Miguel Suárez

Miguel Angel Suárez Mesa (born 14 September 1999) is a Colombian weightlifter. He is a three-time gold medalist in the men's 55kg event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships. He also won two gold medals at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.

Career

Suárez won the gold medal in the men's 55kg event at the 2020 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

In 2021, he won the gold medal in his event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Guayaquil, Ecuador. In that same year, he competed in the men's 55kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

In 2022, Suárez won the gold medal in the men's 55kg event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia. He also won the gold medals in the Snatch and Clean & Jerk events. He set a new Panamerican record of 142kg in the Clean & Jerk.

Achievements

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank 1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 RankRepresenting World Championships 2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 55 kg 104 104 104 14 133 138 142 6 242 7 2022 Bogotá, Colombia 55 kg 105 109 109 10 140 143 145 248 5 2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 55 kg 102 106 108 11 133 140 141 9 239 9 Pan American Championships 2020 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 55 kg 100 103 105 130 133 137 242 2021 Guayaquil, Ecuador 55 kg 103 105 107 132 135 137 244 2022 Bogotá, Colombia 55 kg 100 103 105 133 138 142 247 Central American and Caribbean Games 2023 San Salvador, El Salvador 55 kg 100 104 106 132 136 138 Bolivarian Games 2022 Valledupar, Colombia 55 kg 100 105 108 129 135 140 Youth World Championships 2016 Penang, Malaysia 50 kg 83 86 90 6 110 115 118 4 201 6