Yeimar Mendoza

Yeimar Mendoza Carabalí is a Colombian weightlifter. He is a two-time gold medalist at the Bolivarian Games and a three-time medalist, including gold, at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships.

Yeimar Mendoza

Personal information
Full name	Yeimar Mendoza Carabalí
Sport
Country	Colombia
Sport	Weightlifting
Medal record Representing  Colombia Men's weightlifting Pan American Championships 2024 Caracas 109 kg 2022 Bogotá 102 kg 2020 Santo Domingo 89 kg Bolivarian Games 2022 Valledupar 102 kg S 2022 Valledupar 102 kg CJ

Career

Mendoza won the gold medal in the men's 102 kg Snatch and Clean & Jerk events at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.^[1][2]

He won the silver medal in the men's 102 kg event at the 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.^[3][4][5] In 2024, he won the gold medal in the men's 109 kg event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Caracas, Venezuela.

Achievements

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
Representing  Colombia
World Championships
2022	Bogotá, Colombia	96 kg	166	166	171	5	200	205	206	9	366	7
2023	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	109 kg	166	166	170	10	202	207	211	9	377	9
Pan American Championships
2020	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	89 kg	152	157	157		184	190	196		347
2022	Bogotá, Colombia	102 kg	162	167	169		195	198	201		368
2024	Caracas, Venezuela	109 kg	140	150	152		190	—	—		342
Bolivarian Games
2022	Valledupar, Colombia	102 kg	155	162	162		190	195	197		—	—

References

1. "Colombia termina los Juegos Bolivarianos con 318 medallas". El Nuevo Siglo (in Spanish). 5 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
2. "Así le fue a Colombia en el 12 día de competencia de los Juegos Bolivarianos de Valledupar 2022". Caracol Sports (in Spanish). 4 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
3. Iveson, Ali (29 July 2022). "Rogers stars for US but Colombia dominate at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
4. "Colombia cerró con broche de oro el quinto día del Panamericano de pesas 2022". Antena 2 (in Spanish). 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
5. "2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). Federación Panamericana de Levantamiento de Pesas. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.

External links

• Yeimar Mendoza at the International Weightlifting Federation