Andrés Caicedo (weightlifter)

Andrés Mauricio Caicedo Piedrahita^[a] (born 15 August 1997) is a Colombian male weightlifter, competing in the 77 kg category and representing Colombia at international competitions. He participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's 77 kg event, finishing 6th. He competed at world championships, including at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships.^[1]

Andrés Caicedo

Personal information
Full name	Andrés Mauricio Caicedo Piedrahita
Born	(1997-08-15) 15 August 1997 (age 27)
Weight	76.16 kg (167.9 lb)
Sport
Country	Colombia
Sport	Weightlifting
Weight class	81 kg
Medal record Representing  Colombia Men's weightlifting Pan American Championships 2016 Cartagena 77 kg Bolivarian Games 2017 Santa Marta 77 kg CJ 2017 Santa Marta 77 kg 2017 Santa Marta 77 kg S Youth Olympic Games 2014 Nanjing 69 kg
Updated on 9 December 2024

Prior to the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships, Caicedo was provisionally suspended for testing positive for the anabolic steroid, Boldenone. Fellow Colombian and Junior World Champion at 77 kg, Yeison López, was also provisionally suspended for testing positive for the same substance. The International Weightlifting Federation later banned them both until 2022 for testing positive for Boldenone and its metabolites.^[2]

Major results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
Representing  Colombia
Olympic Games
2016	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	77 kg	150	150	155	5	191	197	197	4	346	5
World Championships
2015	Houston, United States	77 kg	142	147	147	30	178	182	186	22	324	27
2017	Anaheim, United States	77 kg	148	148	154	14	192	195	195	4	340	8
2022	Bogotá, Colombia	81 kg	148	153	155	10	188	193	197		345	6
2023	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	81 kg	150	155	158	4	192	193	194	—	—	—
Youth Olympic Games
2014	Nanjing, China	69 kg	125	130	132	3	150	153	158	3	290

Notes

1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Caicedo and the second or maternal family name is Piedrahita.