Soraya Jiménez’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro Mexican weightlifter
A.K.A. Soraya Jimenez
Was Athlete 
Weightlifter 
From Mexico 
Type Sports 
Gender female
Birth 5 August 1977, Naucalpan de Juárez Municipality, Mexico
Death 28 March 2013, Mexico City, Mexico
(aged 35 years)
Star sign Leo

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 92.5 92.5 5 110 110 110 11 200 11
2002 Warsaw, Poland 58 kg 87.5 90 92.5 9 110 115 115 9 200 9
1999 Piraeus, Greece 58 kg 85 87.5 87.5 8 107.5 112.5 112.5 7 197.5 8
1998 Lahti, Finland 58 kg 70 72.5 75 12 80 80 85 14 157.5 13
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