Aremi Fuentes

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Aremi Fuentes
Personal information
Full nameAremi Fuentes Zavala
NationalityMexican
Born (1993-05-23) 23 May 1993 (age 30)
Tonalá, Chiapas, Mexico [1]
Height1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight68.41 kg (150.8 lb)
Sport
CountryMexico
Sport Weightlifting
TeamNational team
Medal record
Representing Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo –76 kg
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Lima –76 kg
Updated on 31 August 2016.

Aremi Fuentes Zavala (born 23 May 1993) is a Mexican weightlifter. She competes in the 69 and 76 kg categories, in addition to representing Mexico in international competitions.

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Career

She competed at world championships, including at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships. [2]

In 2021, Fuentes competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the women's 76 kg weightlifting competition by lifting 108 kg and 137 kg in the snatch and clean & jerk phases respectively for a total of 245 kg to win the bronze medal, [3] being this the third bronze one earned for her country. [4]

Major results

YearVenueWeightSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)TotalRank
123Rank123Rank
Olympic Games
2020 Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan 76 kg 10510811031351371393245Bronze medal icon.svg
World Championships
2015 Flag of the United States.svg Houston, United States 69 kg 979799201231231272022220
2011 Flag of France.svg Paris, France 69 kg 9295 97241151201231921520

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References

  1. "Aremi Fuentes consigue bronce para México y pone en alto el nombre de Chiapas". zonadecampeones.com. Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  2. "2015 Weightlifting World Championships - Aremi Fuentes Zavala". IWF.net. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  3. "Weightlifting - Group A Results, Women's 76kg". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 1 August 2021. Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  4. Sotelo, Ricardo (1 August 2021). "La halterofilista Aremi Fuentes le da su tercer bronce a México". UDG TV (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.