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Soraya Jiménez

Soraya Jiménez
Personal information
Born5 August 1977
Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico[1]
Died28 March 2013(2013-03-28) (aged 35)
Mexico City, Mexico
Medal record
Women's Weightlifting
Representing  Mexico
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney – 58 kg
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2003 Santo Domingo – 58 kg

Soraya Jiménez Mendivil (a twin sister born 5 August 1977[2] – 28 March 2013) was a Mexican weightlifter and Olympic champion. She participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where she won a gold medal.[3] Jiménez became the first ever female athlete from Mexico to win an Olympic gold medal.[4]

She died at age 35 on 28 March 2013 at her home in Mexico City after suffering a heart attack.

Major results

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She competed at world championships, most recently at the 2003 World Weightlifting Championships.[5]

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2003 Canada Vancouver, Canada 58 kg 90 92.5 92.5 5 110 110 110 11 200 11
2002 Poland Warsaw, Poland 58 kg 87.5 90 92.5 9 110 115 115 9 200 9
1999 Greece Piraeus, Greece 58 kg 85 87.5 87.5 8 107.5 112.5 112.5 7 197.5 8
1998 Finland Lahti, Finland 58 kg 70 72.5 75 12 80 80 85 14 157.5 13

References

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  1. ^ Ordorica, Ana Paula (29 March 2013). "El noticiero con Lolita Ayala". El noticiero con Lolita Ayala (in Spanish). Mexico City. Televisa. XEW-TV.
  2. ^ "Soraya JIMENEZ MENDIVIL". Olympics.com. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Soraya Jiménez". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  4. ^ Profile: "Soraya Jimenez" Archived 11 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved 19 January 2008)
  5. ^ "2003 Weightlifting World Championships – Mendivil Soraya Jimenez". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.


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