Marcos Ruiz

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Marcos Ruiz
Personal information
CitizenshipSpanish
Born (1996-10-13) 13 October 1996 (age 28)
Molins de Rei, Spain
Sport
CountrySpain
SportWeightlifting
Weight class+109 kg
Medal record
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Tirana 102 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Oran 102 kg S
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Oran 102 kg CJ

Marcos Ruiz Velasco (born 13 October 1996) is a Spanish weightlifter. He represented Spain at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. [1]

He won two medals at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria. [2] He won the gold medal in the men's 102 kg Snatch event and the silver medal in the men's 102 kg Clean & Jerk event. [2]

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References

  1. "RUIZ I VELASCO Marcos". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.