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Verónica Saladín

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Verónica Saladín
Personal information
Born (1992-05-21) 21 May 1992 (age 32)
El Seibo, Dominican Republic
Sport
CountryDominican Republic
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Dominican Republic
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima +87 kg
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Miami +90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Santo Domingo +90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Guatemala City +87 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Barranquilla +90 kg S
Silver medal – second place 2018 Barranquilla +90 kg CJ

Verónica Estela Saladín Tolentino (born 21 May 1992)[1] is a weightlifter from the Dominican Republic.[2] She won the silver medal in the women's +87 kg event at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[3][4] She is also a three-time silver medalist at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships and a two-time medalist, including gold, at the Central American and Caribbean Games.

Career

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Saladín represented the Dominican Republic at the 2011 Pan American Games held in Guadalajara, Mexico. She finished in 4th place in the women's +75 kg event. She also competed in the women's +75 kg event at the 2011 World Weightlifting Championships held in Paris, France.[5]

Saladín won the bronze medal in the women's +75 kg Snatch event at the 2014 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She competed in the women's +75 kg event at the 2015 Pan American Games held in Toronto, Canada where she did not register a result in the Clean & Jerk.[6] She won the gold medal in the women's +90 kg Snatch event at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games held in Barranquilla, Colombia.[1] She also won the silver medal in the women's +90 kg Clean & Jerk event.[7]

In 2018, Saladín competed in the women's +87 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.[8] A year later, she competed in the same event at the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships held in Pattaya, Thailand.[9]

In 2019, Saladín won the silver medal in her event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Guatemala City, Guatemala.[10][11] She previously also won the silver medal in her event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships in 2017 and 2018.[12] She won the silver medal in the women's +87 kg event at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[3][4]

Saladín represented the Dominican Republic at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[13] She finished in 7th place in the women's +87 kg event.[14]

Saladín won the bronze medal in the women's +87 kg Snatch event at the 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[15]

Achievements

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Summer Olympics
2021 Japan Tokyo, Japan +87 kg 105 111 116 — 125 131 – — 242 7
World Championships
2011 France Paris, France +75 kg 97 102 103 14 118 125 127 21 228 20
2018 Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan +87 kg 118 122 126 5 142 146 146 12 264 10
2019 Thailand Pattaya, Thailand +87 kg 120 125 126 9 140 145 145 12 265 10
Pan American Games
2011 Mexico Guadalajara, Mexico +75 kg 102 102 107 — 125 127 127 — 232 4
2015 Canada Toronto, Canada +75 kg 110 115 117 — 132 132 132 — — —
2019 Peru Lima, Peru +87 kg 120 125 130 — 145 152 153 — 283 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Central American and Caribbean Games
2018 Colombia Barranquilla, Colombia +90 kg 119 119 122 1st place, gold medalist(s) 143 147 148 2nd place, silver medalist(s) — —

References

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  1. ^ a b "Women's +90 kg Snatch" (PDF). 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Weightlifting SALADIN TOLENTINO Veronica Estela". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-29. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  3. ^ a b Gillen, Nancy (30 July 2019). "Brazil's Saraiva Reis earns third consecutive Pan American Games title as weightlifting concludes". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  5. ^ "2011 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  6. ^ "2015 Pan American Games Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Women's +90 kg Clean & Jerk" (PDF). 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  8. ^ "2018 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 November 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  9. ^ "2019 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  10. ^ Morgan, Liam (27 April 2019). "Robles claims three gold medals on final day at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  11. ^ "2019 Pan American Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). panamwf.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  12. ^ Oliver, Brian (27 July 2017). "Robles sweeps golds as USA finish strongly at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  13. ^ "República Dominicana tendrá participación histórica en Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio". ESPN.com.mx (in Spanish). 27 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Women's +87 kg Results" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  15. ^ "2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). Federación Panamericana de Levantamiento de Pesas. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
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