Hellen Escobar

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Escobar and the second or maternal family name is Aguirre.
Hellen Escobar
Sport
CountryColombia
SportWeightlifting
Weight class76 kg
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Women's weightlifting
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Riyadh 76 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Caracas 76 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Bogotá 76 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Guatemala City 71 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 San Salvador 76 kg S
Gold medal – first place 2023 San Salvador 76 kg CJ

Hellen Andrea Escobar Aguirre is a Colombian weightlifter.[1] She won the silver medal in the women's 76 kg event at the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[2] She is a three-time medalist, including gold, at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships.[1][3][4] She won the gold medal in her event at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games held in San Salvador, El Salvador.[5]

In 2022, Escobar competed in the women's 87 kg event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.[6] In that same year, she also competed in the women's 76 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[7] In 2023, she competed in the women's 81 kg event at the Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.[8]

In 2024, she won the gold medal in the women's 76 kg event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Caracas, Venezuela.

Achievements[edit]

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Representing  Colombia
World Championships
2022 Colombia Bogotá, Colombia 76 kg 103 107 109 5 133 135 138 4 242 4
2023 Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 76 kg 103 103 106 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 132 136 140 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 242 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Pan American Games
2023 Chile Santiago, Chile 81 kg 97 101 101 — 123 127 131 — 228 8
Pan American Championships
2024 Venezuela Caracas, Venezuela 76 kg 95 99 99 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 122 126 — 1st place, gold medalist(s) 221 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Central American and Caribbean Games
2023 El Salvador San Salvador, El Salvador 76 kg 102 104 107 1st place, gold medalist(s) 127 136 140 1st place, gold medalist(s) — —
South American Games
2022 Paraguay Asunción, Paraguay 87 kg 102 102 105 — 128 128 132 — 230 4

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). Federación Panamericana de Levantamiento de Pesas. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  2. ^ "2023 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  3. ^ Etchells, Daniel (25 April 2019). "Colombia take two overall gold medals on day three of Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  4. ^ Iveson, Ali (29 July 2022). "Rogers stars for US but Colombia dominate at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Colombia's weightlifters win 19 gold medals at Central American and Caribbean Games". InsideTheGames.biz. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Women's 87 kg" (PDF). 2022 South American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  7. ^ "2022 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). IWF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Women's 81 kg Results" (PDF). 2023 Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.

External links[edit]

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