Verónica Saladín
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Born | (1992-05-21) 21 May 1992 (age 32) El Seibo, Dominican Republic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Dominican Republic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
Summer Olympics | ||||||||||||
2021 | ![]() | +87 kg | 105 | 111 | — | 125 | 131 | – | — | 242 | 7 | |
World Championships | ||||||||||||
2011 | ![]() | +75 kg | 97 | 103 | 14 | 118 | 125 | 21 | 228 | 20 | ||
2018 | ![]() | +87 kg | 118 | 122 | 5 | 142 | 12 | 264 | 10 | |||
2019 | ![]() | +87 kg | 120 | 9 | 140 | 145 | 12 | 265 | 10 | |||
Pan American Games | ||||||||||||
2011 | ![]() | +75 kg | 102 | 107 | — | 125 | — | 232 | 4 | |||
2015 | ![]() | +75 kg | 110 | 115 | — | — | — | — | ||||
2019 | ![]() | +87 kg | 120 | 125 | 130 | — | 145 | 153 | — | 283 | ![]() | |
Central American and Caribbean Games | ||||||||||||
2018 | ![]() | +90 kg | 119 | 122 | ![]() | 143 | ![]() | — | — |
References
- ^ 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). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) 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.
External links
- Verónica Saladín at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Verónica Saladín at Olympedia