{{Short description|Mexican weightlifter (born 1980)}} {{Infobox sportsperson | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | nationality = | residence = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|12|22}} | birth_place = Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico | height ={{height|m=1.66}} | weight ={{convert|63|kg|lb|abbr=on}} | country = {{MEX}} | sport = Weightlifting | event = 63kg | turnedpro = | coach = Joel Pastor Roman | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | highestranking = | pb = | medaltemplates= {{MedalCountry | {{MEX}} }} {{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}} {{MedalBronze |2012 London|-63 kg}} {{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}} {{MedalBronze|2011 Guadalajara|63 kg}} }}
'''Luz Mercedes Acosta Tollefson''' (born December 22, 1980, in Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico) is a Mexican former weightlifter who competed for her native country at the Olympic level.
She made her Olympic debut at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she finished in 8th place. Later on she participated at the 2011 Pan American Games at Guadalajara, Mexico, where she won the bronze medal.<ref>[http://info.guadalajara2011.org.mx/ENG/ZB/ZBB101A_WL@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ENG_number=10421.htm 2011 Pan American Games Results ], www.info.guadalajara2011.org.mx, ret: July 24, 2012</ref>
In 2012, she qualified to participate at the 2012 Summer Olympics, her second Olympic Games. She participated in the 63 kg category, finishing in 6th place.<ref>[http://www.london2012.com/athlete/acosta-valdez-luz-mercedes-1059572/ Athlete biography: Luz Mercedes Acosta Valdez] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722165740/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/acosta-valdez-luz-mercedes-1059572/ |date=2012-07-22 }}, www.london2012.com, ret: July 24, 2012</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.olympic.org/olympic-results/london-2012/weightlifting/63kg-w|title = London 2012 63kg women Results - Olympic weightlifting}}</ref> Years later, positive doping tests for the gold and silver medalists raised the prospect of her being upgraded to the bronze medal position in the 2012 Olympic event.<ref>{{cite news|title=¿Dos medallas olímpicas más para México?|url=http://sportspedia.com.mx/dos-medallas-olimpicas-mas-para-mexico/|accessdate=25 August 2016|agency=Sportspedia México|publisher=Sportspedia México|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918111044/http://sportspedia.com.mx/dos-medallas-olimpicas-mas-para-mexico/|archive-date=18 September 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> This was confirmed in May 2017. Acosta expressed disappointment at not having been able to stand on the podium at the Olympics itself, but was pleased at having set an example for clean competition.<ref>{{cite news|title=Houston weightlifter awarded Olympic medal 5 years after competing in games|url=http://abc13.com/health/weightlifter-wins-bronze-medal-years-after-competing-in-olympics/2226714/|accessdate=21 April 2018|agency=Eyewitness News|publisher=ABC 13}}</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Acosta, Luz}} Category:1980 births Category:Living people Category:Olympic weightlifters for Mexico Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Mexico Category:Weightlifters at the 2008 Summer Olympics Category:Weightlifters at the 2012 Summer Olympics Category:Weightlifters at the 2003 Pan American Games Category:Weightlifters at the 2007 Pan American Games Category:Weightlifters at the 2011 Pan American Games Category:Mexican female weightlifters Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists for Mexico Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists in weightlifting Category:Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Category:Olympic medalists in weightlifting Category:Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Category:Sportspeople from Guaymas Category:21st-century Mexican sportswomen Category:Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Category:Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games