Yenny Álvarez Caicedo (born 24 May 1995) is a Colombian weightlifter. She won the gold medal in the women's 59 kg event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[1][2] In 2021, she won the silver medal in her event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[3][4]

Yenny Álvarez
Personal information
Birth nameYenny Álvarez Caicedo
CitizenshipColombian
Born (1995-05-24) 24 May 1995 (age 28)
Sport
Country Colombia
SportWeightlifting
Event59 kg
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Women's weightlifting
Big (Total)
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 1 1 0
Junior World Championships 0 1 0
Youth World Championships 0 1 0
Pan American Games 1 0 0
Pan American Championships 3 0 0
South American Games 1 0 1
Total 6 3 1
Big and small medals
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 2 2 2
Junior World Championships 1 1 1
Youth World Championships 1 2 0
Pan American Games 1 0 0
Pan American Championships 9 0 0
CAC Games 4 0 0
South American Games 1 0 1
Bolivarian Games 2 0 0
Total 21 5 4
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Bogotá 59 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Tashkent 59 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago 59 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Cartagena 58 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Guayaquil 59 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Bogotá 59 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Veracruz 58 kg S
Gold medal – first place 2014 Veracruz 58 kg CJ
Gold medal – first place 2023 San Salvador 59 kg S
Gold medal – first place 2023 San Salvador 59 kg CJ
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Asunción 59 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Santiago 58 kg
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Valledupar 59 kg S
Gold medal – first place 2022 Valledupar 59 kg CJ
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Kazan 58 kg
Youth World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Košice 53 kg

She won two gold medals at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.[5] She won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.[6]

She won the gold medal in the women's 59 kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.[7]

Achievements edit

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Representing   Colombia
Olympic Games
2024   Paris, France 59 kg
World Championships
2014   Almaty, Kazakhstan 58 kg 95 100 103   118 122 125   225 4
2021   Tashkent, Uzbekistan 59 kg 95 99 101 4 123 123 127   226  
2022   Bogotá, Colombia 59 kg 98 98 101 6 128 131 133 AM   234 AM  
2023   Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 59 kg 100 103 103 6 129 132 132 5 229 5
IWF World Cup
2024   Phuket, Thailand 59 kg 98 98 100 12 125 130 130 9 225 9
Pan American Games
2023   Santiago, Chile 59 kg 97 100 102 126 126 134 228  
Pan American Championships
2016   Cartagena, Colombia 58 kg 95 98 100   118 120 124   224

 

2021   Guayaquil, Ecuador 59 kg 95 98 100   122 126 130   230

 

2022   Bogotá, Colombia 59 kg 97 100 102 AM   124 124 128   226  
2024   Caracas, Venezuela 59 kg 96 100 5
Central American and Caribbean Games
2014   Veracruz, Mexico 58 kg 95 97 99   117 121 123  
2023   San Salvador, El Salvador 59 kg 96 99 103   125 130 131  
South American Games
2014   Santiago, Chile 58 kg 87 90 90 110 113 116 200  
2022   Asunción, Paraguay 59 kg 90 94 96 120 124 220  
Bolivarian Games
2022   Valledupar, Colombia 59 kg 95 98   120 125  
Junior World Championships
2013   Lima, Peru 53 kg 80 83 86 4 100 105 106 4 183 4
2014   Kazan, Russia 58 kg 90 94 97   115 119 119   213  
Youth World Championships
2012   Košice, Slovakia 53 kg 73 77 80   91 97 100   177  

References edit

  1. ^ Oliver, Brian (8 December 2022). "Colombians go wild as Álvarez beats two Olympic champions at weightlifting World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  2. ^ "2022 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). IWF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  3. ^ Oliver, Brian (11 December 2021). "Olympic gold, Vogue front cover, and another world title for weightlifter Kuo". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  4. ^ "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Weightlifting Medalists". 2022 Bolivarian Games. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Weightlifting Medalists". 2022 South American Games. Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Women's 59 kg Results" (PDF). 2023 Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2024.

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