Álvaro Velasco (weightlifter)

Álvaro Augusto Velasco Alzate (born March 3, 1971) is a retired male weightlifter from Colombia, who thrice won a medal for his native South American country at the Pan American Games: in 1991, 1995 and 1999. He twice competed at the Summer Olympics (1992 and 1996), finishing in 12th place in the men's middleweight division in Atlanta, Georgia (1996).

Álvaro Velasco
Personal information
BornMarch 3, 1971
Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Representing  Colombia
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1999 Winnipeg – 85 kg
Silver medal – second place 1991 Havana – 75 kg
Silver medal – second place 1995 Mar del Plata – 76 kg

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