Yeison López

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is López.
Yeison López
Personal information
Full nameYeison López López
NationalityColombian
Born (1999-09-01) 1 September 1999 (age 25)
Istmina, Chocó
Sport
Country Colombia
SportWeightlifting
Weight class
  • 89 kg
  • 96 kg
Coached byLuis Arrieta
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 182 kg WR (2024)
  • Clean & jerk: 210 kg (2023)
  • Total: 392 kg AM (2024)
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Men's weightlifting
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris 89 kg
IWF World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2024 Phuket 89 kg
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago 89 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Miami 77 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Caracas 89 kg
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Tbilisi 77 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Tokyo 77 kg
Youth World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Lima 77 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Penang 77 kg

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 94kg 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
Olympic Games
2024 Paris, France 89 kg 175 180 180 — 205 205 210 — 390 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships
2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 96 kg 160 167 171 4 200 200 205 11 371 7
IWF World Cup
2024 Phuket, Thailand 89 kg 175 181 182 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s) 205 210 215 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 392 AM 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Pan American Games
2023 Santiago, Chile 89 kg 168 172 177 AM — 201 205 209 — 382 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Pan American Championships
2017 Miami, United States 77 kg 153 158 162 AM 1st place, gold medalist(s) 187 190 200 1st place, gold medalist(s) 352 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2024 Caracas, Venezuela 89 kg 170 175 — 1st place, gold medalist(s) 200 205 207 1st place, gold medalist(s) 382 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References

  1. ^ Palmer, Dan (19 June 2017). "Lopez Lopez wins hat-trick of golds at IWF Junior World Championships". Inside the Games.
  2. ^ "Lopez Yeison". Olympic Games.
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ "LOPEZ Yeison". Paris 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  5. ^ 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.