José Montes


José Lino Montes Góngora is a Mexican weightlifter. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Men's 56 kg, finishing 6th.

Background

Montes was born on April 18, 1989 in Yucatán, Mexico. He competed in the 2012 London Olympics, with the nickname "Hércules Tekaxeño" and coached by Lazaro Medina Lugo.
Montes won bronze medals in snatch and clean and jerk during the 2014 Pan American Sports Festival.