Rafael Cerro Explained

Rafael Cerro
Full Name:	Rafael de Jesús Cerro Castillo
Birth Date:	1997 5, df=yes
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Country:	Colombia
Sport:	Weightlifting

Rafael de Jesús Cerro Castillo (born 16 May 1997)^[1] is a Colombian weightlifter. He won the bronze medal in the men's 109kg event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.^[2] He won the gold medal in the men's +102kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.^{[3] [4]}

In 2020, Cerro won the silver medal in the men's 109kg event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Cerro won two gold medals at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games held in San Salvador, El Salvador. He won the gold medal in the men's +109kg Snatch event and also in the men's +109kg Clean & Jerk event.

In 2024, he won the gold medal in the men's +109kg event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Caracas, Venezuela.

Achievements

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
width=65	1	width=65	2	width=65	3	width=45	Rank	width=65	1	width=65	2	width=65	3	width=45	Rank
Representing
World Championships
	align=left			165	165	165		202	210	216	4
	align=left			165	172	174	4	205	211	214		388
Pan American Games
	align=left			180	185	185		220	225	225		410
Pan American Championships
	align=left		109 kg	165	170	170		200	208	208	4	370
	align=left		109 kg	165	172	—		205	206	207
	align=left		+109 kg	170	170	177		208	213	216		393
Central American and Caribbean Games
	align=left		+109 kg	170	172	180		205	—	—

Notes and References

1. Web site: Men's +102 kg Entry List . https://web.archive.org/web/20231105214509/https://wrs-panam2023-resources.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/santiago/reports/WLFMO102KG------------------------.C32C_2_0.pdf . 5 November 2023 . 5 November 2023 . 2023 Pan American Games.
2. Web site: 2022 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20221217071304/https://iwf.sport/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2022/12/Bogota-Results-Book.pdf . 17 December 2022 . 17 December 2022 . IWF.
3. News: Oliver . Brian . 24 October 2023 . Colombia take team honours and American Reeves stars at Pan American Games weightlifting . InsideTheGames.biz . 25 October 2023.
4. Web site: Weightlifting Medalists . https://web.archive.org/web/20231025102623/https://wrs-panam2023-resources.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/santiago/reports/WLF-------------------------------.C93_11_0.pdf . 25 October 2023 . 25 October 2023 . 2023 Pan American Games.