Oscar Figueroa is ending his career at the top of his game…
Competing in his fourth Olympics, the 33-year-old Colombian weightlifter clinched a gold medal with a total of 318kg (142kg snatch and 176kg clean and jerk) in the Men’s 62 kg weightlifting competition at the 2016 Rio Games.
After his final attempt, Figueroa removed his shoes and placed them down on the platform, indicating his immediate retirement from competition.
Eko Yuli Irawan of Indonesia won the silver with a total of 312kg (687.8 lbs). Farkhad Kharki of Kazakstan earns the bronze with a total of 305kg (672.4 lbs).
Talk about an Olympic-size comeback… Following his heartbreaking showing at the 2008 Beijing Games, Óscar Figueroa returned to Olympic competition in tip-top shape to claim his first medal. Competing in his third Olympics, the 29-year-old Colombian weightlifter—who left the 2008 Olympic Games empty handed due to a hand injury—won the…
It was thisclose, but not gold cigar for Yuri Alvear. The 30-year-old Colombian judoka had to settle for a silver medal after having made it all the way to the final in the Women’s 70kg Judo competition at the 2016 Rio Games. Japan’s Haruka Tachimoto, who had never won a…
It’s a special first for Isaquias Queiroz… The 22-year-old Brazilian sprint canoeist has earned his country its first-ever Olympic medal in canoeing. But Queiroz didn’t just have to train hard to earn that medal at the 2016 Rio Games — he had to survive. Queiroz, who narrowly lost to Germany’s…
