Keydomar Vallenilla

Keydomar Giovanni Vallenilla Sánchez (born 8 October 1999) is a Venezuelan weightlifter. In 2021, he won the silver medal in the men's 96 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He won the gold medal in the men's 89 kg event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[2][3]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vallenilla and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.
Keydomar Vallenilla
Vallenilla in 2019
Personal information
Native nameKeydomar Giovanni Vallenilla Sánchez
NationalityVenezuelan
Born (1999-10-08) 8 October 1999 [1]
La Guaira, Venezuela
Weight94 kg (207 lb)
Sport
CountryVenezuela
SportWeightlifting
Weight class
  • 89 kg
  • 96 kg
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Venezuela
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2020 Tokyo96 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Bogotá 89 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Tashkent 96 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Riyadh89 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago 89 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima 96 kg
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Asunción 96 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Cochabamba 85 kg
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Valledupar 96 kg CJ
Silver medal – second place 2022 Valledupar 96 kg S
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Guayaquil 96 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Bariloche 89 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Bogotá 89 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Miami 85 kg

Career

Vallenilla won the bronze medal in the Clean & Jerk in the men's 89 kg event at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.[4][5] He also won the bronze medal in the Snatch in the men's 89 kg event at the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships held in Pattaya, Thailand.[6]

In 2019, he won the bronze medal in the men's 96 kg event at the Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[7]

In 2021, Vallenilla won the silver medal in the men's 96 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[8] He won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Guayaquil, Ecuador.[9][10] In that same year, he won the bronze medal in the men's 96 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[11][12]

He won two medals, including gold, at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.[13][14] He won the silver medal in his event at the 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[15][16] He also set new Panamerican records in both the Snatch and the Clean & Jerk which were all improved upon during the competition by Brayan Rodallegas of Colombia.[16]

Vallenilla won the gold medal in the men's 96 kg event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.[17] In December 2022, Vallenilla won the gold medal in the men's 89 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[2][3] In that same month, he was also elected as member of the IWF Athletes' Commission.[18]

Vallenilla won the gold medal in the men's 89 kg event at the 2023 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bariloche, Argentina. He also won the gold medal in the Snatch and Clean & Jerk events. In September 2023, he won the bronze medal in the men's 89 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[19]

Achievements
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Summer Olympics
2021Japan Tokyo, Japan96 kg172175177—210215216—3872nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships
2018Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan89 kg160165167 91952012043rd place, bronze medalist(s)3696
2019Thailand Pattaya, Thailand89 kg1641671693rd place, bronze medalist(s)195200200123648
2021Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan96 kg1721751773rd place, bronze medalist(s)2102142143rd place, bronze medalist(s)3913rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2022Colombia Bogotá, Colombia89 kg1711711751st place, gold medalist(s)21021321543851st place, gold medalist(s)
2023Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 89 kg1651691713rd place, bronze medalist(s)2052092103rd place, bronze medalist(s)3813rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Pan American Games
2019Peru Lima, Peru96 kg165169171—200205207—3743rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2023Chile Santiago, Chile89 kg168172177—208211——3831st place, gold medalist(s)
Pan American Championships
2017United States Miami, United States85 kg15015616041891941953rd place, bronze medalist(s)3513rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2018Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic85 kg1511581623rd place, bronze medalist(s)19219219273546
2020Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic96 kg1701751753rd place, bronze medalist(s)210210210———
2021Ecuador Guayaquil, Ecuador96 kg1641691741st place, gold medalist(s)2052092141st place, gold medalist(s)3881st place, gold medalist(s)
2022Colombia Bogotá, Colombia89 kg1621671712nd place, silver medalist(s)2022062103rd place, bronze medalist(s)3772nd place, silver medalist(s)
2023Argentina Bariloche, Argentina89 kg1671761761st place, gold medalist(s)202212—1st place, gold medalist(s)3791st place, gold medalist(s)
South American Games
2018Bolivia Cochabamba, Bolivia85 kg1521601642nd place, silver medalist(s)1922002022nd place, silver medalist(s)3602nd place, silver medalist(s)
2022Paraguay Asunción, Paraguay96 kg168174178—204211216—3941st place, gold medalist(s)
Bolivarian Games
2022Colombia Valledupar, Colombia96 kg1671671672nd place, silver medalist(s)2012062101st place, gold medalist(s)——

References
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  6. "2019 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
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  10. "Colombia se impone en el Panamericano de Halterofilia; Ecuador finaliza en el octavo lugar". El Universo (in Spanish). 10 November 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
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  14. "Weightlifting Medalists". 2022 Bolivarian Games. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
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