Hernán Viera

Hernán Viera
Personal information
Full nameHernán Moises Viera Espinoza
Born (1993-01-16) 16 January 1993 (age 31)
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight104 kg (229 lb)
Sport
Country Peru
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Peru
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Bogotá 109 kg
Silver medal – second place 2024 Caracas +109 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Bariloche 109 kg
South American Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Asunción 109 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Cochabamba 105 kg
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Ayacucho 109 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Valledupar +109 kg S
Silver medal – second place 2022 Valledupar +109 kg CJ

Hernán Moises Viera Espinoza (born January 16, 1993) is a Peruvian male weightlifter, competing in the 105 kg category and representing Peru at international competitions. He participated in the men's 105 kg event at the 2011 World Weightlifting Championships, and at the 2016 Summer Olympics, finishing in thirteenth position.[1][2]

He won the gold medal in the men's 109 kg event at the 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[3][4] He won the silver medal in his event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.[5][6] He competed in the men's +102 kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.[7]

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

Achievements

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Summer Olympics
2016 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 105 kg
World Championships
2011 France Paris, France 94 kg 105 110 120 37 145 160 160 34 280 33

References

  1. ^ "2011 Weightlifting World Championships – Hernán Viera". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Hernán Viera". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  3. ^ Iveson, Ali (29 July 2022). "Rogers stars for US but Colombia dominate at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  4. ^ "2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). Federación Panamericana de Levantamiento de Pesas. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  5. ^ Benitez, Karla (5 October 2022). "Guayanesa Yorgelis Salazar y Orluis Aular aportan oro para Venezuela en Asunción 2022". Primicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Men's 109 kg" (PDF). 2022 South American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Men's +102 kg Results" (PDF). 2023 Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2024.


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