Yenny Álvarez
Colombian weightlifter (born 1995)
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Yenny Álvarez Caicedo (born 24 May 1995) is a Colombian weightlifter. She won the gold medal in the women's 59 kg event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[1][2] In 2021, she won the silver medal in her event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[3][4]
24 May 1995
Colombia
Career
Álvarez won two gold medals at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.[5] She won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.[6]
Álvarez won the gold medal in the women's 59 kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.[7]
In August 2024, Álvarez competed in the women's 59 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[8] She lifted 105 kg in the Snatch sharing third provisional place but then failed three attempts in the Clean & Jerk.[8]
Achievements
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Representing Colombia | ||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| 2024 | Paris, France | 59 kg | 101 | 103 | 105 | 3 | N/a | N/a | N/a | |||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2014 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | 58 kg | 95 | 100 |  | 118 | 122 | 125 | | 225 | 4 | |
| 2021 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 59 kg | 95 | 99 | 4 | 123 | 127 |  | 226 | | ||
| 2022 | Bogotá, Colombia | 59 kg | 98 | 101 | 6 | 128 | 131 | 133 AM |  | 234 AM | | |
| 2023 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 59 kg | 100 | 6 | 129 | 5 | 229 | 5 | ||||
| 2024 | Manama, Bahrain | 59 kg | 98 | 4 | 123 | 126 | — | | 224 | | ||
| IWF World Cup | ||||||||||||
| 2024 | Phuket, Thailand | 59 kg | 98 | 100 | 12 | 125 | 9 | 225 | 9 | |||
| Pan American Games | ||||||||||||
| 2023 | Santiago, Chile | 59 kg | 97 | 100 | 102 | N/a | 126 | N/a | 228 | | ||
| Pan American Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2016 | Cartagena, Colombia | 58 kg | 95 | 98 | 100 | | 118 | 120 | 124 | | 224 |
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| 2021 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 59 kg | 95 | 98 | 100 | | 122 | 126 | 130 | | 230 |
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| 2022 | Bogotá, Colombia | 59 kg | 97 | 100 | 102 AM | | 124 | | 226 | | ||
| 2024 | Caracas, Venezuela | 59 kg | 96 | — | 5 | — | — | — | N/a | N/a | N/a | |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | ||||||||||||
| 2014 | Veracruz, Mexico | 58 kg | 95 | 97 | 99 | | 117 | 123 | | N/a | N/a | |
| 2023 | San Salvador, El Salvador | 59 kg | 96 | 99 | | 125 | 130 | | N/a | N/a | ||
| South American Games | ||||||||||||
| 2014 | Santiago, Chile | 58 kg | 87 | N/a | 110 | 113 | N/a | 200 | | |||
| 2022 | Asunción, Paraguay | 59 kg | 90 | 94 | 96 | N/a | 120 | 124 | — | N/a | 220 | |
| Bolivarian Games | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | Valledupar, Colombia | 59 kg | 95 | 98 | — | | 120 | 125 | — | | N/a | N/a |
| Junior World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2013 | Lima, Peru | 53 kg | 83 | 4 | 100 | 4 | 183 | 4 | ||||
| 2014 | Kazan, Russia | 58 kg | 90 | 94 | | 115 | 119 | | 213 | | ||
| Youth World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2012 | Košice, Slovakia | 53 kg | 73 | 77 | | 91 | 97 | 100 | | 177 | | |
