Sergio Álvarez Boulet

Sergio Álvarez Boulet
Personal information
Surname:	Sergio Álvarez Boulet
Nationality:	Cuba
Date of birth:	October 11, 1979
Place of birth:	Matanzas
Size:	155 cm
Medal table

Sergio Álvarez Boulet (born October 11, 1979 in Matanzas ) is a Cuban weightlifter .

Athletic career

Sergio Álvarez Boulet took part in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney , where he was able to achieve fifth place in the weight class up to 56 kg. He won the silver medal in the category up to 56 kg with an output of 279 kg at the 2006 World Cup. In 2007, the Cuban finished fourth with 274 kg.

After finishing sixth at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing with a weight of 272 kg, his next international competition was the 2009 World Championships in Goyang. There he was able to achieve third place with 274 kg in a duel behind the Chinese Long with 292 kg and Wu with 286 kg, as well as with 154 kg in the push.

Personal best

• Snatch: 125 kg in the class up to 56 kg at the 1999 World Cup in Athens.
• Push: 156 kg in the 56 kg class at the 2006 World Cup in Santo Domingo.
• Combat: 279 kg (123 kg / 156 kg) in the up to 56 kg class at the 2006 World Cup in Santo Domingo.

Web links

• Sergio Álvarez Boulet in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
• Sergio Álvarez Boulet at the Institute for Applied Training Science , 1997–2007
• Sergio Álvarez Boulet at the Institute for Applied Training Science , 2008–2011

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 77th Men's and 20th Women's World Championships , IWF (accessed January 17, 2010).