Soraya Jiménez

Soraya Jiménez

Personal information
Born	5 August 1977 Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico[1]
Died	28 March 2013(2013-03-28) (aged 35) Mexico City, Mexico
Medal record Women's Weightlifting Representing  Mexico Olympic Games 2000 Sydney – 58 kg Pan American Games 2003 Santo Domingo – 58 kg

Soraya Jiménez Mendivil (a twin sister born 5 August 1977^[2] – 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.^[3] Jiménez became the first ever female athlete from Mexico to win an Olympic gold medal.^[4]

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.^[5]

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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