Jhor Moreno

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Moreno and the second or maternal family name is Torres.
Jhor Moreno
Personal information
Born (1995-10-02) 2 October 1995 (age 29)
Apartadó, Colombia[1]
Sport
CountryColombia
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Colombia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Bogotá 96 kg
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto 77 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Guayaquil 89 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Bogotá 102 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Miami 85 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 San Salvador 96 kg S
Silver medal – second place 2023 San Salvador 96 kg CJ
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Valledupar 96 kg S
Silver medal – second place 2022 Valledupar 96 kg CJ

Jhor Esneider Moreno Torres (born 2 October 1995)[2] is a Colombian weightlifter. He won the bronze medal in the men's 96 kg event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[3][4] He also won the bronze medal in the men's 77 kg event at the 2015 Pan American Games held in Toronto, Canada.[2] He is also a two-time gold medalist at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships (2021 and 2022).[5]

Career

Moreno won the silver medal in his event at the 2017 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Miami, United States.[6] In that same year, he competed in the men's 85 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Anaheim, California, United States.[7] Moreno won the bronze medal in the Snatch in the men's 89 kg event at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.[8][9]

Moreno won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Guayaquil, Ecuador.[10][11] A month later, he competed in the men's 89 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[12]

Moreno won the gold medal in the men's 96 kg Snatch event at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.[13][14] He also won the silver medal in the men's 96 kg Clean & Jerk event.[15] He won the gold medal in the men's 102 kg event at the 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[16][17]

Achievements

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Representing  Colombia
World Championships
2017 United States Anaheim, United States 85 kg 152 156 156 10 190 190 190 — — —
2018 Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 89 kg 160 165 168 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 195 195 200 13 363 8
2021 Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan 89 kg 157 162 162 9 195 200 — 11 357 9
2022 Colombia Bogotá, Colombia 96 kg 165 171 174 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 200 205 209 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 380 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2023 Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 96 kg 165 170 173 6 201 205 205 10 371 8
Pan American Games
2015 Canada Toronto, Canada 77 kg 142 146 150 — 178 182 193 — 328 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Pan American Championships
2017 United States Miami, United States 85 kg 153 157 160 1st place, gold medalist(s) 192 196 200 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 360 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2021 Ecuador Guayaquil, Ecuador 89 kg 157 161 165 1st place, gold medalist(s) 190 197 201 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 362 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2022 Colombia Bogotá, Colombia 102 kg 165 165 168 1st place, gold medalist(s) 196 200 202 1st place, gold medalist(s) 370 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Central American and Caribbean Games
2023 El Salvador San Salvador, El Salvador 96 kg 165 170 171 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 200 206 — 2nd place, silver medalist(s) — —
Bolivarian Games
2022 Colombia Valledupar, Colombia 96 kg 165 170 170 1st place, gold medalist(s) 195 202 207 2nd place, silver medalist(s) — —

References

  1. ^ Molina Marín, Élida (7 November 2018). "Valentía de Jhor Moreno fue premiada con bronce en Mundial de pesas". El Colombiano (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b "2015 Pan American Games Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  3. ^ Oliver, Brian (12 December 2022). "Toma world record and landmark gold for Bahrain at weightlifting World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  4. ^ "2022 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). IWF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  5. ^ Iveson, Ali (29 July 2022). "Rogers stars for US but Colombia dominate at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Burns takes USA's first Pan American weightlifting gold in Miami". InsideTheGames.biz. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  7. ^ "2017 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). lsaf.lt. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  8. ^ Etchells, Daniel (6 November 2018). "Russia win first medals of 2018 IWF World Championships as Okulov holds onto take double gold in men's 89kg". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  9. ^ "2018 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 November 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  10. ^ Oliver, Brian (8 November 2021). "Mixed fortunes for Tokyo medallists at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Colombia se impone en el Panamericano de Halterofilia; Ecuador finaliza en el octavo lugar". El Universo (in Spanish). 10 November 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  12. ^ "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Colombia termina los Juegos Bolivarianos con 318 medallas". El Nuevo Siglo (in Spanish). 5 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Así le fue a Colombia en el 12 día de competencia de los Juegos Bolivarianos de Valledupar 2022". Caracol Sports (in Spanish). 4 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  15. ^ "Colombia sumó 20 medallas de oro en la penúltima jornada de los Juegos". Comité Olímpico Colombiano (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  16. ^ "Colombia cerró con broche de oro el quinto día del Panamericano de pesas 2022". Antena 2 (in Spanish). 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  17. ^ "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.