Aremi Fuentes

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fuentes and the second or maternal family name is Zavala.
Aremi Fuentes
Personal information
Full nameAremi Fuentes Zavala
Born (1993-05-23) 23 May 1993 (age 31)
Tonalá, Chiapas, Mexico[1]
Height1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight68.41 kg (150.8 lb)
Sport
CountryMexico
SportWeightlifting
TeamNational team
Medal record
Representing  Mexico
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo –76 kg
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima –76 kg
Updated on 31 August 2016

Aremi Fuentes Zavala (born 23 May 1993) is a Mexican weightlifter. She competes in the 69 and 76 kg categories, in addition to representing Mexico in international competitions.

Career

She competed at world championships, including at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships.[2]

In 2021, Fuentes competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the women's 76 kg weightlifting competition by lifting 108 kg and 137 kg in the snatch and clean & jerk phases respectively for a total of 245 kg to win the bronze medal,[3] being this the third bronze one earned for her country.[4]

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2020 Japan Tokyo, Japan 76 kg 105 108 110 3 135 137 139 3 245 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Championships
2015 United States Houston, United States 69 kg 97 97 99 20 123 123 127 20 222 20
2011 France Paris, France 69 kg 92 95 97 24 115 120 123 19 215 20

References

  1. ^ "Aremi Fuentes consigue bronce para México y pone en alto el nombre de Chiapas". zonadecampeones.com. Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  2. ^ "2015 Weightlifting World Championships - Aremi Fuentes Zavala". IWF.net. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Weightlifting - Group A Results, Women's 76kg". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 1 August 2021. Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  4. ^ Sotelo, Ricardo (1 August 2021). "La halterofilista Aremi Fuentes le da su tercer bronce a México". UDG TV (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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