Luis García (weightlifter)

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.

Luis Alberto García Brito
Personal information
NationalityDominican
Born (1995-04-19) 19 April 1995
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 place2017 Taipei— 56 kg

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. "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.
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