Natasha Rosa Figueiredo

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]

Natasha Rosa Figueiredo
Personal information
Full nameNatasha Rosa Figueiredo
Born (1996-02-16) 16 February 1996
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Years active2012–present
Height150 cm (4 ft 11 in)
Weight49 kg (108 lb)
Sport
Country Brazil
SportWeightlifting
ClubBrazil Associação do Pessoal da Caixa Econômica Federal - APCEF RJ
TeamNational team
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Bogotá 49 kg
South American Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Asunción 49 kg

Career

Figueiredo 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
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2022Colombia Bogotá, Colombia49 kg838686910410710861878
Pan American Championships
2022Colombia Bogotá, Colombia49 kg8084862nd place, silver medalist(s)1011041063rd place, bronze medalist(s)1903rd place, bronze medalist(s)
South American Games
2022Paraguay Asunción, Paraguay49 kg8284——100102102—1862nd place, silver medalist(s)

References
  1. "NATASHA ROSA FIGUEIREDO".
  2. "Women's 49 kg Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  3. "Junior world record and three golds for US at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  4. "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.
  5. "Olympics-Weightlifting-Brazil's Figueiredo cleared to compete at Games".
  6. "Weightlifting Medalists". 2022 South American Games. Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
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