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Diego Salazar

1980 - Today

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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 6,025Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Diego Salazar ranks 918Before 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.

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In Colombia

Among people born in Colombia, Diego Salazar ranks 267 out of 356Before 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).

Among ATHLETES In Colombia

Among athletes born in Colombia, Diego Salazar ranks 7Before 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).