Elreen Ando

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Elreen Ando
Personal information
Full nameElreen Ann Quinilitan Ando
NationalityFilipino
Born (1998-11-01) November 1, 1998 (age 26)
Home town Cebu City
Alma mater University of Cebu
Height1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
CountryPhilippines
Sport Weightlifting
Weight class-64 kg
Medal record
Event1st2nd3rd
Asian Games 001
Asian Championships 010
Southeast Asian Games 120
Total131
Women's weightlifting
Representing Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou -64 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Tashkent -64 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Tashkent -59 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Jiangshan -64 kg
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Cambodia -59 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Vietnam -64 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Philippines -64 kg

Elreen Ann Quinilitan Ando (born November 1, 1998) is a Filipino weightlifter. [1] [2]

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Career

A native of Carreta, Cebu City, Ando became part of the Philippine national weightlifting team after she was scouted by coaches Garry Toleno and former olympian Ramon Solis when she was still a junior high school student at the University of Cebu (UC). [3] As a result, UC then granted her a collegiate scholarship. [4]

Ando participated at the 2020 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan where she clinched three medals: bronze in snatch, silver in the clean and jerk, and another silver for the overall lift. [5]

Ando competed in the –64 kg women's weightlifting event of the 2020 Summer Olympics. [6] She qualified through the Absolute Continental Ranking. [7] She placed seventh overall, but set new personal bests in the process. [8]

On April 3, 2024, Ando qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris after garnering enough Olympic qualifying ranking following the conclusion of the IWF World Cup in Thailand. She qualified for the –59 kg class event at the expense of Filipino Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz. [9] She finished in 6th place with a total result of 230 kg. [10]

Major results

YearVenueWeightSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)TotalRank
123Rank123Rank
Olympic Games
2021 Tokyo, Japan 64 kg 96991001181221222227
2024 Paris, France 59 kg 1001001021301301302306
World Championships
2019 Pattaya, Thailand 64 kg 9598100101151181211721611
2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 59 kg 949698511611611662145
2022 Bogotá, Colombia 59 kg 971011028127
2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 59 kg 95981007118122125112228
IWF World Cup
2019 Tianjin, China64 kg909598511211311852085
2020 Rome, Italy64 kg888891611011611772016
2024 Phuket, Thailand59 kg981001021112512512862287
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta, Indonesia 63 kg 8590931051111152014
2023 Hangzhou, China 64 kg 939596117122126222Bronze medal icon.svg
Asian Championships
2019 Ningbo, China64 kg909090131101151171320014
2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan64 kg949797Bronze medal icon.svg115119121Silver medal icon.svg213Silver medal icon.svg
2023 Jinju, South Korea59 kg9598995125125125
2024 Tashkent, Uzbekistan59 kg9393935117120124Silver medal icon.svg213Silver medal icon.svg
2025 Jiangshan, China64 kg98102105Silver medal icon.svg130134135Silver medal icon.svg232Silver medal icon.svg

References

  1. "ANDO, Elreen Ann". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  2. "W 64Kg - Quinilitan Ando Elreen ANN (PHI): 223Kg Silver Medal Seagames 31 Việt Nam". YouTube. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  3. Atencio, Peter (3 July 2021). "Elreen Ando: An answered prayer, 3 years in advance". Manila Standard. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  4. "From Cebu to Tokyo: Elreen Ando fulfills Olympic dream". Rappler. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  5. "Elreen Ando wins three medals in Asian Weightlifting Championships". GMA News. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  6. "Filipino weightlifter Elreen Ando: Hidilyn Diaz has her back". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  7. "Weightlifter Elreen Ando earns Tokyo Olympics berth". Manila Bulletin. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  8. Masoy, Niel Victor C. (28 July 2021). "Ando misses out on podium but sets new personal bests in Tokyo". The Manila Times. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  9. "Hidilyn Diaz to keep lifting as Paris Olympics dream ends". GMA News. April 4, 2024. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  10. "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.