Luis García (weightlifter) explained

Luis Alberto García Brito
Birth Date:19 April 1995
Weight:56kg (123lb)
Coach:Bienvenido Rodríguez
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Luis Alberto García Brito (born 19 April 1995 in Santo Domingo)[1] [2] is a Dominican Olympic weightlifter. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Career

García won two silver medals in the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games hel in Veracruz, Mexico, taking part in the 56 kg category.[3]

In his participation in the 2015 Pan American Games he won the 56 kg category bronze medal, lifting 115 kg in snatch, 141 kg in clean and jerk and a total of 256 kg.[4] He won three gold medals in the 2015 Pan American Junior Championships in the 56 kg category.[1] He won the snatch bronze medal in the 56 kg category of the 2016 Pan American Championships.[5]

He represented the Dominican Republic at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: Pirón Rompe marcas en Panam de Pesas. Pirón set new marks in Pan American weightlifting. El Nacional. Spanish. 11 May 2015. 8 August 2016.
  2. Web site: Luis Alberto Garcia Brito . Rio 2016 . 8 August 2016 . 6 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160806063707/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/luis-alberto-garcia-brito . dead .
  3. News: Pesas aplica poder. Dos medallas de oro y 4 de plata. Weightlifting applied power. Two gold medals and 4 silver. Cadete. Primitivo. Hoy. Spanish. 21 November 2014. 8 August 2016.
  4. News: Luis García gana bronce y le da La primera medalla a RD en Toronto. Luis Garcia wins bronze and gives the first medal for RD in Toronto. Mota Nina. Alipio. El Dia. Spanish. 11 July 2016. 8 August 2016.
  5. News: Dominicana Beatriz Pirón gana dos oro en Campeonato Panamericano de Pesas. Dominican Beatriz Pirón wins two gold in Pan American Weightlifting Championship. El Caribe. Spanish. 9 June 2016. 8 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160817214834/http://www.elcaribe.com.do/2016/06/09/dominicana-beatriz-piron-gana-dos-oro-campeonato-panamericano-pesas. 17 August 2016. dead.
  6. Web site: 2021-06-27. República Dominicana tendrá participación histórica en Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio. 2021-06-28. ESPN.com.mx. es.