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Nelson Castro Velásquez (born March 29, 1974, in Roldanillo, Valle del Cauca) is a retired weightlifter from Colombia, who competed for his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. He twice won a medal at the Pan American Games in the Men's Flyweight (– 56 kg) division.
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| Pan American Champions in Weightlifting – Men's Bantamweight | |
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| 56 kg (1951–1991) · 59 kg (1995) · 56 kg (1999–2015) · 61 kg (2019–) | |
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- 1974 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Valle del Cauca Department
- Colombian male weightlifters
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- Weightlifters at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Weightlifters at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Weightlifters at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Weightlifters at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Weightlifters at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Colombia
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Colombia
- Pan American Games medalists in weightlifting
- Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Colombia
- Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in weightlifting
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