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Yenny Álvarez

Yenny Álvarez

Colombian weightlifter (born 1995)

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

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]

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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]

She won the gold medal in the women's 59 kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.[7]

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    Oliver, Brian (8 December 2022). "Colombians go wild as Álvarez beats two Olympic champions at weightlifting World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
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    "2022 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). IWF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
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    Oliver, Brian (11 December 2021). "Olympic gold, Vogue front cover, and another world title for weightlifter Kuo". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
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    "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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    "Weightlifting Medalists". 2022 Bolivarian Games. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
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    "Weightlifting Medalists". 2022 South American Games. Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
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    "Women's 59 kg Results" (PDF). 2023 Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
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