Christian López
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is López and the second or maternal family name is Bobadilla.
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| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality |
 Guatemala | |||||||||||||||
| Born |
30 March 1984 Coatepeque, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala | |||||||||||||||
| Died |
6 November 2013 (aged 29) Coatepeque, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5.74 ft) | |||||||||||||||
| Weight | 139 kg (306 lb) | |||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | +105 kg | |||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 2008, 2012 | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 17 September 2012. | ||||||||||||||||
Christian Alberto López Bobadilla (30 March 1984 – 6 November 2013) was a Guatemalan weightlifter.[1] He competed in the -105kg event at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the +105 kg at the 2012 Summer Olympics. At the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games, López won a gold medal in the +105 kg snatch and a bronze in the +105 kg combined.[2]
López died on 6 November 2013 from pneumonia.[3]
References
- ↑ "Christian Alberto López Bobadilla". London2012.com. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
- ↑ "Weightlifting results – Men's +105kg" (PDF) (in Spanish). 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ↑ "Muere sorpresivamente pesista olímpico guatemalteco [Guatemalan Olympic weightlifter surprisingly dies]". Deportes Terra (in Spanish). 7 November 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.