Mari Leivis Sánchez Periñán (born 8 October 1991)[1] is a Colombian weightlifter. She won the silver medal in the women's 71 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. She is a three-time silver medalist in the women's 71 kg event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships.[1][2] She won two medals, including gold, at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.[3]
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| Full name | Mari Leivis Sánchez Periñán | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 October 1991 Turbo, Colombia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Colombia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 71 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
editSánchez won the gold medal in the women's 69 kg Snatch event at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games held in Barranquilla, Colombia.[4] She also won the silver medal in the women's 69 kg Clean & Jerk event.[5] In that same year, she competed in the women's 71 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.[6]
Sánchez won the silver medal in her event at the 2020 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She also won the silver medal in her event at the 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[1][2]
Sánchez won two medals, including gold, at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.[3] She won the silver medal in the women's 76 kg event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.[7]
Sánchez won the silver medal in the women's 71 kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.[8] In February 2024, she won the silver medal in her event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Caracas, Venezuela.
In August 2024, Sánchez won the silver medal in the women's 71 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[9]
Achievements
edit| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Representing Colombia
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| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| 2024 |  Paris, France |
71 kg | 108 | 112 | 4 | 135 | 140 | 145 | 2 | 257 | 
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| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2018 |  Ashgabat, Turkmenistan |
71 kg | 103 | 6 | 120 | 125 | 8 | 228 | 7 | |||
| 2022 | Bogotá, Colombia |
71 kg | 108 | 111 | 4 | 133 | 7 | 244 | 6 | |||
| 2023 |  Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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71 kg | 105 | 108 | 5 | 128 | 132 | 7 | 240 | 7 | ||
| IWF World Cup | ||||||||||||
| 2024 |  Phuket, Thailand |
71 kg | 104 | 110 | 6 | 130 | 13 | 240 | 7 | |||
| Pan American Games | ||||||||||||
| 2023 |  Santiago, Chile |
71 kg | 105 | 109 | 112 | — | 130 | 134 | — | 246 |
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| Pan American Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2014 |  Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
63 kg | 93 | 96 | 4 | 110 | 115 | 4 | 211 | 4 | ||
| 2020 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
71 kg | 102 | 105 |  |
123 | 126 |  |
231 |
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| 2021 |  Guayaquil, Ecuador |
71 kg | 103 | 106 | |
123 | 5 | 229 | 5 | |||
| 2022 | Bogotá, Colombia |
71 kg | 105 | 110 | 112 | |
130 | 134 | |
246 |
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| 2024 |  Caracas, Venezuela |
71 kg | 101 | 104 | 4 | 120 | 125 | 128 | |
232 |
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| Central American and Caribbean Games | ||||||||||||
| 2018 | Barranquilla, Colombia |
69 kg | 103 | 108 | |
124 | 128 | |
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| 2023 |  San Salvador, El Salvador |
71 kg | 100 | 105 | 108 | |
125 | 130 | |
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| South American Games | ||||||||||||
| 2022 |  Asunción, Paraguay |
76 kg | 105 | 110 | — | 130 | — | 240 |
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| Bolivarian Games | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | Valledupar, Colombia |
71 kg | 105 | 108 | 111 | |
129 | 131 | 135 | |
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References
edit- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b Iveson, Ali (27 July 2022). "Records for Rodallegas as Colombia lead medals table at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Weightlifting Medalists". 2022 Bolivarian Games. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "Women's 69 kg Snatch" (PDF). 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "Women's 69 kg Clean & Jerk" (PDF). 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "2018 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 November 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Women's 76 kg" (PDF). 2022 South American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ "Women's 71 kg Results" (PDF). 2023 Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
