Irene Esmeralda Borrego Palacios (born 3 November 2001)[1] is a Mexican weightlifter. She won the bronze medal in the women's 55 kg event at the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[2][3]

Irene Borrego
Personal information
Full nameIrene Esmeralda Borrego Palacios
Born (2001-11-03) 3 November 2001 (age 23)
Sport
CountryMexico
SportWeightlifting
Weight class55 kg
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Mexico
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Riyadh 55 kg
Junior Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2021 Cali–Valle 55 kg

In 2021, Borrego won the silver medal in the women's 55 kg event at the Junior Pan American Games held in Cali and Valle, Colombia.[1] She won the gold medal in the women's 55 kg Snatch event at the 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[4] In that same year, she competed in the women's 55 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[5]

Achievements

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2022   Bogotá, Colombia 55 kg 85 85 88 9 105 108 109 9 190 10
2023   Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 55 kg 85 89 92   106 110 110 4 199  
Pan American Championships
2022   Bogotá, Colombia 55 kg 84 86 88   103 107 107 6 189 4
Junior Pan American Games
2021   Cali, Colombia 55 kg 82 85 87 1 103 106 108 2 191  

References

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  1. ^ a b "Women's 55 kg" (PDF). 2021 Junior Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  2. ^ Oliver, Brian (6 September 2023). "Chinese Taipei takes gold at IWF World Championships after historic Refugee Team debut". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  3. ^ "2023 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  4. ^ "2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). Federación Panamericana de Levantamiento de Pesas. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  5. ^ "2022 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). IWF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
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