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Born | 5 August 1977 Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 28 March 2013 Mexico City, Mexico | (aged 35)||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
She 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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1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
World Championships | ||||||||||||
2003 |
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58 kg | 90 | 5 | 110 | 11 | 200 | 11 | ||||
2002 |
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58 kg | 87.5 | 90 | 9 | 110 | 9 | 200 | 9 | |||
1999 |
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58 kg | 85 | 8 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 7 | 197.5 | 8 | |||
1998 |
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58 kg | 70 | 72.5 | 12 | 80 | 85 | 14 | 157.5 | 13 |
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Born | 5 August 1977 Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 28 March 2013 Mexico City, Mexico | (aged 35)||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
She 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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1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
World Championships | ||||||||||||
2003 |
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58 kg | 90 | 5 | 110 | 11 | 200 | 11 | ||||
2002 |
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58 kg | 87.5 | 90 | 9 | 110 | 9 | 200 | 9 | |||
1999 |
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58 kg | 85 | 8 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 7 | 197.5 | 8 | |||
1998 |
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58 kg | 70 | 72.5 | 12 | 80 | 85 | 14 | 157.5 | 13 |