Lisseth Betzaida Ayoví Cabezas (born 7 August 1998, Machala) is an Ecuadorian weightlifter. She won the bronze medal in the women's +87 kg event at the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[1][2]

Lisseth Ayoví
in 2024
Personal information
Full nameLisseth Betzaida Ayoví Cabezas
NicknameMonchita
Born (1998-08-07) 7 August 1998 (age 26)
El Oro Province, Ecuador
Home townMachala, Ecuador
Sport
CountryEcuador
SportWeightlifting
Weight class+87 kg
ClubFedeoro
Coached byHugo Quelal, Yofre Bustamante
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Ecuador
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Riyadh +87 kg
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago +81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima +87 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Caracas +87 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Guayaquil +87 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Bogotá +87 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Guatemala City +87 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Santo Domingo +87 kg
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Asunción +87 kg
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Valledupar +87 kg S
Gold medal – first place 2022 Valledupar +87 kg CJ

Career

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Ayoví competed in the girls' +63 kg event at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics held in Nanjing, China.[3]

In 2019, she won the bronze medal in the Clean & Jerk in her event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Guatemala City, Guatemala.[4] After the competition the Mexican Tania Mascorro was banned for using Boldenone, so Ayoví won another two bronze medals (snatch and total).[5]

She also won the bronze medal in the women's +87 kg event at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[6]

In 2021, Ayoví won the bronze medal in the women's +87 kg event at the 2020 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Ayoví won two gold medals at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.[7] She won the silver medal in the women's +87 kg event at the 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[8][9] She also won the silver medal in the Clean & Jerk event in this competition.[9]

Ayoví won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.[10][11] She won the silver medal in the women's +81 kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.[12]

In February 2024, she won the gold medal in the women's +87 kg event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Caracas, Venezuela.

In August 2024, Ayoví finished in 4th place in the women's +81 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[13]

Achievements

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Summer Olympics
2024 Paris, France +81 kg 117 121 123 156 160 162 283 4
World Championships
2015 Houston, United States +75 kg 102 106 108 22 133 136 140 21 244 22
2017 Anaheim, United States +90 kg 107 111 113 6 135 140 143 6 251 6
2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan +87 kg 110 115 116 10 140 145 145 14 256 11
2019 Pattaya, Thailand +87 kg 112 116 118 11 136 138 142 15 258 13
2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan +87 kg 110 116 116 8 130 136 140 7 250 7
2022 Bogotá, Colombia +87 kg 110 115 120 7 145 151 155 6 275 7
2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia +87 kg 111 116 121   146 150 155   276  
Pan American Games
2019 Lima, Peru +87 kg 108 115 120 130 135 140 255  
2023 Santiago, Chile +81 kg 111 116 119 147 152 157 276  
Pan American Championships
2014 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic +75 kg 95 101 106 5 120 125 130 7 226 6
2017 Miami, United States +90 kg 103 108 112 4 128 135 140 4 252 4
2018 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic +90 kg 100 107 112 5 130 130 136 5 243 5
2019 Guatemala City, Guatemala +87 kg 110 115 118   141 146 146   264  
2020 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic +87 kg 110 115 117   138 143 145   260  
2021 Guayaquil, Ecuador +87 kg 100 106 113   126 130   243  
2022 Bogotá, Colombia +87 kg 106 110 115 4 137 141 149   264  
2023 Bariloche, Argentina +87 kg 112 112 112 141 146 153  
2024 Caracas, Venezuela +87 kg 112 116 118   146 151 158   269  
South American Championships
2013 Chiclayo, Peru +75 kg 85 90 95 5 110 115 120 4 210 4
2017 Santa Marta, Colombia +90 kg 105 111 115   133 140 144   251  
2019 Palmira, Colombia +87 kg 105 110 117   137 141 145   262  
Ibero-American Championships
2019 Palmira, Colombia +87 kg 105 110 117   137 141 145   262  

References

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  1. ^ "2023 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Another weightlifting shock as South Korean takes injured Li's world title". InsideTheGames.biz. 16 September 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  4. ^ Morgan, Liam (27 April 2019). "Robles claims three gold medals on final day at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  5. ^ "La alterista mexicana tiene un castigo provisional, la IWF pronto dará a conocer la resolución final". www.record.com.mx (in Spanish). 4 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Weightlifting Medalists". 2022 Bolivarian Games. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  8. ^ Iveson, Ali (29 July 2022). "Rogers stars for US but Colombia dominate at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  9. ^ a b "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.
  10. ^ Benitez, Karla (5 October 2022). "Guayanesa Yorgelis Salazar y Orluis Aular aportan oro para Venezuela en Asunción 2022". Primicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Women's +87 kg" (PDF). 2022 South American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Weightlifting Medalists" (PDF). 2023 Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  13. ^ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
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