Full name Jon Tecedor Anguinaga Weight 135.52 kg (298.8 lb) | Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) Weight class +105 kg | |
Died 15 June 2008, Donostia / San Sebastián, Spain | ||
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Jon Tecedor Anguinaga (born (1975-09-16)16 September 1975 in San Sebastián - 15 June 2008(2008-06-15) in San Sebastián) was a Spanish male weightlifter, competing in the +105 kg category and representing Spain at international competitions. He participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the +105 kg event. He competed at world championships, most recently at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships. Tecedor's best performance was at the 1998 World Championships, when he finished seventh in the +105 kg weight class. The Basque athlete, winner of several Spanish titles in different categories, qualified for the Olympics, but had to contend himself with 13th place there. Outside of weightlifting, Tecedor worked as an electrical engineer, and as an attendant in a paint sore. En route to the 2008 Basque Weightlifting Championships, Jon Tecedor's motorcycle was struck by a car, and Tecedor was killed immediately.