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| Full name | Darvin Jesus Castro Palma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1995 (age 27–28) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Venezuela | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 81 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
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 81 kg 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 81 kg event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay. [5] He competed in the men's 81 kg 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.
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2022 |  Bogotá, Colombia | 81 kg | 140 | 145 | 14 | 180 | 12 | 325 | 12 | |||
| Pan American Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2017 |  Miami, United States | 77 kg | 137 | 142 | 5 | 168 | 173 | 6 | 315 | 6 | ||
| 2018 |  Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 77 kg | 140 | 144 | 5 | 170 | 6 | 314 | 6 | |||
| 2021 |  Guayaquil, Ecuador | 81 kg | 145 | 149 | 4 | 178 | 183 | 186 |  | 335 | | |
| 2022 | Bogotá, Colombia | 81 kg | 140 | 145 | 147 |  | 177 | | 324 | | ||
| 2023 |  Bariloche, Argentina | 81 kg | 141 | 144 | | 175 | 180 | — | | 324 | | |
| South American Games | ||||||||||||
| 2022 |  Asunción, Paraguay | 81 kg | 142 | — | 179 | — | 321 |  | ||||
| Bolivarian Games | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | Santa Marta, Colombia | 77 kg | 140 | 143 | 4 | 176 | 181 | | 324 | | ||
| 2022 | Valledupar, Colombia | 81 kg | 135 | 145 | — | | 176 | 181 | 184 | | — | — |
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