Luis García (weightlifter)

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.

Luis Alberto García Brito

Personal information
Nationality	Dominican
Born	(1995-04-19) 19 April 1995 (age 27) Santo Domingo
Height	1.48 m (4 ft 10 in)
Weight	56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Country	Dominican Republic
Sport	Weightlifting
Coached by	Bienvenido Rodríguez
Medal record Pan American Games 2015 Toronto – 56 kg Pan American Championships 2016 Cartagena – 56 kg Snatch Central American and Caribbean Games 2014 Veracruz – 56 kg Snatch 2014 Veracruz – 56 kg Clean & Jerk Junior Pan American Championships 2015 Cartagena – 56 kg Snatch 2015 Cartagena – 56 kg C&J 2015 Cartagena – 56 kg Total Summer Universiade 2017 Taipei — 56 kg

Career

García won two silver medal 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]

References

1. "Pirón Rompe marcas en Panam de Pesas" [Pirón set new marks in Pan American weightlifting]. El Nacional (in Spanish). 11 May 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
2. . Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
3. Cadete, Primitivo (21 November 2014). "Pesas aplica poder. Dos medallas de oro y 4 de plata" [Weightlifting applied power. Two gold medals and 4 silver]. Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 August 2016.
4. Mota Nina, Alipio (11 July 2016). "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]. El Dia (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 August 2016.
5. [Dominican Beatriz Pirón wins two gold in Pan American Weightlifting Championship]. El Caribe (in Spanish). 9 June 2016. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
6. "República Dominicana tendrá participación histórica en Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio". ESPN.com.mx (in Spanish). 2021-06-27. Retrieved 2021-06-28.

External links

• Luis García at Olympedia