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.
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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.