Marcos Rojas Explained

Marcos Rojas
Full Name:Marcos Antonio Rojas Concha
Birth Date:1995 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Moyobamba, Peru [1]
Country:Peru
Sport:Weightlifting

Marcos Antonio Rojas Concha (born 2 June 1995) is a Peruvian weightlifter. In 2021, he competed in the men's 61 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[2]

He competed in the men's 56 kg at the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships held in Anaheim, United States.[3] In 2018, he won the bronze medal in the men's 56 kg event at the 2018 South American Games held in Cochabamba, Bolivia.[4]

In 2019, he finished in 7th place in the men's 61 kg event at the Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru. A few months later, he also competed in the men's 61 kg event at the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships held in Pattaya, Thailand.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marcos Rojas. Tokyo 2020. 23 July 2021. 25 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210725141330/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/weightlifting/athlete-profile-n1306678-rojas-concha-marcos-antonio.htm. dead.
  2. News: 28 June 2021. Tokio 2020: el pesista Marco Rojas clasificó a los Juegos Olímpicos. es. rpp.pe. 24 July 2021.
  3. Web site: 2017 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210625132851/https://lsaf.lt/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/ResultsBook_Anaheim.pdf. 25 June 2021. 25 June 2021. lsaf.lt.
  4. News: Butler. Nick. 28 May 2018. Argentinian teenager dazzles in gymnastics at South American Games. InsideTheGames.biz. 24 July 2021.
  5. Web site: 2019 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210725001808/https://iwf.sport/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2019/09/job_934-Pattaya_2019.pdf. 25 July 2021. 25 July 2021. International Weightlifting Federation.