Eva Dimas

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Dimas and the second or maternal family name is Fontanals.
Eva Dimas
Personal information
Born March 18, 1973
Medal record
Women's Weightlifting
Competitor for  El Salvador
Pan American Games
2003 Santo Domingo – 69 kg
1999 Winnipeg – 69 kg
2007 Rio de Janeiro – 75 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
2006 Cartagena + 75 kg

Eva María Dimas Fontanals (born March 18, 1973 in San Salvador) is a retired female weightlifter from El Salvador.

Biography

She competed for her native Central American country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000.[1] Dimas is a niece of Valerio Fontanals. She carried the flag for El Salvador at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China.

Previously Dimas competed as a discus thrower, finishing in 31st place at the 1995 World Championships.

Dimas tested positive for the banned steroid Nandrolone in June 2009 and was banned from competing for two years.[2]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/di/eva-dimas-1.html
  2. ↑ http://www.iwf.net/anti-doping/sanctioned-athletes/
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