Hellen Escobar

Hellen Andrea Escobar Aguirre is a Colombian weightlifter. She won the silver medal in the women's 76kg event at the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. She is a three-time medalist, including gold, at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships. She won the gold medal in her event at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games held in San Salvador, El Salvador.

In 2022, Escobar competed in the women's 87kg event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay. In that same year, she also competed in the women's 76kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia. In 2023, she competed in the women's 81kg event at the Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.

In 2024, she won the gold medal in the women's 76kg 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 RankRepresenting World Championships 2022 Bogotá, Colombia 76 kg 103 107 109 5 133 135 138 4 242 4 2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 76 kg 103 103 106 132 136 140 242 Pan American Games 2023 Santiago, Chile 81 kg 97 101 101 123 127 131 228 8 Pan American Championships 2024 Caracas, Venezuela 76 kg 95 99 99 122 126 — 221 Central American and Caribbean Games 2023 San Salvador, El Salvador 76 kg 102 104 107 127 136 140 South American Games 2022 Asunción, Paraguay 87 kg 102 102 105 128 128 132 230 4