MOSQUERA LOZANO Luis Javier

Olympic Games

Year	Location	69kg - Total
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	3rd (338)

World Championships - Part one

Year	Location	62kg - Total	62kg - Snatch	62kg - C&J	67kg - Total	67kg - Snatch	67kg - C&J	73kg - Total	73kg - Snatch	73kg - C&J
2019	Pattaya, THA	-	-	-	5th (320)	5th (145)	6th (175)	-	-	-
2018	Ashgabat, TKM	-	-	-	-	-	-	(---)	(---)	(---)
2014	Almaty, KAZ	4th (311)	3rd (141)	4th (170)	-	-	-	-	-	-

Pan American Games

Year	Location	73kg - Total
2019	Lima, PER	2nd (325)

Pan American Championships - Part one

Year	Location	67kg - Total	67kg - Snatch	67kg - C&J	73kg - Total	73kg - Snatch	73kg - C&J
2020	Santo Domingo, DOM	1st (318)	1st (145)	1st (173)	-	-	-
2019	Guatemala City, GUA	-	-	-	2nd (322)	2nd (147)	3rd (175)

Pan American Championships - Part two

Year	Location	69kg - Total	69kg - Snatch	69kg - C&J
2017	Miami, FL, USA	1st (325)	1st (145)	1st (180)

Legend
C&J - Clean & Jerk, (---) - no valid result, DSQ - Disqualified

Mosquerita, El Barbaro [The Barbarian]. (elcolombiano.com, 21 Mar 2018; deportenet.co, 26 Oct 2015)

Athlete

Physical Education, Technical Studies

Wife Michel, son Joseph

Spanish

Valle del Cauca [Colombia]

Luis Arrieta [national]

His younger brother Jose has represented Colombia in weightlifting, winning bronze in snatch in the 69kg category at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Tokyo, Japan. (SportsDeskOnline, 09 Oct 2018; barbend.com, 01 May 2017; eltiempo.com, 09 Aug 2016)

In September 2017 he underwent meniscus surgery in his right knee and had to skip the 2017 World Championships in Anaheim, CA, United States of America. Six months later, and after continuing to experience pain, another examination revealed he had also injured his tendon so he underwent a further operation in early 2018. (elcolombiano.com, 21 Mar 2018)

In 2013 he suffered a herniated disc in his back while training with the junior national team. In 2015 the injury began to deteriorate and he missed the 2015 World Championships in Houston, TX, United States of America. He underwent surgery in February 2016 and was unable to train for about three months. (elespectador.com, 17 Dec 2016; elespectador.com, 11 Nov 2016)

He has suffered injuries to his wrists, his hands, and his shoulders during his career. (elcolombiano.com, 21 Mar 2018)

He took up the sport at age seven. (barbend.com, 01 May 2017)

He followed his older brothers into the sport. "They started training and one day I told them that I wanted to go and watch them train. I liked it, and since then I've been training hard." (elpais.com, 05 Jan 2016; fusionweightlifting.com, 13 Jul 2015)

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (elcolombiano.com, 21 Mar 2018)

His coaches. (fusionweightlifting.com, 13 Jul 2015)

"Always have goals and try to reach them. When you reach them, make another one and keep going." (fusionweightlifting.com, 13 Jul 2015)

In 2016 he received a special distinction from the Colombian Olympic Committee in recognition of the bronze medal he won at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (vanguardia.com, 13 Dec 2016)

He was named the 2015 Sporting Revelation of the Year by El Espectador and Movistar in Colombia. (elespectador.com, 14 Dec 2015)

In 2015 he was named Male Athlete of the Year of the Cauca Valley department in Colombia. (coldeportes.gov.co, 28 Jun 2018)