Pablo Lara

{{Short description|Cuban weightlifter (born 1968)}}

{{family name hatnote|Lara|Rodríguez|lang=Spanish}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

|birth_date= {{Birth date and age |1968|5|30|df=y}}

|birth_place= Santa Clara, Cuba

|medaltemplates={{MedalSport|Men's Weightlifting}}

{{MedalOlympics}}

{{MedalGold|1996 Atlanta|– 76 kg}}

{{MedalSilver|1992 Barcelona|– 75 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
Total

{{MedalGold|1991 Donaueschingen|– 75 kg}}

{{MedalGold|1994 Istanbul|– 76 kg}}

{{MedalGold|1995 Guangzhou|– 76 kg}}

{{MedalBronze|1989 Athens| – 75 kg}}

}}

Pablo Lara Rodríguez (born 30 May 1968 in Santa Clara) is a Cuban weightlifter. He won a gold medal in the middleweight class at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.{{cite web | url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/pablo-lara-1.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417235936/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/pablo-lara-1.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=17 April 2020 | title=Profile: Pablo Lara |publisher=sports-reference.com |accessdate=19 January 2009}} He is the brother of Emilio Lara.{{Cite web |title=Olympedia – Pablo Lara |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/55461 |access-date=2025-04-13 |website=www.olympedia.org}} He spent several years in prison for possessing firearms.{{Cite web |title=Olympedia – Olympians Who Were Sent to Prison |url=https://www.olympedia.org/lists/81/manual |access-date=2025-04-13 |website=www.olympedia.org}}