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]
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| Born | 5 August 1977 Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 March 2013 (aged 35) Mexico City, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She died at age 35 on 28 March 2013 at her home in Mexico City after suffering a heart attack.
Major results
editShe competed at world championships, most recently at the 2003 World Weightlifting Championships.[5]
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 2003 | 58 kg | 90 | 5 | 110 | 11 | 200 | 11 | |||||
| 2002 | 58 kg | 87.5 | 90 | 9 | 110 | 9 | 200 | 9 | ||||
| 1999 | 58 kg | 85 | 8 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 7 | 197.5 | 8 | ||||
| 1998 | 58 kg | 70 | 72.5 | 12 | 80 | 85 | 14 | 157.5 | 13 | |||
References
edit- ^ Ordorica, Ana Paula (29 March 2013). "El noticiero con Lolita Ayala". El noticiero con Lolita Ayala (in Spanish). Mexico City. Televisa. XEW-TV.
- ^ "Soraya JIMENEZ MENDIVIL". Olympics.com. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Soraya Jiménez". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ^ Profile: "Soraya Jimenez" Archived 11 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved 19 January 2008)
- ^ "2003 Weightlifting World Championships – Mendivil Soraya Jimenez". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
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