ATHLETE
Diego Salazar
1980 - Today

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 Barranquilla. 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. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Diego Salazar is the 4,156th most popular athlete (up from 5,257th in 2019), the 267th most popular biography from Colombia (up from 329th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Colombian Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Diego Salazar ranks 4,156 out of 6,025. Before him are Seung-hwan Oh, Ferran Solé, Julius Yego, Giuseppe Gibilisco, Natallia Mikhnevich, and Kirsten Klose. After him are Lee Sun-hee, Max Brown, Ahmad Abughaush, Wu Yu, Semen Novikov, and Rens Blom.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSeung-hwan Oh
1982 - Present
HPI: 41.48
Rank: 4,150
Ferran Solé
1992 - Present
HPI: 41.48
Rank: 4,151
Julius Yego
1989 - Present
HPI: 41.47
Rank: 4,152
Giuseppe Gibilisco
1979 - Present
HPI: 41.47
Rank: 4,153
Natallia Mikhnevich
1982 - Present
HPI: 41.47
Rank: 4,154
Kirsten Klose
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.47
Rank: 4,155
Diego Salazar
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 4,156
Lee Sun-hee
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 4,157
Max Brown
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 4,158
Ahmad Abughaush
1996 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 4,159
Wu Yu
1100 - 1154
HPI: 41.45
Rank: 4,160
Semen Novikov
1997 - Present
HPI: 41.44
Rank: 4,161
Rens Blom
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.44
Rank: 4,162
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1980, Diego Salazar ranks 918. Before him are Sprague Grayden, Aleen Bailey, José Carlos Garcia Leal, Carlos Prieto, Buiu, and Ahmed Al-Bahri. After him are Sue Bird, David Lowery, Kléber de Carvalho Corrêa, Jurga Šeduikytė, Monika Michalik, and Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle.
Others Born in 1980
Go to all RankingsSprague Grayden
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.51
Rank: 912
Aleen Bailey
ATHLETE
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.51
Rank: 913
José Carlos Garcia Leal
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.51
Rank: 914
Carlos Prieto
HANDBALL PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.50
Rank: 915
Buiu
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.50
Rank: 916
Ahmed Al-Bahri
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.47
Rank: 917
Diego Salazar
ATHLETE
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 918
Sue Bird
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.44
Rank: 919
David Lowery
FILM DIRECTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.44
Rank: 920
Kléber de Carvalho Corrêa
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.44
Rank: 921
Jurga Šeduikytė
SINGER
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.43
Rank: 922
Monika Michalik
WRESTLER
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.43
Rank: 923
Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle
SKIER
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.42
Rank: 924
In Colombia
Among people born in Colombia, Diego Salazar ranks 267 out of 356. Before him are Carolina Gaitán (1984), José Santa (1970), Carlos Betancur (1989), Mariana Duque Mariño (1989), Alfredo Morelos (1996), and Paula Garcés (1974). After him are Fredy Montero (1987), Dorlan Pabón (1988), Edwin Cardona (1992), Mariana Pajón (1991), Elson Becerra (1978), and Cucho Hernández (1999).
Others born in Colombia
Go to all RankingsCarolina Gaitán
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.86
Rank: 261
José Santa
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 41.74
Rank: 262
Carlos Betancur
CYCLIST
1989 - Present
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 263
Mariana Duque Mariño
TENNIS PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 41.64
Rank: 264
Alfredo Morelos
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 41.56
Rank: 265
Paula Garcés
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 41.47
Rank: 266
Diego Salazar
ATHLETE
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 267
Fredy Montero
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 41.37
Rank: 268
Dorlan Pabón
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 41.33
Rank: 269
Edwin Cardona
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 270
Mariana Pajón
CYCLIST
1991 - Present
HPI: 41.23
Rank: 271
Elson Becerra
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - 2006
HPI: 40.98
Rank: 272
Cucho Hernández
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 273
Among ATHLETES In Colombia
Among athletes born in Colombia, Diego Salazar ranks 7. Before him are Ximena Restrepo (1969), Óscar Figueroa (1983), María Isabel Urrutia (1965), Henrik Christiansen (null), Caterine Ibargüen (1984), and Orlando Duque (1974). After him are Yuri Alvear (1986), Luis Fernando López (1979), Sandra Arenas (1993), Anthony Zambrano (1998), Alisher Yusupov (1998), and Éider Arévalo (1993).
Ximena Restrepo
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 1
Óscar Figueroa
1983 - Present
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 2
María Isabel Urrutia
1965 - Present
HPI: 46.05
Rank: 3
Henrik Christiansen
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 4
Caterine Ibargüen
1984 - Present
HPI: 44.84
Rank: 5
Orlando Duque
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.81
Rank: 6
Diego Salazar
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 7
Yuri Alvear
1986 - Present
HPI: 40.64
Rank: 8
Luis Fernando López
1979 - Present
HPI: 39.36
Rank: 9
Sandra Arenas
1993 - Present
HPI: 38.99
Rank: 10
Anthony Zambrano
1998 - Present
HPI: 37.07
Rank: 11
Alisher Yusupov
1998 - Present
HPI: 34.60
Rank: 12
Éider Arévalo
1993 - Present
HPI: 34.27
Rank: 13