Jackelina Heredia

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Jackelina Heredia
Personal information
NationalityColombian
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Weight class58kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals 2012
Updated on 10 August 2016.

Jackelina Heredia Cuesta (31 December 1988, Turbo, Antioquia) is a Colombian weightlifter. [1] [2] She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's 58 kg. [3] She won the gold medal in snatch and clean & jerk during the 2014 Pan American Sports Festival. [4] [5]

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References

  1. London2012.com Archived 2012-08-01 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Jackelina Heredia Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
  3. "Jackelina Heredia Cuesta". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  4. "Resultados por Prueba - Levantamiento de Pesas - Weightlifting - 63 Kg - Femenil - Arranque" (in Spanish). CONADE. 2014. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  5. "Resultados por Prueba - Levantamiento de Pesas - Weightlifting - 63 Kg - Femenil - Envion" (in Spanish). CONADE. 2014. Retrieved 2015-11-23.