Wanda Rijo Explained

Wanda Rijo
National Team:Dominican Republic
Birth Date:26 November 1979
Birth Place:San Pedro de Macoris
Sport:Weightlifting

Wanda Rijo Contreras (born November 26, 1979) is a female former weightlifter from the Dominican Republic. She twice competed at the Summer Olympics: 2000 and 2004. Rijo won the only gold medal for the Dominican Republic at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. A year later she carried the flag for her native country at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

She is currently a pastor at Monte de Dios, La Romana.[1] She was inducted to the Dominican Republic Hall of Fame in 2016.[2]

References

  1. Web site: Wanda Rijo. La Romana. Durán. Florentino. Listin Diario. Spanish. 2016-05-28. 2017-11-26.
  2. Web site: Wanda Rijo: "Oré a Dios por esta exaltación". Carmona Jr. Bienvenido. El Nacional. Spanish. 2016-10-17. 2017-11-26.