{{Short description|Colombian weightlifter (born 1984)}} {{family name hatnote|Rada|Rodriguez|lang=Spanish}} {{Infobox sportsperson | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | nationality = | residence = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|1|27}} | birth_place = Campo de la Cruz, Atlántico | height ={{height|m=1.62}} | weight ={{convert|56|kg|lb|abbr=on}} | country = {{COL}} | sport = Weightlifting | event = 56kg | turnedpro = | coach = | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | highestranking = | pb = | medaltemplates = | updated = 26 July 2012 }} '''Sergio Armando Rada Rodriguez''' (born January 27, 1984) is a Colombian weightlifter. His personal best is 257 kg (2007).<ref name="COC" /> He was born in Campo de la Cruz, Department of Atlántico.<ref name="COC" />
At the 2005 World Championships he ranked 9th in the 56 kg category, with a total of 253 kg.<ref>{{cite web|title=RADA Sergio A.|publisher=International Weightlifting Federation|url=http://www.iwf.net/results/results_athlete_e.php?compid=186}}</ref> At the 2006 World Championships he ranked 11th in the 56 kg category, with a total of 256 kg.<ref name="iwf">{{cite web|title=RADA Sergio|publisher=International Weightlifting Federation|url=http://www.iwf.net/results/results_athlete_e.php?compid=1083}}</ref>
At the 2006 South American Championships he won gold in the 56 kg category, with a total of 255 kg.<ref name="COC">{{cite web|title=SERGIO ARMANDO RADA RODRIGUEZ|publisher=Comité Olímpico Colombiano|url=http://www.coc.org.co/sitio/images/stories/hojas/pesas/lvp-hv-srada.pdf|language=Spanish}}{{Dead link|date=January 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref>
He competed in Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 56 kg division finishing twelfth with 252 kg.<ref name="iwf" />
He is 5 ft 4 inches tall and weighs 123 lb.
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==External links== * [http://www.nbcolympics.com/search/results.htmx?q=Sergio+Rada NBC profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304202406/http://nbcolympics.com/search/results.htmx?q=Sergio+Rada |date=2016-03-04 }} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080813145759/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/3/207093.shtml Athlete Biography] at beijing2008
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