Luis García (weightlifter)

Luis Alberto García Brito
Personal information
Nationality Dominican
Born (1995-04-19) 19 April 1995
Santo Domingo
Height 1.48 m (4 ft 10 in)
Weight 56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Country Dominican Republic
Sport Weightlifting
Coached by Bienvenido Rodríguez
Medal record
Pan American Games
2015 Toronto – 56 kg
Pan American Championships
2016 Cartagena – 56 kg Snatch
Central American and Caribbean Games
2014 Veracruz – 56 kg Snatch
2014 Veracruz – 56 kg Clean & Jerk
Junior Pan American Championships
2015 Cartagena – 56 kg Snatch
2015 Cartagena – 56 kg C&J
2015 Cartagena – 56 kg Total

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.

Career

García won two silver medal 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]

References

  1. 1 2 "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. 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. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
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