Cristián Escalante (born September 11, 1976 in Santiago)[1] is a Chilean a weightlifter competing in the +105 kg category.

[2] After placing silver at the 1999 and winning the silver medal at the 2003 Pan American Games, Escalante finally won a gold medal at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro.

In this process, he broke the Pan American Games record in the overall competition by lifting a total of 401 kilograms (884 lb).

[2] In September 2011, Escalante was named the flag bearer for the Chilean team at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.

[4] Note: This biographical article relating to weightlifting in Chile is a stub.