Ramiro Mora Romero
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Cuban |
| Citizenship | Refugee status in United Kingdom |
| Born | 29 August 1997[1] Santiago de Cuba, Cuba |
| Sport | |
| Country |
|
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Weight class | 89 kg, 96 kg, 102 kg |
Ramiro Mora Romero OLY (born 29 August 1997) is a Cuban weightlifter who competed for the Refugee Olympic Team at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Biography
A former member of the Cuban Weightlifting Team,[2] Mora Romero arrived in Great Britain in 2019 as part of a circus group in which he performed as an aerialist before claiming asylum after taking part in a political protest during a visit to Cuba in 2021.[3] He was given the refugee status on December 1, 2023.[4]
He won the 89 kg title at the 2022 England Championships[5] and the 96 kg category at the 2023 British Championships.[6]
On 1 December 2023, Mora Romero was granted refugee status and received an International Olympic Committee Refugee Scholarship to help fund his training and participation in international competitions.[7]
In May 2024, he was among 36 athletes named in the Refugee Olympic Team for that year's Summer Olympics in Paris, France,[7][8][9] where he took part in the 102 kg category,[2] finishing seventh after setting new personal bests in the snatch, clean and jerk and combined total.[10][11]
He participated in 2026 European Weightlifting Championships for the qualification to XXIII Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow.
Major results
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| 2024 | Paris, France | 102 kg | 161 | 166 | N/a | 201 | 206 | 210 | N/a | 376 | 7 | |
| IWF World Cup | ||||||||||||
| 2024 | Phuket, Thailand | 102 kg | 157 | 162 | 18 | 197 | — | — | 20 | 359 | 18 | |
| European Weightlifting Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2026 | Sofia, Bulgaria | |||||||||||
References
- ^ "Profile of Ramiro Mora". International Weightlifting Results Project. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
- ^ a b "Ramiro Mora". olympics.com. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
- ^ "Bristol weightlifting champion's Olympic dreams hang in the balance". Bristol Post. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
- ^ https://www.olympics.com/en/news/exclusive-refugee-weightlifter-ramiro-mora-romero
- ^ "A celebration of the England Championships 2022". British Weightlifting. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
- ^ "Olympic medallist from Cameroon and talented Cuban are British weightlifting champions". insidethegames.biz. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
- ^ a b "Ramiro Mora selected for the Olympic Refugee Team, Paris 2024". British Weightlifting. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
- ^ "IOC REFUGEE OLYMPIC TEAM PARIS 2024 ANNOUNCED, FORMED OF 36 ATHLETES". olympics.com. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
- ^ "Refugee Olympic Team 2024: Which athletes are heading to Paris?". London Evening Standard. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ^ "Mora Romero's path from Blackpool circus strongman to Olympic weightlifter". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Refugee athlete Ramiro Mora finishes seventh in men's 102 kg weightlifting at Paris 2024 Olympics". olympics.com. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
External links
- Ramiro Mora Romero at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Ramiro Mora Romero at the International Weightlifting Results Project
- Ramiro Mora Romero at Olympics.com
- Ramiro Mora Romero at Olympedia