Andrés Mauricio Caicedo Piedrahita (born 15 August 1997) is a Colombian male weightlifter, competing in the 77 kg category and representing Colombia at international competitions. He participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's 77 kg event, finishing 6th. He competed at world championships, including at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships.
Prior to the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships, Caicedo was provisionally suspended for testing positive for the anabolic steroid, Boldenone. Fellow Colombian and Junior World Champion at 77 kg, Yeison López, was also provisionally suspended for testing positive for the same substance. The International Weightlifting Federation later banned them both until 2022 for testing positive for Boldenone and its metabolites.
Achievements YearVenueWeight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank123Rank123RankRepresenting Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 77 kg 150 150 155 5 191 197 197 4 346 5World Championships2015 Houston, United States 77 kg 142 147 147 30 178 182 186 22 324 27 2017 Anaheim, United States 77 kg 148 148 154 14 192 195 195 4 340 8 2022 Bogotá, Colombia 81 kg 148 153 155 10 188 193 197 345 6 2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 81 kg 150 155 158 4 192 193 194 Youth Olympic Games 2014 Nanjing, China 69 kg 125 130 132 3 150 153 158 3 290
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