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Yudelina Mejía Peguero
Personal information
Born (1997-06-04) 4 June 1997 (age 27)
Sport
CountryDominican Republic
SportWeightlifting
Event81 kg
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Dominican Republic
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago 81 kg
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Guayaquil 81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Bogotá 81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2024 Caracas 81 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 San Salvador 87 kg S
Silver medal – second place 2023 San Salvador 87 kg CJ

Yudelina Mejía Peguero (born 4 June 1997)[1] is a Dominican Republic weightlifter. She won the silver medal in the women's 81 kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.[2][3] She is also a three-time silver medalist at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships. Mejía represented the Dominican Republic at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Career

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Mejía took up weightlifting at the age of 16. Her aunt encouraged her to get involved in a sport to get out of the house while she was taking care of her ailing grandmother.[4]

Mejía won the silver medal in the women's 81 kg event at the 2021 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Guayaquil, Ecuador.[5] She also won the silver medal in the same event at the 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[6] In the same year, Mejía competed in the women's 81 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[7]

Mejía won two medals, including gold, at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games held in San Salvador, El Salvador. She won the gold medal in the women's 87 kg Snatch event and the silver medal in the women's 87 kg Clean & Jerk event. A few months later, she competed in the women's 81 kg event at the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[8] In October 2023, Mejía won the silver medal in the women's 81 kg event at the Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.[2][3]

In February 2024, Mejía won the silver medal in the women's 81 kg event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Caracas, Venezuela.

In August 2024, she competed in the women's 81 kg event at the Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[9] She lifted 256 kg in total and finished in fifth place.[9]

Achievements

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2024 Paris, France 81 kg 111 111 115 — 145 150 157 — 256 5
World Championships
2022 Bogotá, Colombia 81 kg 107 112 112 10 136 141 142 9 243 10
2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 81 kg 105 105 110 6 130 130 130 — — —
IWF World Cup
2024 Phuket, Thailand 81 kg 107 111 111 9 133 138 142 10 244 9
Pan American Games
2023 Santiago, Chile 81 kg 107 111 114 — 130 133 144 — 244 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Pan American Championships
2020 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 81 kg 102 106 109 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 125 131 136 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 242 4
2021 Guayaquil, Ecuador 81 kg 105 108 111 1st place, gold medalist(s) 130 130 134 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 241 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2022 Bogotá, Colombia 81 kg 104 109 113 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 128 135 139 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 252 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2024 Caracas, Venezuela 81 kg 104 108 110 4 128 133 136 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 244 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

References

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  1. ^ "Women's 81 kg Entry List" (PDF). 2023 Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b Oliver, Brian (24 October 2023). "Colombia take team honours and American Reeves stars at Pan American Games weightlifting". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Weightlifting Medalists" (PDF). 2023 Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  4. ^ "MEJIA PEGUERO Yudelina". Paris 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Colombia se impone en el Panamericano de Halterofilia; Ecuador finaliza en el octavo lugar". El Universo (in Spanish). 10 November 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "2022 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). IWF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  8. ^ "2023 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
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