Yeimar Mendoza

Yeimar Mendoza
Personal information
Full nameYeimar Mendoza Carabalí
Born (1996-09-02) September 2, 1996
Sport
Country Colombia
SportWeightlifting
Events
  • 89 kg
  • 96 kg
  • 102 kg
  • 109 kg
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Men's weightlifting
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Caracas 109 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Bogotá 102 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Santo Domingo 89 kg
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Valledupar 102 kg S
Gold medal – first place 2022 Valledupar 102 kg CJ

Yeimar Mendoza Carabalí (born 2 September 1996) is a Colombian weightlifter. He is a two-time gold medalist at the Bolivarian Games and a three-time medalist, including gold, at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships.

Career

Mendoza won the gold medal in the men's 102 kg Snatch and Clean & Jerk events at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.[1][2]

He won the silver medal in the men's 102 kg event at the 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[3][4][5] In 2024, he won the gold medal in the men's 109 kg event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Caracas, Venezuela.

Achievements

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Representing  Colombia
World Championships
2022 Bogotá, Colombia 96 kg 166 166 171 5 200 205 206 9 366 7
2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 109 kg 166 166 170 10 202 207 211 9 377 9
2024 Manama, Bahrain 96 kg 160 160 160 17 190 195 201 11 361 12
Pan American Championships
2020 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 89 kg 152 157 157 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 184 190 196 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 347 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2022 Bogotá, Colombia 102 kg 162 167 169 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 195 198 201 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 368 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2024 Caracas, Venezuela 109 kg 140 150 152 1st place, gold medalist(s) 190 1st place, gold medalist(s) 342 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Bolivarian Games
2022 Valledupar, Colombia 102 kg 155 162 162 1st place, gold medalist(s) 190 195 197 1st place, gold medalist(s) N/a N/a

References

  1. ^ "Colombia termina los Juegos Bolivarianos con 318 medallas". El Nuevo Siglo (in Spanish). 5 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Iveson, Ali (29 July 2022). "Rogers stars for US but Colombia dominate at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.