Luis Miguel Pineda

Luis Miguel Pineda Madrid (born August 3, 1988 in Montería, Córdoba) is a Colombian weightlifter.[1] Pineda represented Colombia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's lightweight category (69 kg), along with his teammate Edwin Mosquera. Pineda placed thirteenth in this event, as he successfully lifted 132 kg in the single-motion snatch, and hoisted 167 kg in the two-part, shoulder-to-overhead clean and jerk, for a total of 299 kg.[2] He won the silver medal at the 2008 Pan American Weightlifting Championships.[3]

Luis Miguel Pineda
Personal information
Full nameLuis Miguel Pineda Madrid
Nationality Colombia
Born (1988-08-03) 3 August 1988
Monteria, Córdoba, Colombia
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)69 kg
ClubApartadó
Coached byGeorgi Panchev
Now coachingMauricio Gonzalez
Achievements and titles
World finalsCampeón Mundial
National finalsCampeón Juegos Nacionales
Olympic finalsBeijing 2008

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
123Rank123Rank
Pan American Weightlifting Championships
2008Peru Callao, Peru69 kg12713013441571651723rd place, bronze medalist(s)3062nd place, silver medalist(s)

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Luis Miguel Pineda". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  2. "Men's 69kg (152 lbs)". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  3. "2008 Pan American Weightlifting Championships - Luis Miguel Pineda". iwf.net. Retrieved 10 November 2016.


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