Career
Andica was initially trained by Alfonso Gallego. Andica made his official debut for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he competed for the men"s middleweight class (77 kg). He finished only in eighteenth place by five kilograms short of the record from Egypt"s Mohamed El-Tantawy, with a total of 322.5 kg (1425 in the snatch and 180 in the clean and jerk).
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Andica switched to a heavier class by competing in the light heavyweight class (85 kg).
Andica placed eight in this event, as he successfully lifted 155 kg in the single-motion snatch, and hoisted 201 kg in the two-part, shoulder-to-overhead clean and jerk, for a total of 356 kg.
