Amalia Pérez Explained
Amalia Pérez Vázquez (born 10 July 1973) is a Mexican powerlifter in the 44kg (97lb) - 60kg (130lb) bracket.[1] [2] [3] She has four times been a Paralympic champion and is the only powerlifter in the world to have Paralympic champion in three divisions.[4]
Pérez has been a member of the Mexican delegation to the Paralympic Games since 2000.[2] It was her participation of 2000 Summer Paralympics that won Pérez her first silver medal in the 52kg (115lb) powerlifting event,[5] and she would again win a silver medal in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, but this time in the 48kg (106lb) event.[6] At the 2008 Summer Paralympics, Pérez won her first gold medal in the 52kg event and surpass the Pan-American record with a lifted weight of 127.5kg (281.1lb).[7] She would do this again four years later at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, this time with a lifted weight of 135.5kg (298.7lb).[8] [9] In 2016, she won the gold medal in the women's 55 kg event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She also won the gold medal in the women's 61 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[10] [11]
At the continental level, Pérez won a gold medal 2007 Parapan American Games in Rio de Janeiro in the 52kg event and broke the world Paralympic powerlifting record with 130.5kg (287.7lb) on 14 August 2007.[12] [13] At the 2011 Parapan American Games held in Guadalajara, she received the gold medal in the women's 44kg - 60kg event.[14]
In 2008, Pérez received the National Mexican Sports Award.[15]
In 2021, she won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia.[16] [17]
Notes and References
- News: Amalia Pérez: mexicana y superpoderosa. 30 May 2013. BBC World. 3 September 2012. es.
- News: Reséndiz. Mac. Amalia Pérez: vulnerable y fuerte. 30 May 2013. 13 October 2012. es. ESPNdeportes.
- Web site: Amalia Perez - Para powerlifting Paralympic Athlete Profile. www.paralympic.org. en. 29 November 2017.
- Web site: ¡Récord mundial y tercer oro consecutivo!. sportspedia.com.mx. Sportspedia México. 21 September 2016. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20160920013210/http://sportspedia.com.mx/record-mundial-y-tercer-oro-consecutivo/. 2016-09-20. dead.
- Web site: Women's Up To 52 kg. paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. 19 May 2013. es. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090428/http://www.paralympic.org/ipc_results/results.php?eclass=&sport=powerlifting&competition=2000PG&gender=f&discipline=&event=Up%20To%2052%20kg. dead.
- Web site: Women's Up To 48 kg. paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. 19 May 2013. es. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001311/http://www.paralympic.org/ipc_results/results.php?competition=2004PG&gender=f&sport=powerlifting&discipline=&event=Up%20To%2048%20kg&eclass=. dead.
- Web site: Women's Up To 52 kg. paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. 19 May 2013.
- Web site: Women's Up To 52 kg. paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. 19 May 2013. es.
- Web site: Women's Up To 60 kg. paralympic.org/. International Paralympic Committee. 19 May 2013. es. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081805/http://www.paralympic.org/ipc_results/results.php?eclass=&sport=powerlifting&competition=2012PG&gender=f&discipline=&event=Up%20To%2060%20kg. dead.
- News: Houston. Michael. 28 August 2021. Pérez wins fourth Paralympic gold with women's under-61kg powerlifting victory. InsideTheGames.biz. 28 August 2021.
- Web site: Women's 61 kg Results. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210828182558/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/resPG2020-/pdf/PG2020-/PWL/PG2020-_PWL_C73_PWLW61KG----00000-----------------.pdf. 28 August 2021. 28 August 2021. 2020 Summer Paralympics.
- Web site: Records Iniciales. parapan.guadalajara2011.org. Guadalajara 2011, Juegos parapanamericanos. 24 May 2013. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20130806044732/http://info.parapan.guadalajara2011.org.mx/ESP/SW/SWR124A_SW%40%40%40%40%40%40%40%40%40%40%40%40%40%40%40ESP.htm. 2013-08-06. dead.
- News: Segunda gran jornada de México en Parapanamericanos. 30 May 2013. La Jornada. 15 August 2007. es.
- Web site: Amalia Pérez. info.parapan.guadalajara2011.org.mx. Guadalajara 2011, Juegos parapanamericanos. 24 May 2013. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20120812105737/http://info.parapan.guadalajara2011.org.mx/ESP/ZB/ZBB101A_PO@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ESP_number=34.htm. 2012-08-12. dead.
- News: del Río. April. El PND, orgullo, satisfacción y justicia, señala Amalia Pérez. 30 May 2013. La Jornada. 5 November 2008. es.
- News: 30 November 2021. Tbilisi 2021: Amalia Perez and Sherif Osman cement legendary status. Paralympic.org. 30 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211130182042/https://www.paralympic.org/news/tbilisi-2021-amalia-perez-and-sherif-osman-cement-legendary-status. 30 November 2021.
- News: Morgan. Liam. 30 November 2021. Paralympic gold medallist Shevchuk stars at World Para Powerlifting Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. 30 November 2021.