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Fernando Báez (weightlifter)

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Puerto Rican weightlifter (born 1941)
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Fernando Báez
Personal information
Full nameFernando Luis Báez Cruz
Born (1941-07-25) 25 July 1941 (age 83)
Adjuntas, Puerto Rico
Height153 cm (5 ft 0 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Country Puerto Rico
SportWeightlifting
Weight class56 kg
TeamNational Team
Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Representing  Puerto Rico
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1969 56 kg (press)
Updated on 12 November 2016

Fernando Luis Báez Cruz (born 25 July 1941) is a Puerto Rican male former weightlifter, who competed in the 56 kg category and represented Puerto Rico at international competitions. He won the bronze medal in the press at the 1969 World Weightlifting Championships lifting 115.0 kg. He participated at the 1972 Summer Olympics in the 56 kg event. He set four bantamweight press world records.

References

  1. "Fernando BAEZ - Olympic Weightlifting | Puerto Rico". International Olympic Committee. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fernando Báez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016.
  3. "Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics - 2007 World Championships - Fernando Báez" (PDF). iwf.net. pp. 102–125. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2016.

Further reading


Pan American Champions in Weightlifting – Men's Bantamweight
56 kg (1951–1991) · 59 kg (1995) · 56 kg (1999–2015) · 61 kg (2019–)


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