Arley Méndez

Arley Méndez Perez (born 31 December 1993) is a Chilean weightlifter, World Champion and two time Pan American Champion competing in the 85 kg category until 2018 and 89 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[3]

Arley Méndez
Personal information
Birth nameArley Méndez Perez
Nationality Chile
Born (1993-12-31) December 31, 1993
San Cristóbal, Cuba
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight81.00 kg (179 lb)[1]
Sport
Country Chile
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)–81 kg
Coached byGiorgi Panchev[2]
Medal record
Representing  Chile
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Anaheim85 kg
Pan American Weightlifting Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Santo Domingo85 kg
Gold medal – first place2019 Guatemala City89 kg

Career

He competed for Chile at the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships winning the gold medal in all three categories in the –85 kg division, ahead of the Olympic champion and heavy favorite Kianoush Rostami.[4][5]

In 2018 he competed in the newly created 89 kg category at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships in Ashgabat winning a gold medal in the Snatch portion of the competition.[6]

He represented Chile at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[7]

Major results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2021Japan Tokyo, Japan81 kg1601631658190190190———
World Championships
2017United States Anaheim, United States85 kg1631711751st place, gold medalist(s)2032142211st place, gold medalist(s)3781st place, gold medalist(s)
2018Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan89 kg1601681691st place, gold medalist(s)19020021073695

References
  1. "Weightlifting. Men's 81 kg. Group A. Competition Sheet" (PDF). olympics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  2. "Athlete Biography". IWF.net. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  3. PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 89 kg
  4. "Arley Méndez ganó el "Cóndor de Oro" como mejor deportista de 2017". adnradio.cl. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  5. "Chile's Arley Mendez wins gold at World Weightlifting Championship 2017". Santiago Times. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  6. "Arley Méndez se coronó campeón mundial en Turkmenistán". adnradio.cl. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  7. ADN. "El Team Chile ya suma 52 clasificados a los JJ.OO. de Tokio". ADN (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-06-27.
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