Darvin Castro Explained

Darvin Jesus Castro Palma (born 1995) is a Venezuelan weightlifter. He is a three-time medalist, including gold, at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships.^[1] He is also a two-time gold medalist at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.^[2]

Career

In 2017, Castro won two bronze medals at the Bolivarian Games held in Santa Marta, Colombia.

He won the silver medal in the men's 81kg event at the 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.^{[3] [4]} He also won the silver medal in this event at the 2021 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Guayaquil, Ecuador.

Castro won two gold medals at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.^[2] He won the bronze medal in the men's 81kg event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.^[5] He competed in the men's 81kg event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships in Bogotá, Colombia.

Castro won the gold medal in his event at the 2023 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bariloche, Argentina.^[6] He also won the gold medal in the Snatch and Clean & Jerk events.

Achievements

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
width=65	1	width=65	2	width=65	3	width=45	Rank	width=65	1	width=65	2	width=65	3	width=45	Rank
World Championships
	align=left			140	145	145	14	180	186	186	12	325	12
Pan American Championships
	align=left		77 kg	137	142	146	5	168	173	179	6	315	6
	align=left		77 kg	140	140	144	5	170	175	175	6	314	6
	align=left		81 kg	145	149	152	4	178	183	186		335
	align=left		81 kg	140	145	147		177	182	182		324
	align=left		81 kg	141	144	148		175	180	—		324
South American Games
	align=left		81 kg	142	145	147		179	187	187		321
Bolivarian Games
	align=left		77 kg	140	143	143	4	176	181	185		324
	align=left		81 kg	135	145	—		176	181	184

Notes and References

1. News: 10 November 2021 . Colombia se impone en el Panamericano de Halterofilia; Ecuador finaliza en el octavo lugar . es . El Universo . 8 August 2022.
2. Web site: Weightlifting Medalists . https://web.archive.org/web/20220830203149/https://www.bolivarianosvalledupar.com/medalleria/deporte/2439 . 30 August 2022 . 30 August 2022 . 2022 Bolivarian Games.
3. Web site: 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220730112107/https://panampesas.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/RESULTBOOK.pdf . 30 July 2022 . 30 July 2022 . Federación Panamericana de Levantamiento de Pesas.
4. News: Iveson . Ali . 27 July 2022 . Records for Rodallegas as Colombia lead medals table at Pan American Weightlifting Championships . InsideTheGames.biz . 28 July 2022.
5. Web site: Weightlifting Medalists . https://web.archive.org/web/20221008185854/https://www.asu2022.org.py/en/medalleria/deporte/85 . 8 October 2022 . 8 October 2022 . 2022 South American Games.
6. News: Oliver . Brian . 29 March 2023 . Thai weightlifter may head straight for Asian seniors after winning world youth title . InsideTheGames.biz . 30 March 2023.