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Edwin Mosquera (weightlifter)
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Mosquera at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born (1985-07-26)26 July 1985
El Carmen de Atrato, Colombia
Died 2 December 2017(2017-12-02) (aged 32)
Palmira, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Sport Weightlifting
Club Armed Forces
Coached by Oswaldo Pinilla
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Pan American Games
Silver 2007 Rio de Janeiro – 69 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold 2008 Callao – 69 kg
Gold 2010 Guatemala City – 69 kg
Silver 2016 Cartagena – 69 kg

Edwin Orlando Mosquera Roa (26 July 1985 – 2 December 2017) was a Colombian weightlifter who competed in the 69 kg division. He won silver medals at the 2007 Pan American Games and 2016 Pan American Championships, and won the Pan American Championships in 2008 and 2010. He placed 7th at the 2016 Olympics, but had to withdraw from the 2008 Games due to a kneecap injury.

Mosquera died on 2 December 2017, after being shot twice.

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