Marcos Rojas

Marcos Antonio Rojas Concha (born 2 June 1995) is a Peruvian weightlifter. In 2021, he competed in the men's 61 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[2]

Marcos Rojas
Personal information
Full nameMarcos Antonio Rojas Concha
Born (1995-06-02) 2 June 1995
Moyobamba, Peru [1]
Sport
CountryPeru
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Peru
South American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Cochabamba 56 kg

He competed in the men's 56 kg at the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships held in Anaheim, United States.[3] In 2018, he won the bronze medal in the men's 56 kg event at the 2018 South American Games held in Cochabamba, Bolivia.[4]

In 2019, he finished in 7th place in the men's 61 kg event at the Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru. A few months later, he also competed in the men's 61 kg event at the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships held in Pattaya, Thailand.[5]

References
  1. "Marcos Rojas". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  2. "Tokio 2020: el pesista Marco Rojas clasificó a los Juegos Olímpicos". rpp.pe (in Spanish). 28 June 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  3. "2017 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). lsaf.lt. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  4. Butler, Nick (28 May 2018). "Argentinian teenager dazzles in gymnastics at South American Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  5. "2019 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.


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