Soraya Jiménez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jiménez and the second or maternal family name is Mendívil.

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

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

  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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