Oliba Nieve

Oliba Seledina Nieves Arroyo (born 1977-11-25 in Esmeraldas) is a female weightlifter from Ecuador. She won a gold medal at the 2007 Pan American Games for her native South American country in the + 75 kg weight division.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Nieves and the second or maternal family name is Arroyo.
Oliba Nieve
Personal information
Born (1977-11-25) November 25, 1977
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
Country Ecuador
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)+75kg
Medal record
Women's Weightlifting
Representing  Ecuador
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro +75 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara +75 kg
Silver medal – second place 2003 Santo Domingo + 75 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto +75 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Callao + 75 kg
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guatemala City + 75 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Miami 90 kg
Bolivarian Games
Bronze medal – third place2013 Trujillo +75 kg
Updated on 21 November 2013.

Career

Nieves won the gold medal of the 2007 Pan American Games +75 kg category.[1] She won the gold medal of the 2012 Pre-Olympic Championship held in Guatemala, winning the berth to the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2] Nieve finished in the eight place in the +75 kg category in London, after lifting 255 kg.[3]

Nieves also won the bronze medal in the 2013 Bolivarian Games in Trujillo, Peru.[4]

References
  1. "Alexandra Escobar es la esperanza para medalla de oro en Panamericanos". La Hora (in Spanish). Quito, Ecuador. AFP. 2013-11-20. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
  2. "Seledina Nieves otra presea dorada para Ecuador en Halterofilia". El Morlaco (in Spanish). Cuenca, Ecuador. 2012-05-17. Archived from the original on 2013-11-21. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
  3. "Seledina Nieves en el octavo lugar en Londres 2012". PP El Verdadero (in Spanish). 2012-08-05. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
  4. "La halterofilia falló en su pronosticó de medallas de oro en los Juegos Bolivarianos". El Comercio (in Spanish). Cuenca, Ecuador. 2013-11-20. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
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