Katherin Oriana Echandia Zárate (born 14 August 2001)[1] is a Venezuelan weightlifter. She won the bronze medal in the women's 45 kg event at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.[2] She won two gold medals at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.[3][4]
![]() Echandia at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Katherin Oriana Echandia Zárate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 14 August 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Venezuela | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | 49 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editEchandia won the gold medal in the girls' 44 kg event at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[5] A month later, she won the bronze medal in the women's 45 kg event at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.[2] Echandia also competed in the women's 49 kg event at the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships in Pattaya, Thailand.[6]
Echandia won the bronze medal in the women's 49 kg event at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games held in Cali and Valle, Colombia.[1]
She won two gold medals at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.[3][4]
She won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.[7] Two months later, she competed in the women's 49 kg event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[8]
Echandia competed in the women's 49 kg event at the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[9] She won the silver medal in the women's 49 kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.[10]
In 2024, she won the silver medal in the women's 49 kg event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Caracas, Venezuela. Later that year she set personal bests in Snatch, Clean & Jerk and total at the IWF World Cup.
In August 2024, Echandia competed in the women's 49 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[11] She made one successful attempt both in Snatch and Clean & Jerk setting 188 kg in total, allowing her to place ninth.[11]
Achievements
editYear | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
Summer Olympics | ||||||||||||
2024 | Paris, France | 49 kg | 83 | — | 105 | — | 188 | 9 | ||||
World Championships | ||||||||||||
2018 | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | 45 kg | 67 | 5 | 86 | 90 | 157 | |||||
2019 | Pattaya, Thailand | 49 kg | 75 | 78 | 15 | 95 | 98 | 13 | 176 | 14 | ||
2022 | Bogotá, Colombia | 49 kg | 80 | 17 | 102 | 11 | 182 | 11 | ||||
2023 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 49 kg | 74 | 77 | 16 | 95 | 100 | 15 | 177 | 15 | ||
IWF World Cup | ||||||||||||
2024 | Phuket, Thailand | 49 kg | 81 | 83 | 85 | 9 | 102 | 106 | 108 | 7 | 193 | 6 |
Pan American Games | ||||||||||||
2023 | Santiago, Chile | 49 kg | 79 | 82 | 84 | — | 101 | 105 | — | 189 | ||
Pan American Championships | ||||||||||||
2020 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 49 kg | — | 96 | 6 | — | — | |||||
2021 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 49 kg | 70 | 76 | 6 | 90 | 95 | 8 | 171 | 7 | ||
2022 | Bogotá, Colombia | 49 kg | 78 | 9 | 98 | 8 | 176 | 8 | ||||
2024 | Caracas, Venezuela | 49 kg | 81 | 83 | 102 | 185 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Women's 49 kg Results" (PDF). 2021 Junior Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ a b "2018 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 November 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Keydomar Vallenilla ganó oro y plata en Valledupar". Líder (in Spanish). 4 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Weightlifting Medalists". 2022 Bolivarian Games. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 May 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "2019 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Weightlifting Medalists". 2022 South American Games. Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ "2022 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). IWF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ "2023 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ "Weightlifting Medalists" (PDF). 2023 Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
External links
edit- Katherin Echandia at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Katherin Echandia at IAT Database Weightlifting (in German)
- Katherin Echandia at Olympics.com
- Katherin Echandia at Olympedia