Soraya Jiménez
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Jiménez and the second or maternal family name is Mendívil.
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| Born |
5 August 1977 Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
28 March 2013 (aged 35) Mexico City, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Soraya Jiménez Mendivil (5 August 1977 – 28 March 2013) was a Mexican weightlifter and Olympic champion. She participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where she won a gold medal.[2] Jimenez was the first female athlete from Mexico to ever win an Olympic gold medal.[3] She died at age 35 on 28 March 2013 at her home in Mexico City after suffering a heart attack.
References
- ↑ Ordorica, Ana Paula (29 March 2013). "El noticiero con Lolita Ayala". El noticiero con Lolita Ayala (in Spanish). Televisa. XEW-TV.
- ↑ "Soraya Jiménez". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
- ↑ Profile: "Soraya Jimenez" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 19 January 2008)
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