Yaniuska Espinosa
 Espinosa at the 2016 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 5 December 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 114 kg (251 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Venezuela | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Women's +75 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Jorge Rivero[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yaniuska Isabel Espinosa (born 5 December 1986) is a Venezuelan weightlifter who competes in the +75 kg division. She won gold medals at the 2014 Pan American Championships and 2015 Pan American Games, and placed seventh at the 2016 Olympics.[1][2]
Espinosa took up weightlifting aged 13 in Puerto Cabello. She is married to Juan Jose Camacaro and has three sons, Luis Alberto (b. 2007), Luis Eduardo (b. 2007) and Omar Jesus (b. 2008).[1]
References
Media related to Yaniuska Espinosa at Wikimedia Commons
- ^ a b c Yaniuska Isabel Espinosa Archived 18 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
- ^ Yaniuska Isabel Espinosa Archived 16 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
+75 kg (1999–2015) · +87 kg (2019–) | |
Categories:
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Venezuelan female weightlifters
- Olympic weightlifters of Venezuela
- Weightlifters at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games medalists in weightlifting
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Venezuela
- Weightlifters at the 2015 Pan American Games
- South American Games silver medalists for Venezuela
- South American Games gold medalists for Venezuela
- South American Games medalists in weightlifting
- Competitors at the 2010 South American Games