Natasha Rosa Figueiredo (born February 16, 1996[1]) is a Brazilian professional weightlifter who earned a spot at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the 49kg category. She finished in 9th place in the women's 49 kg event.[2] She won the bronze medal in her event at the 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[3][4]
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| Full name | Natasha Rosa Figueiredo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 February 1996 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2012–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 150 cm (4 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 49 kg (108 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Associação do Pessoal da Caixa Econômica Federal - APCEF RJ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | National team | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editFigueiredo competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics in the 49kg competition. She nearly did not make it due to minor doping violations, but was eventually cleared to compete after her case went to arbitration.[5]
She won the silver medal in her event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.[6] she competed in the women's 49 kg event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.
Achievements
edit| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2022 |  Bogotá, Colombia |
49 kg | 83 | 9 | 104 | 6 | 187 | 8 | ||||
| Pan American Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | Bogotá, Colombia |
49 kg | 80 | 84 |  |
101 | 104 | 106 |  |
190 |
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| South American Games | ||||||||||||
| 2022 |  Asunción, Paraguay |
49 kg | 82 | 84 | — | — | 102 | — | 186 |
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References
edit- ^ "NATASHA ROSA FIGUEIREDO".
- ^ "Women's 49 kg Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Junior world record and three golds for US at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Olympics-Weightlifting-Brazil's Figueiredo cleared to compete at Games".
- ^ "Weightlifting Medalists". 2022 South American Games. Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
