Álvaro Velasco (weightlifter)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Velasco and the second or maternal family name is Alzate.

Álvaro Augusto Velasco Alzate (born March 3, 1971) is a retired male weightlifter from Colombia, who thrice won a medal for his native South American country at the Pan American Games: in 1991, 1995 and 1999. He twice competed at the Summer Olympics (1992 and 1996), finishing in 12th place in the men's middleweight division in Atlanta, Georgia (1996).

Álvaro Velasco

Personal information
Born	March 3, 1971
Medal record Men's Weightlifting Representing  Colombia Pan American Games 1999 Winnipeg – 85 kg 1991 Havana – 75 kg 1995 Mar del Plata – 76 kg

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