Luis García (weightlifter)

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Luis Alberto García Brito
Personal information
NationalityDominican
Born (1995-04-19) 19 April 1995 (age 29)
Santo Domingo
Height1.48 m (4 ft 10 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
CountryDominican Republic
SportWeightlifting
Coached byBienvenido Rodríguez
Medal record
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto – 56 kg
Pan American Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Cartagena – 56 kg Snatch
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Veracruz – 56 kg Snatch
Silver medal – second place 2014 Veracruz – 56 kg Clean & Jerk
Junior Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Cartagena – 56 kg Snatch
Gold medal – first place 2015 Cartagena – 56 kg C&J
Gold medal – first place 2015 Cartagena – 56 kg Total
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2017 Taipei — 56 kg

Luis Alberto García Brito (born 19 April 1995 in Santo Domingo)[1][2] is a Dominican Olympic weightlifter. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Career

García won two silver medals in the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games hel in Veracruz, Mexico, taking part in the 56 kg category.[3]

In his participation in the 2015 Pan American Games he won the 56 kg category bronze medal, lifting 115 kg in snatch, 141 kg in clean and jerk and a total of 256 kg.[4] He won three gold medals in the 2015 Pan American Junior Championships in the 56 kg category.[1] He won the snatch bronze medal in the 56 kg category of the 2016 Pan American Championships.[5]

He represented the Dominican Republic at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Pirón Rompe marcas en Panam de Pesas" [Pirón set new marks in Pan American weightlifting]. El Nacional (in Spanish). 11 May 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Luis Alberto Garcia Brito". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  3. ^ Cadete, Primitivo (21 November 2014). "Pesas aplica poder. Dos medallas de oro y 4 de plata" [Weightlifting applied power. Two gold medals and 4 silver]. Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  4. ^ Mota Nina, Alipio (11 July 2016). "Luis García gana bronce y le da La primera medalla a RD en Toronto" [Luis Garcia wins bronze and gives the first medal for RD in Toronto]. El Dia (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Dominicana Beatriz Pirón gana dos oro en Campeonato Panamericano de Pesas" [Dominican Beatriz Pirón wins two gold in Pan American Weightlifting Championship]. El Caribe (in Spanish). 9 June 2016. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  6. ^ "República Dominicana tendrá participación histórica en Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio". ESPN.com.mx (in Spanish). 2021-06-27. Retrieved 2021-06-28.

External links

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