Nelson Castro (weightlifter)

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Castro and the second or maternal family name is Velásquez.

Nelson Castro (weightlifter)

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Born	March 29, 1974
Medal record Men's Weightlifting Competitor for  Colombia Pan American Games Gold 2003 Santo Domingo – 56 kg Silver 1999 Winnipeg – 56 kg Central American and Caribbean Games Bronze 2006 Cartagena – 56 kg

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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