Óscar Figueroa (weightlifter)

Óscar Figueroa
Oscar Figueroa with the silver medal won at the 2012 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameOscar Albeiro Figueroa Mosquera
NationalityColombian
Born (1983-04-27) 27 April 1983
Zaragoza, Colombia
EducationAdministration Studies
Alma materUniversity Santiago de Cali
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight66.20 kg (145.9 lb)
Sport
Country Colombia
SportOlympic weightlifting
Event–67 kg
Coached byJaiber Manjarres, Oswaldo Pinilla
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 142 kg (2016)
  • Clean and jerk: 178 kg (2018)
  • Total: 318 kg (2016)
Medal record

Oscar Albeiro Figueroa Mosquera (born 27 April 1983) is a retired Colombian weightlifter, and a gold medallist competing in the 62 kg category until 2018 and 67 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories. He was born in the rural township of Zaragoza, located in Cartago, Valle del Cauca, Colombia.

He initially retired from the sport after the 2016 Summer Olympics, but has returned to international competition and has competed at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships. He formally announced his retirement again in November 2019.