Leydi Solís

Leydi Yesenia Solís Arboleda (born 17 February 1990) is a Colombian weightlifter. She won a gold medal at the 2007 Pan American Games for her native South American country, and carried the flag at the opening ceremony. Solís represented Colombia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China, finishing in fourth place in her weight division. She won the – 69 kg gold medal in snatch and clean & jerk during the 2014 Pan American Sports Festival.[1][2]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Solís and the second or maternal family name is Arboleda.
Leydi Solís
Personal information
Birth nameLeydi Yesenia Solís Arboleda
NationalityColombian
Born (1990-02-17) 17 February 1990
Tuluá, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight76.85 kg (169 lb)
Sport
CountryColombia
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)–81 kg
ClubBogota
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Colombia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2008 Beijing–69 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Anaheim–69 kg
Gold medal – first place2019 Pattaya–81 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2007 Rio de Janeiro–63 kg
Gold medal – first place2015 Toronto–69 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place2008 Callao–69 kg
Gold medal – first place2010 Guatemala City–69 kg
Gold medal – first place2017 Miami–69 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place2006 Cartagena–63 kg

2008 Summer Olympics performance

Solís won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games behind Rusia's Oxana Slivenko.[3] Solís lifted 105 kg and took the silver medal with a total weight of 240 kg.[4]

References
  1. "Resultados por Prueba – Levantamiento de Pesas – Weightlifting – 69 Kg – Femenil – Arranque" (in Spanish). CONADE. 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  2. "Resultados por Prueba – Levantamiento de Pesas – Weightlifting – 69 Kg – Femenil – Envion" (in Spanish). CONADE. 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Leydi Solís". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  4. "Leidy Solis, medalla de plata en los Olímpicos de Pekín 2008". eltiempo.com (in Spanish). 12 January 2017.


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