Soraya Jiménez Explained

Birth Date:	5 August 1977
Birth Place:	Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico^[1]
Death Place:	Mexico City, Mexico

Soraya Jiménez Mendivil (a twin sister born 5 August 1977^[2]  - 28 March 2013) was a Mexican weightlifter and Olympic champion. She participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where she won a gold medal.^[3] Jiménez became the first ever female athlete from Mexico to win an Olympic gold medal.^[4]

She died at age 35 on 28 March 2013 at her home in Mexico City after suffering a heart attack.

Major results

She competed at world championships, most recently at the 2003 World Weightlifting Championships.^[5]

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
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World Championships
	Vancouver, Canada		90	92.5	92.5	5	110	110	110	11	200	11
			87.5	90	92.5	9	110	115	115	9	200	9
			85	87.5	87.5	8	107.5	112.5	112.5	7	197.5	8
			70	72.5	75	12	80	80	85	14	157.5	13

Notes and References

1. . El noticiero con Lolita Ayala. Ordorica, Ana Paula . . . . 29 March 2013 . Spanish.
2. Web site: Soraya JIMENEZ MENDIVIL. 2021-10-26. Olympics.com.
3. Web site: Soraya Jiménez . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418031426/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ji/soraya-jimenez-1.html . dead . 2020-04-18 . 2013-03-29. Sports Reference.
4. http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=JIMENSOR01 Profile: "Soraya Jimenez"
5. Web site: 2003 Weightlifting World Championships – Mendivil Soraya Jimenez. iwf.net. 23 June 2016.