Yaniuska Espinosa Explained

Yaniuska Espinosa
Full Name:Yaniuska Isabel Espinosa
Birth Date:5 December 1986
Birth Place:Puerto Cabello, Venezuela
Height:1.72 m
Weight:114 kg
Sport:Weightlifting
Coach:Jorge Rivero
Event:Women's +75 kg
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Yaniuska Isabel Espinosa (born 5 December 1986) is a Venezuelan weightlifter who competes in the +75 kg division. She won gold medals at the 2014 Pan American Championships and 2015 Pan American Games, and placed seventh at the 2016 Olympics.

Espinosa took up weightlifting aged 13 in Puerto Cabello. She is married to Juan Jose Camacaro and has three sons, Luis Alberto (b. 2007), Luis Eduardo (b. 2007) and Omar Jesus (b. 2008).

She won the silver medal in her event at the 2022 South American Games held in AsunciĆ³n, Paraguay.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Benitez . Karla . 5 October 2022 . Guayanesa Yorgelis Salazar y Orluis Aular aportan oro para Venezuela en AsunciĆ³n 2022 . Primicia . 7 October 2022 . es.
  2. Web site: Women's +87 kg . https://web.archive.org/web/20221006173014/https://www.asu2022.org.py/uploads/resultados/competencias/Levantamiento%20de%20pesas%20Women%20%2B87kg.pdf . 6 October 2022 . 6 October 2022 . 2022 South American Games.