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Country | Colombia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | 76 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Hellen Andrea Escobar Aguirre is a Colombian weightlifter.[1] She won the silver medal in the women's 76 kg event at the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[2] She is a three-time medalist, including gold, at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships.[1][3][4] She won the gold medal in her event at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games held in San Salvador, El Salvador.[5]
In 2022, Escobar competed in the women's 87 kg event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.[6] In that same year, she also competed in the women's 76 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[7] In 2023, she competed in the women's 81 kg event at the Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.[8]
In 2024, she won the gold medal in the women's 76 kg event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Caracas, Venezuela.
Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
Representing Colombia | ||||||||||||
World Championships | ||||||||||||
2022 | Bogotá, Colombia | 76 kg | 103 | 107 | 5 | 133 | 135 | 4 | 242 | 4 | ||
2023 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 76 kg | 103 | 106 | 132 | 136 | 242 | |||||
Pan American Games | ||||||||||||
2023 | Santiago, Chile | 81 kg | 97 | 101 | — | 123 | 127 | — | 228 | 8 | ||
Pan American Championships | ||||||||||||
2024 | Caracas, Venezuela | 76 kg | 95 | 122 | 126 | — | 221 | |||||
Central American and Caribbean Games | ||||||||||||
2023 | San Salvador, El Salvador | 76 kg | 102 | 104 | 127 | 136 | — | — | ||||
South American Games | ||||||||||||
2022 | Asunción, Paraguay | 87 kg | 102 | — | 128 | — | 230 | 4 |