Edwin Mosquera (weightlifter) explained

Birth Date:1985 7, df=yes
Birth Place:El Carmen de Atrato, Colombia[1]
Death Place:Palmira, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Height:[2]
Sport:Weightlifting
Coach:Oswaldo Pinilla
Club:Armed Forces[3]
Show-Medals:yes

Edwin Orlando Mosquera Roa (26 July 1985 – 2 December 2017) was a Colombian weightlifter who competed in the 69 kg division. He won silver medals at the 2007 Pan American Games and 2016 Pan American Championships, and won the Pan American Championships in 2008 and 2010. He placed 7th at the 2016 Olympics, but had to withdraw from the 2008 Games due to a kneecap injury.[3]

Mosquera died on 2 December 2017, after being shot twice.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mo/edwin-mosquera-1.html Edwin Mosquera
  2. https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/edwin-orlando-mosquera-roa Edwin Orlando Mosquera Roa
  3. http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=mosquera-roa-edwin-orlando-1057000/index.html Edwin Orlando Mosquera Roa
  4. http://www.marca.com/polideportivo/2017/12/03/5a2462f446163fc3248b461a.html Asesinan al levantador de pesas olímpico Edwin Mosquera
  5. News: Edwin Mosquera Roa: Olympic weightlifter shot dead in Colombia . BBC News . 4 December 2017.