medaltemplates article_title name birth_date
men 's weightlifting Álvaro velasco -lrb- weightlifter -rrb-
 Álvaro velasco march 3 , 1971
Álvaro velasco -lrb- weightlifter -rrb-

Álvaro augusto velasco alzate -lrb- born march 3 , 1971 -rrb- is a retired male weightlifter from colombia , who thrice won a medal for his native south american country at the pan american games : in 1991 , 1995 and 1999 .
he twice competed at the summer olympics -lrb- 1992 and 1996 -rrb- , finishing in 12th place in the men 's middleweight division in atlanta , georgia -lrb- 1996 -rrb- .
