Julio Echenique

Biographical information

Roles	Competed in Olympic Games
Sex	Male
Full name	Julio•Echenique González
Used name	Julio•Echenique
Born	27 May 1959 in Pinar del Río, Pinar del Río (CUB)
Measurements	168 cm / 73 kg
NOC	Cuba

Biography

Julio Echenique had the following podium finishes at major championships: 3rd in the 1981 World Championships Middleweight class (345.0 kg); 1st in the 1979 Pan-American Games Light-Heavyweight class (322.5 kg); 1st in the 1983 Pan-American Games Middleweight class (327.5 kg).

Results

Games	Discipline (Sport) / Event	NOC / Team	Pos	Medal	As
1980 Summer Olympics	Weightlifting	CUB			Julio Echenique
	Middleweight, Men (Olympic)		4

List mentions

Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Pan American Games (4–2–0 1979 San Juan WLT light-heavyweight -82.5 kg gold: clean & jerk, snatch, and total; 1983 Caracas WLT middleweight -75 kg gold: total, silver: clean & jerk and snatch)
Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Central American and Caribbean Games (3–0–0 1982 La Habana WLT middleweight -75 kg gold: total, snatch, and clean & jerk)