Francisco Mosquera

Francisco Antonio Mosquera Valencia (born 1 April 1992) is a Colombian weightlifter, World Champion, three-time Pan American Champion and Pan American Games Champion competing in the 62 kg category until 2018 and 61 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[3]

For the footballer, see Francisco Mosquera (footballer).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mosquera and the second or maternal family name is Valencia.
Francisco Mosquera
Personal information
Full nameFrancisco Antonio Mosquera Valencia
NicknamePacho[1]
NationalityColombian
Born (1992-04-01) 1 April 1992
Weight67.00 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country Colombia
SportWeightlifting
Event–61 kg
ClubBolivar
Coached byOswaldo Pinilla[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Men's weightlifting
Big (Total)
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 2 2 1
Junior World Championships 0 0 1
Pan American Games 1 1 0
Pan American Championships 5 1 0
South American Games 2 0 0
Bolivarian Games 2 0 0
Total 12 4 2
Big and small medals
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 3 8 2
Junior World Championships 0 1 2
Pan American Games 1 1 0
Pan American Championships 14 4 0
CAC Games 5 1 0
South American Games 2 0 0
Bolivarian Games 8 0 0
Total 33 15 4
World Championships
2017 Anaheim62 kg
2022 Bogotá67 kg
2015 Houston62 kg
2021 Tashkent67 kg
2019 Pattaya61 kg
Pan American Games
2019 Lima61 kg
2015 Toronto62 kg
Pan American Championships
2013 Margarita Island62 kg
2014 Santo Domingo62 kg
2016 Cartagena62 kg
2020 Santo Domingo61 kg
2021 Guayaquil67 kg
2022 Bogotá67 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
2014 Veracruz62 kg S
2014 Veracruz62 Kg CJ
2018 Baranquilla62 kg S
2023 San Salvador67 kg S
2023 San Salvador67 kg CJ
2018 Barranquilla62 Kg CJ
South American Games
2014 Santiago62 kg
2022 Asunción67 kg
Bolivarian Games
2013 Trujillo62 kg S
2013 Trujillo62 Kg CJ
2013 Trujillo62 Kg
2017 Santa Marta62 kg S
2017 Santa Marta62 Kg CJ
2017 Santa Marta62 Kg
2022 Valledupar67 kg S
2022 Valledupar67 Kg CJ
Junior World Championships
2012 Antigua Guatemala62 kg

Career

Injury before Olympics

In 2016 he tore his Patellar tendon in his left knee[4][5] 10 days before the beginning of the 2016 Summer Olympics[6] and was unable to compete. His recovery lasted 15 months[7] and he was unable to compete until the 2017 Bolivarian Games, during which he competed in the 62 kg division winning a gold medal.

World Championships

Mosquera won a gold medal in the 62kg division at the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships in Anaheim,[8] this makes him the second Colombian weightlifter to win a gold medal at the World Weightlifting Championships after Leydi Solís also at the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships.[9] He also won a silver medal in the 62kg division at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships in Houston.[10]

Major results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Representing  Colombia
World Championships
2013 Wrocław, Poland62 kg130130135516517017042954
2015 Houston, United States62 kg135140142170175177315
2017 Anaheim, United States62 kg1301351367166170172300
2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan61 kg130135 AM1376167169172304 AM4
2019 Pattaya, Thailand61 kg1301351356167172172 AM302
2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan67 kg1371411416175179181316
2022 Bogotá, Colombia67 kg1401431454177182182325
2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia67 kg13513813871761811813114
Pan American Games
2011 Guadalajara, Mexico56 kg113115117—145150150—2624
2015 Toronto, Canada62 kg130135137—170175175—305
2019 Lima, Peru61 kg128132132—165170175—302
Pan American Championships
2013 Margarita Island, Venezuela62 kg121126131160167167286
2014 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic62 kg121124127155160—284
2016 Cartagena, Colombia62 kg130135140165165170305
2019 Guatemala City, Guatemala67 kg1201251259141——102619
2020 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic61 kg120124—151156—280
2021 Guayaquil, Ecuador67 kg135135140175180183320
2022 Bogotá, Colombia67 kg133134135170177181312
Central American and Caribbean Games
2014 Veracruz, Mexico62 kg122130132161168171——
2018 Barranquilla, Colombia62 kg——
2023 San Salvador, El Salvador67 kg133136137170180180——
South American Games
2014 Santiago, Chile62 kg125128130—154154160—288
2022 Asunción, Paraguay67 kg132137141—170176176—317
Bolivarian Games
2013 Trujillo, Peru62 kg122127132155155157284
2017 Santa Marta, Colombia62 kg126131135160170—301
2022 Valledupar, Colombia67 kg132133138170176183——
Junior World Championships
2011 Penang, Malaysia56 kg108108108———————
2012 Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala62 kg122126128154158163291
Youth World Championships
2009 Chiang Mai, Thailand56 kg929296812012412492169

References
  1. "Talentos a Río 2016: Francisco Mosquera: "Ser campeón es importante, ser persona, lo es más"". Comité Olímpico Colombiano. Archived from the original on July 9, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  2. "MOSQUERA (COL) lifts Rio weight off his shoulders with gold in Lima". IWF.net. 2 August 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  3. PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 61 kg
  4. "Rio 2016 Athlete Page". Olympic.org. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  5. "Pesista Francisco Mosquera se pierde los Juegos Olímpicos de Río 2016". elpais.com.co. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  6. "Francisco Mosquera, lesionado en Río 2016 y oro en Lima 2019, quiere revancha en Tokio 2020". LA FM. 27 July 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  7. "Francisco Mosquera: el hombre que se levantó a sí mismo". El Tiempo. 23 December 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  8. "Men's 62kg - Standings". IWF.net. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  9. "IWF World Championships Roundup". IWF.net. 11 December 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  10. "Men's 62kg - Standings". IWF.net. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
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