MATA PEREZ Andres Eduardo
SpainEvents and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
 Weightlifting |
Men's 81kg | 8 |
Schedule
Change
| Start Time | Location | Event | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo International Forum |
Finished |
Biographical Information
Highlights
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Olympic Games
World Championships - Part one
World Championships - Part two
European Championships
Legend
C&J - Clean & Jerk, (---) - no valid result, DSQ - Disqualified
| Year | Location | 77kg - Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, BRA | 7th (343) |
| 2012 | London, GBR | 6th (338) |
World Championships - Part one
| Year | Location | 85kg - Total | 85kg - Snatch | 85kg - C&J | 81kg - Total | 81kg - Snatch | 81kg - C&J |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Pattaya, THA | - | - | - | 7th (356) | 9th (162) | 10th (194) |
| 2018 | Ashgabat, TKM | - | - | - | 10th (345) | 12th (154) | 8th (191) |
| 2013 | Wroclaw, POL | 16th (327) | 21st (142) | 12th (185) | - | - | - |
World Championships - Part two
| Year | Location | 77kg - Total | 77kg - Snatch | 77kg - C&J |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Anaheim, CA, USA | 5th (344) | 6th (154) | 7th (190) |
| 2015 | Houston, TX, USA | 22nd (330) | 29th (145) | 15th (185) |
| 2014 | Almaty, KAZ | 12th (332) | 13th (150) | 13th (182) |
| 2011 | Paris, FRA | 23rd (315) | 28th (140) | 23rd (175) |
European Championships
| Year | Location | 77kg - Total | 77kg - Snatch | 77kg - C&J | 81kg - Total | 81kg - Snatch | 81kg - C&J |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Moscow, RUS | - | - | - | 7th (345) | 4th (157) | 6th (188) |
| 2019 | Batumi, GEO | - | - | - | 5th (347) | 2nd (160) | 9th (187) |
| 2018 | Bucharest, ROU | 3rd (342) | 2nd (157) | 3rd (185) | - | - | - |
| 2017 | Split, CRO | 7th (337) | 9th (150) | 5th (187) | - | - | - |
Legend
C&J - Clean & Jerk, (---) - no valid result, DSQ - Disqualified
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Playing video games, watching videos. (fedehalter.org Facebook page, 20 Mar 2019; fedehalter.org, 01 Aug 2018)
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Athlete
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Computer Engineering
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Spanish
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Matias Fernandez [national], ESP
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In September 2020 he had surgery on his left knee due to problems with his quadriceps tendon. It was the second surgery on the knee that year, after he underwent an operation in May due to calcification, which had impacted his performance in training. (Instagram profile, 18 Sep 2020; eldia.es, 31 May 2020)
In 2013 he underwent knee surgery. (eldia.es, 26 Jun 2016; vavel.com, 15 Jun 2016)
In 2013 he underwent knee surgery. (eldia.es, 26 Jun 2016; vavel.com, 15 Jun 2016)
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He took up weightlifting at age 13. (deporsiete.com, 2012)
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"I got involved in the sport through my cousins, who were recruited by a weightlifting coach. My parents separated numerous times and I was having trouble at school. Weightlifting helped me disconnect from that. At the beginning I wasn't good at all, but the sport helped me deal with my family problems." (radioset.es, 21 Jan 2016; coe.es, 12 Apr 2013)
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To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (elnacional.com, 07 Mar 2021)
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He trains six days a week, including double training sessions on three days. (halterofilia.net, 09 Feb 2020)
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Competing at the Olympic Games in 2012 and 2016, and winning silver in the 81kg snatch lift at the 2019 European Championships in Batumi, Georgia. (halterofilia.net, 09 Feb 2020; fedehalter.org Facebook page, 10 Apr 2019)
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Spanish kayaker Saul Craviotto, Spanish badminton player Carolina Marin, Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal. (halterofilia.net, 09 Feb 2020)
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"This sport is very hard but it teaches you a lot of things about how to deal with life's problems. To improve, you need to be consistent and work at being self-critical in order to find your weaknesses. All of this is applicable to life." (halterofilia.net, 09 Feb 2020; sextoanillo.com, 28 Nov 2016)
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He was named the 2014 Best Male Weightlifter by the Spanish Weightlifting Federation. (vlcnoticias.com, 06 Jun 2015)
Legend
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- Gold Medal Event
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- Silver Medal Event
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- Bronze Medal Event
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Content 1 (removed through CDN)
Content 2 (removed through CDN).
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