José Temístocles Llerena Torres is a prominent physical exercise professional and renowned athlete, as well as a trainer of athletes in the discipline of weightlifting and weight lifting.
Degree in physical culture and sports training.
Isak anthropometrist I and II.

• High performance weight training coach (Uruguay),
• National course for weightlifting coaches (Guayaquil)
• Psychological preparation seminar for the athlete before the competition (Quito).
• Theory and methodology of sports training (Quito)
• Sports training and exercise physiology (Quito)
• Seminar workshop "General aspects of doping control" (Quito)
• III Dawn Games "Scientific Conference" (Matanzas-Cuba)
• Technical course for weightlifting Olympic solidarity coaches (Guayaquil).
• ISAK I anthropometry course, Quito.
• ISAK II anthropometry course, Quito.
• “Administrative-financial training for sports organizations”.
International experience as a selected athlete from Ecuador

Year Competition Country Location

1997 Bolivarian Games Peru 1st
1997 Simón Bolívar Cup Venezuela 1st
1997 Manuel Suarez Cup Cuba 1st
1997 Copa Criollo Puerto Rico 1st
1998 ODESUR Games. Ecuador 1st
1998 Marshall Cup Jhukov Russia 1st
1999 Simón Bolívar Cup Venezuela 1st
1999 South American Absolute Venezuela 1st
1999 Pan American Games Canada 2nd
2000 Pre-Olympic Championship Argentina 1st
2000 South American Absolute Argentina 1st
2001 Bolivarian Games Ecuador 1st
2002 ODESUR Games Brazil 1st
2017 South American Champion (M) Ecuador 1st

• Senior National Champion From 1995 to 2003
• National, Bolivarian, South American and Pan American record holder.
• Multiple Champion of National Games
• Youth South American Champion 1987 Brazil
• Selected from Ecuador from 1987 to 2003
• Coach of the Pichincha National Team from the year 2000 to the present.
• Summoned to the Ecuadorian National Team as coach for six occasions
• Coach of Elite Athletes in cycling, athletics, Karate, tennis, sports dance, soccer, TKD, etc., up to the present.
• Physical trainer for football, basketball, volleyball, TKD, tennis, etc. athletes; of USFQ to the present.
• USFQ Trainer to date.
• Physical trainer of the competition tennis players of the QTGC 2012-2014
• Physical Strength Trainer at the Independiente del Valle soccer club from 2016 to the present.