Eva Dimas
Salvadoran weightlifter (born 1973)
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Eva María Dimas Fontanals (born 18 March 1973 in San Salvador) is a retired female athlete and weightlifter from El Salvador.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Eva María Dimas Fontanals |
| Born | 18 March 1973 (age 52) San Salvador, El Salvador |
Biography
She competed for her native Central American country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000.[1]
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, she competed in the women's 75 kilograms weightlifting event, finishing in the 11th place.
Dimas is a niece of Valerio Fontanals. She carried the flag for El Salvador at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China.
Previously Dimas competed as a discus thrower, finishing in 31st place at the 1995 World Championships.
Dimas tested positive for the banned steroid Nandrolone in June 2009 and was banned from competing for two years.[2]
