Cristián Escalante (born 11 September 1976 in Santiago) is a Chilean a weightlifter competing in the +105 kg category. Escalante has competed in three Pan American Games starting in 1999. In 1996, he became the first weightlifter to qualify for the Olympics from Chile.Cristián Escalante quiere defender el oro en Guadalajara 2011
After placing silver at the 1999 and winning the silver medal at the 2003 Pan American Games, Escalante finally won a gold medal at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro. In this process, he broke the Pan American Games record in the overall competition by lifting a total of .
In September 2011, Escalante was named the flag bearer for the Chilean team at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. Escalante was scheduled to compete in his fourth Pan American Games,Cristián Escalante será el abanderado de Chile en los Juegos Panamericanos 2011 however he did not carry the flag or compete after testing positive for steroids.David Dubbo is the new standard-bearer of Chile in the Pan
Major results
YearVenueWeight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank123ResultRank123ResultRankRepresenting Olympic Games1996 Atlanta, United States 99 kg 132.5137.5142.5142.523162.5167.5172.5172.522315.022World Championships2006 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic +105 kg 1601671671671419519520220215369162002 Warsaw, Poland +105 kg 155.0160.0165.0165.016180.0180.0—180.020345.0172001 Antalya, Turkey +105 kg 152.5162.5167.5162.512185.0190.0190.0190.011352.5121999 Athens, Greece 105 kg 160.0165.0165.0160.026190.0——190.030350.0261997 Chiang Mai, Thailand 99 kg 152.5157.5157.5157.515182.5187.5187.5182.519340.017Pan American Games2007 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil +105 kg 170177180180120721522122114012003 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic +105 kg167.5205.0372.51999 Winnipeg, Canada *1 +105 kg165.02205.03370.0
Note: 1 After the competition he was fourth place, but later the originally silver medalist Cuban Modesto Sánchez and bronze medalist Puerto Rican Edries González was disqualified for used banned substances.
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