Wanda Rijo
Dominican Republic weightlifter
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| Intro | Dominican Republic weightlifter | |
| Places | Dominican Republic | |
| is | Athlete Weightlifter | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 26 November 1979, San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic | |
| Age | 45 years | |
| Star sign | Sagittarius | |
| Residence | La Romana, La Romana, Dominican Republic |
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Wanda Rijo Contreras (born November 26, 1979) is a female former weightlifter from the Dominican Republic. She twice competed at the Summer Olympics: 2000 and 2004. Rijo won the only gold medal for the Dominican Republic at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. A year later she carried the flag for her native country at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
She is currently a pastor at Monte de Dios, La Romana. She was inducted to the Dominican Republic Hall of Fame in 2016.