Christian Alberto López Bobadilla (30 March 1984 – 6 November 2013) was a Guatemalan weightlifter.[1] He competed in the -105kg event at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the +105 kg at the 2012 Summer Olympics. At the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games, López won a gold medal in the +105 kg snatch and a bronze in the +105 kg combined.
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| Nationality |  Guatemala | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 March 1984 Coatepeque, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 November 2013 (aged 29) Coatepeque, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5.74 ft) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 139 kg (306 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | +105 kg | |||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 2008, 2012 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 17 September 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||
López died on 6 November 2013 from pneumonia.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Christian Alberto López Bobadilla". London2012.com. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
- ^ "Muere sorpresivamente pesista olímpico guatemalteco [Guatemalan Olympic weightlifter surprisingly dies]". Deportes Terra (in Spanish). 7 November 2013. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
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