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Yudelina Mejía

Yudelina Mejía Peguero (born 4 June 1997)[1] is a Dominican Republic weightlifter. She won the silver medal in the women's 81 kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.[2][3] She is also a four-time medalist, including gold, at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships. Mejía represented the Dominican Republic at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Yudelina Mejía Peguero
Personal information
Born (1997-06-04) 4 June 1997 (age 29)
Sport
CountryDominican Republic
SportWeightlifting
Event
81 kg
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Dominican Republic
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2025 Førde86 kg
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2023 Santiago81 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 Cali86 kg
Silver medal – second place2021 Guayaquil81 kg
Silver medal – second place2022 Bogotá81 kg
Silver medal – second place2024 Caracas81 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place2023 San Salvador87 kg S
Silver medal – second place2023 San Salvador87 kg CJ

Career

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Mejía took up weightlifting at the age of 16. Her aunt encouraged her to get involved in a sport to get out of the house while she was taking care of her ailing grandmother.[4]

Mejía won the silver medal in the women's 81 kg event at the 2021 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Guayaquil, Ecuador.[5] She also won the silver medal in the same event at the 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[6] In the same year, Mejía competed in the women's 81 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[7]

Mejía won two medals, including gold, at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games held in San Salvador, El Salvador. She won the gold medal in the women's 87 kg Snatch event and the silver medal in the women's 87 kg Clean & Jerk event. A few months later, she competed in the women's 81 kg event at the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[8] In October 2023, Mejía won the silver medal in the women's 81 kg event at the Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.[2][3]

In February 2024, Mejía won the silver medal in the women's 81 kg event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Caracas, Venezuela.

In August 2024, she competed in the women's 81 kg event at the Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[9] She lifted 256 kg in total and finished in fifth place.[9]

Achievements

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2024Paris, France81 kg111111115N/a145150157N/a2565
World Championships
2022Bogotá, Colombia81 kg10711211210136141142924310
2023Riyadh, Saudi Arabia81 kg1051051106130130130———
2024Manama, Bahrain81 kg108108112614014414692525
2025Førde, Norway86 kg1151191221st place, gold medalist(s)1451491532nd place, silver medalist(s)271 AM2nd place, silver medalist(s)
IWF World Cup
2024Phuket, Thailand81 kg1071111119133138142102449
Pan American Games
2023Santiago, Chile81 kg107111114N/a130133144N/a2442nd place, silver medalist(s)
Pan American Championships
2020Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic81 kg1021061093rd place, bronze medalist(s)1251311363rd place, bronze medalist(s)2424
2021Guayaquil, Ecuador81 kg1051081111st place, gold medalist(s)1301301342nd place, silver medalist(s)2412nd place, silver medalist(s)
2022Bogotá, Colombia81 kg1041091132nd place, silver medalist(s)1281351392nd place, silver medalist(s)2522nd place, silver medalist(s)
2024Caracas, Venezuela81 kg10410811041281331362nd place, silver medalist(s)2442nd place, silver medalist(s)
2025Cali, Colombia86 kg1131171231st place, gold medalist(s)1431471521st place, gold medalist(s)2701st place, gold medalist(s)

References

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  1. ↑ "Women's 81 kg Entry List" (PDF). 2023 Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  2. 1 2 Oliver, Brian (24 October 2023). "Colombia take team honours and American Reeves stars at Pan American Games weightlifting". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Weightlifting Medalists" (PDF). 2023 Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "MEJIA PEGUERO Yudelina". Paris 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  5. ↑ "Colombia se impone en el Panamericano de Halterofilia; Ecuador finaliza en el octavo lugar". El Universo (in Spanish). 10 November 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "2022 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). IWF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  8. ↑ "2023 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  9. 1 2 "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
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