Soraya Jiménez
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| Born | 5 August 1977 Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 March 2013 (aged 35) Mexico City, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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] Jiménez 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.
{{cite episode}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Unknown parameter|city=ignored (|location=suggested) (help) - ^ "Soraya Jiménez". Sports Reference. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ^ Profile: "Soraya Jimenez" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 19 January 2008)
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