Hellen Escobar

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Escobar and the second or maternal family name is Aguirre.
Hellen Escobar
Sport
CountryColombia
SportWeightlifting
Weight class76 kg
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Women's weightlifting
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Riyadh 76 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Caracas 76 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Bogotá 76 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Guatemala City 71 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 San Salvador 76 kg S
Gold medal – first place 2023 San Salvador 76 kg CJ

Hellen Andrea Escobar Aguirre is a Colombian weightlifter.[1] She won the silver medal in the women's 76 kg event at the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[2] She is a three-time medalist, including gold, at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships.[1][3][4] She won the gold medal in her event at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games held in San Salvador, El Salvador.[5]

In 2022, Escobar competed in the women's 87 kg event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.[6] In that same year, she also competed in the women's 76 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[7] In 2023, she competed in the women's 81 kg event at the Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.[8]

In 2024, she won the gold medal in the women's 76 kg event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Caracas, Venezuela.

  1. ^ a b "2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). Federación Panamericana de Levantamiento de Pesas. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  2. ^ "2023 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  3. ^ Etchells, Daniel (25 April 2019). "Colombia take two overall gold medals on day three of Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  4. ^ Iveson, Ali (29 July 2022). "Rogers stars for US but Colombia dominate at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Colombia's weightlifters win 19 gold medals at Central American and Caribbean Games". InsideTheGames.biz. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Women's 87 kg" (PDF). 2022 South American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  7. ^ "2022 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). IWF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Women's 81 kg Results" (PDF). 2023 Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.