Leydi Yesenia Solís Arboleda (born 17 February 1990) is a Colombian weightlifter. She won a gold medal at the 2007 Pan American Games for her native South American country, and carried the flag at the opening ceremony. Solís represented Colombia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, finishing in fourth place in her weight division. She won the – 69 kg gold medal in snatch and clean & jerk during the 2014 Pan American Sports Festival.[1][2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Leydi Yesenia Solís Arboleda |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Born | 17 February 1990 Tuluá, Valle del Cauca, Colombia |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 76.85 kg (169 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Event | –81 kg |
| Club | Bogota |
Medal record | |
2008 Summer Olympics performance
editSolís won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics behind Russia's Oxana Slivenko.[3] Solís lifted 105 kg and took the silver medal with a total weight of 240 kg.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Resultados por Prueba – Levantamiento de Pesas – Weightlifting – 69 Kg – Femenil – Arranque" (in Spanish). CONADE. 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
- ^ "Resultados por Prueba – Levantamiento de Pesas – Weightlifting – 69 Kg – Femenil – Envion" (in Spanish). CONADE. 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Leydi Solís". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ "Leidy Solis, medalla de plata en los Olímpicos de Pekín 2008". eltiempo.com (in Spanish). 12 January 2017.
External links
edit- Leidy Yessenia SOLIS ARBOLEDA at the International Weightlifting Federation (archive)
- Leidy SOLIS at Olympics.com
- Leidy SOLIS at Olympic.org (archived)
- Leidy Solís at Olympedia
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