Lázaro Ruiz

Lázaro Ruiz
Personal information
Born October 12, 1984

Lázaro Maikel Ruiz (born October 12, 1984) is a Cuban weightlifter.

At the 2008 Pan American Weightlifting Championships he won bronze in the 62 kg category, lifting a total of 284 kg.[1]

He competed in Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 62 kg division finishing sixth, with 294 kg,[2] beating his previous personal best by 10 kg.

Ruiz won the 62 gold medal in snatch and silver clean & jerk during the 2014 Pan American Sports Festival.[3][4]

Notes and references

  1. "RUIZ Lazaro M.". International Weightlifting Federation.
  2. "RUIZ Lazaro". International Weightlifting Federation.
  3. "Consigue Lino Montes dos bronces en el inicio del levantamiento de pesas de FDP" [Lino Montes got two bronzes at the start of weightlifting FDP] (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: CONADE. 2014-07-19. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  4. "Cuba encabeza halterofilia del Festival Deportivo Panamericano" [Cuba leads the Sports Festival Pan American weightlifting] (in Spanish). Radio Progreso. 2014-07-21. Retrieved 2015-11-24.


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