 | 185 |  |
207 | 212 |  |
397 |
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| 2023 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 102 kg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2024 | Phuket, Thailand | 102 kg | 181 | 186 | — | |
212 | — | — | 6 | 398 | 4 |
| Asian Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | Manama, Bahrain | 96 kg | 178 | 182 | — | |
205 | 210 | 215 | |
397 |
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| 2023 | Jinju, South Korea | 102 kg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Representing  Colombia
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| 2015 | Houston, United States | 94 kg | 167 | 172 | 6 | 195 | 202 | 207 | 6 | 379 | 5 | |
| 2021 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 96 kg | 180 | 187 WR | |
208 | 213 | 4 | 400 AM |
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| 2020 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 102 kg | 170 | 175 | 180 | |
200 | 210 AM | — | |
390 AM |
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| 2021 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 102 kg | 170 | 181 AM | — | |
205 | |
386 |
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| 2017 | Taipei, Taiwan | 94 kg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2014 | Kazan, Russia | 85 kg | 142 | 147 | 6 | 167 | 9 | 314 | 8 | |||
| 2015 | Wrocław, Poland | 94 kg | 155 | 160 | 165 |  |
185 | 190 | 4 | 355 | 4 | |
| 2016 | Tbilisi, Georgia | 94 kg | 167 | 172 | |
194 | 200 | 4 | 372 |
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c "2021 IWF World Championships". IWF. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (14 December 2021). "Weightlifting world record for Colombia's Paredes as Olympic champion Meso beaten". Inside the Games. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (12 December 2022). "Toma world record and landmark gold for Bahrain at weightlifting World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "2022 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). IWF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ "Lesma Paredes es campeón en el Mundial Juvenil de Levantamiento de Pesas". 90minutos.co (in Spanish). 30 June 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ Dickson, Jake (14 December 2021). "Lesman Paredes Montaño (96KG) Sets 187-Kilogram Snatch Record; Wins 2021 Weightlifting World championship". www.barbend.com. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "Paredes hits form to win Bahrain's first major weightlifting title at Asian Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Lesman Paredes at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Lesman Paredes at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Lesman Paredes at the International Weightlifting Results Project
- Lesman Paredes at Lift Up
- Lesman Paredes at IAT Database Weightlifting (in German)
- Lesman Paredes at Olympics.com
Categories:
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Bahraini male weightlifters
- Colombian people of African descent
- Colombian male weightlifters
- Colombian emigrants to Bahrain
- World Weightlifting Championships medalists
- Pan American Weightlifting Championships medalists
- Sportspeople from Cali
- Sportspeople from Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca
- 21st-century Colombian sportsmen
- Weightlifters at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic weightlifters for Bahrain