Yenny Álvarez

Yenny Álvarez Caicedo (born 24 May 1995) is a Colombian weightlifter. She won the gold medal in the women's 59 kg event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[1][2] In 2021, she won the silver medal in her event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[3][4]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Álvarez and the second or maternal family name is Caicedo.
Yenny Álvarez
Personal information
Birth nameYenny Álvarez Caicedo
CitizenshipColombian
Born (1995-05-24) 24 May 1995
Sport
Country Colombia
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)59 kg
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Snatch: 102 kg (2022)
  • Clean & jerk: 133 kg (2022)
  • Total: 234 kg (2022)
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Women's weightlifting
Big (Total)
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 1 1 0
Junior World Championships 0 1 0
Youth World Championships 0 1 0
Pan American Games 1 0 0
Pan American Championships 3 0 0
South American Games 1 0 1
Total 6 3 1
Big and small medals
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 2 2 2
Junior World Championships 1 1 1
Youth World Championships 1 2 0
Pan American Games 1 0 0
Pan American Championships 9 0 0
CAC Games 4 0 0
South American Games 1 0 1
Bolivarian Games 2 0 0
Total 21 5 4
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Bogotá59 kg
Silver medal – second place2021 Tashkent59 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2023 Santiago59 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 Cartagena58 kg
Gold medal – first place2021 Guayaquil59 kg
Gold medal – first place2022 Bogotá59 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place2014 Veracruz58 kg S
Gold medal – first place2014 Veracruz58 kg CJ
Gold medal – first place2023 San Salvador59 kg S
Gold medal – first place2023 San Salvador59 kg CJ
South American Games
Gold medal – first place2022 Asunción59 kg
Bronze medal – third place2014 Santiago58 kg
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place2022 Valledupar59 kg S
Gold medal – first place2022 Valledupar59 kg CJ
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place2014 Kazan58 kg
Youth World Championships
Silver medal – second place2012 Košice53 kg

She won two gold medals at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.[5] She won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.[6]

Achievements
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2014Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan58 kg951001033rd place, bronze medalist(s)1181221253rd place, bronze medalist(s)2254
2021Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan59 kg959910141231231272nd place, silver medalist(s)2262nd place, silver medalist(s)
2022Colombia Bogotá, Colombia59 kg98981016128131133 AM1st place, gold medalist(s)234 AM 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2023Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia59 kg100103103612913213252295
Pan American Games
2023Chile Santiago, Chile59 kg97100102—126126134—2281st place, gold medalist(s)
Pan American Championships
2016Colombia Cartagena, Colombia58 kg95981001st place, gold medalist(s)1181201241st place, gold medalist(s)224

1st place, gold medalist(s)

2021Ecuador Guayaquil, Ecuador59 kg95981001st place, gold medalist(s)1221261301st place, gold medalist(s)230

1st place, gold medalist(s)

2022Colombia Bogotá, Colombia59 kg97100102 AM1st place, gold medalist(s)1241241281st place, gold medalist(s)2261st place, gold medalist(s)
Central American and Caribbean Games
2014Mexico Veracruz, Mexico58 kg9597991st place, gold medalist(s)1171211231st place, gold medalist(s)——
2023El Salvador San Salvador, El Salvador59 kg96991031st place, gold medalist(s)1251301311st place, gold medalist(s)——
South American Games
2014Chile Santiago, Chile58 kg879090—110113116—2003rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2022Paraguay Asunción, Paraguay59 kg909496—120124——2201st place, gold medalist(s)
Bolivarian Games
2022Colombia Valledupar, Colombia59 kg9598—1st place, gold medalist(s)120125—1st place, gold medalist(s)——
Junior World Championships
2013Peru Lima, Peru53 kg808386410010510641834
2014Russia Kazan, Russia58 kg9094973rd place, bronze medalist(s)1151191191st place, gold medalist(s)2132nd place, silver medalist(s)
Youth World Championships
2012Slovenia Košice, Slovakia53 kg7377801st place, gold medalist(s)91971002nd place, silver medalist(s)1772nd place, silver medalist(s)

References
  1. Oliver, Brian (8 December 2022). "Colombians go wild as Álvarez beats two Olympic champions at weightlifting World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  2. "2022 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). IWF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  3. Oliver, Brian (11 December 2021). "Olympic gold, Vogue front cover, and another world title for weightlifter Kuo". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  4. "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  5. "Weightlifting Medalists". 2022 Bolivarian Games. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  6. "Weightlifting Medalists". 2022 South American Games. Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
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