Marcos Rojas

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Marcos Rojas
Personal information
Full nameMarcos Antonio Rojas Concha
Born (1995-06-02) 2 June 1995 (age 28)
Moyobamba, Peru [1]
Sport
CountryPeru
Sport Weightlifting
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
South American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Cochabamba 56 kg

Marcos Antonio Rojas Concha (born 2 June 1995) is a Peruvian weightlifter. In 2021, he competed in the men's 61 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. [2]

He competed in the men's 56 kg at the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships held in Anaheim, United States. [3] In 2018, he won the bronze medal in the men's 56 kg event at the 2018 South American Games held in Cochabamba, Bolivia. [4]

In 2019, he finished in 7th place in the men's 61 kg event at the Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru. A few months later, he also competed in the men's 61 kg event at the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships held in Pattaya, Thailand. [5]

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