Diego Salazar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Diego Salazar

weightlifter

Date of Birth: 03-Oct-1980

Place of Birth: Tuluá, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia

Profession: weightlifter

Nationality: Colombia

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Diego Salazar

  • Diego Fernando Salazar Quintero (born 3 October 1980) is a Colombian weightlifter, Olympic medalist and two times gold medal winner at the Pan American Games.
  • He was born in Tuluá, Department of Valle del Cauca.Salazar participated in the men's -62 kg class at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships and won the bronze medal, finishing behind Qiu Le and Oscar Figueroa.
  • He snatched 131 kg and clean and jerked an additional 164 kg for a total of 295 kg, 13 kg behind winner Qiu.He ranked sixth in the 62 kg category at the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships, lifting a total of 293 kg.At the 2008 Pan American Weightlifting Championships he won the silver medal in the 62 kg category, lifting 302 kg in total.

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