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Place of Birth: Granma Province, Cuba
About Iván Cambar
- Iván Cambar (born December 29, 1983) is a Cuban weightlifter. At the 2006 World Championships he ranked 7th in the 77 kg category, with a total of 343 kg.He won the gold medal for Cuba at the 15th Pan American Games in the 77 kg category on July 17, 2007 with a total lift of 350 kg.
- He lifted 156 kg in the snatch, beating the previous Pan American Games record.
- On his record Cambar said; "More than happiness for winning, I'm proud to set up a new Pan American record.
- It's really a great feeling and an honor to any athlete." He then went on to lift 194 kg in the clean and jerk to win in Rio de Janeiro.
- He said of his gold medal "I came to the Pan Am Games as a favorite and, since the beginning, I felt a hard pressure.
- I knew it would have been a big disappointment in my country if I went back without a medal.
- Now I can go back home relaxed and I'm proud of my gold medal." José Ocando of Venezuela took silver with a combined lift 13 kg less than Cambar. A year later in 2008, he competed in Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 77 kg division finishing sixth with 353 kg.
- This beat his previous personal best by 10 kg. He won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's 77 kg category with a total of 349 kg. Cambar won the 85 kg silver medals in snatch and clean & jerk during the 2014 Pan American Sports Festival.He is 5 ft 4 inches tall and weighs 170 lb.
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