Óscar Figueroa (weightlifter)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Figueroa and the second or maternal family name is Mosquera.

Óscar Figueroa
Oscar Figueroa with the silver medal won at the 2012 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameOscar Albeiro Figueroa Mosquera
NationalityColombian
Born (1983-04-27) 27 April 1983 (age 41)
Zaragoza, Colombia
EducationAdministration Studies
Alma materUniversity Santiago de Cali
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight66.20 kg (145.9 lb)
Sport
Country Colombia
SportOlympic weightlifting
Event–67 kg
Coached byJaiber Manjarres, Oswaldo Pinilla
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 142 kg (2016)
  • Clean and jerk: 178 kg (2018)
  • Total: 318 kg (2016)
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Men's weightlifting
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 62 kg
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 62 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2006 Santo Domingo 62 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Wrocław 62 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Houston 62 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Gualadajara 62 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto 62 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Callao 62 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 Cartagena 62 kg

Oscar Albeiro Figueroa Mosquera (born 27 April 1983)[1] is a retired Colombian weightlifter, and a gold medallist competing in the 62 kg category until 2018 and 67 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[2] He was born in the rural township of Zaragoza,[1] located in Cartago, Valle del Cauca, Colombia.[3]

He initially retired from the sport after the 2016 Summer Olympics, but has returned to international competition[4] and has competed at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships.[5] He formally announced his retirement again in November 2019.[6]

Career

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Figueroa lifting an Olympic Record 177 kg at the 2012 Olympics

Olympics

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At the 2004 Summer Olympics he ranked 5th in the snatch as well as the clean & jerk in the 56 kg category, lifting a total of 280 kg,[7] and finished 5th overall.

In the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics, Figueroa failed to make a lift in the snatch category, he was unable to lift the bar from the floor in all three attempts. After the competition, it was discovered that he had a c6/7 cervical hernia which weakened his right hand.[8][9] He left the Olympics without posting a result and had surgery to correct the hernia.[10]

In his return to the Olympics after his injury, he placed 3rd after the snatch portion of the competition with a lift of 140 kg. After failing to make his first two lifts in the clean & jerk portion, he successfully completed an Olympic Record lift of 177 kg. This gave him a total of 317 kg; bronze medalist Eko Yuli Irawan also had the same total, but Figueroa had a lighter body weight (61.76 kg vs 61.98 kg) and won the silver medal.[11][12]

Earlier in 2016 Figueroa had surgery to repair his chronic back pain caused by a lumbar hernia,[13] and returned to the Olympics hoping to win gold. On August 8, 2016, Figueroa finally won gold in the 62 kg division with a total of 318 kg. After attempting and failing to lift 179 kg to set a new Olympic Record, Figueroa took off his shoes and placed them on the platform, signaling his immediate retirement from the sport.[14] On November 26, 2019, Oscar Figueroa formally announced his retirement from weightlifting competitions in a press conference.[6][15]

World Championships

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Figueroa participated in the men's -62 kg class at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships and won the silver medal, finishing behind Qiu Le. He snatched 137 kg and jerked an additional 160 kg for a total of 297 kg, 11 kg behind winner Qiu.[16]

He ranked 4th in the 62 kg category at the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships.

Failure to Report Whereabouts

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On April 12, 2019, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) reported that Figueroa was not allowed to participate in multiple weightlifting events. This was due to Figueroa failing to report his whereabouts in a timely manner so the IWF could perform surprise doping tests as required by international anti-doping regulations. It was noted this failure-to-report did not mean Figueroa was involved in any doping cases opened by the IWF.[17] When interviewed, Figueroa reported he failed to send them due to human error. He also reported that while he was prevented from participating in the 2020 Pan American Championship, he was not impeded from other competition that could help qualify him for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.[18]

Major results

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Representing  Colombia
Olympic Games
2004 Greece Athens, Greece 56 kg 120.0 125.0 127.5 5 145.0 150.0 155.0 5 280.0 5
2008 China Beijing, China 62 kg 128 128 128 — — — — — — —
2012 United Kingdom London, United Kingdom 62 kg 137 140 142 3 177 177 177 OR 1 317 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2016 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 62 kg 137 142 AM 145 1 172 176 179 1 318 AM 1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships
2006 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 62 kg 132 137 141 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 160 164 164 5 297 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2007 Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand 62 kg 135 140 140 6 160 160 165 8 295 4
2009 South Korea Goyang, South Korea 62 kg 135 139 141 4 165 165 168 5 307 4
2011 France Paris, France 62 kg 135 138 140 6 170 170 175 4 308 4
2013 Poland Wrocław, Poland 62 kg 135 139 141 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 175 177 183 1st place, gold medalist(s) 316 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2014 Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan 62 kg 135 135 135 — — — — — — —
2015 United States Houston, United States 62 kg 135 140 140 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 175 180 180 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 315 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2018 Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 67 kg 140 145 145 8 176 178 181 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 318 5
2019 Thailand Pattaya, Thailand 67 kg 137 140 140 17 176 181 181 5 313 10
Pan American Games
2011 Mexico Guadalajara, Mexico 62 kg 132 135 137 1 165 171 175 1 312 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2015 Canada Toronto, Canada 62 kg 130 130 135 2 170 175 — 1 310 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2019 Peru Lima, Peru 67 kg 135 135 138 2 — — — — — —

References

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  1. ^ a b "Oscar FIGUEROA". Olympic Channel. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  2. ^ "PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 67 kg" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  3. ^ "OSCAR ALBEYRO FIGUEROA MOSQUERA" (PDF) (in Spanish). Comité Olímpico Colombiano. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 January 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2008.
  4. ^ IWF.net (12 May 2018). "Who will be dominant in Santo Domingo?". Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  5. ^ CaracolTV (5 October 2018). "¿En qué andan por estos días los medallistas olímpicos Óscar Figueroa y Leidy Solís?". Archived from the original on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Óscar Figueroa anunció su retiro como profesional (Video)". Facebook (in Spanish). 26 November 2019. Archived from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  7. ^ "FIGUEROA Oa". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2008.
  8. ^ "China extended its perfect record". The Associated Press. 11 August 2008. Archived from the original on 19 September 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2008.
  9. ^ Olympic Channel. "The Oscar Figueroa Story". Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  10. ^ BarBend (21 April 2017). "Oscar Figueroa". Archived from the original on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  11. ^ "62kg men results - Weightlifting - London 2012 Olympics". www.olympic.org. Archived from the original on 22 June 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  12. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Weightlifting at the 2012 London Summer Games: Men's Featherweight". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  13. ^ Yahoo. "Colombian weightlifter Figueroa strikes Olympic gold, retires". Archived from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  14. ^ "Weightlifting recap: Oscar Figueroa wins gold, retires". Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  15. ^ "Óscar Figueroa anunció su retiro". El Espectador (in Spanish). 26 November 2019. Archived from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  16. ^ 75th MEN'S and 18th WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS -62 KG MEN Archived 2008-12-02 at the Wayback Machine, iwf.net
  17. ^ "Suspenden a campeón colombiano de halterofilia por eludir control antidopaje". Agencia EFE (in Spanish). 12 April 2019. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  18. ^ Castellanos, Carolina (12 April 2019). "A mí no me suspendieron, fue un llamado de atención: Óscar Figueroa". Antena 2 (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
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