Óscar Figueroa (weightlifter)

Oscar Albeiro Figueroa Mosquera (born 27 April 1983) is a Colombian weightlifter, and Olympic Champion competing in the 62 kg category until 2018 and 67 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[1]. He was born in Zaragoza, Cartago Valle del Cauca.[2]

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Figueroa and the second or maternal family name is Mosquera.
Óscar Figueroa
Oscar Figueroa with the silver medal won at the 2012 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameOscar Albeiro Figueroa Mosquera
NationalityColombian
Born (1983-04-27) April 27, 1983
Zaragoza, Colombia
ResidenceCali, Colombia
EducationAdministration Studies
Alma materUniversity Santiago de Cali
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight66.20 kg (145.9 lb)
Sport
Country Colombia
SportOlympic weightlifting
Event(s)–67 kg
Coached byJaiber Manjarres, Oswaldo Pinilla
Achievements and titles
World finals
Olympic finals
  • Athens 2004
  • Beijng 2008
  • London 2012
  • Rio 2016
Personal best(s)
  • Total: 318 kg

He initially retired from the sport after the 2016 Summer Olympics, but has returned to international competition[3] and has competed at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships.[4]

Career
Figueroa lifting an Olympic Record 177 kg at the 2012 Olympics

Olympics

At the 2004 Summer Olympics he ranked 5th in the snatch as well as the clean & jerk in the 56 kg category, lifting a total of 280 kg,[5] and finished 5th overall.

In the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics, Figueroa failed to make a lift in the snatch category, he was unable to lift the bar from the floor in all three attempts. After the competition, it was discovered that he had a c6/7 cervical hernia which weakened his right hand.[6][7] He left the Olympics without posting a result and had surgery to correct the hernia.[8]

In his return to the Olympics after his injury, he placed 3rd after the snatch portion of the competition with a lift of 140 kg. After failing to make his first two lifts in the clean & jerk portion, he successfully completed an Olympic Record lift of 177 kg. This gave him a total of 317 kg; bronze medalist Eko Yuli Irawan also had the same total, but Figueroa had a lighter body weight (61.76 kg vs 61.98 kg) and won the silver medal.[9][10]

Earlier in 2016 Figueroa had surgery to repair his chronic back pain caused by a lumbar hernia,[11] and returned to the Olympics hoping to win gold. On August 8, 2016, Figueroa finally won gold in the 62 kg division with a total of 318 kg. After attempting and failing to lift 179 kg to set a new Olympic Record, Figueroa took off his shoes and placed them on the platform, signaling his immediate retirement from the sport.[12]

World Championships

Figueroa participated in the men's -62 kg class at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships and won the silver medal, finishing behind Qiu Le. He snatched 137 kg and jerked an additional 160 kg for a total of 297 kg, 11 kg behind winner Qiu.[13]

He ranked 4th in the 62 kg category at the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships.

Retirement

On November 26th, Oscar Figueroa announced his retirement.

Major results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Representing  Colombia
Olympic Games
2004 Athens, Greece56 kg120.0125.0127.55145.0150.0155.05280.05
2008 Beijing, China62 kg128128128———————
2012 London, Great Britain62 kg13714014231771771771317
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil62 kg13714214511721761791318
World Championships
2006 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic62 kg1321371411601641645297
2007 Chiang Mai, Thailand62 kg135140140616016016582954
2009 Goyang, South Korea62 kg135139141416516516853074
2011 Paris, France62 kg135138140617017017543084
2013 Wroclaw, Poland62 kg135139141175177183316
2014 Almaty, Kazakhstan62 kg135135135———————
2015 Houston, United States62 kg135140140175180180315
2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan67 kg14014514581761781813185
2019 Pattaya, Thailand67 kg13714014017176181181531310
Pan American Games
2011 Guadalajara, Mexico62 kg13213513711651711751312
2015 Toronto, Canada62 kg1301301352170175—1310

References
  1. PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 67 kg
  2. "OSCAR ALBEYRO FIGUEROA MOSQUERA" (PDF) (in Spanish). Comité Olímpico Colombiano.
  3. IWF.net. "Who will be dominant in Santo Domingo?". Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  4. CaracolTV. "¿En qué andan por estos días los medallistas olímpicos Óscar Figueroa y Leidy Solís?". Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  5. "FIGUEROA Oa". International Weightlifting Federation.
  6. "China extended its perfect record". The Associated Press. 2008-08-11. Retrieved 2008-08-24.
  7. Olympic Channel. "The Oscar Figueroa Story". Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  8. BarBend. "Oscar Figueroa". Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  9. "62kg men results - Weightlifting - London 2012 Olympics". www.olympic.org. Retrieved 2015-06-07.
  10. "Weightlifting at the 2012 London Summer Games: Men's Featherweight". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2015-06-07.
  11. Yahoo. "Colombian weightlifter Figueroa strikes Olympic gold, retires". Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  12. "Weightlifting recap: Oscar Figueroa wins gold, retires". Retrieved 2016-08-08.
  13. 75th MEN'S and 18th WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS -62 KG MEN, iwf.net
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