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Mexican weightlifter
A.K.A.
Soraya Jimenez
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Female
Place of birth
Naucalpan de Juárez Municipality, Mexico
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LeoPlace of death
Mexico City, Mexico
Age
35 years
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Biography
Soraya Jiménez Mendivil (5 August 1977 – 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. Jiménez became the first ever female athlete from Mexico to win an Olympic gold medal.
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.
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2003 | Vancouver, Canada | 58 kg | 90 | 5 | 110 | 11 | 200 | 11 | ||||
| 2002 | Warsaw, Poland | 58 kg | 87.5 | 90 | 9 | 110 | 9 | 200 | 9 | |||
| 1999 | Piraeus, Greece | 58 kg | 85 | 8 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 7 | 197.5 | 8 | |||
| 1998 | Lahti, Finland | 58 kg | 70 | 72.5 | 12 | 80 | 85 | 14 | 157.5 | 13 | ||
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