Verónica Saladín

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Verónica Saladín
Personal information
Born (1992-05-21) 21 May 1992 (age 32)
El Seibo, Dominican Republic
Sport
CountryDominican Republic
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Dominican Republic
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima +87 kg
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Miami +90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Santo Domingo +90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Guatemala City +87 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Barranquilla +90 kg S
Silver medal – second place 2018 Barranquilla +90 kg CJ

Verónica Estela Saladín Tolentino (born 21 May 1992)[1] is a weightlifter from the Dominican Republic.[2] She won the silver medal in the women's +87 kg event at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[3][4] She is also a three-time silver medalist at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships and a two-time medalist, including gold, at the Central American and Caribbean Games.

Career

Saladín represented the Dominican Republic at the 2011 Pan American Games held in Guadalajara, Mexico. She finished in 4th place in the women's +75 kg event. She also competed in the women's +75 kg event at the 2011 World Weightlifting Championships held in Paris, France.[5]

Saladín won the bronze medal in the women's +75 kg Snatch event at the 2014 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She competed in the women's +75 kg event at the 2015 Pan American Games held in Toronto, Canada where she did not register a result in the Clean & Jerk.[6] She won the gold medal in the women's +90 kg Snatch event at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games held in Barranquilla, Colombia.[1] She also won the silver medal in the women's +90 kg Clean & Jerk event.[7]

In 2018, Saladín competed in the women's +87 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.[8] A year later, she competed in the same event at the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships held in Pattaya, Thailand.[9]

In 2019, Saladín won the silver medal in her event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Guatemala City, Guatemala.[10][11] She previously also won the silver medal in her event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships in 2017 and 2018.[12] She won the silver medal in the women's +87 kg event at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[3][4]

Saladín represented the Dominican Republic at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[13] She finished in 7th place in the women's +87 kg event.[14]

Saladín won the bronze medal in the women's +87 kg Snatch event at the 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[15]

Achievements

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Summer Olympics
2021 Japan Tokyo, Japan +87 kg 105 111 116 125 131 242 7
World Championships
2011 France Paris, France +75 kg 97 102 103 14 118 125 127 21 228 20
2018 Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan +87 kg 118 122 126 5 142 146 146 12 264 10
2019 Thailand Pattaya, Thailand +87 kg 120 125 126 9 140 145 145 12 265 10
Pan American Games
2011 Mexico Guadalajara, Mexico +75 kg 102 102 107 125 127 127 232 4
2015 Canada Toronto, Canada +75 kg 110 115 117 132 132 132
2019 Peru Lima, Peru +87 kg 120 125 130 145 152 153 283 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Central American and Caribbean Games
2018 Colombia Barranquilla, Colombia +90 kg 119 119 122 1st place, gold medalist(s) 143 147 148 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

References

  1. ^ a b "Women's +90 kg Snatch" (PDF). 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Weightlifting SALADIN TOLENTINO Veronica Estela". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-29. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  3. ^ a b Gillen, Nancy (30 July 2019). "Brazil's Saraiva Reis earns third consecutive Pan American Games title as weightlifting concludes". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  5. ^ "2011 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  6. ^ "2015 Pan American Games Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Women's +90 kg Clean & Jerk" (PDF). 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  8. ^ "2018 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 November 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  9. ^ "2019 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  10. ^ Morgan, Liam (27 April 2019). "Robles claims three gold medals on final day at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  11. ^ "2019 Pan American Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). panamwf.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  12. ^ Oliver, Brian (27 July 2017). "Robles sweeps golds as USA finish strongly at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  13. ^ "República Dominicana tendrá participación histórica en Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio". ESPN.com.mx (in Spanish). 27 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Women's +87 kg Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  15. ^ "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.

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