Andrés Caicedo (weightlifter)

Andrés Caicedo
Personal information
Full nameAndrés Mauricio Caicedo Piedrahita
Born (1997-08-15) 15 August 1997 (age 27)
Weight76.16 kg (167.9 lb)
Sport
Country Colombia
SportWeightlifting
Weight class81 kg
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Men's weightlifting
Youth Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Nanjing 69 kg
Updated on 1 March 2024

Andrés Mauricio Caicedo Piedrahita[a] (born 15 August 1997) is a Colombian male weightlifter, competing in the 77 kg category and representing Colombia at international competitions. He participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's 77 kg event, finishing 6th. He competed at world championships, including at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships.[1]

Prior to the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships, Caicedo was provisionally suspended for testing positive for the anabolic steroid, Boldenone. Fellow Colombian and Junior World Champion at 77 kg, Yeison López, was also provisionally suspended for testing positive for the same substance. The International Weightlifting Federation later banned them both until 2022 for testing positive for Boldenone and its metabolites.[2]

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
2016 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 77 kg 150 150 155 5 191 197 197 4 346 5
World Championships
2015 United States Houston, United States 77 kg 142 147 147 30 178 182 186 22 324 27
2017 United States Anaheim, United States 77 kg 148 148 154 14 192 195 195 4 340 8
2022 Colombia Bogotá, Colombia 81 kg 148 153 155 10 188 193 197 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 345 6
2023 Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 81 kg 150 155 158 4 192 193 194
Youth Olympic Games
2014 China Nanjing, China 69 kg 125 130 132 3 150 153 158 3 290 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Notes

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  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Caicedo and the second or maternal family name is Piedrahita.

References

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  1. ^ "2015 Weightlifting World Championships - Andres Mauricio Caicedo Piedrahita". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Sanctions – International Weightlifting Federation".
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