Lydia Valentín

Lydia Valentín Pérez[1][2][3][4] (born 10 February 1985) is a Spanish retired[5] weightlifter, Olympic Champion, 2 time World Champion and 4 time European Champion competing in the 75 kg category until 2018 and 81 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[6] Lydia has won three Olympic Medals (Silver in 2008, Gold in 2012 and Bronze in 2016), two World Weightlifting Championships (2017 and 2018), as well as four European Weightlifting Championships.[3][7][8]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Valentín and the second or maternal family name is Pérez.

Lydia Valentín
Valentín in 2008
Personal information
Full nameLydia Valentín Pérez
NationalitySpanish
Born (1985-02-10) 10 February 1985
Ponferrada, Spain
Years active2002–2023
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight78.80 kg (174 lb)
WebsiteLydiaValentin.com
Sport
CountrySpain
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)–81 kg
ClubCas-Leonesa, CLE
Coached byMatías Fernández
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Snatch: 124 kg (2014, Almaty)
  • Clean & Jerk: 147 kg (2014, Tel Aviv)
  • Total: 268 kg (2014, Tel Aviv)
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2012 London–75 kg
Silver medal – second place2008 Beijing–75 kg
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de Janeiro–75 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Anaheim–75 kg
Gold medal – first place2018 Ashgabat–81 kg
Silver medal – second place2019 Pattaya–81 kg
Bronze medal – third place2013 Wrocław–75 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 Tel Aviv–75 kg
Gold medal – first place2015 Tbilisi–75 kg
Gold medal – first place2017 Split–75 kg
Gold medal – first place2018 Bucharest–75 kg
Silver medal – second place2008 Lignano–75 kg
Silver medal – second place2009 Bucharest–75 kg
Silver medal – second place2012 Antalya–75 kg
Silver medal – second place2013 Tirana–75 kg
Silver medal – second place2019 Batumi–76 kg
Bronze medal – third place2007 Strasbourg–75 kg
Bronze medal – third place2010 Minsk–75 kg
Bronze medal – third place2011 Kazan–75 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2013 Mersin-75kg
Gold medal – first place2018 Tarragona-75 kg

Career

At the 2007 World Championships, she ranked sixth in the 75 kg category with a total of 240 kg.[9]

At the 2013 World Championships, she won bronze in the snatch and placed fourth in the total, being promoted to silver and bronze respectively when Olga Zubova was disqualified for failing a doping test.[10][11] In 2017, Lydia won the World Weightlifting Championship held in Anaheim, United States.[3]

At the European Championships, she won four gold medals for the total in 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2018 three silver medals (in 2008, 2012 and 2013) and three bronze medals (in 2007, 2009 and 2011), with three gold and four silver medals in the snatch, and two gold, one silver and five bronze medals in the clean and jerk.[9]

Olympics

In 2008, Valentín competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 75 kg category finishing in fifth place at the time of competition with a 250 kg total.[12][13] In 2016, retests of samples from the 75 kg category at the 2008 Olympics returned positive results for the original gold medalist Cao Lei[14] and bronze medalist Nadezhda Evstyukhina.[15] Both were disqualified, and Valentín was awarded the silver medal.[16][17]

In 2012, Valentín competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 75 kg category, and finished in fourth place with a 265 kg total, behind the eight new Olympic Records set by Svetlana Podobedova and Natalia Zabolotnaya. In 2016, during retests, all three original medalists returned positive results, thus disqualifying them.[4][18][19] Valentín was declared the Olympic Champion, and in March 2019, she was awarded her gold medal.[20]

In 2016, while waiting for confirmation of these medals, Valentín had competed in the 2016 Olympics, where she lifted a total of 257 kg and won the bronze medal. It was, at the time, Spain's first medal ever in weightlifting (retrospectively third).[21][22]

In 2021, she competed in the women's 87 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[23]

Major results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2008China Beijing, China75 kg110110115213013513832502nd place, silver medalist(s)
2012England London, England75 kg115115120114014514812651st place, gold medalist(s)
2016Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil75 kg112116116213513814132573rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2020Japan Tokyo, Japan87 kg10010310610122––1122510
World Championships
2002Poland Warsaw, Poland63 kg808080–92.592.512013––
2005Qatar Doha, Qatar75 kg10010510771151151201322011
2006Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic75 kg10010010013120120120–––
2007Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand75 kg105110115512513013552406
2009South Korea Goyang, South Korea75 kg112118119413013613692426
2010Turkey Antalya, Turkey75 kg1121121176135135135–––
2011France Paris, France75 kg112117120413313814272585
2013Poland Wrocław, Poland75 kg1171221222nd place, silver medalist(s)1381461463rd place, bronze medalist(s)2603rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2014Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan75 kg1201201243rd place, bronze medalist(s)14014714842644
2015United States Houston, United States75 kg––––––––––
2017United States Anaheim, United States75 kg1101151181st place, gold medalist(s)1301351401st place, gold medalist(s)2581st place, gold medalist(s)
2018Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan81 kg1081101131st place, gold medalist(s)1301361363rd place, bronze medalist(s)2491st place, gold medalist(s)
2019Thailand Pattaya, Thailand81 kg10510811251301341383rd place, bronze medalist(s)2462nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Championships
2005Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria75 kg100100105611011512072156
2006Poland Władysławowo, Poland75 kg103103108511812212572257
2007France Strasbourg, France75 kg1051101152nd place, silver medalist(s)12513013242473rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2008Italy Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy75 kg1101151182nd place, silver medalist(s)1301351353rd place, bronze medalist(s)2452nd place, silver medalist(s)
2009Romania Bucharest, Romania75 kg1121171201st place, gold medalist(s)1321321322nd place, silver medalist(s)2522nd place, silver medalist(s)
2010Belarus Minsk, Belarus75 kg1101151153rd place, bronze medalist(s)1321371403rd place, bronze medalist(s)2553rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2011Russia Kazan, Russia75 kg1121171223rd place, bronze medalist(s)1321421463rd place, bronze medalist(s)2643rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2012Turkey Antalya, Turkey75 kg1121171231st place, gold medalist(s)1351431462nd place, silver medalist(s)2602nd place, silver medalist(s)
2013Albania Tirana, Albania75 kg1151201242nd place, silver medalist(s)1351401422nd place, silver medalist(s)2602nd place, silver medalist(s)
2014Israel Tel Aviv, Israel75 kg1151201211st place, gold medalist(s)1371441471st place, gold medalist(s)2681st place, gold medalist(s)
2015Georgia (country) Tbilisi, Georgia75 kg1121161181st place, gold medalist(s)1351411451st place, gold medalist(s)2631st place, gold medalist(s)
2017Croatia Split, Croatia75 kg1121151182nd place, silver medalist(s)132137–1st place, gold medalist(s)2521st place, gold medalist(s)
2018Romania Bucharest, Romania75 kg1071121151st place, gold medalist(s)1301351401st place, gold medalist(s)2501st place, gold medalist(s)
2019Georgia (country) Batumi, Georgia76 kg1051081101st place, gold medalist(s)1301331362nd place, silver medalist(s)2412nd place, silver medalist(s)
Mediterranean Games
2013Turkey Mersin, Turkey75 kg1121151201st place, gold medalist(s)1351401451st place, gold medalist(s)265–
2018Spain Tarragona, Spain75 kg1051101121st place, gold medalist(s)130137--1st place, gold medalist(s)249–

See also

References
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