| Luis Javier Mosquera | |
| Fullname: | Luis Javier Mosquera Lozano |
| Nationality: | Colombian |
| Birth Date: | 27 March 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Yumbo, Colombia |
| Height: | 1.65 m |
| Weight: | 73 kg |
Luis Javier Mosquera Lozano (born 27 March 1995)[1] is a Colombian Olympic weightlifter. He represented his country in the Men's 69 kg Weightlifting competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics on August 9, 2016, winning the bronze medal.[2] He initially finished fourth behind Izzat Artykov, who was later disqualified for failing a performance-enhancing drugs test.[3] He received his bronze medal on March 28, 2019.[4]
In 2021, he won the silver medal in the men's 67 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[5] [6]
In 2012, he was the Youth World Champion in the 62kg category. He is a two time Junior Pan American Champion, winning in 2014 in the 62kg category and in 2015 in the 69kg category. He is also a two time Junior World Champion, winning in 2014 in the 62kg category and in 2015 in the 69kg category. In 2015, he was the Pan American Games champion and in 2016 was the South American Games Champion.[7]
In 2016, he competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics winning bronze medal in the 69 kg division.
In 2021, he competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the 67 kg category winning the silver medal with a total of 331 kg.
In August 2024, Mosquera competed in the men's 73 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. He lifted 340 kg in total and placed fifth. Mosquera shared second place after the Snatch but was only seventh in the Clear & Jerk.
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=60 | 1 | width=60 | 2 | width=60 | 3 | width=45 | Rank | width=60 | 1 | width=60 | 2 | width=60 | 3 | width=45 | Rank |
| Representing | |||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||
| align=left | 150 | 155 AM | 4 | 183 | 3 | 338 | |||||||||
| align=left | 148 | 151 AM | 1 | 175 | 180 | 2 | 331 AM | ||||||||
| align=left | 150 | 155 | 3 | 185 | 7 | 340 | 5 | ||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||
| 136 | 140 | 141 | 165 | 170 | 4 | 311 | 4 | ||||||||
| align=left | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| align=left | 145 | 5 | 175 | 6 | 320 | 5 | |||||||||
| — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| align=left | 145 | 150 | 6 | 175 | 14 | 325 | 11 | ||||||||
| IWF World Cup | |||||||||||||||
| 73 kg | 150 | 13 | 180 | 185 | 8 | 335 | 9 | ||||||||
| Pan American Games | |||||||||||||||
| 145 | 150 | 175 | 181 | — | 331 | ||||||||||
| 150 | 175 | 325 | |||||||||||||
| 150 | 153 | 180 | 333 | ||||||||||||
| align=left | 69 kg | 145 | 148 | ||||||||||||
| align=left | 69 kg | 145 | 175 | 180 | 325 | ||||||||||
| align=left | 73 kg | 147 | 175 | 322 | |||||||||||
| align=left | 67 kg | 140 | 145 | 173 | 318 | ||||||||||
| align=left | 67 kg | 141 | 145 | 172 | 317 | ||||||||||
| align=left | 73 kg | 150 | 153 | 184 | 337 | ||||||||||
| South American Games | |||||||||||||||
| align=left | 62 kg | 125 | 145 | 154 | 279 | ||||||||||
| Bolivarian Games | |||||||||||||||
| align=left | 73 kg | 145 | 150 | 175 | — | ||||||||||
| Junior World Championships | |||||||||||||||
| align=left | 62 kg | 125 | 130 | 150 | 280 | ||||||||||
| align=left | 62 kg | 130 | 135 | 137 | 160 | 162 | 165 | 302 | |||||||
| align=left | 69 kg | 145 | 150 | 151 | 180 | 187 | 338 AM | ||||||||
| Youth World Championships | |||||||||||||||
| align=left | 56 kg | 100 | 104 | 125 | 229 | ||||||||||
| align=left | 62 kg | 122 | 126 | 128 | 150 | 155 | 283 | ||||||||