Dixon Arroyo (weightlifter)
Ecuadorian weightlifter (born 1997)
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Dixon Bladimir Arroyo Valdez (born 12 August 1997)[1] is an Ecuadorian weightlifter. He won the gold medal in men's +109 kg event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.[2] He is also a two-time gold medalist at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.[3][4]
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| Full name | Dixon Bladimir Arroyo Valdez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 August 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Ecuador | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | +109 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 2019, Arroyo competed in the men's 109 kg event at the Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[1] In 2021, he competed in the men's +109 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[5] Arroyo won the bronze medal in the men's +102 kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.[6]
He won the bronze medal in his event at the 2024 Bolivarian Games held in Ayacucho, Peru.[7]
Achievements
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2021 |  Tashkent, Uzbekistan | +109 kg | 170 | 177 | 11 | 192 | 23 | 369 | 21 | |||
| 2022 |  Bogotá, Colombia | +109 kg | 171 | 176 | 17 | 190 | 21 | 366 | 17 | |||
| Pan American Games | ||||||||||||
| 2019 |  Lima, Peru | 109 kg | N/a | — | — | — | N/a | — | — | |||
| 2023 |  Santiago, Chile | +102 kg | 171 | 175 | N/a | 191 | 196 | N/a | 371 |  | ||
| Pan American Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2021 |  Guayaquil, Ecuador | +109 kg | 170 | 176 | 180 | | 190 | 201 | 5 | 381 | 4 | |
| 2022 | Bogotá, Colombia | +109 kg | 170 | 4 | 190 | 197 | 6 | 367 | 5 | |||
| 2023 |  Bariloche, Argentina | +109 kg | 168 | 171 | 174 |  | 190 | 196 | 200 | 4 | 374 | |
| South American Games | ||||||||||||
| 2022 |  Asunción, Paraguay | +109 kg | 170 | 175 | N/a | 191 | 197 | N/a | 372 | | ||
| Bolivarian Games | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | Valledupar, Colombia | +109 kg | 161 | 170 | 180 | | 190 | 196 | 201 | | N/a | N/a |
| 2024 | Ayacucho, Peru | +109 kg | 160 | 170 | 175 | N/a | 187 | N/a | 362 | | ||
