José Ocando
Athlete
1986 –
Who is José Ocando?
José Leonardo Ocando is a Venezuelan weightlifter. His personal best is 342 kg.
He won the silver medal at the 2007 Pan American Games in the 77 kg division with a combined lift of 337 kg, 13 kg behind the winner Iván Cambar of Cuba. He said of his performance and lifting 145 kg in the snatch; "My goal was to win a medal and I gave my best to do so. For me the snatch was the most difficult part, but, gladly, I got a good score."
At the 2008 Pan American Championships he won the gold medal in the 77 kg category, with a total of 342 kg.
He competed in Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 77 kg division finishing seventeenth with 322 kg.
He is 5 ft 5 inches tall and weighs 172 lb.
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