Marcos Bonilla, in the 94 kilograms, absolute champion of his category.
Photo: Colombian Olympic Committee
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Colombia closed its participation in the Pan American Pesos Lifting Championship, which concluded this Friday, July 18 at the Miguel Calero de Cali Coliseum.
The pesists Rafael Cerro and Santiago Cossio stood out in the category of more than 110 kilograms, adding six medals for the country.
This was the closing of the Pan American
Cossio achieved gold in start with a 191 kg lifting, while Cerro took the money with 190. American Aaron Williams completed the podium with 187.
In the envy, Cerro was the protagonist with a valid attempt of 220 kg that awarded the silver medal, although he failed his two attempts to overcome the Pan American record. Cossio won the bronze with 216 kg, while Williams won the gold with 224. In the total, Williams also led with 411 kg, followed by Cerro (410) and Cossio (407), thus closing an intense final day that raised to 33 the number of medals for Colombia: 13 golds, 14 plates and six bronzes.
The Colombian delegation became an absolute champion with three athletes who dominated their category from beginning to end: Sebastián Olivares (71 kg), Yenny Sinisterra (63 kg) and Marcos Bonilla (94 kg), all with a triple gold medal. The team showed the solid progress of the National Training Process in Linde, which continues to give Colombia a leading place in the continent.
All Colombian medalists
- Francisco Mosquera (65 kilograms), silver in start, silver in envy and silver in total.
- Sebastián Olivares (71 kilograms), gold in boot, gold in envy and gold in total.
- Yenny Sinisterra (63 kilograms), gold in boot, gold in envy and gold in total.
- Hugo Montes (79 kilograms), gold in boot, bronze in envy and bronze in total.
- Jeison López (88 kilograms), gold in start (world record), silver in shipping and silver in total.
- Julieth Rodríguez (69 kilograms), silver in start, silver in envy and silver in total.
- Mari Leivis Sánchez (77 kilograms), gold in boot, silver in envy and silver in total.
- Marcos Bonilla (94 kilograms), gold in boot, gold in envy and gold in total.
- Valeria Rivas (86 kilograms), silver in start, bronze in envy and bronze in total.
- Santiago Cossio (+110 kilograms), gold in boot, bronze in envy and bronze in total.
- Rafael Cerro (+110 kilograms), Silver in start, silver in envy and silver in total.
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