Career
Pineda represented Colombia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men"s lightweight category (69 kg), along with his teammate Edwin Mosquera. Pineda placed fifteenth in this event, as he successfully lifted 132 kg in the single-motion snatch, and hoisted 167 kg in the two-part, shoulder-to-overhead clean and jerk, for a total of 299 kg.
