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Óscar Figueroa

1983 - Today

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Oscar Albeiro Figueroa Mosquera (born 27 April 1983) is a retired Colombian weightlifter, and a gold medallist competing in the 62 kg category until 2018 and 67 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories. He was born in the rural township of Zaragoza, located in Cartago, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. He initially retired from the sport after the 2016 Summer Olympics, but has returned to international competition and has competed at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships. He formally announced his retirement again in November 2019. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Óscar Figueroa is the 3,103rd most popular athlete (down from 2,812th in 2019), the 194th most popular biography from Colombia and the 2nd most popular Colombian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Óscar Figueroa ranks 3,103 out of 6,025. Before him are Chen Yueling, Mildrette Netter, Andrey Prokofyev, Dave Trottier, Christoph Sumann, and Khatuna Narimanidze. After him are Fernando Echávarri, Winfred Yavi, Peter Rono, Torsten Voss, Eleanor Patterson, and Bruny Surin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Óscar Figueroa ranks 439. Before him are Rachel Starr, Christophe Jallet, Răzvan Cociș, Virginie Razzano, Elena Bovina, and Gabriel Sargissian. After him are Deuce, Dariusz Dudka, Yasuyuki Konno, Matheus Leite Nascimento, Heidi Range, and Zé Castro.

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In Colombia

Among people born in Colombia, Óscar Figueroa ranks 194 out of 356. Before him are Albeiro Usuriaga (1966), Jorge Eliécer Julio (1969), Ximena Restrepo (1969), Carmen Villalobos (1983), Abel Aguilar (1985), and Luis Amaranto Perea (1979). After him are Natalia Reyes (1987), María Isabel Urrutia (1965), Henrik Christiansen (null), Hugo Rodallega (1985), Esteban Chaves (1990), and Maritza Rodríguez (1975).

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Among ATHLETES In Colombia

Among athletes born in Colombia, Óscar Figueroa ranks 2. Before him are Ximena Restrepo (1969). After him are María Isabel Urrutia (1965), Henrik Christiansen (null), Caterine Ibargüen (1984), Orlando Duque (1974), Diego Salazar (1980), Yuri Alvear (1986), Luis Fernando López (1979), Sandra Arenas (1993), Anthony Zambrano (1998), and Alisher Yusupov (1998).

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