Mari Sánchez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Periñán.
Mari Sánchez
Personal information
Full nameMari Leivis Sánchez Periñán
Born (1991-10-08) 8 October 1991 (age 33)
Turbo, Colombia
Sport
Country Colombia
SportWeightlifting
Weight class
  • 71 kg
  • 76 kg
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 112 kg (2022)
  • Clean & jerk: 145 kg (2024)
  • Total: 257 kg (2024)
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Women's weightlifting
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris 71 kg
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago 71 kg
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place 2020 Santo Domingo 71 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Bogotá 71 kg
Silver medal – second place 2024 Caracas 71 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Barranquilla 69 kg S
Gold medal – first place 2023 San Salvador 71 kg S
Gold medal – first place 2023 San Salvador 71 kg CJ
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Barranquilla 69 kg CJ
South American Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Asunción 76 kg
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Valledupar 71 kg CJ
Silver medal – second place 2022 Valledupar 71 kg S

Mari Leivis Sánchez Periñán (born 8 October 1991)[1] is a Colombian weightlifter. She won the silver medal in the women's 71 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. She is a three-time silver medalist in the women's 71 kg event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships.[1][2] She won two medals, including gold, at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.[3]

Career

Sánchez won the gold medal in the women's 69 kg Snatch event at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games held in Barranquilla, Colombia.[4] She also won the silver medal in the women's 69 kg Clean & Jerk event.[5] In that same year, she competed in the women's 71 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.[6]

Sánchez won the silver medal in her event at the 2020 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She also won the silver medal in her event at the 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[1][2]

Sánchez won two medals, including gold, at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.[3] She won the silver medal in the women's 76 kg event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.[7]

Sánchez won the silver medal in the women's 71 kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.[8] In February 2024, she won the silver medal in her event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Caracas, Venezuela.

In August 2024, Sánchez won the silver medal in the women's 71 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[9]

Achievements

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Representing  Colombia
Olympic Games
2024 France Paris, France 71 kg 108 112 112 4 135 140 145 2 257 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships
2018 Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 71 kg 103 106 107 6 120 125 125 8 228 7
2022 Colombia Bogotá, Colombia 71 kg 108 111 113 4 133 136 137 7 244 6
2023 Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 71 kg 105 108 111 5 128 132 135 7 240 7
IWF World Cup
2024 Thailand Phuket, Thailand 71 kg 104 104 110 6 130 135 135 13 240 7
Pan American Games
2023 Chile Santiago, Chile 71 kg 105 109 112 — 130 134 137 — 246 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Pan American Championships
2014 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 63 kg 93 93 96 4 110 115 115 4 211 4
2020 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 71 kg 102 105 105 1st place, gold medalist(s) 123 126 129 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 231 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2021 Ecuador Guayaquil, Ecuador 71 kg 103 106 106 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 123 123 129 5 229 5
2022 Colombia Bogotá, Colombia 71 kg 105 110 112 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 130 134 136 1st place, gold medalist(s) 246 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2024 Venezuela Caracas, Venezuela 71 kg 90 101 104 4 120 125 128 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 232 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Central American and Caribbean Games
2018 Colombia Barranquilla, Colombia 69 kg 103 108 111 1st place, gold medalist(s) 124 128 130 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) — —
2023 El Salvador San Salvador, El Salvador 71 kg 100 105 108 1st place, gold medalist(s) 125 130 130 1st place, gold medalist(s) — —
South American Games
2022 Paraguay Asunción, Paraguay 76 kg 105 110 112 — 130 134 138 — 240 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Bolivarian Games
2022 Colombia Valledupar, Colombia 71 kg 105 108 111 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 129 131 135 1st place, gold medalist(s) — —

References

  1. ^ a b c "2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). Federación Panamericana de Levantamiento de Pesas. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b Iveson, Ali (27 July 2022). "Records for Rodallegas as Colombia lead medals table at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Weightlifting Medalists". 2022 Bolivarian Games. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Women's 69 kg Snatch" (PDF). 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Women's 69 kg Clean & Jerk" (PDF). 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  6. ^ "2018 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 November 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Women's 76 kg" (PDF). 2022 South American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Women's 71 kg Results" (PDF). 2023 Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.