María Teresa Monasterio
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Bolivia |
| Born | 15 October 1969 Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia |
| Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Event | 63 kg |
María Teresa Monasterio (born October 15, 1969 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra) is a Bolivian weightlifter.[1] At age forty-three, Monasterio made her official debut for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed in the women's middleweight category (63 kg). Monasterio placed seventeenth in this event, as she successfully lifted 63 kg in the single-motion snatch, and hoisted 78 kg in the two-part, shoulder-to-overhead clean and jerk, for a total of 141 kg.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "María Teresa Monasterio". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- ^ "Women's 63kg (139 lbs)". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
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