Lesman Paredes Montaño had quite a day during the 2021 World Championships.
The 2021 IWF World Championships took place on Dec. 14 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan and one powerlifter showed up to make an impact. Lesman Paredes Montaño took home the gold during the event and set a new snatch world record in the process.
Paredes Montaño began his day by completing a 187kg (412.3lb) snatch. This set a new world record in the 96kg division. This came during his second attempt after the first lift came in at 180kg (396.8lb). Paredes Montaño made a big jump in his second attempt to break the record. This was a huge reason he was able to win the overall event.
In snatch, Paredes Montaño finished 15kg (33.1lb) above the second-plan finisher. This propelled him to victory after the clean & jerk set him back a bit. During this lift, Paredes Montaño logged a 213kg (469.6lb) lift. This was nine kilograms less than the second-place finisher from the event. The world record snatch was enough to win the title.
After this performance during the IWF World Championships, Lesman Paredes Montaño is beginning to separate himself in the 96kg division. This can be completely done if he improves in the clean & jerk, which is clearly his weakest of the two lifts.
Lesman Paredes Montaño took to Instagram to celebrate his recent achievement.
“First, thank God for this triumph world championship and world record. Thank my initiation coach Harry Daniel Dominguez who made me have the love for this sport, to my current coaches for being a coach and give me the confidence to face these international events.”
Paredes Montaño has taken great strides since making his return. In 2015, the powerlifter was performing well as a junior weightlifter. In 2021, this was the second victory for Paredes Montaño to go along with the 2021 Pan American Weightlifting Championship. During this event, he performed in the 102kg weight class.
Lesman Paredes Montaño has taken huge steps in weightlifting this year. There is no doubt that he has established himself and knows where he needs to improve. If he can make these changes heading into 2022, there could be some more records that are conquered.
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