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.
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| Born | 21 May 1992 El Seibo, Dominican Republic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Dominican Republic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
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 edit
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Summer Olympics | ||||||||||||
| 2021 |  Tokyo, Japan |
+87 kg | 105 | 111 | — | 125 | 131 | – | — | 242 | 7 | |
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2011 |  Paris, France |
+75 kg | 97 | 103 | 14 | 118 | 125 | 21 | 228 | 20 | ||
| 2018 |  Ashgabat, Turkmenistan |
+87 kg | 118 | 122 | 5 | 142 | 12 | 264 | 10 | |||
| 2019 |  Pattaya, Thailand |
+87 kg | 120 | 9 | 140 | 145 | 12 | 265 | 10 | |||
| Pan American Games | ||||||||||||
| 2011 |  Guadalajara, Mexico |
+75 kg | 102 | 107 | — | 125 | — | 232 | 4 | |||
| 2015 |  Toronto, Canada |
+75 kg | 110 | 115 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2019 |  Lima, Peru |
+87 kg | 120 | 125 | 130 | — | 145 | 153 | — | 283 | 
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| Central American and Caribbean Games | ||||||||||||
| 2018 |  Barranquilla, Colombia |
+90 kg | 119 | 122 |  |
143 | |
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References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "2011 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "2015 Pan American Games Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2018 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 November 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "2019 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ Morgan, Liam (27 April 2019). "Robles claims three gold medals on final day at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ "2019 Pan American Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). panamwf.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (27 July 2017). "Robles sweeps golds as USA finish strongly at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "República Dominicana tendrá participación histórica en Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio". ESPN.com.mx (in Spanish). 27 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "Women's +87 kg Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "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.
