Lesman Paredes

Lesman Paredes Montano (born 5 March 1996) is a Colombian born Bahraini weightlifter who won a Gold medal at the 2021 World Championships.[2] He represents Bahrain since July 2022. He also won the gold medal in the men's 96 kg event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[3][4]

Lesman Paredes Montano
Personal information
Full nameLesman Teodoro Paredes Montano
NationalityBahraini
Born (1996-03-05) 5 March 1996
Cali, Colombia
Weight93.64 kg (206 lb)
Sport
Country
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)96 kg
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Snatch: 187 kg (2021)[1]
  • Clean and jerk: 215 kg (2022)
  • Total: 400 kg (2021)[1]
Medal record
Representing  Bahrain
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Bogotá 96 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Manama 96 kg
Representing  Colombia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Tashkent96 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place2020 Santo Domingo102 kg
Gold medal – first place2021 Guayaquil102 kg
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place2016 Tbilisi94 kg

He set a new world record in the snatch of 187 kilograms (412.2 pounds) at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships in 96 kg category.[5][1] He is also a two-time gold medalist in the men's 102 kg event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships.

He won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 Asian Weightlifting Championships held in Manama, Bahrain.[6]

Paredes was born in Cali and raised in Buenaventura.[7]

Major results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Representing  Bahrain
World Championships
2022Colombia Bogotá, Colombia96 kg1761811851st place, gold medalist(s)2072122142nd place, silver medalist(s)3971st place, gold medalist(s)
Asian Championships
2022Bahrain Manama, Bahrain96 kg178182—1st place, gold medalist(s)2052102152nd place, silver medalist(s)3971st place, gold medalist(s)
Representing  Colombia
World Championships
2015United States Houston, United States94 kg167172 172619520220763795
2021Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan96 kg180187 WR1901st place, gold medalist(s)2082082134400 AM1st place, gold medalist(s)
Pan American Championships
2020Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic102 kg1701751801st place, gold medalist(s)200210 AM—1st place, gold medalist(s)390 AM1st place, gold medalist(s)
2021Ecuador Guayaquil, Ecuador102 kg170181 AM—1st place, gold medalist(s)2052052151st place, gold medalist(s)3861st place, gold medalist(s)
Summer Universiade
2017Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan94 kg——————————
Junior World Championships
2014Russia Kazan, Russia85 kg142147147616717217293148
2015Poland Wrocław, Poland94 kg1551601653rd place, bronze medalist(s)18519019043554
2016Georgia (country) Tbilisi, Georgia94 kg1671721761st place, gold medalist(s)19419420043722nd place, silver medalist(s)

References
  1. "2021 IWF World Championships". IWF. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  2. Oliver, Brian (14 December 2021). "Weightlifting world record for Colombia's Paredes as Olympic champion Meso beaten". Inside the Games. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  3. Oliver, Brian (12 December 2022). "Toma world record and landmark gold for Bahrain at weightlifting World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  4. "2022 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). IWF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  5. Dickson, Jake (14 December 2021). "Lesman Paredes Montaño (96KG) Sets 187-Kilogram Snatch Record; Wins 2021 Weightlifting World championship". www.barbend.com. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  6. "Paredes hits form to win Bahrain's first major weightlifting title at Asian Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  7. "Lesma Paredes es campeón en el Mundial Juvenil de Levantamiento de Pesas". 90minutos.co (in Spanish). 30 June 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
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